Eduard Shevardnadze succeeds Andrei Gromyko as Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union; Gromyko becomes chairman of the Supreme Soviet.
5 July
1985
Agreement concluded between West Germany and the GDR on raising the interest-free overdraft ("swing") for the GDR from 600 million to 800 million marks.
31 July
1985
The removal of mines on the inner-German border is completed. The mines are replaced by enhanced electronic border security measures: the "Grenz- und Signalzaun II" ("Border and Signal Fence II") or the "Grenzzaun I/83" ("Border Fence I/83").more
