But armL control and the arms race will not be the only issues under discussion at Geneva. It is very important that some of the regional conflicts which could potentially escalate Into superpower confront.tions be put on the agenda as well. And there is indeed no other issue. other than arms control. where the Soviet Union could make a greater contribution to the reduction of tensions between our two countries than on Afghanistan. if they were prepared to indicate a willingness to withdraw all of their forces from that country and to permit the Afghan people to freely determine their own future and the refugees who have been driven from that country to return in honor. I am sure that President Reagan would have raised this issue at Geneva even in the absence of this resolution. but with its adoption he will cross the Atlantic for his historic meeting with Gorbachev confident in the knowledge that the Congress of the United States stands foursquare behind him in his determination to raise this matter at the summit. This is an issue on which all of us.
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