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Said Bush after his first summit as president, "I am optimistic that as the West works patiently together and increasingly cooperates with the Soviet Union, we can realize a lasting peace and transform the East-West relationship into one of enduring cooperation."
Bush and Gorbachev met for eight hours over two days during a time of extraordinary change in Eastern Europe. The upheaval was dramatized in the summit's final hours by the resignation of the East German leadership and the formation of a new government in Czechoslovakia that opposition leaders immediately...
Both leaders voiced optimism that ongoing arms negotiations could be wrapped up soon--although Gorbachev sounded slightly more upbeat.
The Soviet leader said he hoped that two treaties could be signed next year: one calling for sharp cuts in both sides' long-range nuclear missiles when he and Bush meet next June in Washington; and another for cutting troops in Europe by the end of next year.
About his face-to-face sessions with Gorbachev, Bush said afterwards: "You get the feeling he really wants to work with us and he knows that I'm cautious," Bush added. "...I'd like to think he thought I knew what I was talking about."