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Digitized from Box 11 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 3, 1975
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
(Rome, Italy)
THE WHITE HOUSE
EXCHANGE OF REMARKS
BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT
AND
GIOVANNI LEONE
PRESIDENT OF ITALY
LEONARDO DA VINCI AIRPORT
8:23 P.M. (Rome Time)
President Leone, Mr. Prime Minister, Your
Excellencies:
Upon our departure from Italy, Mrs. Ford and
I wish to express our profound gratitude to -President
and Mrs. Leone, to Prime Minister and Mrs. Moro, and
to the Italian Government and the Italian people for
the wonderful reception accorded us on this occasion
and this visit.
The warmth with which we have been received,
the cordial and productive discussionsthat I have had
with your highest leaders, and the friendship and good
will expressed everywhere for the United States has made
this a memorable experience for all of us.
For over a quarter of a century, Italy and the
United States have had a remarkable identity of purpose
in working as democracies with shared ideals toward the
goals of an enduring peace and prosperity for our people.
We have worked together as allies in NATO to
preserve peace and to assure stability in Europe and in
the Mediterranean. We can take satisfaction in the successes
we have achieved.
As a result of my many meetings here in Rome,
I am confident that the United States and Italy together,
as partners in the Atlantic Alliance, will enjoy similar
success in meeting the complex and difficult challenges
before us.
In this way, we can contribute to the prospects of
a peaceful and prosperous life for the people throughout
the world.
On behalf of Mrs. Ford and myself, you have our
sincere thanks, our deepest appreciation for the hospitality
and the many kindnesses extended to us at all levels
during every moment of our stay.
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As we prepare to leave this beautiful
country, I am reminded of the saying that fond memories
spare departures for final sorrow. Thus, we cannot
leave Italy in sorrow, for we carry far too many warm
memories of a very special day with gracious friends.
I thank you.
PRESIDENT LEONE: Mr. President, upon your
departure, I should like once again to say to you
and Mrs. Ford how pleased we are to have had this
opportunity of meeting you again.
The intensive and fruitful talks that I,
Prime Minister Moro and other members of the Italian
Government have had with you and Dr. Kissinger have
once again concerned the friendly, constructive and
firm spirit with which our two countries are facing,
the problems which concern them both on the bilateral
and the general plane.
Your trip to Europe, in which you so oppor-
tunely included this short visit to Rome, has been of
great importance. The Brussels summit in particular
has shown the vitality of the Alliance. This is a
guarantee of our collective security and also an
essential condition for detente and peace.
Our talks today have concerned the existence
of a full agreement of views on this essential point
and the common wish to seek the solution of problems
relating to peace and to political and economic stability
in Europe and in the Mediterranean, in particular. and
in the Middle East area, as well as those problems of a
global dimension, which are characteristic of our ties.
Thank you for the kind words you have just
said and the words you have just said and for the lofty
things you said about my country. I thank you again
for the good will that you have displayed to us. I
wish you every success in our ongoing cooperation and
in your enlightened work as the head of the American
nation.
END (AT 8:29 P.M. Rome Time)