Events of the day. G. Argatov. Review of foreign press. Fatima Salkazanova talks about the interview of American President Jimmy Carter to the French weekly Express. Egyptian President Sadat convenes a meeting in Cairo. Opponents of his policies meet in Tripoli. Can we count on changes in the settlement of the eastern conflict in the near future? Alexey Vetrov reports. Vadim Meshcherin outlines the contents of an article published in the New York Times about the armed forces of the PRC. Visit of French Prime Minister Raymond Barr to Syria. Semyon Mirsky reports. Vladimir Chuguev talks about a writer and journalist’s review of a book of photographs taken in Russia in pre-revolutionary times. Alexander Galich talks about the final sessions of the Sakharov hearings at the Palace of Congresses in Rome. Results of a study of the pace of arms spending in a number of large countries. Boris Arshansky reports.