    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [December 6, 1993]
    [Pages 2133-2134]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and
    Prime Minister Robert Malval of Haiti and an Exchange With Reporters
    December 6, 1993

        The President. I would like to make a statement first. I want to
    welcome President Aristide back to the White House and also welcome
    Prime Minister Malval here for the first time and the other people
    associated with the effort to bring democracy back to Haiti.
        I want to reaffirm the support of the United States for the
    democratic impulses of Haiti and for the return of President Aristide.
    I'd also like to compliment Prime Minister Malval on his announcement
    today of his intention to remain on after December 15th as Acting Prime
    Minister and to try to revitalize and broaden the talks in Haiti within
    the framework of the

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    Governors Island Agreement. The United States will support this Haitian
    initiative and seek the support of the U.N. and the OAS. We have no
    reason to believe that they will not also be supportive, and so we are
    looking forward to discussing that. They just got here, and we're going
    to have discussion about that.

    Haiti

        Q. Besides the sanctions, what steps are you willing to take to help
    restore democracy to Haiti?
        The President. Well, let's wait until we have a meeting here. We're
    going to have a discussion about all those things, and there will be
    more to say about that.

    North Korea

        Q. How about North Korea then, Mr. President? Did you come to any
    decision in your meeting today?
        The President. We worked through the problem, and at the end of the
    meeting I authorized our folks to go back to the South Koreans and our
    allies, and I expect to have a talk with President Kim sometime in the
    next 24 hours. We'll talk a little more about it then. I want to talk to
    them before I say more.

    Note: The President spoke at 6:45 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White
    House. A tape was not available for verification of the content of these
    remarks.