[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 28, 1992]
[Page 660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



[[Page 660]]

Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With 
President Turgut Ozal of Turkey

April 28, 1992
    The President met with President Turgut Ozal of Turkey today for 30 
minutes in the Oval Office. The discussions included a number of 
regional issues, including the situation in Cyprus, Iraq, the Central 
Asian Republics, and the conflict in Bosnia. The President continues to 
urge all parties, Serb, Croat, and Muslim, to lay down their arms and 
negotiate their future in peace. President Bush and President Ozal 
called on the leadership in Belgrade and Zagreb to work actively with 
the Izetbegovic government in Sarajevo to end the violence in Bosnia.

                    Note: The statement referred to President Alija 
                        Izetbegovic of Bosnia.