    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [May 20, 1993]
    [Page 713]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Meeting With
    President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan
    May 20, 1993

        The President and the Vice President met today at the White House
    with President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan. The President welcomed the
    Kyrgyz leader, noting his bold support of human rights, democracy, and
    market reform in the Kyrgyz Republic. During their talks, the President
    and Vice President discussed a wide range of issues of mutual concern
    with President Akayev and welcomed the expansion of bilateral ties
    between our two countries.
        The U.S. remains committed to assisting the Kyrgyz Republic in its
    difficult transition to a democratic and market-oriented system. The
    President and Vice President congratulated the Kyrgyz leader for being
    the first of the new independent states of the former Soviet Union to
    conclude a stand-by agreement with the International Monetary Fund to
    promote financial stabilization. They singled out Kyrgyzstan as a model
    for the other new independent states, praising President Akayev for his
    government's bold pursuit of macroeconomic stabilization and democratic
    reform.