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very bright if we have the discipline to face Thank you very much. these issues as they arise. As the world’s leading industrialized democ- NOTE: The President spoke at 8:40 a.m. at An- racies, those of us in the G–7 have a very special drews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, MD. In responsibility to address these forces of change. his remarks, he referred to Prime Minister That’s what we’ll be doing at Halifax. Tomiichi Murayama of .

The President’s News Conference With Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama of Japan in Halifax, Canada June 15, 1995

The President. Good afternoon. Before turn- Korea’s nuclear program. We pledged to push ing to my meeting with Prime Minister forward with this week’s important agreement Murayama let me begin by thanking Prime Min- to implement that strategy. Japan has agreed ´ ister Chretien and the people of Halifax for to make a significant contribution to the light- welcoming Hillary and me and our delegation water reactors that will supply energy to the to Canada. Even on our short boat ride across North Koreans without producing weapons- the harbor, we could see why this city and in- grade materials. And I thank the Prime Minister deed all of Nova Scotia are favorite sights for for Japan’s ongoing commitment to the fight so many American tourists. I hope the important against weapons of mass destruction. business we do here won’t prevent us from en- The Prime Minister briefed me on plans for joying a little of this very beautiful place. the upcoming meeting of the Asian-Pacific Eco- Our business began today with the meeting nomic Cooperation forum. APEC, as all of you with Prime Minister Murayama, the third in the know, has become an essential part of America’s constructive dialog we began last November. strategy for regional prosperity. Japan and the Our discussion focused on the strength of the will work together so that Novem- U.S.-Japan relationship, and we are determined ber’s meeting in Osaka sustains the momentum to make it stronger still. Never have the ties toward free and open trade in the Asia-Pacific between our nations been more important, and region, achieved in Seattle and Indonesia last never have they been closer. year. Our two great democracies are also the We also discussed our progress and our dis- world’s largest economies. Together we make agreements on trade. Fifteen times since the up more than 30 percent of the world’s gross beginning of my administration, the United domestic product. And trade between our peo- States and Japan have concluded agreements to ple is growing rapidly. open markets and increase trade across a wide Our security ties have never been closer. variety of products and services. The latest, Friends and foes alike know the Japanese-Amer- reached just this week, offers tax and financial ican relationship is the most important force incentives to Americans who want to establish for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. on-the-ground operations in Japan. The Prime Every day our people work together on the vital Minister and I also agreed to extend the 1993 challenges of our times, protecting the environ- framework on trade negotiations, and I am opti- ment, responding to natural disasters, combating mistic that that will advance both our interests the deadly trade in illegal drugs, and fighting in free and open trade. Once again, this proves the terrorists who have threatened both our na- that our countries can and do work together tions from abroad and from within. to solve our disputes and enable American com- No issue is more important to our nations panies to better compete in the Japanese mar- than stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. ket. Prime Minister Murayama and I, along with our But we also, as all of you know, have real South Korean allies, have worked tirelessly on differences. The Prime Minister and I discussed our strategy to stop the development of North the problem of access for U.S. airline cargo car-

