Bill Clinton

That will help not only the economies in transition from communism to free markets but also developing nations with their problems of population, environmental destruction, violence, and other problems.

I think we should begin acting in our interest on specific issues.

We appreciate his leadership in resuming the talks between our Governments.

Our strategy is working.

On behalf of the people of the United States, I extend sincere condolences to the people of North Korea on the death of President Kim Il-song.

This G-7 meeting opened in an atmosphere of much greater optimism than the meeting we held last year.

I wish every American could have been with me as 40,000 people filled Freedom Square in Riga, Latvia, waving American flags and looking to us with hope and admiration.

I hope the Congress will take note of the world community's unanimity on this issue and will ratify the GATT in the United States this year.

Most importantly, the world is well underway to a significant economic recovery.

We hope they will continue as appropriate.

I have extended sincere condolences to the people of North Korea on behalf of the people of the United States after the death of Kim Il-song.

Jobs and wages at home must be paramount, that we are tied to each other in fundamental ways in our ability to achieve our national goals.

We condemn terrorism, and we will continue to do so.

Unemployment has fallen by more than 1.5 percentage points since I took office and inflation is the lowest in two decades.

We believe it is in the interest of both countries to continue.

We ought to be as forthcoming and explicit as possible in our discussion of Ukraine.

We believe, as I said—first of all, we believe that Kim Il-song's leadership in starting these talks again was a very good thing.

I was struck by the degree to which the vision and the goals of the United States are shared by our partners.

I'm here to keep our economic recovery going by promoting economic growth throughout the world.

We have an interest in promoting democracy in the area.

America has 40 percent of the G-7's gross domestic product but provided 75 percent of the growth.

While more needs to be done—and more will be done—to fight AIDS, Kristine Gebbie's service as the Nation's first AIDS Policy Coordinator gave this vitally important battle a lift when one was desperately needed and long overdue.

We know these issues will not be resolved overnight.

We want the dollar to be properly valued, not undervalued.

I think, overwhelmingly, the reason for the increased exodus... is the violation of human rights by military dictators.