 Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, and Mrs. Reagan of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, and the United States of America. We have concerns about Middle East peace, North African stability, and the academic development and political process of progress, I should say, among items which I would forward to discussing with you. Through these discussions, we seek interrelations which exist in the early days of your independence. Your visit gives us an opportunity for the strength in our bilateral ties. In this respect, I hope with satisfaction that we will soon be on the both side of the road. Your visit should serve as the campus of further friendship where the United States is already one of Algeria. I look forward to spending this time reviewing our discussions on matters of importance to both of us. Mr. President, we greet you as a friend. Mr. President, thank you for your warm welcome and for the quality of the reception given to both my delegation and myself upon our arrival. I should also like to express the pleasure that I feel coming for the first time to this rich land that has brought together people from all ends into one great nation to bring a message of friendship and respect from the Algerian people to the American people. The people of Algeria know the right to know each other because they are closer to the principles of the United States. In the history of the United States, it is said that in the history of the United States, it is only natural that once it had regained its sovereignty, Algeria dedicated itself. It is only natural that once it had regained its sovereignty, Algeria dedicated itself. Through cooperation and trade, the United States and Algeria have undoubtedly experienced benefits to both our economies. It is only natural that my country is strongly committed to the ideals of the goal of the United Nations to achieve peace and development for all the nations of this world. It is an established fact in this context that progress called for by the non-aligned countries is founded on the principle of mutual interdependence and upon a quest for a world of peace. The military hate is a counter. Congressman Michael suggested that a counter hate approved is a compromise in the works. Thank you for having me. The pleasure of welcoming you expressed the gratitude of Algeria's role in appreciating very much your continuing efforts with regard to the people of ours who are being held hostage now in Lebanon. I'd like to say, however, that one of our top priorities is to help move the peace process in the Middle East into direct negotiation based on the United Nations Resolution 242. Well, again, we have said welcome, let me welcome again you and all of your colleagues here who are extremely pleased to have you here. Recognize your role in North African affairs, the Western Sahara dispute, we know the threat of regional stability. We agreed this problem should be resolved by the parties involved in regional context. I hope that there will be continued efforts to achieve an acceptable solution directly with the Moroccans that they ask. Having asked you a question about another area there, how we see the Western Sahara situation. The situation in the Western Sahara is not the same as it was in the past. We do not understand it with our people. But the situation in the Western Sahara is not the same as what we would like to talk about. The situation in the Eastern Sahara is not the same as what we would like to talk about.