Gorbachev, Mubarak Condemn Israel Over the Settlement of Soviet Jews
Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak signed a declaration Tuesday condemning the settlement of Soviet Jews in Israel’s occupied territories.
In a historic visit that ended 18 years of strained relations, Mubarak met Gorbachev for 90 minutes in the Kremlin.
The declaration said that Palestinians should be able to choose their own destiny, and it described the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem as illegal and a dangerous obstacle to peace.
The two leaders also called for an international peace conference under U.N. auspices to discuss the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
The declaration sealed diplomatic ties, which soured when former President Anwar Sadat turned to the West in the 1970s.
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