Gorbachev Meets With Vietnam Party Leader

Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met Vietnam’s new Communist Party leader, Truong Chinh, on Tuesday and both pledged to work for better relations with China, the official news agency Tass said.

“The Soviet Union and Vietnam reiterate their readiness to normalize relations with China, which would be very significant to improving the situation in the Asian-Pacific region and consolidating universal peace.”