Mikhail S. Gorbachev: George, my dear friend. It is good to hear your voice.

米哈伊尔·s·戈尔巴乔夫：乔治，我亲爱的朋友。很高兴听到你的声音。

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The agreement to be signed Thursday replaces the START-1 treaty, which U.S.President George H.W.Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1991.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

It was signed in 1991 by U.S.President George Herbert Walker Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The START-1 treaty was negotiated in the 1980s,signed by U.S.President George Herbert Walker Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991,and came into force in 1994.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

In 1987, President Reagan publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to "tear down" the Berlin Wall.

CNN: Wednesday

In 1991, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev returned to Moscow following the collapse of a hardliners' coup.

CNN: Thursday,

In 1991, President Bush sent a personal message to Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, urging a stronger effort to conclude arms control talks.

CNN: Saturday