[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book I)]
[January 13, 1994]
[Page 47]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks at a Welcoming Ceremony in Moscow, Russia
January 13, 1994

    Thank you. Well, Mr. President, I am delighted to see you again and 
deeply honored to be in this magnificent hall which is a great testimony 
to the rich history, the leadership, and the greatness of your nation, 
the greatness that has been demonstrated again by the remarkable changes 
over which you have presided in the last 2 years.
    I have just come from a set of historic meetings that we'll have a 
chance to talk about, meetings which make it clear that Russia and the 
United States must work together to build a new future for Europe on 
which a new future for our entire world depends.
    I believe that together we can work to lead a new security for 
Europe based on democratic values, free economies, the respect for 
nations for one another. We will be discussing the specific things we 
can do to keep the economic reform going in Russia and to help the 
Russian people to realize the benefits of the courageous changes that 
have been going on; to use the Partnership For Peace to develop mutual 
security all across Europe and for the first time in all of history to 
have a Europe that is not divided by an artificial line between peoples; 
and to work toward the historic agreement that you and I will sign with 
President Kravchuk on Friday to make the world a safer place with fewer 
nuclear weapons.
    These are the ways in which, under your leadership, your nation is 
defining its greatness. And I am very pleased to be here to work on 
these things with you.

Note: The President spoke at 9:16 a.m. in St. George's Hall at the 
Kremlin.