Question

Who was the forward thinking Soviet Foreign Minister that Gorbachev used to create a more open relationship with the US?

Answer 1

Vladimir Fedorovich Petrovsky was the foreign minister of the soviet union. He created a more open relationship with the US.

Explanation:

• Vladimir Fedorovich Petrovsky,who is well known as a Russian diplomat and professor,was appointed as Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union under the General Secretary of soviet at that times Mikhail Gorbachev.
• In 1992 he was elected as UN Under-Secretary-General of Political affairs in  New York.
• From  the year 1993 to 2002 he served as a Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

• During this period he served as Secretary-General of the Conference. Then days after his retirement,V. Petrovsky introduced the non-governmental organization Comprehensive Dialogue.