    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [February 18, 1991]
    [Page 153]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Soviet President Gorbachev's
    Meeting With Foreign Minister `Aziz of Iraq
    February 18, 1991

        President Bush appreciates having received a summary account from
    President Mikhail Gorbachev of his meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister
    Tariq `Aziz. The Soviets have asked that we treat the substance of this
    account as confidential; thus, we will not comment further on it. Our
    military campaign remains on schedule.