Superpower meeting ends
The US President, Ronald Reagan, and the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, ended their formal summit discussions, and a US official said both sides were working together on a formula to present the outcome to the world. The White House spokesman, Larry Speaks, said American and Russian aides had already reached a broad agreement on how to depict the talks and would present their final versions later.
Reagan to meet NATO heads
The US President, Ronald Reagan, will meet 11 NATO heads of government in Brussels to brief them on his summit with the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, NATO sources said. They said that, of the 16-nation alliance, only France, Greece, Spain and Portugal would not be represented by their government chiefs at the meeting.
Rathore wins gold
The National Games seemed to have failed to interest the residents of Delhi. Competition began in various disciplines, but centres where the events were being staged wore a deserted look. The only people there were participants, officials or media personnel. Wrestling was an exception, and there was a fair crowd at Karnail Singh Stadium. K S Rathore of Madhya Pradesh won the first gold of the Games in the dressage equestrian event.
PM says Tamils should return
India would like the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India to go back to Sri Lanka with honour and security, the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, told the Lok Sabha during question hour. He said, “We treat the Tamil problem as a Sri Lankan problem and not an Indian problem.” However, on questions such as human rights violations, the country did take up such matters with the countries concerned. He said India had expressed concern over the ceasefire violations on both sides and certain actions of the Sri Lankan security forces.
