Chapter 401: Meeting with Gorbachev
The most appropriate way to deal with India is to let them riot! Consumed! When the uprising begins in Hyderabad, India will no longer be able to stop Pakistan.
Pakistan's enemy is no longer India, Pakistan in the next few years, do not have to worry about the threat from India and the Soviet Union, cherish this hard-won environment, rapid development of itself, is the most important thing for Pakistan at this stage!
After returning from the East, the focus of Mhammad's work was the country's economic construction, and he traded with Iran to sell a large number of his industrial products to Iran in exchange for oil to support Pakistan's development.
However, Pakistan is now gradually facing a shortage of electricity, and Mhammad does not want to build more thermal power stations, on the one hand, it consumes coal, and Pakistan is not rich in coal reserves, and on the other hand, this kind of thermal power stations will pollute the environment, and he has to consider future generations.
Therefore, on the one hand, there are many rivers in Pakistan, and Mhammad began to send people to investigate and build hydropower stations in suitable locations, which can not only be used to generate electricity, but also store water, resist floods, and protect against cold, which plays a variety of roles.
On the other hand, Mhammad wants to look at some clean energy, such as nuclear power plants.
Pakistan is now facing an energy shortage and needs a gigawatt nuclear power plant! After completion, if it is in good condition, a second one may be introduced!
In response to Pakistan's request, the United States was the first to say that it could provide Pakistan with a pressurized water reactor power station.
Originally, with the good relations with the United States, this agreement was almost logical, but unfortunately, the United States asked for too high a price.
Pakistan is not what it used to be. As for the last war with India, India extorted a large amount of war reparations, so the United States believes that Pakistan is no longer poor, and Pakistan's treasury is already rich. At this time, it's time to extort a sum of money.
In the face of the high price offered by the Americans, Mhammad also rejected it very kindly, Pakistan is not a fool, the price is more than ten times higher than the market, and Pakistan is not crazy to buy such a power station.
After Pakistan rejected the United States, Japan, French businessmen. It's a big project to start working in Islamabad, and now Pakistan is running out of electricity, so it's a great opportunity!
This is not a one-shot deal, there will be more possibilities for cooperation in the future, Pakistan's power shortage is getting worse and worse, and many areas even have to cut off power at night. And the factories, some of which also have to be at night. When electricity consumption is low, it can be fully operational.
In such a case, the stakes will be considerable! In the face of these people's lobbying, Mhammad was not in a hurry, they ate each other's dog-eat-dog, and they could keep the price to the lowest level, and then they would be able to make a move themselves.
Mhammad did not expect it. The construction plans of these nuclear power plants have attracted the attention of some other people.
"President Muhammad, it's a pleasure to meet you." The Soviet ambassador in front of him said kindly to Mhammad.
In the past, every time the Soviet ambassador came. It's all protest, or it's intimidation, and this time, it's this face, and Mhammad feels that he can't get used to it for a while.
"Mr. Ambassador, may I ask if there is anything wrong with this visit?" Mhammad asked.
"We, the general secretary, would like to have a meeting with you." The Soviet ambassador said: "There are many misunderstandings between us, and it is of great benefit for the top leaders to sit together and talk about it, so as to clear up the misunderstandings between the two sides." โ
General? Gorbachev? Mhammad was stunned: "He wants to meet with me?" โ
Pakistan and the Soviet Union have been pinching each other for a long time, and at the most dangerous time, the Soviet Union almost even had to use nuclear weapons, and the two sides fought with great casualties.
It's simply ridiculous, that's the first thought of all.
That's not what Mhammad thinks, and in history, a year later, in '87, Gorbachev really sat down with Zia-ul-Haq and discussed how to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
And now, history is still developing according to the original process, and Mhammad knows that after Gorbachev came to power, looking at the bigger pit he dug for the Soviets, he must definitely not want to continue to jump.
If you don't jump, you have to talk about peace talks, and now, Gorbachev came to talk to him about peace talks?
To say yes, or not to say yes? Could this be a trick of the Soviets? Is the purpose to get rid of yourself? Mhammad wanted this, and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart, if Gorbachev had this trick, then he would not have caused the Soviet Union to collapse, his scheming was too small.
"Okay, I promise you." "It's time for us to sit down and talk," Mhammad said. โ
"Okay, then I'll report to Moscow, choose a time that suits you, and visit Wรจn Moscow." This was stated by the Soviet ambassador.
