Reykjavík Summit facts for kids
The Reykjavík Summit was a meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev.
It was held in Höfði in Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, on October 11–12, 1986. This was during the Cold War. The talks focused on peace between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The talks failed near the end of the meeting. However, the progress that had been made eventually led to the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the two countries.
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The former french consulate, called Höfði, was the site of the Reykjavík Summit in 1986.
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Negotiations.
See also
In Spanish: Cumbre de Reikiavik para niños
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