Chapter 447: Coming to Moscow

Smiling and sending off the American ambassador, Mhammad had a gloomy face.

"Mr. President, the victory in Afghanistan was bought by us with the blood of martyrs, this is our world, and there is absolutely no room for Americans to intervene!" Musha'af said.

"Yes, the Americans must not be allowed to garrison the troops, the Americans are drunkards, maybe, they are still coming at us." "So, when we go to Moscow this time, the task is very difficult, and we must talk to the Soviets about the timing of their withdrawal, not in a hurry, and take our time," Mhammad said. ”

The Afghan people did not welcome the Soviets, nor did they welcome the Americans, and the only real friend they considered was Pakistan, and even if the West aided them, it was through Pakistan. And now, with the industrialization of Pakistan, Afghanistan is an important mineral base, and countless Afghans have benefited from it, and their relationship with Pakistan is already a relationship between fish and water.

It's a pity that Pakistan's national strength is still not strong enough, and Mhammad knows that when he has not developed to the same economic strength as the United States, he can only keep his head in the dark.

The next day, a special plane from Pakistan flew to Moscow.

Moscow was the capital of the powerful Soviet Empire, and the Soviet Union was still a pole of the world in this era.

The Soviet Union, the full name of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was formed on December 30, 1922 by the merger of Soviet Russia, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Federal Republic and other Soviet socialist republics, it is the largest country in the world by land area. It spans most of Eastern Europe and almost all of Central and North Asia. It is also the third most populous country.

Like a huge behemoth, due to the border with the North Pole, so. The Soviet Union was also known as the polar bear. The banner of the sickle and the axe, fluttering over the vast continent, represents the ideals of the USSR, the workers and peasants, unite!

Moscow is the capital of the Soviet Union.

The Moskva River and its tributary, the Yauza River, flowed slowly, and the city was built next to the river. The scenery is exceptionally beautiful, surrounded by a large area of plains, and the transportation is convenient. Favorable conditions made it the capital of the Soviet Union, and at the same time an important center of industrial manufacturing, science and technology, and education in the Soviet Union.

When the plane landed at Moscow International Airport, Mhammad saw the Russian guard of honor in the square. Welcome to your arrival.

Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. Standing under the gangway, watching Pakistani President Hammad above, with his wife Lilith, stepped off the plane.

Without seeing the welcoming crowd, Mhammad knew that in previous years, it was good enough for the Soviets not to point a gun at themselves, and wanted them to find some mass cheerleaders to shout welcome. That's really hard for them.

"Hello, President Mhammad. Welcome to your arrival. Having walked below, Shevardnadze said to Mhammad.

"It is a great pleasure to be able to visit the capital of the Soviet Union." Mhammad said, also looking at the person in front of him.

The high nose bridge, deep-set eyes, and the contour of the appearance reveal the characteristics of the Georgian, this person is almost sixty years old, born in 1928 in a peasant family on the Black Sea coast of western Georgia, in college, participated in various political activities, and gradually rose to prominence, and in 72 years, he became the first general secretary of Georgia.

In 76, he entered the Central Committee of the CPSU, two years later became an alternate member of the Politburo, and in 85, on the strong recommendation of Gorbachev, Shevardnadze became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, and since then, he has stayed in this position until the collapse of the Soviet Union.

On the one hand, Shevardnadze has a very friendly attitude toward the West, which is similar to Gorbachev's concept, and he no longer thinks that the relationship between the West and the Soviet Union is like fire and water and cannot be reconciled, and at the same time, he also transferred Gromyko from this position, although he promoted Gromyko to chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, but in terms of real power, he is not as good as this foreign minister.

This man has the same point of view as Gorbachev, that is, the fighting of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan is simply meaningless, and the Soviet Union should have withdrawn its troops from Afghanistan a long time ago. Historically, under his promote, the Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in '89 and signed a landmark arms control agreement with the United States in '91. These were his main achievements, and he even participated in the negotiations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR.

And these, too, are considered by some people to be a complete traitor.

When the Soviet Union collapsed, he resigned along with Gorbachev and returned to Georgia, where he was elected president in '95 and re-elected in 2000.