Mhammad shook his head: "No, I can't go to Moscow. โ
Can't go to Moscow? The Soviet ambassador was stunned for a moment, he just said that he had agreed to the general secretary's invitation?
"You should know that we are very close to the United States, and the Americans absolutely do not want to see us normalize relations with the Soviet Union. Moreover, there will be a lot of opposition in the Soviet Union, right? "Our meeting must be secret and not public, otherwise, it will not be beneficial to both of us," Mhammad said. โ
When Mhammad said this, the Soviet ambassador also nodded: "That's true, it's not good for both sides that we have a direct state visit like this." โ
"I think we're at the junction of Turkmenistan and northern Afghanistan, choosing a location for a secret meeting, what do you think?" Mhammad said.
Went to Moscow, in case he was really controlled by Gorbachev's men, there was really no solution for Mhammad, and here it is different, on the border line of the two sides, everyone's situation is the same, and there is no need to worry about the other party's moths. Especially now, when Gorbachev still did not fully control the Soviet army, Mkhamad would not go to Moscow.
Hearing Mhammad's words, the Soviet ambassador frowned, and apparently, Mhammad's mention exceeded their expectations.
"Please convey my greetings to General Secretary Gorbachev, I am also looking forward to meeting him, we are in the border area, a waving, this is the best option, I am sure, we will reach an agreement that will satisfy both sides, after all, the blood of our fighters has been shed enough." Mhammad said.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell the general secretary." The Soviet ambassador agreed and left the presidential palace.
"President, it's too dangerous for you to go." When the Soviet ambassador left, Mushaaf said: "The Soviets must be playing some kind of trick." โ
"Huh." Mhammad said: "I understand Gorbachev, he will not engage in conspiracy, he should really want to negotiate peace with us." โ
"Then we have to prevent accidents." Musha'f said: "It's too dangerous. โ
"That's not what the Soviets thought." Mhammad said: "If Gorbachev, who has never been in the army, dares to go, what would I not dare." โ
Mhammad has made up his mind.
Ten days later.
The mountainous areas of northern Afghanistan are still icy, and the border with Turkmenistan is covered with ice and snow.
On this side of the mountain, a group of people walked on the hillside, and after getting out of the car, they had to walk more than ten kilometers of mountain roads, and everyone was out of breath, their feet in the snow, sinking more than a foot deep.
"President Mhammad, your body is really good." Next to Mhammad, a man said, it was the Soviet ambassador.
In order to prevent the other party from playing tricks, in this operation, the ambassadors of the other side followed, which can be regarded as an experience, and the Soviet ambassador watched Mhammad climb the mountain, and he couldn't help but admire.
The Soviet ambassador was already in his forties, middle-aged, and did not have the vigor of Mhammad.
"I would like to know, General Secretary Gorbachev on the other side of the mountain, is he also ready to climb the mountain?"
The meeting took place in the wooden house on the top of the hill, which is also the border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, and at this time, the vanguard personnel sent by both sides were already in charge of guarding it.
This is the scene that you can see, and there must be more people in the places you can't see, and maybe many people will bury their bodies in the snow and do security work.
"We, the general secretary, came here by car." This was stated by the Soviet ambassador.
The air flow here is very complicated, and the top of the mountain is too small to dock a helicopter, so you have to use another equipment.
Snowmobiles!
The slope is a bit steep and can only be walked, while on the other side, the slope is much gentler, and at this time, several large vehicles are roaring in the snow.
The upper part of the body, like the truck, is in the rugged truck style of the Soviets, while the lower part has been replaced by tracks, front and rear separate, and the four tracks rotate together, and snowflakes roll up behind the body.
Above the car, the KGB agents looked around vigilantly, and they wanted to protect the absolute safety of their general secretary. They have AK74 rifles in their hands, and for them, the enemy is still the Afghans!
In the cab of a snowmobile in the middle, Gorbachev, dressed in a thick fur coat, looked at the cabin on the top of the mountain, this meeting, will he be able to achieve his goal?
Black smoke came from the rear of the truck, the truck roared, rushed to the top of the mountain, the car stopped, the agents got down first, stood by the side of the car, in this kind of snow, the most afraid is sniping, they looked around vigilantly, behind them, Gorbachev got out of the car. (To be continued......)