Helsinki Summit (1990)

The Helsinki Summit comprised a meeting between US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, taking place on September 9, 1990, just a few weeks before the reunification of Germany and just one month after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait as their fourth meeting following a meeting that included Ronald Reagan, in New York in December 1988. Furthermore, the collapse of communism and the pending reunification of Germany necessitated a third summit meeting of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe in order to formally end the Cold War.[1]

Helsinki Summit
Bush and Gorbachev at the Helsinki summit
Host country	Finland
Date	September 9, 1990
Venue(s)	Finlandia Hall
Cities	Helsinki
Participants	Mikhail Gorbachev George H. W. Bush
Chair	President Mauno Koivisto
Follows	17th G7 summit
Precedes	Washington Summit (1990)