[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 44 (Monday, November 8, 1999)]
[Page 2226]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With Chairman Yasser Arafat 
of the Palestinian Authority in Oslo

November 1, 1999

EgyptAir Flight 990 Aircraft Tragedy

    Q. Mr. President, is there anything new on the crash, sir? Has the 
Pentagon radar or satellite imagery been able to yield any clues as to 
what happened to EgyptAir 990?
    President Clinton. Nothing that I've been briefed on.

Middle East Peace Process

    Q. Mr. Chairman, what would you like the President to do to be 
helpful to your aspirations, as you put it?
    Chairman Arafat. Not to forget that first agreement which had been 
started here in Oslo had been signed under his supervision in the White 
House. We cannot forget it.

Note: The exchange began at 5:52 p.m. in the Gamlebyen Room at the SAS 
Radisson Hotel. A tape was not available for verification of the content 
of this exchange.