 As the President of Honduras, hello, my dear friends. How are you? Oh, yeah. Good to see you again. Good pleasure for me to be able to say hello. Pleasure and great social satisfaction. Say hello to the great leader of the democracies of the world. I am the president of the United States of America. Freedom of justice and democracy. Pleasure and great social satisfaction. Say hello to the great leader of the democracies of the world. Say hello to the great leader of the democracies of the world. We have three waves of photography. Three photos of Honduras. Oh, yeah. These are all photos of Honduras. These are all photos of Honduras. These are all photos of Honduras. These are all photos of Honduras. These are all photos of Honduras. These are all photos of Honduras. Thank you. Grazie. It's a real pleasure to be here. Thank you for your presence. You are welcome. Thank you. Oh, just kind of slapped. No. Can we have any real faces? You are not that good. Mr. Ochoa, Are you prepared to lift restrictions on the Congress if the Congress moves to a new way? What kind of restrictions? Well, forcing them to go beyond the borders into Nicaragua and not allowing them to operate out of Honduras. The Congress is the one that has to decide what it wants to do. It's there after everything. What the American Congress and the American people should remember is that 24 hours after this request by President Ronald Reagan was rejected by the Congress that President Daniel Ortega was in Moscow saying hello to Chairman Gorbachev of the Soviet Communist Party. Everybody understood that it was a triumph of Daniel Ortega and the Communist Party to reject the request by President Reagan to help the United States Congress. But as I said, it was a perfect demonstration. And the Congress rejected that decision. That depends on the will of the United States Congress and the American people. I have later discussed with two Senators of Oklahoma and Congressmen of the Democratic Party that we talked and discussed in the city of La Paz. Yes, as they say, in an act of resentment, of giving for two votes, not having given humanitarian help, but as I say, it was not my first time to discuss the internal issues of this North American agreement. The only thing I want to say is that despite I am not North American, you North Americans must feel so satisfied that the United States has recovered its leadership with a great leader like that, President Ronald Reagan. And I think that everybody recognizes that this vote in the Congress of the United States in which they rejected the request of President Reagan for humanitarian assistance for the Congress was a victory for President Daniel Ortega and for the Communist Party. And I think that it's not in my business what the Congress of the United States decides. The thing was lost by two votes and this is, I kind of prefer in domestic American politics. But although I'm not an American, I think that you should feel proud that the United States has recovered its leadership position in the world under a great leader named Ronald Reagan. And so we in Central America are fighting for the establishment of democratic regimes that represent the will of the people freely expressed. We're fighting for liberty. We're fighting for justice. We strongly support the Contrador process. Their meetings continue. The five Central American countries that participate in that process, one that places the most obstacles in the path of a peaceful solution within a global framework for the entire region is precisely the regime in Iraq. Some journalists who have come to Honduras, I have told them to go to Cuba, or to Afghanistan, or to Moscow, to speak as much as they can in the United States and as much as they can in Honduras. We are Democrats and I would like the journalists to go to those countries dominated by communism to see what can happen to them. Hello, Carcel, or you'll see something else. I've told journalists at the visit to Honduras that they should try going to Cuba, Afghanistan, or Moscow and speak as freely as they do in the United States and in Honduras and see what would happen to these communists, to governments that have lined up in jail, or to whom of what. Do you know what that would be? Lights please. President Reagan, are you encouraged by what you've heard from your GOP leadership today about the chances personally? I've been encouraged by what I've just been hearing here. President Reagan, are you encouraged by what you've heard from your GOP leadership today? Free, sovereign and independent. What I've started is the concept that has always been there. President Reagan, who has rescued the leadership that was losing it to the United States. The faith, the trust, and where we believe in democracy, has reborn. It's a name of vigorous institutions and I'm going to succeed in the North American world so that it can help me, so that it can help our God, our Lord, so that it can illuminate us when we take the determination. Nobody has influenced me to express these concepts and I've come here with a message from the president of the United States. I'd like to say, remind you that the shield of Honduras says a free, sovereign and independent. What I've said represents my beliefs. I believe that President Reagan has recovered the position of leadership that the United States had been losing and I have the all of us who believe in democracy have regained our faith and our trust in this leadership. Our faith and trust have been reborn. I think he's a man who makes vigorous decisions and I think the American people should think about this and pray to Lord God Almighty that he illuminate the president in the decisions that he made. But I have not been coached. I haven't been put up for this. I came here as accepting a very kind invitation issued to me by President Reagan. Second of