SPEECH BY MR VYSHINSKY

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26039, 16 February 1950, Page 5

SPEECH BY MR VYSHINSKY

The Soviet Foreign Minister (Mr A. J. Vyshinsky), speaking after the signing of the treaty with China, said: “The treaty expresses the striving of ouy two peoples for eternal friendship for the greater benefit of mankind, peace, and international co-operation. “The determination of our peoples to develop and strengthen the economic and cultural links between Soviet Russia and China, and to help each other economically, is expressed by the willingness of the Soviet Union to grant long-term credits to China. The agreements and the treaty are most important contributions to the cause of the consolidation of peace and demccracy in the whole world.”

The Chinese Communist Foreign Minister (General Chou En-lai) said the treaty was based on the vital interests of China and the Soviet Union. It indicated brotherly friendship and eternal co-operation between the two countries.

General Chou added: “There can be no doubt that this close, sincere cooperation between China and the Soviet Union has a profound historical meaning, and will inevitably have a paramount influence on the cause of peace and justice for Eastern peoples and for the whole world.”