[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 12, 1992]
[Page 757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With 
Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago

May 12, 1992
    The President met this afternoon with Prime Minister Patrick Manning 
of Trinidad and Tobago. The President congratulated him on his plans to 
further liberalize Trinidad and Tobago's economy by removing import 
restrictions and promoting privatization. He praised Prime Minister 
Manning's coordinated counternarcotics strategy and thanked him for his 
quick action in addressing the drug problem. The Prime Minister 
expressed his appreciation to the President for the support of the 
United States and reaffirmed his commitment to economic reforms and a 
strong counternarcotics effort.