all, President Reagan doesn't have a chance to see Dugo or much less a dictator because he's a Democrat and he has never imposed norms on a free country. I really feel that way. And furthermore, President Reagan is not an executioner. He is not a dictator by any matter of means and he's always been a strong believer in democracy and he never has imposed any kind of restrictions on a free, sovereign and independent country like Honduras. Thank you very much. Hello, my dear. Hello. How are you? What a wonderful time you get. Let's go. You're very welcome. Delighting work. La Paz. Oh, the light city of the world. La Paz. La Paz. Let's get it open. Your people also? Brother? Our people on this side of the table were in there. They took care of our press. They were very kind. Nothing else happened. The meeting has been tremendous success. And I just want to say to the public, our security committee reaffirmed and appreciated your support for our efforts to assist in creating values that have been supported by the trade department. You might be interested to know, I was speaking with Mr. La Paz. And I'm very happy to understand the situation with you and I'm very happy that you favored our meeting. And publicly reviewed the paper of the press. I'm happy to hear your concerns. I expect everything. I'm very happy to have answered your question from someone who I believe should feel joy for the panel in Cipro and the journalists in there. And the delegation to execute your work or addictive and we were a supreme and sovereign independent nation in that regard. And also I'm excited to invite the foundation for them to go to the Colchon's country and see the freedom of the people. Thank you for this great reception and a question on the made as far as the conference. I shall go first here. It's been a privilege to have President Suazo of the Honduras, a friend of the United States of America's democracy here for a visit. We've had very useful discussions during which both of us expressed our satisfaction with a positive relationship that our two countries enjoy. We're in full agreement that the growth of democracy and economic opportunity is essential to peace and security in Central America. We reviewed the accomplishments of the U.S. Honduran Joint Commission and its possible cooperation between our two governments. The Joint Commission is an excellent example of how friends can work together in a framework of mutual respect and cooperation. I expressed to President Suazo my personal appreciation for his government's strong support for our policies in Central America. Our two governments share serious concern over the threat to the entire region caused by the communist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua and its Cuban and Soviet supporters. President Suazo and Iri newed our commitment to face this challenge together into counter-aggression and subversion. I also expressed today my continued support for peace efforts through the Contadora process. Honduras and the United States both back a comprehensive solution based on the full verifiable implementation of the Contadora document of objectives including dialogue to achieve national reconciliation through democratic elections. President Suazo and I are today issuing a joint statement that sums up the state of relations between our two countries. In it the American commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Honduras is restated in clear and firm agreements. Honduras is a friendly nation facing a serious threat of communist aggression and subversion. There should be no doubt that we will fulfill our mutual defense obligation under the Rio Treaty and the OAS Charter. Finally, it was a great personal pleasure to meet again with President Suazo. Honduras is on the path to democracy. A course which will in the long run ensure its people the fruits of freedom and prosperity. I and the people of the United States look forward to continued close friendship and cooperation with President Suazo and the people of Honduras. Mr. President, this is the fourth meeting that with you and I have held since I assumed the first magistrate of my country for the will freely expressed by the people of Honduras. My visit takes place in six months of the next general elections in Honduras. For the first time in 50 years a civil will have the sign of privilege of delivering the power to another civil elected in free and honest commissions. Our nascent democracy has been subject to the worst economic crisis of this century and the greatest international threats. These circumstances have made the most difficult task not everything I wanted to do has been possible. However, I will leave to my legitimate successor a nation in the middle of its freedom to take the challenge of the future with faith in its ability to progress and with arraigada conviction of justice. Honduras, who has known to honor friendship and democratic solidarity, needs at the same time to continue developing in peace with security, with equity and freedom. My visit to this beautiful country marks the beginning of a new relationship between Honduras and the United States. A new relationship founded in mutual respect and in cooperation with interdependence. Our differences and our common interests of our needs and our potentials. As a result of the negotiations that our two countries have been leading in the last six months of today, President Reagan and I have committed in a more solid friendship and a stronger cooperation with our own dignity. Thus, we have reiterated the general principles of a new relationship both in economic and security. We have decided to continue the high-level commissions that have come together to address these issues as well as the systematic consultations between the Secretary of State and the Chancellor of Honduras. We will continue to