[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.