[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[July 28, 1992]
[Page 1199]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With 
President-Elect Sixto Duran-Ballen of Ecuador

July 28, 1992
    The President met this afternoon with President-elect Sixto Duran of 
Ecuador. The President congratulated President-elect Duran on his 
election to the Presidency of Ecuador and commended the people of 
Ecuador for the peaceful, democratic way they have chosen their leaders 
in three Presidential elections since 1979. The President assured Mr. 
Duran that the United States wants to maintain excellent relations with 
his country and support Ecuador's efforts at economic reform and 
regional narcotics cooperation.
    President-elect Duran will be inaugurated on August 10, 1992. The 
United States will be represented by a special Presidential mission.
    President Bush last met President-elect Duran in March of 1987, when 
he visited Ecuador in the aftermath of a major earthquake.