The World - News from June 30, 1987

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, meeting in Bonn, urged the Soviet Union to help bring about peace between Jews and Arabs. In a joint statement, they also urged the Kremlin to allow citizens of Jewish and of German origin to leave the Soviet Union if they wish. Peres was on the final day of a European tour seeking support for his proposal to convene an international Middle East peace conference that could lead to direct talks between Israel and Arab countries.