Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev. File photoPARIS, Aug 31Mikhail Gorbachev was a man of reform and dialogue who personally contributed to the peaceful end of the Cold War, the French Foreign Ministry said. peace. He put his courage and determination at the service of freedom in Russia and the reduction of tensions. A man of state, reform and dialogue, he personally contributed to the peaceful end of the Cold War,» the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The UN Secretary General does not plan to come to Gorbachev's funeralIt is noted that Paris expresses condolences to Gorbachev's family, relatives and the Russian people. Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Gorbachev's commitment to peace in Europe changed the overall story. The first and last president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, died on August 30 after a serious and prolonged illness, he was 91 years old. Farewell will take place on September 3 in the Hall of Columns in the center of Moscow, access to the ceremony will be free. The funeral will take place on the same day at the Novodevichy Cemetery. Gorbachev headed the USSR from 1985 to 1991 — first as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, then as President. After the signing of the Belovezhskaya Accords in December 1991, he announced the termination of his activities as president. After his resignation, Gorbachev created the International Foundation for Socio-Economic and Political Science Research (Gorbachev-Foundation), the International Green Cross, founded the New Policy Forum. In 1990, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the peace process between the Soviet Union and Western countries. Trudeau said
