Bill Clinton

A regular, wide-ranging dialogue is important for achieving the goal of establishing closer and multifaceted relations between India and the United States.

I was deeply gratified this morning to be the first American President to arrive in Bangladesh.

But you convinced me again that no one—no one—should believe that poverty is destiny.

Tomorrow the Sun will rise on a deeper friendship between America and Bangladesh.

I hope this season will bring the start of a new era of better relations between our two countries.

It is about promoting democracy and the values that give meaning to our lives.

Nowruz is a tradition as old as the land of Persia, but at the same time it celebrates change and renewal.

Bangladesh is a country that, by traditional economic measurement, is still poor.

This day has been a watershed for both our nations.

I believe, more strongly today than ever, that intelligence and ability and a human spirit are evenly distributed across the rich and the poor.

That should be every nation's goal.

These measures can help save lives and should be enacted without further delay.

I want to continue to support all these projects.

I am glad to see for myself.

Legislation intended to address the problem of youth violence simply cannot ignore the most devastating problem facing our youth—gun violence.

Americans admire Bangladesh as a proud Muslim nation, devoted to peace with its neighbors.

Thank you, Asia, for your teaching.

May it grow. May it deepen.

I extend my best wishes for the new year to Americans of Iranian origin and to the people of Iran.

I urge you once again to finish the job you started last year and send me a comprehensive juvenile crime bill that contains the Senate-passed gun safety measures.

Continued performance of the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States of America and the People's Republic of Bangladesh Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy will promote, and not constitute an unreasonable risk to, the…

I want my fellow Americans and people throughout the world to know that the people of Bangladesh are a good investment in the future.

I will not sign juvenile crime legislation that fails to move forward in our efforts to make guns safer, and to keep them out of the hands of children and criminals.

I pledge that we will work with you to build on this good day.

We have to be clear: There's no overnight solution to this problem.