"I am in touch with the group of the so called Elders headed by [ex-Un Secretary General] Kofi Annan. I think that the voice of the veterans is important and will be heard," Gorbachev said adding that incumbent leaders nevertheless bear responsibility.
The current global leaders could be "heavily criticized" for the situation in the world but they still have a chance to open the way toward a nuclear-free world, first Soviet president said.
"The current generation of leaders could be heavily criticized. But they still have a chance to take a worthy place in history, get global politics back in a positive direction, and thus open the way to a nuclear-free world. And it would be a big mistake not to use this chance," Gorbachev said.
On Monday, in Reykjavik an international conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Soviet-US summit, which was held in the capital of Iceland in 1986, will take place. Back than Mikhail Gorbachev and then US President Ronald Reagan discussed how to stop the nuclear arms race.