    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [July 7, 1993]
    [Pages 1030-1031]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Exchange With Reporters Prior to the Opening Session of the Economic
    Summit in Tokyo
    July 7, 1993

    Trade Negotiations

        Q. Mr. President, what do you hope to accomplish at this first
    summit meeting?
        The President. My spokesperson over there, she has my proxy.
    [Laughter]
        Well, we're off to a good start. We hope to get the Uruguay round
    going again, and we have very encouraging news on that. We hope we can
    promote growth in our economies and jobs for our people, all of us do.
    And I think we will do what we can to support reform in Russia. So there
    are lots of things----
        Q. Do you think there will be success on the Uruguay round, sir?
        The President. I certainly hope so. I think there will be an
    announcement on that later today.
        Prime Minister Miyazawa. [Inaudible]--made great headway.
        Q. Great headway, did you say, Mr. Prime Minister?
        Prime Minister Miyazawa. Yes.
        The President. Our people worked almost all night last night. A
    great advantage for the Americans, since they couldn't sleep anyway.
    [Laughter]

    [At this point, one group of reporters left the room, and another group
    entered.]

        Q. Mr. Prime Minister, do you have any message--world community as
    you lead this meeting?
        Prime Minister Miyazawa. [Inaudible]--contribute to the prosperity--
    of the whole world.

    [At this point, the second group of reporters left the room, and a third
    group entered.]

        Q. Is there progress on the Japanese trade

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    talks, Mr. President?
        The President. They're working hard. I think the big news today will
    be on the manufacturing goods in the GATT round, and we'll have an
    announcement about that later today. It will be a big deal for
    Americans, lots of jobs involved if it works. And we're hopeful.

    Note: The exchange began at approximately 2:15 p.m. at the Akasaka
    Palace. A tape was not available for verification of the content of this
    news conference.