[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 24 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Page 1369]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Korean Summit

June 15, 2000

    The historic summit between President Kim Dae-jung and Chairman Kim 
Chong-il marks an initial, hopeful step toward peace and reconciliation 
on the Korean Peninsula. I welcome the agreements the two leaders 
reached on humanitarian and economic cooperation and on a future summit 
in Seoul, and hope that both sides will continue down this promising 
path. I applaud Kim Dae-jung's persistence and wisdom as he has moved, 
soberly and realistically, to improve relations with the North. 
President Kim and I have consulted very closely on this issue, and I 
look forward to supporting his future initiatives toward lasting peace 
and full reconciliation.