    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book I)]
    [February 13, 1995]
    [Page 199]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With
    President Zhelyu Zhelev of Bulgaria
    February 13, 1995

        The President. I'd like to tell you how delighted I am to welcome
    President Zhelev and the representatives of his government here. The
    United States supports the democratic and economic transformation of his
    country, and we're looking forward to having this visit and then signing
    a declaration of principles and a common agenda together. We look
    forward to working together. And we're very, very pleased to have him
    and the Ambassador and leaders of the Government here.
        Q. Is Bosnia at the top of your agenda, and the lifting of the
    embargo? Any move toward that?
        The President. Well, I imagine we'll discuss that and a number of
    other things. But we just started.
        Q. What is this declaration of principles? Is it just a friendship
    kind of thing?
        The President. It sort of--it outlines the basic principles that
    will govern our relationship and also sets forward an agenda for how we
    can work together so that we can support their successes, which is
    something we want to do.
        Q. Thank you.
        Q. Life in the old corral.
        The President. What did she say?
        The Vice President. She said, ``Life in the old corral.'' [Laughter]
        The President. I don't know; you haven't stayed rounded up too well,
    Helen [Helen Thomas, United Press International]. This corral analogy
    has got its limits. [Laughter]

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

        The President. We are honored to have President Zhelev and the
    leaders of the Bulgarian Government here today, and I look forward to
    our conversations and to continuing the support of the United States for
    the democratic and economic transformations in the country. We are also
    going to sign a joint declaration in a few moments, setting forth the
    principles and the specific agenda that we will follow in working
    together. And I am very, very pleased that the President and the leaders
    of the Government are here.

    Note: The President spoke at 5:54 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White
    House. A tape was not available for verification of the content of these
    remarks.