[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 16 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Page 665]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Exchange With Reporters During Discussions With President Kim in Cheju

April 16, 1996

Korean Peace Process

    Q. President Kim, are you excited about the opportunity for a 
breakthrough with the dialog between North and South Korea?
    President Kim. Yes. I think that there is a possibility.
    Q. And do you welcome the fact that China might participate as well?
    President Kim. Well, we'll have a chance to talk about it later at 
the press conference.

President's Visit

    Q. Mr. President, was it as pretty down on the beach as it looked 
from up above?
    President Clinton. Yes. I felt like a honeymooner again.

Note: The exchange began at 11:20 a.m. in the garden at the Shilla 
Hotel. President Kim spoke in Korean, and his remarks were translated by 
an interpreter. A tape was not available for verification of the content 
of this exchange.