USA/VARIOUS: PRESIDENT CLINTON TO MEET OTHER WORLD LEADERS WHILE IN MOROCCO FOR FUNERAL OF KING HASSAN.

Record ID: 980528

  • Title: USA/VARIOUS: PRESIDENT CLINTON TO MEET OTHER WORLD LEADERS WHILE IN MOROCCO FOR FUNERAL OF KING HASSAN.
  • Date: 26th July 1999
  • Summary: ASPEN, COLORADO, UNITED STATES (JULY 24, 1999) (POOL) 1. GV: CLINTON AND WIFE HILLARY WALK TOWARD REPORTERS 0.04 CAIRO,EGYPT (FILE) (ETV - NO ACCESS EGYPT) 2. HASSAN SEEN SEATED AT AMCU: MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MUBARAK. 0.09 PARIS, FRANCE (FILE) (POOL) 3. MCU: HASSAN ADDRESSING FRENCH PARLIAMENT 0.21 ASPEN, COLORADO, UNITED STATES (JULY 24, 1999) (POOL) 4. MCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLINTON SAYING "Let me again offer my condolences tot he family of His Majesty King Hassan and to the people of Morocco. As all of you know, Hillary and I are going to his funeral. His Majesty was a friend of the United States for a very long time and a friend of the Middle East peace process. He also worked very hard to reconcile the differences among the Moroccan people,and therefore set an example for the kind of thing all of us should be doing and certainly there should be more of in the Middle East. He wasparticularly gracious to Hillary and other members of our family. And after she (Hillary Clinton) recently went to see him, Morocco again manifested its friendship to the United States by standing with us on human rights issues in wayss that had not been the case before. I feel very grateful that the United States had a partner and friend like King Hassan, and I considered him a personal friend. I am grateful for the many kindnesses he extended to me and my family, and so I am looking forward to going to Morocco to the funeral and to seeing the new king. I talked with him on the phone and wished him well. we have met before and I have high hopes for our continuing successful endeavours, for both his partners and the peace process. " 1.59 PARIS, FRANCE (FILE) (POOL) 5. TV: SYRIAN PRESIDENT HAFEZ AL-ASSAD WHEN HE VISITED FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC 2.11 ASPEN, COLORADO (POOL) 6. MCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ASKED IF HE WILL MEET SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD AT HASSAN'S FUNERAL, CLINTON SAID," I don't know yet whether is coming. so I don't know who all is coming. We'll be on the ground as all of you know for a few hours, I think for five hours after the service is over. And so I'llhave an opportunity to see a numner of people after the service is over, and I'll do what I can to make the best use of the time, and as soon as I know with whom I'll be meeting, I'll let you know, I just don't know yet." 2.40 7. MCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ASKED IF HASSAN HELPED THE SEARCH FOR PEACE MIDDLE EAST, CLINTON SAID, " Well, there is some change,some of it of politics,some of it is the rhythm of life. King Hussein (of of Jordan) and King Hassan both had had long and distinguished tenures. That happens, you know. Everybody's time runs out, mine does, too." 3.49 8. CU-TO-GV: CLINTON AND HILLARY WALK AWAY 3.55 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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