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riers to the Japanese market, for example. I Prime Minister Murayama. In my meeting again expressed to the Prime Minister my con- with President Clinton for a couple of hours, cern that Japan honor rights that our carriers until a while ago, I engaged in a candid ex- now have guaranteed under existing civil aviation change of views on the present and future of agreements. Japan-U.S. relations and the stance that we’ll On the difficult issue of autos and auto parts, take as we go to the G–7 summit meeting. And we had a frank and open exchange of our views. I think the meeting was very meaningful. We agreed that our negotiators should redouble The Japan-U.S. relations have grown over the their efforts to seek a solution to those dif- past 50 years, since the end of the Second ferences when they meet in Geneva next week. World War, and are connected by a strong bond But I made it clear that I am determined to of cooperation and collaboration. carry through on my effort to open Japan’s auto President Clinton and I confirmed that secu- markets. Billions of dollars in American exports rity dialog is progressing smoothly. Thanks to and thousands of American jobs are at stake. the President’s cooperation, the issue of U.S. They depend upon our success. military bases in Okinawa has seen important Opening these markets, as I have said repeat- progress. And the response to ’s edly, will benefit not only the United States nuclear development issue, which seemed to test but Japanese consumers as well. I have in- our bilateral collaboration, has produced impor- structed our negotiators to pursue every possible tant results, thanks to the solidarity of our two avenue of resolution before the June 28 dead- countries and the Republic of Korea, and it line, and I remain hopeful that an acceptable, is a matter that we expressed appreciation for. meaningful agreement can be reached. But if Common agenda—that is to say, our coopera- a solution cannot be found by the deadline, I tion from global perspectives—is a symbol of will impose sanctions, and the United States will creative partnership between our two countries. also pursue a case before the World Trade Or- We today received a joint report containing new ganization. areas of cooperation. And the President and I At times like these, it is tempting to focus are of the view that such cooperation should only on the differences that bring our two na- be promoted further. tions to the negotiating table. But I ask you As was mentioned earlier by the President, again not to lose sight of the broader truths we also discussed the auto issue as well as the of our relationship. Only decades after the end civil aviation issue. While the two countries re- of the terrible war that pitted our people against main apart on these issues, the President and each other, the United States and Japan are I see eye to eye that we both will do our utmost allies and share a profound commitment to de- to settle the issue as early as possible through mocracy, security, and prosperity. Our common the consultations slated for next week in Geneva. agenda embraces everything from the fight to By the way, since the President has alluded to preserve our global environment to the global this matter, I should like to say that I asked fight against AIDS, promoting the cause of for expeditious removal of the unilateral meas- women in developing countries, now to working ures since they violate the rules and spirit of together on natural disasters like earthquakes the World Trade Organization. and dealing with our common concerns after Now, in connection with that, including the Oklahoma City and the terrible incident in the civil aviation issue, we both agree that Japan- Japanese subway with terrorism and the pro- U.S. relations are a bilateral relationship of vital liferation of weapons of mass destruction. importance, so much so that the auto issue and In any relationship as broad and deep as ours, aviation issue should not be allowed to adversely there will always be differences. But the United affect the overall Japan-U.S. relations. States and Japan agree, no one issue, no one We’ll welcome President and Mrs. Clinton as difference, will allow us to undermine our alli- state guests in November. Today’s meeting with ance or stop us from pursuing our shared goal the President took place at a midpoint between and our common interests. Our two great de- my visit to Washington, DC, earlier, in January, mocracies will never rest in our pursuit of a and his visit to Japan in November. I am deter- better, a safer, and a more prosperous future mined to further strengthen our bilateral part- for all of our people. nership in the run up to the President’s visit Mr. Prime Minister. and beyond into the future.

