[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 11, 1992]
[Page 740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With 
Foreign Minister Roland Dumas of France

May 11, 1992
    President Bush and French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas discussed a 
number of bilateral and regional issues during a 20-minute Oval Office 
meeting. Minister Dumas said that the development of increased unity 
within the European Community must be accompanied by efforts to 
reinforce ties between Europe and the United States. The President 
welcomed the desire to strengthen transatlantic ties, which the United 
States shares completely. The President also noted the need to conclude 
the Uruguay round trade negotiations.