List of international trips made by Mikhail Gorbachev

This is a list of international trips made by Mikhail Gorbachev as the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. In this role he was General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 as well as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989 and President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991.

Summary of visits

This is a list of international trips made by Mikhail Gorbachev as the eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union. In this role he was General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1985 until 1991 as well as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989 and President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991.

1985

The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1985: Country Areas visited Date(s)DetailsParis2–5 OctoberMet with President François Mitterrand. The Hague2 November SwitzerlandGeneva19–21 NovemberSee Geneva Summit (1985) Sofia8 DecemberWarsaw Pact summit

1986

The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1986: Country Areas visited Date(s) Details East Berlin 17–21 April11th Congress of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany Budapest8-12 JuneState visit and Warsaw Pact summit. Poland Warsaw29 June – 3 JulyState visit Reykjavík11–12 OctoberSee Reykjavík Summit ViennaOctoberWorking visitNew Delhi25–28 November State visit. Gorbachev met with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and discussed nuclear disarmament, international security, and Indo-Soviet relations.

1987 The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1987: Country Cities visited Date(s) Details PragueBratislava9–12 April State visit. It was postponed for four days due to Gorbachev having a "cold". This also caused him to end his trip a day early so he could get some rest before meeting with Secretary James Baker of the US the following week.ParisMay State visitBucharest25–28 MayRAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire7 DecemberEn route to Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.7–10 DecemberSigning of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. See Washington Summit (1987).

1988

The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1988: Country Locations visited Date(s) Details BelgradeDubrovnikBrdo pri Kranju14-19 MarchState visit. Poland WarsawKrakówSzczecin11–17 JulyState visit and Warsaw Pact summitNew Delhi17–21 November State visit. Gorbachev met with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to strengthen Indo-Soviet relations and discuss international security, disarmament, and the changing international order. New York City7–8 DecemberGorbachev left the Governors Island Summit early due to the 1988 Spitak earthquake which struck the Armenian S.S.R. that same day. See Governors Island Summit.

1989 The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1989: Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Shannon, County Clare2 April Stopover visit en route to Cuba. Met with Taoiseach Charles Haughey and Tánaiste Brian Lenihan Snr at Shannon Airport. Havana2–5 AprilState visit London6–8 April He was also received at Heathrow Airport by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with full military honors provided by the Queen's Colour Squadron. He was also received with full military honors from the Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II. Beijing15–18 MaySee 1989 Sino-Soviet Summit Bonn12–16 June ParisStrasbourg4–6 July East Berlin 6–7 OctoberAttended the GDR's ruby jubilee military parade and celebrations. HelsinkiOulu25–27 OctoberState visit. Met with President Mauno Koivisto and Prime Minister Harri HolkeriVatican City29 November Met with Pope John Paul II.Rome29 November – 1 December State Visit Birżebbuġa (Maksim Gorkiy)1–3 DecemberSee Malta Summit

1990 The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1990: Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Ottawa29–30 MayHe visited on a 36-hour stopover to Washington, in which he was received by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, with the latter welcoming him with full honors at the airport by the RCMP. WashingtonCamp David30 May–3 JuneSigned the 1990 Chemical Weapons Accord. See Washington SummitTwin Cities, Minnesota3 JuneState visit following the Washington Summit. Gorbachev met with Governor Rudy Perpich at the Minnesota Governor's Residence, toured St. Paul and Minneapolis, met with business leaders, and visited Control Data Corporation in Bloomington. Helsinki9 September Discussed the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with U.S. President George H.W. Bush. See Helsinki SummitParis19 November Signing of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, during the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe summit in Paris.

1991 The following are the international trips made by Gorbachev in 1991: Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Tokyo15–19 April State visit. Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to visit Japan, meeting with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu to discuss improving Soviet-Japanese relations, economic cooperation, and the Kuril Islands dispute. Cheju Island19 April Working visit. Gorbachev met with President Roh Tae-woo to strengthen Soviet-South Korean relations. The two sides discussed economic cooperation and a proposed joint natural-gas development project, while the Soviet Union reaffirmed its opposition to North Korea's nuclear program. Oslo4–5 June Nobel Peace Prize acceptance Stockholm6 June Working visit. met with Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson and Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello. London17 July He attended the 17th G7 summit at the invitation of Prime Minister John Major, where he discussed the Soviet economy, political and economic reforms, and arms control with G7 leaders. Madrid 29–30 OctoberCo-chaired the Madrid Peace Conference with U.S. President George H. W. Bush. The conference brought Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation together for direct negotiations aimed at resolving the Arab–Israeli conflict.

Cancelled visits Country Areas to be visited Date(s) Details Mexico City 1987 Athens 1987 Havana 1988Planned as a stop on Gorbachev's December 1988 trip to the United States, but cancelled after he cut short his visit to New York following the 1988 Spitak earthquake in the Armenian S.S.R.. The visit was to have taken place before his planned visit to the United Kingdom. Oslo10 December 1990Was supposed to accept the Nobel Peace Prize

See also List of Soviet Union–United States summits List of international presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin List of international presidential trips made by Boris Yeltsin List of international presidential trips made by Dmitry Medvedev

References

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External links Gorbaciov in Romania - Mapa Speciala - OMUL SI TIMPUL A full TV report covering the Chinese visit on Vremya – 15 May 1989 Gorbachev visits East Berlin, 17 April 1986 Mikhail S. Gorbachev's official visit to the UK Mikhail Gorbachev in Ireland 1989 Bush & Gorbachev Malta Summit 1989 Soviet Union visit Cuba (1989) Anthems Soviet Union visit Bulgaria 1985 - Anthems President Reagan's Remarks at Arrival Ceremony for Mikhail Gorbachev on 8 December 1987 Soviet President Arrival Ceremony