“So, I do it to thank them. I also do it because we have some great people there that are running and I want to make sure they win.”

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Michael Roth: “Yes, internal passports. You had to get approval of the Government. If you wanted to move from A to B, not only did you…”

On the recordSeptember 8, 2000
Yes, internal passports. You had to get approval of the Government. If you wanted to move from A to B, not only did you have to get the approval of the Government but you had to get somebody who was willing to move from B to A. Unbelievable. At least that is what we were told. Now these things are changing. Progress is being made, and it is critically important we encourage that. I go back to what I was saying before. It is important to understand that with permanent normal trade relations, we are not yielding access to our markets. They already have these markets; isn't that correct?
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Discussing the importance of trade relations and government restrictions on movement.

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