The bilateral meeting between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, held in Helsinki to discuss the aggravated situation in the Persian Gulf following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. President of the Republic of Finland Mauno Koivisto, 2nd right, and First Lady of Finland Tellervo Koivisto greet U.S. President George H. W. Bush, 2nd left, and U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush at the airport.