Who would have thought that Russia in later generations would fight with Georgia over the territorial dispute over South Ossetia. When that vast empire disappeared, each of the Soviet republics was undergoing a painful metamorphosis.

Everyone's merits and demerits are evaluated by history, and now, Mhammad knows that it should be more pleasant to chat with the foreign minister in front of him.

The two men shook hands together as the marching bands began to play the national anthems of the two countries.

The welcome at the airport did not last long, got into the car and headed all the way to the Kremlin.

Lilith sat inside the car, looking out at everything outside, her eyes full of excitement.

In the crowded times, Lilith maintained the necessary momentum of the head of state's wife, and now, when sitting in the car, Lilith regained her original character.

Lilith had wanted to come to Moscow for a long time, but even if Mhammad had agreed to her, she thought it was just a dream, and it was easier said than done!

And now, when it came, Lilith looked at the spire buildings, at the flags hanging from the buildings on both sides of the street, and everywhere, attracting her attention.

Moscow, itself is finally here!

The Kremlin, located on the Borovitsky hill in the center of Moscow, is bordered by the Moscow River to the south, the Alexander Garden to the northwest, and the Red Square to the southeast. It bears witness to the history of Russia. In the past, it was the palace of the Russian Tsar, and now it is the political center of the Red Empire and the Soviet Union.

The Kremlin is a complex of buildings, of which, the Grand Kremlin is one of the main buildings in the Kremlin. Facing the Moskva River, the beautiful classical Russian building with three columns of high windows is the Grand Kremlin with a copper dome above it. It was also the place where the Soviet government was handled, and the wide white staircase leads to the halls on the second floor, the more famous ones are Georgiev, Vladimir and Catherine.

On the first floor, the General Secretary of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, stood quietly, looking at people from Pakistan.

Pakistan's relations with the Soviet Union were not very good, and they fought for several years, but this does not mean that Gorbachev's relations with Mkhamad were not good. The person who started the war is no longer there, but Gorbachev, who has not participated in it at all, is allowed to wipe his ass, and Gorbachev will be secretly cursed by some tough people as a traitor, but Gorbachev's original intention has not changed, this is a wrong war, and it must be stopped!

This is not the first time the two have met, as Gorbachev and Mhammad met secretly on the Afghan border, and Gorbachev gained a lot from that meeting, such as successfully taking control of the military and kicking opponents out of the army.

"Very welcome, our Pakistani friends." Gorbachev said.

"It's a great honor to be here in Moscow." Mhammad also said: "Although there have been many misunderstandings between us, but now, I come with all sincerity, the past is the past, we should look to the future and continue to carry forward our traditional friendship." ”

The meeting of the top leaders of two countries that have just ended the war took place in an atmosphere of enthusiasm, and it was not at all like an opponent who had been pinched to the death.

"President Mhammad, your wife is so beautiful." Gorbachev finished shaking hands with Mhammad and then shook hands with Lilith.

"Thanks for the compliment, Moscow is also beautiful." Lilith said.

Mhammad continued to introduce the people behind him, and after greeting them, they went up to the second floor together.

Georgiev Hall.

This is the most famous hall of the Grand Kremlin, with an oval shape and six gilded two-branch chandeliers hanging from the dome. The dome and the surrounding walls are painted with huge frescoes of the battles won by the Russian army over the centuries. The façade of the hall has 18 columns, all crowned with statues symbolizing victory.

Entering this splendid palace, Lilith tried her best to make herself look more stable, although she came to visit Moscow this time, she came on behalf of Pakistan, but she couldn't seem to be ignorant, in fact, she just liked Russian architecture.

"We, the Soviet Red Army, still have about 100,000 troops in the Afghan region, and now we want to end the military operation in Afghanistan and withdraw all of them to the country." Gorbachev said: "When we retreat, we need to pass through the mountainous areas of northern Afghanistan, especially the Panjshir Valley and other places, so our withdrawal needs the cooperation of the Afghan Free Government." ”

Afghanistan, no oil, no diamonds, no gold, is a barren land, for a dream of global domination, to launch such a war that dragged down the entire Soviet Union, the original decision-makers, is really naïve! (To be continued......)