Report on the Visit of the Soviet Foreign Minister (Andrei Gromyko) to India3 May 1977 |
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This report by the East German Embassy in India summarizes USSR Ambassador Maltzev’s remarks on Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko's visit to India in April 1977.
The main issue of the talks during the visit was the continuation of the close Sino-Indian relations established by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. The Soviet visitors gained the impression that the new Indian government led by Prime Minister Morarji Desai, while signaling its preference for a return to a more neutralist position in the Cold War struggle, would adhere to previous agreements between the two countries. Indian officials denied rumors of an impending abrogation of the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. According to Maltzev, the agreed communique did not signal changes in the Indian posture on major international questions.
Economic agreements signed during the visit confirm these impressions. The Soviet delegation promised to sustain current economic relations, for example granting India a credit of 250 mio Rubel for the development of heavy industry and the exploitation of coal reserves.
Collection: Indo-Soviet Relations
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Report Origin (Agency): GDR Embassy, New Delhi Sender: Wolfgang Schüssler, Ambassador Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 7 Cold War Period: 1970s Persons: Andrei A. Gromyko, Morarji Desai, B.D. Jatti, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Victor Maltsev |
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Document Source: Foundation Archive of the Parties and Mass Organizations of the Former GDR in the Federal Archives (SAPMO-BArch), Berlin Call Number: DY 30/IV B 2/20/443 |
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