[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[September 16, 1992]
[Page 1578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Russia's Withdrawal of Troops 
From Cuba
September 16, 1992

    We welcome the decision by Russia to withdraw the former Soviet 
infantry brigade from Cuba. President Bush sought this result in 
discussions with President Gorbachev and, more recently, with President 
Yeltsin. This is further proof of the international isolation of the 
Castro regime from the community of nations. We remain committed to 
freedom and democracy being fully realized by all Cuban people and look 
forward to the day when Cuba joins the democracies of the Western 
Hemisphere.