A visit by a Soviet delegation to Nicaragua. From right: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze and President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega during the news conference in Managua.03.10.1989#6652019
A visit by a Soviet delegation to Nicaragua. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, center, and President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega, 3rd left, before the talks.03.10.1989#6652016
A visit by a Soviet delegation to Nicaragua. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, center, takes a walk in Managua.03.10.1989#6652015
An official visit by Budimir Loncar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to the USSR. Budimir Loncar (4th left) meets with Eduard Shevardnadze (3rd right), Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.01.10.1989#6566949
Member of Political Bureau of the Central Comittee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, E. Shevardnadze, in the Managua Airport. President of the Republic of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, is among those meeting on the left.01.10.1989#768275
Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet's Presidium, third from right, met with Haji Muhammad Suharto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, center, right, in the Kremlin during the latter's official visit to the USSR.11.09.1989#852984
Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet's Presidium, right, met with Haji Muhammad Suharto, President of the Republic of Indonesia, in the Kremlin during the latter's official visit to the USSR.11.09.1989#852983
A visit by Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen to the USSR. Members of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Eduard Shevardnadze, right, and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen during the talks.09.07.1989#6542980
A visit by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Speaker of Iranian Majles (Islamic Consultative Assembly, Iranian Parliament) of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, to the USSR. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 2nd right, at the meeting at Leningrad City Executive Committee during the visit to Leningrad. The welcoming ceremony at Vnukovo Airport (now Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport). Left: Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Anatoly Lukyanov. 2nd right: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze.20.06.1989#6744057
Members of the Soviet delegation, accompanying Mikhail Gorbachyov during his official visit to France.19.06.1989#375063
The Soviet delegation visits the Federal Republic of Germany. June 12-15, 1989. Secretary-General of the CPSU Central Committee, Chairman of the USSR Supreme Soviet Mikhail Gorbachev, center left, and Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl, center right, after signing a cooperation agreement.13.06.1989#8207555
An Indonesian delegation visits the Soviet Union. Photo: Talks involving Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, third left, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Government) of the USSR Nikolai Ryzhkov, second right, and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, third right.01.06.1989#5929576
Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, right, met with Zhao Ziyan, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, during the former's official visit to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).16.05.1989#852977
A visit by an Indonesian delegation to the USSR. Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Nikolai Ryzhkov, 2nd right, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 3rd right, and Foreign Minister of Indonesia Ali Alatas, left, during the talks.10.05.1989#8200562
A visit by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Sten Andersson to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 2nd right, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Sten Andersson, 4th left, during the talks.05.04.1989#6614651
A visit by Member of Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mahmoud Abbas to Moscow. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 2nd right, during the talks with Mahmoud Abbas, 2nd left.04.04.1989#6538580
April 2-5, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet (Parliament), pays an official friendly visit to the Republic of Cuba. He is seen here with Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Chairman of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, during signing of the Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between the USSR and the Republic of Cuba.04.04.1989#2891802
April 2-5, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet (Parliament), pays an official friendly visit to the Republic of Cuba. He is seen here with Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Chairman of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, during signing of the Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between the USSR and the Republic of Cuba.04.04.1989#2891801
A visit by Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Lavasani to the USSR. Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, right, during the talk with Mohammad Javad Lavasani, 2nd right.03.04.1989#6536487
A visit by Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Cooperation Henry Ruiz Hernandez to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 3rd left, and Henry Ruiz Hernandez, 3rd right, during the talks.03.04.1989#6536483
A visit by Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Cooperation Henry Ruiz Hernandez to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 3rd right, and Henry Ruiz Hernandez, 4th right, before the talks.03.04.1989#6536479
A visit by Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Cooperation Henry Ruiz Hernandez to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, left, and Henry Ruiz Hernandez before the talks.03.04.1989#6536478
Finnish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pertti Paasio visits Moscow. Pertti Paasio, fourth left, during talks with Eduard Shevardnadze, member of the Political Bureau of the Soviet Communist Party and USSR Foreign Minister, fourth right, at the Kremlin.28.03.1989#6535180
Visit by a Spanish delegation to the USSR. Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, third right, and USSR Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, center right, during talks with Foreign Minister of Spain Francisco Ordóñez, left, at the Kremlin.03.03.1989#5639359
Mikhail Gorbachev, third from right, General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee meeting Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Spain) in the Kremlin during the latter's visit to the Soviet Union.03.03.1989#852969
General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Mikhail Gorbachev, third left, and Prime Minister of the State Council of the Communist PRC Lin Peng, third right. M. Gorbachev's official visit to the People's Republic of China.01.03.1989#852974
Member of political bureau of the Central committee of the USSR, USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze (second on the right) paying visit to federal chancellor of Austria Franz Vranitzky (center).The meeting of member-states of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna.18.01.1989#773616
Eduard Shevardnadze, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the U.S.S.R. foreign minister, meeting with French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas. A Vienna meeting of member states of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe.17.01.1989#777029
Member of political bureau of the Central committee of the USSR, USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze answering on journalists' questions at the meeting of member-states of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna.17.01.1989#773619
Member of political bureau of the Central committee of the USSR, USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze answering on journalists' questions at the meeting of member-states of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna.17.01.1989#773618
Member of political bureau of the Central committee of the USSR, USSR foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze speaking at the final meeting of member-states of Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna.17.01.1989#773617
