President Georges Pompidou conferred with Soviet Ambassador Valerian A. Zorin for an hour today on the Middle East stalemate and a big-power role in a solution. Zorin, who has represented the USSR here since 1965, was Soviet ambassador to the United Nations from 1960 to 1962. Also today, French Ambassador Roger Seydoux called on Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko in Moscow. Both meetings were held within the framework of the special “protocol” signed by the two countries during Pompidou’s recent visit to Russia. The agreement calls for regular consultations on political matters. It was understood that both of today’s meetings were sought by the USSR and were aimed at drawing France’s attention to what the Kremlin considers the “gravity” of the Mideast situation and the necessity for diplomatic initiatives to prevent a breakdown of the Jarring talks.
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