Bill Clinton: “I think that the leaders who are most concerned with it may have something to say. I don't know that the organization…”

“I think that the leaders who are most concerned with it may have something to say. I don't know that the organization itself will. President Kim and I obviously have worked most heavily on it. And Prime Minister Murayama has been terribly interested in it. But we had a long discussion today between President Jiang Zemin and myself about it, and it will become a topic of conversation elsewhere, as well. Prime Minister Keating was very intent on being supportive of the agreement. I don't know that there will be an APEC statement, because it's an economic group. But I have not yet talked to anyone who does not believe it's an important first step forward and that it ought to be implemented. East Timor”