Eduard Shevardnadze, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet foreign minister, speaking at a Vienna meeting of member states of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe.15.01.1989#777032
Eduard Shevardnadze, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet foreign minister, fielding questions from reporters. A Vienna meeting of member states of the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe.15.01.1989#777027
The General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, third right, and the USA President Ronald Reagan, third left. An unofficial meeting at the Governors Island during the official visit of M. Gorbachev to the USA.07.12.1988#782450
The General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, third right, and the USA President Ronald Reagan, third left. An unofficial meeting at the Governors Island during the official visit of M. Gorbachev to the USA.07.12.1988#782449
The visit by a Czechoslovak delegation to the USSR, November 10-17, 1988. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia Jaromír Johanes, 2nd left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 3rd right, during the talks.16.11.1988#6589138
A visit by Hun Sen, Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, to the USSR. Eduard Shevardnadze, Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, 2nd left, and Hun Sen, Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, 3rd right, during the talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.02.11.1988#6288907
World Muslim Congress President Dr. Maarouf al-Dawalibi visits the Soviet Union. Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, right, meets with Dr. Maarouf al-Dawalibi at the Soviet Foreign Ministry.01.11.1988#6288952
A visit of a delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the USSR. Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany Hans-Dietrich Genscher, third left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, third right, during the talks in Moscow.26.10.1988#8355935
The official visit by Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl to the USSR, October 24-27, 1988. From left: Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany Rupert Scholz, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, and Minister of Defense of the USSR Dmitry Yazov sign the Soviet-German Governmental Agreement on the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas. 3rd row, from left: Helmut Kohl, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Nikolai Ryzhkov, and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR, Alexander Yakovlev.25.10.1988#6577450
The official visit by Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl to the USSR, October 24-27, 1988. The ceremony to sign Soviet-German agreements at the Moscow Kremlin. 2nd row, from left: Helmut Kohl, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Nikolai Ryzhkov, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR, Alexander Yakovlev, and Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze.25.10.1988#6577449
The official visit by Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl to the USSR, October 24-27, 1988. First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Vsevolod Murakhovsky, right, and Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry of the Federal Republic of Germany Ignaz Kiechle sign the Cooperation Agreement. 2nd row, from left: Helmut Kohl, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Nikolai Ryzhkov, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Member of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR, Alexander Yakovlev, and Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze.25.10.1988#6577448
An official visit by Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl to the USSR. The ceremony to sign the Agreement on Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas. Center right: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze. Center left: Vice Cghancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Hans-Dietrich Genscher.24.10.1988#6287908
An official visit by President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Jose Sarney to the USSR. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, 4th right, and Jose Sarney, 3rd left, during the ceremony to sign the Protocol of Cooperation. The document was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USR Eduard Shevardnadze, right, and Foreign Minister of Brazil Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodre.18.10.1988#6571644
An official visit by President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Jose Sarney to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, right, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodre during the ceremony to sign a protocol on bilateral cooperation.18.10.1988#6287754
President of the Federal Republic of Brazil José Sarney de Araújo Costa, fifth left, pays an official visit to the Soviet Union. He is seen here meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, center right, and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, eighth left, during talks in the Moscow kremlin.18.10.1988#6287749
A Chinese delegation visits the USSR. Third left: Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Tian Jinngpei is seen during talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze (third from right).01.10.1988#6542357
July 11-14, 1989. Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet (Parliament), pays an official friendly visit to the Polish People's Republic. He is seen here visiting the Sejm, the lower house of the Parliament of the Polish People's Republic.11.07.1988#2891796
A visit by a Pakistani government delegation to the USSR. From right: Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Zain Noorani.15.06.1988#6562116
A visit by a Pakistani government delegation to the USSR. Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 2nd right, meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Zain Noorani, 2nd left.15.06.1988#6562106
A visit by a Pakistani government delegation to the USSR. Foreign Minister of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 3rd right, meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Zain Noorani, center.15.06.1988#6562105
A visit by a delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze and Foreign Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Co Thạch, center, during their meeting.03.06.1988#6564368
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 2nd right, during his meeting with the founder of USA Today newspaper Al Neuharth, center.01.06.1988#6545775
Visit by Foreign Minister of the German Democratic Republic Oskar Fischer to the USSR. Conversation between Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, right, and Foreign Minister of the German Democratic Republic Oskar Fischer.01.06.1988#5735246
The US President Ronald Reagan (centre) speaking at the ceremonial dinner in the Chamber of Facets of the Grand Kremlin Palace.30.05.1988#476238
The CPSU Central Committee General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev (right) speaking at the dinner in honour of the US President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan at the Chamber of Facets of the Grand Kremlin Palace.29.05.1988#476226
A visit by a delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the USSR. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid, 2nd right, during his meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, 2nd left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, left.20.05.1988#6567145
A visit by a delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the USSR. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, 2nd right, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid, 2nd left, during their talks at the Moscow Kremlin.20.05.1988#6567143
A visit by a delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the USSR. From right: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid before their talks at the Moscow Kremlin.20.05.1988#6567087
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze, right, during a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister of Afghanistan (today's the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan), Abdul Wakil.25.04.1988#5742199