| Moscow Summit | |
|---|---|
 Reagan and Gorbachev ratifying the INF Treaty in theKremlin Palace | |
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Date | May 29 – June 3, 1988 |
| Venue(s) | Kremlin Palace |
| Cities | Moscow |
| Participants | Mikhail Gorbachev Ronald Reagan |
| Follows | Washington Summit |
| Precedes | Governors Island Summit |
TheMoscow Summit was a summit meeting betweenU.S.PresidentRonald Reagan andGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of theSoviet UnionMikhail Gorbachev. It was held on May 29, 1988 – June 3, 1988. Reagan and Gorbachev finalized theIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after theU.S. Senate's ratification of the treaty in May 1988. Reagan and Gorbachev continued to discuss bilateral issues likeCentral America,Southern Africa, theMiddle East and the pending withdrawal of Soviet troops fromAfghanistan. Reagan and Gorbachev continued their discussions onhuman rights. The parties signed seven agreements on lesser issues such as student exchanges and fishing rights. A significant result was the updating of Soviet history books, which necessitated cancelling some history classes in Soviet secondary schools.[1] In the end, Reagan expressed satisfaction with the summit.[2]
Reagan and Gorbachev eventually issued a joint statement, of which excerpts are shown here:
The President and the General Secretary view the Moscow summit as an important step in the process of putting U.S.-Soviet relations on a more productive and sustainable basis.[3]
One ironic instance of the summit was when Reagan gave Gorbachev a copy of the movieFriendly Persuasion, whose screenwriterMichael Wilson gotblacklisted in the 1950s due to suspectedcommunist sympathies.[4]
