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Soviet Union [USSR] Party and State Visits Abroad
An important component of Soviet foreign relations was Soviet
state and party delegation visits to states with which the Soviet
Union enjoyed diplomatic relations. These visits served to improve
relations with Western states by influencing elite and popular
attitudes. The visits also helped cement and sustain close ties
with communist states, states with a socialist orientation, and
nonaligned nations. Common actions were often discussed with such
states, for example, coordinated voting on United Nations (UN)
resolutions. Economic, scientific, cultural, and other cooperation
agreements were also signed during these visits, although such
agreements were more commonly signed during visits by Third World
delegations to Moscow. These visits usually concluded with the
publication of joint communiqués that might reveal details of the
nature of the visit and also list points of agreement on issues
such as the prevention of nuclear war, nuclear-free zones, peaceful
coexistence, and anti-imperialism.
Data as of May 1989
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