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Article: Soviet Union Praises Initiative by Iran
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 20, 1988
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The Soviet Union today praised Iran's decision to agree to a
cease-fire and compared it to the pullout of Soviet troops from
Afghanistan as "a new major step on the way to the settlement of
regional conflicts."
A statement read by Foreign Ministry press spokesman Gennadi
Gerasimov at a briefing underlined longtime Soviet support of
Resolution 598, which demands ...