PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP Canadian-Soviet Communique, October 26, 1971 In response to the invitation is- led by the Prime Minister of Can- ae the Right Honorable Pierre liott. Trudeau, during his visit .to USSR last May, the Chairman f the Council of Ministers of the SR, Mr. Alexei N. Kosygin, pyc Canada Officially as a guest the Canadian Government from tober 17 to 26, 1971. The Chairman of the Council of inisters of the USSR and his of- tlal party, who received a warm flcome, held discussions in Otta- @ and visited Montreal, Vancou- *t, Edmonton and Toronto. An op- Tunity was provided for them to ** different parts of Canada, to Set Canadians in many walks of ahi institutions, their life and ‘levements in a. variety of fields, economic, scientific and “au were carried on in an atmo- Phere of frankness, cordiality and Utual understanding, appropriate Hee friendly, good neighborly re- es between. the two countries to the spirit of the Protocal on - Nsultations signed in Moscow .on ae 19, 1971. These conversations vided an opportunity for a use- align range of opinions on inter- dl ®nal problems of interest to both *s and on questions affecting adian-Soviet relations. ene part in the discussions On the Canadian side: The Honor- * Paul Martin, Leader of the On ument in the Senate; the Rorable Mitchell Sharp, Secreta- a State for External Affairs; the Rorable Jean-Luc Pepin, Minister Industry, Trade and Commerce; Onorable Jean Chrétien, Minis- Of Indian Affairs and Northern Yelopment; the Honorable Jack vis, Minister of the Environment; _ Honorable; Donald Jamieson, vy. Danson, Parliamentary Secre- fheiae the Prime Minister;‘and other ae On the’ Soviet side: G. D. 7" Vakhishvili, Chairman of the "cil of Ministers of the Georg- its Puty Minister of Foreign Af- Yepur et the USSR; M. I. Misnik, fing 2 Chairman of the State Plan- Miz committee of the USSR; B. P. ’ Sgpinichenko, Ambassador of the Mem}, to Canada; N. M. Lunkov, Usggp<' of the Collegium of the ing. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Other officials. The Heads of Government noted Satisfaction that Canadian- relations had further deve- Since their last ‘meeting and the desire expressed by both @ fen expand exchanges between ae Countries in as many areas y Sible, on the basis of recipro- nd mutual advantage, was be- plemented. Ne course of their meetings ren both sides agreed that the tari Soviet Protocol on Con- hy ens had already been of value Henge tengthening of mutual con- Yring, tiendship and good neigh- i@g SS between the two coun- de in 800d beginning had been Viet 1 exchanging views at var- ious levels and in exploring the pos- sibilities of cooperation on a num- ber of issues; they noted that these consultations had revealed a-similar- ity of views on a number of cur- rent international issues. Examples of consultations under the Protocol included the recent meetings of the Foreign Ministers of Canada and the Soviet Union in New York, of the Permanent Representatives of Canada and the USSR to the United Nations, and of the Canadian and Soviet representatives in the Com- mittee on Disarmament in Geneva. In the light of the experience so far in their constultations, the two sides decided to develop them further. The Prime Minister of Canada and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, having set forth the foreign policy principles of their respective Governments, re- affirmed the attachment of Canada and the Soviet Union to peace and security and the development of in- ternational cooperation. They agreed that all States, regardless of their political and social systems, should in their relations with each other steadfastly abide by the principles of mutual confidence, reciprocity, respect for independence, national sovereignty, territorial integrity and equality of all States, non-interfer- ence in internal affairs, renuncia- tion of the use or threat of force, and the settlement of disputes through negotiation in accordance with the United Nations Charter. The sides declare that in their mu- tual relations as well as in solving international problems they will invariably be guided by these prin- iples. othe Prime Minister of Canada and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR considered developments in the international situation since their last meeting in Moscow. \ ; : They stressed in particular the importance of ensuring European security for the preservation of uni- | versal peace and expressed their desire to promote the positive pro- cesses under way in Europe. The Government of Canada and the USSR recognized the impor- tance of the Quadripartite Agree- ment of September 3, 1971, between France, the UK, the USA, and the USSR, as an important step toward the easing of tensions in Europe. Hope was expressed that negotia- tions between the FRG and the GDR, and the Senate of West Ber- lin and the GDR would be conclud- ed without delay — an outcome which would be a step towards fur- ther measures to promote détente and stability in Europe. Noting the favorable impact of the treaties concluded by the Federal Republic of Germany with the USSR and the People’s Republic of Poland on the entire course of European affairs, the sides expressed themselves in favor of their entry into force as as possible. : ranean these positive pros- pects, both sides declared them- selves in favor of a properly pre- pared conference on security and cooperation in Europe with the par- ticipation of all European states, Canada and the United States, They expressed the hope that such a con- ference would contribute to the normalization and improvement of aid mania Wve aeanevevevnnnannengccveuyovuastanenanuuagenesseveeeovUUeqeeeecoe OU AAneeEELL TEETER | DULDUDEAAUNDARSUEOEOUAUACAUOEUUUEUOU EDULE EEE relations among all European states. They considered that multilateral consultations on this matter be- tween all interested countries would be useful. Since the military confrontation in central Europe is particularly dangerous, it was agreed that early steps should be taken to