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USIA - Text: Mccurry Statement on Clinton Meeting with Patriarch, 97-10-22
From: The United States Information Agency (USIA) Home Page at <http://www.usia.gov>
TEXT: MCCURRY STATEMENT ON CLINTON MEETING WITH PATRIARCH
(They discussed areas of mutual interest October 22) (190)
Washington -- White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry says President
Clinton "met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew" late October 22 and
that the two discussed "areas of mutual interest, including the importance
of religious tolerance, interfaith cooperation and protection of the
environment."
Following is the White House text:
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
October 22, 1997
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
Presidential Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
President Clinton met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew today. They
discussed areas of mutual interest, including the importance of religious
tolerance, interfaith cooperation and protection of the environment.
The First Lady also met with the Patriarch, and then hosted a reception for
him. They first met when she visited Istanbul last year.
The Patriarch is the spiritual leader of millions of Orthodox Christians
around the world, including an estimated five million adherents in the
United States. He is visiting several U.S. cities in celebration of the
75th anniversary of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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