Indeed. our entire Nation arose out of a common value and a shared tradition of respect for human rights. The matter goes beyond that because the Soviet Union. along with the United States. has put its signature and approval to the Helsinki Final Act. and its undertakings are international obligations which bind both of us to those agreements. I think it is important to note that while there is deep concern about problems of emigration and problems of religious freedom in the Soviet Union. there have been indications of some progress in this area. We have conveyed to Secretary Gorbachev the view that further progress will have nothing but the most positive responses in this country and can lay the basis for even closer and improved relations. It is interesting that nuclear disarmament. which is a goal that the President.
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