He then became the Soviet interior minister from 1982 until 1986.

How did he prepare for his first meeting with a Soviet foreign minister in 1984?

Inside, where it did not show, the Soviet foreign minister smiled.

The Soviet foreign minister had no trouble seeing his anguish.

But the Soviet minister declined to speculate further into the future.

As the Soviet foreign minister set foot on the stairs leading down, another irony struck him.

Unable to reach him, he turned to the Soviet minister of defence, who approved the attack.

The Soviet foreign minister Bessmertnykh is going to be there at the same time.

The Soviet foreign minister repeated, "Let us discuss it now.

It was common knowledge that this man would be the- next Soviet foreign minister, in a few years, and possibly could become General Secretary.