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Background: A pross conference organized for Soviet and foreign newsmen by the Soviet Ministry of Civil Aviation has been held at Moscow's Sheremetjevo airport.

Head of the International Department of the Ministry Mr. Pavlov speaking at the conference stated that in recent years the number of Acroflot's international routes has been considerably increased.

Cooperation between the Soviet Union and socialist countries is most extensive.

Among permanent partners of Soviet airlines are the biggest Air lines of the capitalist countries, such as the USA, France, Japan, and the GFR.

In 1974, Aeroflot will open new air routes being: Moscow-Washington, Leningrad-New York, Leningrad-Hamburg, Amsterdam-Moscow-Tokyo.

The Soviet Union has concluded agreements on air connection with some 17 African and Asian countries.