cooperate with the people of Honduras to stabilize and re-activate our economy. We have reached a very satisfactory agreement for the development of the programed assistance for this year and we have already started conversations to project the economic and technical cooperation for the next few years. The dialogue on the table will allow us to pay close attention to the new developments that will be needed to accelerate the process of economic, social and administrative reforms that will be successful depending on the great extent of the development and development of the Honduran democracy. Despite the social justice, the development sustained in our economy and political participation must be the basis of our national security. We have evaluated the international dangers that are being closed over Honduras, the Central American region and the United States of America. Our countries will not need their duty to provide assistance to face these threats. In the case of Honduras, we have received security guarantees from the United States. We are not against any country. In the crisis in Central America, we will not continue to strive to achieve a negotiated arrangement in the initiative of the Contadora Group. We aspire to a regional peace agreement and a fully verifiable cooperation over the 21 goals defined by the five Central American states. Mr. President, our conversations have proved to be extremely useful to the excellent link of friendship and cooperation between our peoples and governments, as well as for peace and security of the Central American region. I will return to Honduras having reaffirmed my admiration for the American people. My faith in the comprehensive attitude of its legislators and my confidence in the leadership will be permanent in the service of the purest ideals that made this nation great and that shared our pros and cons in its early search for independence, democracy and freedom. Thank you very much. For the first time in 50 years, a civilian will have the great privilege of handing over the reins of government to another civilian elected in free and honest elections. Our emerging democracy has been subjected to the worst economic crisis of this century and exposed to the most severe international threats. These circumstances have made our task more difficult. Not everything I would have liked to have done has been possible. However, I will hand over to my legitimate successor, a nation enjoying complete freedom ready to face the challenges of the future with faith in its capacity for progress and with a deep-rooted conviction of justice. Honduras, which has honored friendship and solidarity with other democracies, also needs its friends. It requires a clear expression of support in order to continue its development in peace, security and with justice and liberty for all. My visit to this beautiful country underlines the beginning of a new relationship between Honduras and the United States, a new relationship which is based on mutual respect and cooperation with interdependency, a new relationship which takes into account our differences in our common interests, our needs and our potential. As a result of high-level negotiations between our countries over the past six months, President Reagan and I have today committed ourselves to a more solid friendship and to closer cooperation based on mutual respect of our own dignity. Thus, we have reaffirmed the general principles of a new relationship in economic as well as security matters. We have decided to continue to maintain on a permanent basis the high-level commissions which have been meeting to deal with these matters and to have systematic consultations between the Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister of Honduras. President Reagan, with great sensitivity, has understand the urgent need to cooperate with Honduran people in order to stabilize and reactivate our economy. We have reached a mutually satisfactory agreement for the disbursement of aid program for this year and talks have been initiated to project economic and technical cooperation over the coming years. This dialogue will allow us to give proper attention to the renewed efforts which will have to be made in order to speed up a process of economic, social, and administrative reform. The success of democracy in Honduras will depend on carrying out these efforts. Even though social justice, the sustained development of our economy and political participation should be the basis of our national security, President Reagan and I have evaluated the international dangers faced by Honduras, the Central American region, and the United States itself. Our countries will not fail to provide assistance to each other in order to face these threats. In the case of Honduras, we have received security guarantees from the United States. Honduras does not have aggressive designs on any country. In the crisis faced by Central America, we shall continue our efforts to reach a negotiated agreement within the Contadora peace initiative. We look forward to a fully verifiable regional peace and cooperation agreement based on the 21 objectives set forth by the five Central American states. Mr. President, our talks have proven to be very helpful in promoting excellent links of friendship and cooperation between our peoples and governments, as well as for the peace and security of the Central American region. I shall return to Honduras having reaffirmed my admiration for the American people, my faith in the understanding of its legislatures, legislators, and my confidence that the leadership which you undoubtedly exert will always be present to serve the ideals of this nation great, ideals which were shared by the founding fathers of our respective nations when they were searching for independence, democracy, and liberty. Thank you very much.