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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 11, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
DURING PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH PRIME MINISTER SILVA
The Oval Office
11:05 A.M. EST
2
Mr. President, has China done enough to restore
relations, good relations with the U.S.?
THE PRESIDENT: We have a distinguished guest here, an
old friend of mine who I am delighted to see -- the Prime Minister of
Portugal. And I'll tell you, it's -- we've got a lot of business to
talk about, but just receiving him here is a great treat and honor
for me. And Barbara's looking forward to lunch with Mrs. Cavaco
Silva.
And I will say one thing on any other -- on this subject
you asked about. And we can't really do any more questions here.
We have a new policy. We don't take questions at what we
call photo opportunities. But we'll have a chance later on.
But inasmuch as there is interest in this, let me just
say, I view the lifting of martial law as a very sound step. For
those that are interested in human rights and the reform that was on
the move and that we'd all like to see go forward, there's no way you
can look at that but not say it is very positive. And we will
continue to watch this situation very closely. But I've taken a
position that I do not want to isolate China by no contacts and set
the clock back. And, of course, we welcome the lifting of martial
law; it's a good sign.
That's all I've got to say about. And I hope you'll
excuse me because we have no more time here.
Q
Does this mean you're preparing --
THE PRESIDENT: I said that's the last question. You
didn't hear what I said, Rita.
They've got their job to do and I've got mine.
(Laughter.)
Helen, you're a star. I would like to talk to you off
the record.
MS. THOMAS: On what?
THE PRESIDENT: Donahue -- Phil Donahue.
MS. THOMAS: Did you watch it?
THE PRESIDENT: You've got a lot of stars here. I saw
it.
Did you see that show, Marlin? It was very interesting,
actually.
MS. THOMAS: I was up against the TV pros.
MORE
- 2 -
THE PRESIDENT: It was interesting. I did it at the
house --
MS. THOMAS: You think so?
THE PRESIDENT: I've got to argue with you about one
point, but on some of it I was in agreement.
MS. THOMAS: When would you like to do that? (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: There's another star right there. Well,
I don't know. You guys don't like off-the-record, so we can't talk
about it.
Let me just say to our friends from Portugal that I'm
very pleased to have an old friend of mine, the Prime Minister, right
here in the White House. He graced my own house in Maine when I was
the Vice President, long before I was President of the United States.
I consider him a friend; I value his counsel. I respect his
commitment to democracy in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. And so I'm
looking forward not only to a sound exchange of views, but to
renewing a friendship that Barbara and I treasure, and a friendship,
frankly, that doesn't need day-to-day contact because it's good and
solid.
And so I view our relationship important, and I want to
hear from the Prime Minister his views.
PRIME MINISTER SILVA: You want to see me in Portugal.
(Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'd like to come. We want to see
you back in Maine, too. (Laughter.) Where we get out of this formal
setting here.
Welcome, welcome to all of you who are not based here
END
11:11 A.M. EST