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From @lex-luthor.ai.mit.edu:jcma@REAGAN.AI.MIT.EDU Thu Apr 29 23:18:42 1993
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 21:14-0400
From: The White House <75300.3115@compuserve.com>
Subject: Remarks by the Secretary Of State 4.29.93
To: Clinton-News-Distribution@campaign92.org,
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
______________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release April 29, 1993
REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
IN QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH THE PRESS
The North Portico
5:33 P.M. EDT
Q Mr. Secretary, is the decision by the Bosnian Serbs
and apparently all the other various parties to meet this weekend in
Athens, Greece with Owen and Vance -- does that change at all the
President's thinking on what the options are right now?
SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: Let me say this. Former
Secretary Vance called me this afternoon to tell me about the
anticipated meeting this weekend in Athens, and we discussed that
during the afternoon meeting. It does not change our plans at all.
The President's decision-making process is on track, it'll go forward
as it was intended to go forward.
I think what we need from the Serbs, both the Bosnian
Serbs and the Serbs from Serbia is deeds, not words; so we'll be
proceeding with our plans just as they were before this
announcement.
Q It sounds, Mr. Secretary, as if the President's
already made a decision. Is that the case? And how soon will you be
going to Europe?
SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: The President has not made a
decision. The decision-making process is as before. There's going
to be a meeting of principals on Saturday morning. I'd expect the
President's decision to come, as he said, sometime within this week.
Q When do you leave for Europe? Will you leave on
Saturday evening?
SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: I don't have any plans to go to
Europe right now. We'll finalize any plans of that kind on Saturday.
Q So, then, his decision would come Saturday, sir?
Is that what you're saying?
SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: He said the decision would be by
the end of the week, and I think Saturday is the end of the week.
Q Are you looking for a total cessation of
hostilities from the parties? Is that what you're insisting on right
now?
SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: Right now we're simply trying to
fix our own plans. The President is in the process of making his
decisions on these matters and I think when he's ready to announce
those, you'll hear from him as to what our goals are and what our
plans are.
Q Mr. Secretary, why did you come out here today? Is
it some kind of a threat to the Serbs? Is that supposed to be the
intent of your appearance out here, and General Powell's as well?
SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER: I came out because I understood
there was some interest in having a comment on the announcement made
by former Secretary Vance and Lord Owen this afternoon, and I thought
it would be useful for me to say right now, and say it clearly, that
we're on track here, we're not deterred by that announcement. We're
interested in it, but we're going to follow our decision-making
process here because we've indicated that we think it's important the
United States sticks to its decision, and then talk to our allies
about it.
Q What sort of action do you want the Serbs to take?
THE PRESS: Thank you.
END5:37 P.M. EDT