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...think that at the end of this whole process, there will be a neutral, nuclear-free zone in Central Europe as already exists to the north in Finland and Sweden and to the south in Austria and Switzerland...
...West has responded coolly to President Gorbachev's Oct. 26 proposal in Finland to remove nuclear-armed submarines from the Baltic Sea. Are you worried about making too many unilateral concessions and not getting enough in return...
...Soviet Union has dropped the idea of negotiations about naval forces. Today we say that the time has come. Maybe not tomorrow but, within a month, three months or half a year's time, we should begin. It was no coincidence that President Gorbachev raised that issue ((in Finland)). The world press has not mentioned this. There has been no reaction...
...trip laden with symbolism, Gorbachev visited neighboring Finland, a dexterous nation that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow while retaining political and economic independence. "Finlandization" used to be derided as a form of latter-day appeasement that might infect Western Europe; now it is considered a model for the relationship that Poland or Hungary could achieve...
...myth that great age is required for great musicmaking has been accepted uncritically by audiences, performers and boards of directors alike. Now, with the surprising appointment of Claudio Abbado, 56, to succeed the late Herbert von Karajan at the august Berlin Philharmonic, and the even more unexpected engagement of Finland's Esa-Pekka Salonen, 31, to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic, two new generations are finally laying claim to the world's great orchestras. Coming shortly after the selection of Myung-Whun Chung, 36, to lead the Opera de la Bastille in Paris, the appointments indicate a fresh breeze whistling...