[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.