Kohl and Gorbachev take a historic step | People & Politics
- 14 years ago
It was a decisive moment in German history. Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in the Caucausus. In an informal atmosphere, both statesmen laid down the ground rules for the new Germany.Exactly 20 years have gone by since the reunification negotiations came to an end - two decades since the last Soviet troops were withdrawn from the former East Germany.