The East-West divide that leaders in Helsinki confronted in 1975 was much wider than the one that that exists today. Yet, with courage and commitment, they managed to produce a pragmatic compromise based on a set of key principles – a compromise that opened the way for far-reaching cooperation and, indeed, the emergence of today’s interconnected and interdependent world.
1975年赫尔辛基会议上领导人所面临的东西分歧远比今天更大。但是，他们凭借勇气和承诺成功地在一系列关键原则的基础上形成了务实的妥协——这一妥协开启了意义深远的合作，事实上也促成了当今互相联系、互相依存的世界的形成。