Other rights are guaranteed by international treaties and other agreements. One such agreement is the Helsinki accords and one such right is the right of all individuals to contacts and regular meetings among family members. The Helsinki accords. for example. commit signatories to favorably consider visa applications from individuals seeking to visit family members in the country in which they live. Unfortunately. the Soviet Union has not complied with this important provision of the Helsinki accords. Former Soviet citizens who have emigrated to the United States are routinely denied permission to return to the U.S.S.R. for visits to family members. One such Soviet emigree now living in Minnesota has tried repeatedly over the last several years to gain permission to visit aging parents and other relatives in the Soviet Union. but has been denied the necessary visa without any reasonable explanation from Soviet officials. Not only is this policy by Soviet officials a violation of the Helsinki accords. but it is a violation of basic laws of human decency and respect for the value of the family in society. It is my understanding that members of the Congress and administration will be participating in a conference in Bern.
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