[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 38 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Page 1632]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Abdullah bin Ahmad 
Badawi of Malaysia in New York City

September 18, 2006

    President Bush. It's been my honor, Mr. Prime Minister, to be with 
you. You're one of the outstanding leaders in a very important part of 
the world. I want to thank you for strategizing our discussions. We 
talked about a lot of things. The main thing we talked about is how we 
can work together to keep the peace. And I want to thank you for your 
time.
    Prime Minister Abdullah. Thank you, Mr. President. You shared me--
with me Americans nation's, and your views on many issues is very, very 
impressive. And I am certainly most likely to see that you are very 
concerned for peace and U.N. peacekeeping in the Middle East.
    President Bush. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Note: The President spoke at 2:58 p.m. at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. A 
tape was not available for verification of the content of these remarks.