    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [June 25, 1991]
    [Page 722]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With
    Secretary General Manfred Woerner of the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization
    June 25, 1991

        The President met with NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner in the
    Oval Office for approximately 30 minutes this afternoon. Secretary
    General Woerner and the President reviewed the progress NATO has made in
    the transition of the alliance as mandated by the NATO leaders at the
    July 1990 NATO summit. In particular, they focused on the success of the
    recent Defense Planning Committee Ministerial and the North Atlantic
    Council Ministerial meeting. Secretary General Woerner and the President
    also discussed arrangements for the November NATO summit in Rome, which
    they view as the culmination of the work mandated in London. Both of
    them agreed on the vitality and the relevancy of NATO to meet future
    challenges in Europe. The President also reiterated the United States
    strong support for the development of a European security identity that
    strengthens the NATO alliance.