Soviets Ready to Discuss ‘Obstacles’ to Ties, China Says
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BEIJING — China said Friday that the Soviet Union, after years of refusal, has agreed to discuss new issues in talks on normalizing relations. Analysts saw it as a major Soviet concession.
Vice Foreign Minister Qian Qichen said Moscow has agreed to discuss what China long has called the “three obstacles” to better Sino-Soviet relations--Soviet troops in Afghanistan, Soviet support for Vietnamese troops in Cambodia and Soviet military concentrations along the Chinese border.
“For a long time, the Soviet Union refused to discuss the question of removal of obstacles,” Qian told a news conference. “Recently the Soviet Union expressed agreement to discuss this question. I hope this is a good omen.”
The Sino-Soviet normalization talks will resume in Moscow on April 11, with Qian once again leading the Chinese delegation.
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