FBIS London UK: Moscow Consolidated 15 Mar 91

This document is a Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) summary of Moscow-based news and diplomatic briefings dated March 15, 1991. The report covers a variety of international and domestic issues, including a press briefing by Soviet foreign ministry spokesman Vitaly Churkin regarding the situation of former GDR premier Honecker. It details an international discussion program featuring Kazbek Basiyev and others, covering topics such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, German unification, Gorbachev's visit to Japan, and Chilean politics. The document also notes a discussion between Irina Tkachenko and Andrey Kortunov regarding U.S. Secretary of State Baker's visit to Moscow and the postwar situation in the Gulf. Additionally, it mentions a Soviet historian's perspective on the downing of a Korean Air Lines (KAL) plane, arguing it was shot down to prevent the gathering of espionage information. Finally, the report covers disarmament news, including a session by NATO and Warsaw Pact experts on conventional armed forces in Europe, and the conclusion of the first round of talks between Soviet diplomat Bessmertnykh and U.S. Secretary of State Baker.