|
Sweden, Soviet Union Reach Agreement on Use of Baltic
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
January 13, 1988
| Copyright 1988 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
|
Sweden and the Soviet Union said today they have resolved a
19-year dispute over commercial rights in the eastern Baltic Sea, and
both called the accord a reflection of new thinking in Soviet foreign
policy.
Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, who closed the bargain with
visiting Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov, said the agreement ended a
free-for-all in the Baltic that had hampered relations between the
two nations.
The accord also satisfied Swedish generals who were worried that
...
