Soviet Union (Hansard, 19 June 1990)

§ 41. Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about his recent visit to the Soviet Union.

§ 108. Mr. Patchett
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about his recent visit to the Soviet Union.

§ Mr. Tom King
I visited the Soviet Union from 14–18 May at the invitation of Marshal Yazov, the Minister of Defence. As well as having several useful meetings with Marshall Yazov and his senior colleagues, I called on the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I also visited Soviet army units at Ryazan Leningrad, the Black Sea fleet at Sevastogol and the air force base at Kubinka.
Throughout my visit I was received with great warmth and openness, which indicated the good bilateral relationship that now exists between two countries.