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                          THE WHITE HOUSE
 
                   Office of the Press Secretary
 
 
                                                                  
 For Immediate Release	       	    	       September 7, 1993
 
 
                  STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
 
 
      President Clinton spoke by phone today with President Boris 
 Yeltsin of Russia for about 40 minutes to discuss several 
 bilateral and foreign policy issues.
 
      President Clinton reiterated strong U.S. support for Russian 
 political and market reform and the work of President Yeltsin and 
 the Russian government to keep those reforms on track.  They 
 discussed the status of existing and prospective U.S. assistance 
 for the reform process.
 
      The President agreed that last week's meeting in Washington 
 of the Joint Commission on Energy and Space, led by Vice 
 President Gore and Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, was a 
 great success.  They also agreed on the need for further 
 progress, particularly on a number of U.S. private sector energy 
 investment projects.
 
      Turning to the Middle East, the Presidents welcomed the 
 historic progress in negotiations between Israel and the PLO in 
 recent weeks and pledged to work together to promote peace in the 
 Middle East region.
 
      On other foreign policy issues, President Yeltsin briefed 
 the President on his recent trip to Ukraine.  President Clinton 
 welcomed the progress achieved by President Yeltsin and President 
 Kravchuk, particularly regarding the nuclear weapons now deployed 
 in Ukraine.  The President affirmed U.S. interest in working with 
 both parties to assist in the resolution of outstanding issues.
 
      The President congratulated President Yeltsin on the 
 withdrawal of Russian forces from Lithuania last week and 
 reaffirmed U.S. support for a rapid and complete withdrawal of 
 forces from Latvia and Estonia.  The two leaders also discussed 
 their support for the ongoing effort to promote peace in Bosnia.
 
   
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