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Were you in close contact with Mr How does he remember his visit to Geneva
Gorbachev while writing the book? for the summit, the summit with Ronal
Are you in close contact with him now? Reagan that was the beginning of the end to
I met Mikhail Gorbachev several times in the Cold War?
mostly informal settings over the last few I let him speak for himself (from the “Essential
years. I also worked very closely with Karen Thoughts” book): “In Geneva, it was not
Karagezyan and Vladimir Polyakov of the possible to find solutions to the key problems of
Gorbachev Foundation. Both have been with ending the arms race and strengthening peace.
the “President” since the time in the Kremlin. But even then, in the autumn of 1985, and long
Since the Pandemic Mikhail Gorbachev has after, I believed and still believe that the meeting
been isolated in a Clinic and there is very was necessary and useful. The international
limited contact with the “outside world”. Even situation was becoming too alarming because
on his recent 90 birthday he remained at the of the arms race, too many fables were involved
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clinic and was connected through Zoom to his in this regard. There was a need to dispel this
team at the Foundation. fog, to verify the words by deeds. Anything

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