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Lastly, I proposed to the President to hold What sort of burden shall we take? When a bilateral symposium of seismologists on earth- will we come up with a conclusion? Those are quakes, in order to enable the peoples of our matters that we’ll have to work on and finalize two countries who have experienced the great in the days ahead. At any rate, on this matter, Hanshin earthquake and the Northridge earth- Japan and the United States at the end of the quake, respectively, make the most of their ex- day will continue to maintain close cooperation periences and the lessons. And the President and act in concert. There is an agreement on has agreed to the proposal. that. Thank you. Japan-U.S. Trade Japan-U.S. Trade Q. Mr. President, what if the June 28th ac- Q. Did you hear anything new today from tion, the imposition of tariffs, were to ignite Mr. Murayama to indicate a willingness to open a trade war with Japan? Won’t that do more Japan’s auto markets, or was he inflexible? And to adversely impact the jobs and the exports also, was there anything that you heard from that you’re trying to protect in the first place, him that might lead you to extend the June sir? 28th deadline? The President. Well, of course, we hope that The President. The answer to the second won’t happen. But we’ve already considered the question is, no. The answer to the first question alternatives, and I believe we’re on the right is, we did not negotiate here, and we should course. not have. We had many other matters to discuss. Q. Did you get any assurance from the Prime We are both very ably represented by Ambas- Minister as to what the Japanese response might sador Kantor and Minister Hashimoto and oth- be? ers on our behalf, and we have scheduled re- The President. We did not discuss the details sumption of talks on the 22d and 23d in Geneva. of the trade issue, other than to talk about the So we did not discuss the details. But I did firmness of the June 28th deadline and our com- not and I will not agree to extend the deadline. mon hope and our common pledge that we could have a satisfactory resolution on the 22d North Korea and the 23d when our negotiators meet. And Q. On the North Korean issue, up to the of course, the Prime Minister very ably restated U.S.-North Korean agreement in Malaysia, I his position, as he did here. think there was some awkwardness in relations Prime Minister Murayama. With regard to amongst Japan, Korea, and the United States. June 28th, we did hear remarks from the Presi- I wonder how the collaborative relationship will dent, and so, in response, I said that the 28th be kept up in the future? And how will Japan of June, we understand, is a deadline set by cooperate with this issue, including Japan’s fi- Section 301, but that is a matter of U.S. domes- nancial cooperation, and if a substantial payout tic law. As far as Japan is concerned, the auto is made, when will that be? talks are not talks conducted under Section 301. Prime Minister Murayama. Well, on that That is the Japanese understanding, and I stated question of North Korean nuclear development that clearly. issue, as was mentioned, in fact, we did discuss What is important is that we do not engage a lot of things. The talks in Malaysia were a in talks with both of our fists raised but rather very difficult one, and the United States contin- talk to each other in good faith and try to re- ued to negotiate tenaciously. And as a result, solve the problem through talks and let us work the U.S. and North Korea finally arrived at a on that. And fortunately, on the 22d and 23d joint press conference. And we very much— of June, there will be some Cabinet level talks highly appreciate all those efforts and the result. in Geneva. And through those talks, we hope Now, there may have been some misunder- that we’ll be able to come up with a solution standing amongst the parties in the process, but that will be convincing to the international pub- after overcoming those misunderstandings, we lic opinion as well. And so let us do our utmost. have had very close contacts between Japan and Q. I’d like to ask the same question to both the United States as well, and we arrived at of you on the auto issue. Does that mean that this agreement. So we would like to actively each side will step one head ahead of the posi- promote the outcome. tions that you’ve stuck to so far? I wonder if

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you’ve engaged in discussions with that sort of The responsibilities we both have to the rest feeling or intention to make a step forward. of the world to try to lead in environmental Prime Minister Murayama. Well, these are protection, in the fight against AIDS, and many talks, consultations. So if both sides remain stuck other areas, these matters make it imperative into their principles, there will be no talks. We that we maintain the closeness of our relation- certainly have to keep our eye on overall flows ship. And we have pledged to each other today or developments and try to walk closer to each that however difficult our differences get in one other. Otherwise, there will be no solution. So area or the other of this relationship, we will where we can yield, we should yield to each not let it destroy the bonds of friendship and other, so that we should find out the ways that common values that are imperative for not only will lead us at the end of the day to a solution. the American and the Japanese people but for And let us find a way to do that. That is some- the entire world. thing that we’ve agreed on. Prime Minister Murayama. The President has The President. I have nothing to add to what said it all, so I really don’t have anything to the Prime Minister said. As you know, the ob- add. But this cooperation based on Japan-U.S. jective of the United States is to open the mar- relationship will contribute not only to the Asian ket, to be free to compete. But it would have economy but contributes very importantly to the been inappropriate for us to engage in the de- world economy as well. So that is our common tails of the discussion. As I said before, we have understanding. It is from that vantage point that both been very ably represented by people who we engage in cooperation on issues of global have dealt with this issue for a long time. And scale which we have referred to. So we both so we reasserted the framework from which we have reaffirmed that we will continue coopera- are both proceeding, which I have stated and tion in those areas as well. which he has stated. We did not negotiate the Q. Once again, on the auto issue, in the series details of the agreement. of Japan-U.S. auto issues, you are far apart on Q. Mr. President, you said in your opening one single issue, and that is whether the volun- statement that the security relationship between teer purchases should be increased or not. I the United States and Japan has never been wonder if the Clinton administration plans to stronger. But administration officials have said continue to stick on that position, and would that frictions on trade could eventually lead to the Murayama administration continue to a deterioration of that relationship. What is your refuse? If so, I think agreement or compromise read of that? If this isn’t solved—— will be very difficult. I wonder how you intend The President. That is exactly why both the to settle the problem, with emphasis on this Prime Minister and I today said that we have one point of auto purchase plan? made a common commitment not to allow our Prime Minister Murayama. As the President entire relationship to be defined by a trade dif- mentioned earlier, in our talks today we did ference. Even in the area of trade, we’ve made 1 not go into details of those talks because, as 15 agreements in 2 ⁄2 years. That’s pretty im- the President mentioned, we have outstanding pressive. Even though the autos and auto parts negotiators, and on the 22d and 23d, there will are a bigger part of our economy, a bigger part be further talks in Geneva on that issue. And of their economy, and a bigger part of the trade including that aspect, I hope that there will be imbalance than all these other things combined, in-depth discussions in Geneva and somehow they are still significant. we’ll be able to come up with a force that will And in other areas—what Japan and South lead us to the settlement of the issue through Korea and the United States are doing with talks. So let us both make efforts to that end. the North Korean nuclear problem is a matter The President. You have identified by your of profound importance to every Japanese cit- question one of the very key issues in the nego- izen, every American citizen, and all the people tiations. Any answer that we give will undermine who live in North Asia. The things that we can the possibility that a successful negotiation can do together to deal with problems like biological occur. and chemical weapons being used in terrorist Thank you very much. attacks—we are both more vulnerable to that as we open our societies to the 21st century— [At this point, the President was presented with to organized forces of destruction. a plaque from the children of the Kobe area

