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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 13, \"8/3/75 - Luncheon Toast, Romania\" of the\nPresident's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential\nLibrary.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 13 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nLUNCHEON TOAST\nROMANIA\nSUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1975\n- 1 -\nMR. PRESIDENT, MRS. CEAUSESCU, LADIES AND GENTLEMENT:\nMR. PRESIDENT, IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO MEET WITH YOU\nJUST A FEW WEEKS AGO AT THE WHITE HOUSE.\nTHIS VISIT TO ROMANIA\nALLOWS US TO CONTINUE IN GREATER DETAIL OUR DISCUSSION ON A BROAD\nRANGE OF BILATERAL AND INTERNATIONAL SUBJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.\n- 2 -\nMR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE REFLECTED ON THE REMARKABLE STRIDES\nTHAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OUR RELATIONS IN RECENT YEARS.\nWE HAVE\nAGREED, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE PRINCIPLES OF RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR\nTWO COUNTRIES AND ON ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL\nCOOPERATION.\n- 3 -\nTODAY, I AM DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE NOW TAKEN ANOTHER MAJOR STEP\nFORWARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE U.S.-ROMANIAN TRADE AGREEMENT.\nI AM SURE THAT THIS AGREEMENT WILL LEAD TO NEW ECONOMIC CONTACTS\nOF GROWING MUTUAL BENEFIT.\nI HAVE SIMILAR HOPES FOR THE NEW\nFIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT SIGNED LAST DECEMBER ON CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC\nEXCHANGES.\n- 4 -\nBY WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN DEVELOP COOPERATIVE CONTACTS IN SUCH\nAREAS OF JOINT CONCERN AS HEALTH, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE AND\nENVIRONMENT.\n- 5 -\nESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT ARE THE SHARED PRINCIPLES --\nEXPRESSED IN THE DECLARATION SIGNED IN WASHINGTON.\nIT EXPLAINS\nHOW TWO COUNTRIES FAR APART GEOGRAPHICALLY, WITH DIFFERENT\nPHILOSOPHIES OF GOVERNMENT, CAN COOPERATE so WELL IN so MANY FIELDS.\nWE BOTH BELIEVE IN EACH STATE'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE ITS OWN PATH FOR\nDEVELOPMENT.\n- 6 -\nAND WE BOTH RESPECT EACH OTHER'S SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE,\nRECOGNIZING THAT UNLESS THAT INDEPENDENCE IS PRESERVED,\nTHERE CAN BE NO REAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN THE WORLD.\nPEACE AND PROSPERITY REMAIN THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF BOTH U.S. AND\nROMANIAN POLICY.\n- 7 -\nMR. PRESIDENT, IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A PIONEERING\nSPIRIT IN OUR RELATIONS.\nWE HAVE SOUGHT AND FOUND FRESH\nAPPROACHES.\nWE HAVE ANTICIPATED MANY OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT\nSUBSEQUENTLY MARKED THE GENERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.\nTHESE DEVELOPMENTS CONFIRMED THE COURSE OF OUR RELATIONS AS CORRECT\nAND JUSTIFIED.\n- 8 -\nMR. PRESIDENT, I RAISE MY GLASS TO YOU AND TO\nMRS. CEAUSESCU, AND TO THE EXPANSION OF RELATIONS AND BROADENING\nCOOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ROMANIA."
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