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USIA - Text: White House on Clinton's Meeting with FYROM President, 97-06-17
From: The United States Information Agency (USIA) Home Page at <http://www.usia.gov>
TEXT: WHITE HOUSE ON CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FYROM PRESIDENT
(Clinton meets with Gligorov June 17) (260)
Washington -- President Clinton met with President Kiro Gligorov of the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) June 17 and called that
country a model of stability in a very turbulent region, according to a
White House statement.
Clinton "praised President Gligorov for his statesmanship in resolving
differences with his neighbors and promoting ethnic tolerance at home," the
statement said.
Following is the White House announcement.
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WHITE HOUSE
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
June 17, 1997
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIRO GLIGOROV
OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
President Clinton welcomed President Kiro Gligorov of the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia to the White House today. The two leaders discussed a
wide range of bilateral and regional issues. President Clinton noted that
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a model of stability in a very
turbulent region and praised President Gligorov for his statesmanship in
resolving differences with his neighbors and promoting ethnic tolerance at
home.
The President thanked President Gligorov for the hospitable treatment
accorded U.S. forces participating in the U.N. Preventive Deployment Force
(UNPREDEP) in his country and expressed continuing U.S. support for the
stability of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the region as a
whole.
The two leaders also reviewed the overall security situation in the south
Balkans and the participation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
in NATO's Partnership for Peace.
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