    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [December 11, 1994]
    [Page 2181]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement Congratulating the Nobel Peace Prize Recipients
    December 11, 1994

        On behalf of the American people I wish to extend congratulations to
    Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Chairman Yasser Arafat, and Foreign
    Minister Shimon Peres on being selected as the Nobel Peace Prize
    laureates for 1994.
        It was with great pride that we welcomed these leaders to the White
    House on September 13 last year to sign the historic Israel-Palestinian
    Declaration of Principles. It is fitting that this achievement be
    recognized by award of the Nobel Peace Prize and that the presentation
    take place in Norway, the country which contributed so much to making it
    possible.
        There is still much work to be done by all who support and share
    with this year's Nobel laureates the goal of a just, comprehensive, and
    lasting peace in the Middle East. The ceremony in the Oslo City Hall not
    only marks a great achievement, it encourages all of us to redouble our
    efforts to realize the promise of peace for all the people of the Middle
    East.