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in Japan in appreciation of U.S. assistance after NOTE: The President’s 98th news conference the Hanshin earthquake.] began at 4:40 p.m. at Dalhousie University. Prime Minister Murayama spoke in Japanese, and his re- The President. We’ll hang this in the White marks were translated by an interpreter. In his House as a constant reminder about this. remarks, the President referred to Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan.

Statement on the Resignation of Admiral William O. Studeman as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence June 15, 1995

With regret at his departure but gratitude for for the continuity and leadership he provided his 32 years of service to our country, I have to the entire intelligence community in a time today accepted the resignation of Admiral Wil- of great change. Admiral Studeman helped liam O. Studeman as Deputy Director of Cen- begin the difficult but vital task of transforming tral Intelligence. the community to meet the new challenges of Throughout an extraordinary and exemplary the post-cold-war world. He led efforts to career, Admiral Studeman has done honor to streamline our intelligence agencies while mak- his uniform. He rose through the ranks of the ing sure that they maintained the unique infor- Navy, serving as a career intelligence officer, mation advantage the United States must have Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval in meeting threats to our security and pros- Operations, Director of Long Range Planning, perity. The many initiatives he took and innova- and ultimately, the 53d Director of Naval Intel- tions he made have set a strong foundation for ligence. the intelligence community as we move into the The practical and profound expertise Admiral 21st century. Studeman developed in intelligence has served him and our Nation well in two critical assign- Admiral Studeman has offered to stay on the ments, Director of the National Security Agency job during the coming weeks pending his suc- and then Deputy Director of Central Intel- cessor’s confirmation, an offer I have gratefully ligence. Within the intelligence community, in accepted. In the years to come, I know and Congress, and throughout the executive branch, expect that Admiral Studeman will make his he earned a reputation for integrity, collegiality, voice heard as we continue to adapt the intel- and competence of the highest order. ligence community to the demands of a new As Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, era. Admiral Studeman served two Presidents and Bill Studeman has dedicated his professional three Directors of Central Intelligence. On two life to making the American people safer and extended occasions, he took on the responsibil- more secure. Today, on behalf of all Americans, ities of Acting Director. I am especially grateful I thank him.

The President’s News Conference in Halifax June 16, 1995

The President. I’d like to begin my statement event for Salt Lake City—[applause]—there was with an American issue. I want to congratulate good applause there, maybe a native or two Salt Lake City on their successful pursuit of back there. It’s a great event for Salt Lake City. the Olympics in 2002. This will be an historic They sought the Olympics many times over the

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