seek a general agreement on the mutual reduction of armed forces and arm- aments in that area without detri- ment to the participating states. Both sides support the objective of ending the arms race and achiev- ing general and complete disarm ament, covering both nuclear and conventional weapons, under strict and effective international control. Both sides consider it~ necessary that further practical steps should be taken ament; first of all, the effective pro- hibition of the weapons of mass destruction — nuclear, bacteriolo- gical and chemical. An important recent achievement was the draft Convention on the prohibition of the production, development and stockpiling of biological weapons and toxins and on their destruction. Canada and the USSR fully support this draft and call upon other coun- tries to endorse the Convention at the current session of the United Nations General Assembly. They believe that the adoption of this Convention would constitute a first step towards the complete prohibi- tion of chemical and bacteriological means of warfare. > It is the intention of both sides to continue furthering, jointly and separately, the adoption of partial disarmament measures, including the banning of underground nuclear tests, the reduction of military ex- penditures, and others. In the course of discussions,a use- ful exchange of opinions took place on the proposal for a World Confer- ence on Disarmament to consider the questions of disarmament in their entirety and especially the prohibition and destruction of nu- clear weapons. The two sides agreed to consult further on this matter. The Prime Minister of Canada welcomed the understanding reach- ed by ‘the Soviet Union and the United States of America on meas- ures to guard against the accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons under their control and ex- pressed the hope that further pro- gress would be achieved in working out agreed measures to limit and reduce strategic armaments. The Chairman of the USSR Coun- cil of Ministers stated that the Soviet Government, attaching great importance ‘to the continuing talks between the Soviet Union and the United States of America, would go on making efforts to achieve agree- ment on limiting strategic arms on the basis of the principle of equal security, which would meet both the interests of the peoples of the Soviet Union and of the United States of America and the objective of strengthening universal peace. e Various areas of tension through- out the world were examined by the two sides. It was noted that the ‘situation in East Pakistan, the pres- ence of many million Pakistani re- fugees in India and the resulting in the field of disarm- tension in that area continued to be a source of concern. It was agreed that to maintain peace and to pre- vent a further deterioration of the situation in that region it was ne- cessary to achieve an urgent politi- cal settlement in East Pakistan that would take into account the legiti- mate rights and interests of its population and would facilitate a speedy and secure return of the re- fugees. This would be facilitated if the interested parties exercised re- ; straint. Both sides expressed concern about the continuing tense situation in the Middle East. They empha- sized the need for urgent measures of a constructive nature on the part of all the States concerned to achieve a just and enduring politi- cal settlement of the Middle East problem. They agreed that the ef- forts of the special representative of the United Nations Security Sec- retary General, Ambassador Jarring, and of the four powers in consulta- tion to promote progress toward a comprehensive settlement which would implement all the provisions of Security Council Resolution 242 of November 22, 1967, should be supported. Having exchanged views on the situation in Indochina, the Heads of Government of the two countries noted that it continued to be a source of anxiety. They were in favor of restoring lasting peace in the area through a political settle- ment which would guarantee to all the peoples of Indochina the pos- sibility of shaping their own des- tiny, in accordance with their na- tional interests and without foreign interference. Canada and the Soviet Union at- tach great importance to the United Nations, and confirm their determi- nation to seek to strengthen the or- ganization and to enhance its effec- tiveness in maintaining universal peace and security in accordance with the United Nations Charter. They attach great importance to the implementation of the Declaration on Strengthening International Security adopted by the United Na- tions and they express the hope that the member States of the Unit- ed Nations will jointly agree on practical measures to put its main provisions into effect. The sides are - in favor of the restoration of the legitimate rights of the People’s Re- public of China as the sole repre- sentative of China in the United: Nations. The Governments of Canada and of the USSR attach great impor- tance to the widest possible parti- cipation in the solution of the prob- lems involved in preserving and improving the human environment, including such problems as marine pollution. The United Nations Con- ference on the Human Environment to be held in 1972 could make an important contribution to the study of this problem so vitally connect- ed with the living conditions of peo- ple and the further progress of Civilization. In their exchange of views on Canadian-Soviet bilateral relations, the two sides noted with satisfac- tion the further development of ex- changes of visits of government and political leaders of the two coun- tries and of representatives, of busi- e Continued on Page 8 Ee eee es ee eT PUCLEEAUSUAUENUEUAUEGCNOCCOEOEDEDEUCECCUUOECCUUECCEOUESCQUUOOECAEOEUCUEOCOOOUEOCOUCCCOEOOCCOUAECETCECUOEEEDEO CTOEC COTE CECA ECETO ACEO UOECOOAESECUOEEECUOGEEEECTEOCOCOEEOEADECEOCETEO EEE EEEE TCO EEEEEEEEOOEEEE TUUVEDUAUUTEDULUATAUE UE UUUEEELEUCUU TU UA TUTE EERE EEA EETE EAS : PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1971—PAGE 7.