The World - News from Oct. 10, 1985
U.S. and Soviet technical experts will meet in Moscow this week to discuss resuming air service between the countries, the State Department announced. The United States suspended Soviet landing rights in 1981 after martial law was imposed on Poland. On Tuesday, the United States, the Soviet Union and Japan exchanged notes of agreement confirming a preliminary accord on air safety. The goal is to avoid an incident similar to the 1983 downing of a South Korean airliner by a Soviet fighter plane.
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