G7 summit underway in London

Title

G7 summit underway in London

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

16 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Peter Murphy reports on the agreements so far at the G7 summit in London with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to arrive tomorrow to ask for financial aid for his economic reforms. UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd addresses the press on agreements regarding Middle East peace, Iraqi arms control and nuclear capability, and aid for the Soviet Union.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Middle East; London; USSR; International relations; Economic systems; Nuclear weapons; Arms control; Peacebuilding; Summits (meetings); Iraq; Mikhail Gorbachev; Economic reform; Economic aid; Economies in transition; International economic affairs

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