[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[December 22, 1992]
[Page 2208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Discussions 
With Foreign Ministers of Central European States
December 22, 1992

    The President met today with the Foreign Ministers from Austria, 
Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia, representing members of the Central 
European initiative, to discuss the crisis in the Balkans. The Foreign 
Ministers emphasized their concerns over the direction of events in the 
former Yugoslavia.
    The President expressed deep concern over the violence still 
wracking Bosnia and highlighted the efforts that the United States has 
taken, along with the EC and other concerned nations, to help alleviate 
the suffering of innocents. He recognized the importance of stability to 
the new democracies of the region, including those represented in the 
meeting, and encouraged them to work in support of the efforts under the 
auspices of the United Nations and CSCE to help defuse the crisis and 
contribute to the search for a political 
settlement.