Maya. and three children have been applying to leave the U.S.S.R. since late 1979. Galina Vileshina was forced to divorce her husband. Petras Pakenas. so that she could emigrate in 1980. Shortly before Galina left. they remarried. Since 1980. Petrs Pakenas has repeatedly been denied an exit visa. He wants to rejoin his wife in New York City. By describing the plight of these six families. I have tried to highlight the human tragedy represented by all the unresolved United StatesSoviet family reunification and divided spouses cases. I understand that 60 such cases remain on State Department lists of unresolved cases. I appreciate the recent positive initiative undertaken by the Kremlin in resolving 65 cases. involving 244 individuals.
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