Hanoi Leader Leaves Moscow After Talks
United Press International
MOSCOW —
Vietnamese leader Nguyen Van Linh left the Soviet capital Thursday after a four-day visit in which he was praised for efforts to revitalize his nation’s economy.
Linh, general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party, flew out of Moscow after a final ceremony with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev in the Grand Kremlin Palace. In a dinner speech, Gorbachev pledged to continue Soviet cooperation with Vietnam, which is estimated to be receiving at least $3 million a day from the Soviets.
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