    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [May 25, 1993]
    [Page 739]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    White House Statement on the Situation in Guatemala
    May 25, 1993

        The President was very disappointed to hear that President Serrano
    of Guatemala has suspended the Congress and courts and other democratic
    rights protected by the Guatemalan Constitution. This illegitimate
    course of action threatens to place Guatemala outside the democratic
    community of nations. We strongly condemn such efforts to resolve
    Guatemala's problems through nondemocratic means. We hope the Guatemalan
    leadership will reverse its course and immediately restore full
    constitutional democracy.