Helsinki Agreements 1975

• (As well as limiting the gathering of large stocks of weapons) It was hoped that improved relations between the USA and the Soviet Union would lead to cooperation in other areas - For example, working together in science and technology resulted in the joint Apollo-Soyuz space mission, launched in 1975.
• The Helsinki Agreements of 1975 were another way in which the USA and the Soviet Union showed that they could cooperate - Along with 33 other countries they agreed to a number of statements regarding issues that had caused conflict between them in the past - The issues were security, human rights and cooperation
• At the Helsinki Agreements of 1975, every country recognised the current land borders of the countries in Europe - ( Before this, the Soviet Union had refused to recognise the existence of West Germany )
• At the Helsinki Agreements of 1975, every country agreed to recognise basic freedoms for its citizens - these included freedom of speech and freedom of religious belief
• At the Helsinki Agreements of 1975, every country called for further cooperation in science , culture and trade (SCT)