Asia Praises Return
Reaction to Gorbachev’s return varied across Asia.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen said Beijing respects the Soviet people’s choice and believes that with Gorbachev’s return, “the good neighborly and friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union will continue to develop.”
Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu said, “We sincerely welcome restoration of the constitutional order and President Gorbachev’s safe return to Moscow.”
In India, the world’s largest democracy, Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao messaged congratulations to Gorbachev and separately cabled Yeltsin to praise him.
This story was compiled from Times staff and wire reports.
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