[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[January 13, 1992]
[Page 79]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



White House Statement on the President's Meeting With President Mario 
Soares of Portugal

January 13, 1992
    The President met with Portuguese President Mario Soares for 
approximately a half hour in the Oval Office. President Soares is in 
town on a private visit during which he attended an exhibition at the 
National Gallery. The President expressed his strong desire to cooperate 
closely with Portugal as the EC President, an office which Portugal took 
over in January. The President stressed the importance of concluding the 
Uruguay round. The two Presidents discussed Asian developments and the 
former Soviet Union, as well as issues relevant to southern Africa. The 
President and President Soares reaffirmed our strong bilateral 
relationship and committed each side to continued cooperation.