Douglas Hurd on the death of Andrei Sakharov

Title

Douglas Hurd on the death of Andrei Sakharov

Genre

Interview; Tribute

TX Date

15 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, in Brussels for the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, talks about the death of human rights activist Dr Andrei Sakharov. He also talks about the meeting of NATO ministers, the importance of contact with the Soviet minister, how NATO is focusing on defence, and the importance of Britain’s dialogue with Russia. Male interviewer identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Deaths; Human rights; Government; USSR; International relations; Defence; NATO; Ministers; Andrei Sakharov; Political activists

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