 President, President Guatemala, Mr. President, welcome to the United States. Welcome. Nice to see you. It's a great pleasure to be here with you. So, here's to have you. Thank you very much. Is it right? Mr. General, Mr. President, it's nice to see you. Mr. General, isn't that a good deal to see you? Well, come in with me. This is Senator Baker. First President, Howard Baker. Welcome, this is you. Thank you very much. Mr. President, is that a thing that you have chosen? Well, it's been shown here in this place. Mark has had no previous presence. He's a really nice person. He's a really nice person. And I want to say to you that's why we're here. We just had a lot of fun. I was trying to fill his title. He's a human being. It was very important how we can interchange feelings and make sure that people include it in the story. My problem is that your diary shows that King Fawd and you discussed Conrad A. when he was here. The other you know were not the thing like this, but whoever there was discussed. My diary shows that I never brought it up and it shows that the King before he left told me that he was doing it and that he was going to increase the aid. So that it had been agreed on before at lower level. There was no solicitation that I know of for anything of the kind. I didn't know when it informed that he was helping but I never brought it up. Sir, might you have encouraged him, though, at some point by thanking him for his support for the conference? The subject was never broached until he was leaving. He told me what he was doing. And what was your response at the time? I think I expressed the pleasure that he was doing that. Lights, please. Do you know how much McFarlane got access to that information from your diary, sir? Let's go, please. We've called lights. Let's go, please. I don't want to call lights. You've got to start. Let's go, please. Thank you. Turn that light off. Turn that light off. I'm too happy to believe it. Lights, please. This photo. And the ambassador? Yes, hello, again. He's too low-act. Yes. Well, come in. A larger meeting to get over some things. I think that the debate in our Congress over Nicaragua has greatly changed and that the continued improvement in the military situation the Congress is going to have any better effect on this. I know there's a kind of a press impression that might give some of you to think that maybe we're going to desert or abandon ship or something on this. It's the reverse's true, but there is a greatly improved period in one of the people in our country and that's reflected in the Congress with regard to the situation in Nicaragua. We're in this for the duration. The goal is kind of to be, just as you were saying, the military season. I'm too, incidentally, the military success. The young fellow is ready and he's going to all this place. He gets the final permission and he lays down his money and the man says to him, come back in 10 years and he said, President Cerezo, it's been a pleasure to welcome you and to get to know you as a elected Democratic leader and as a man of strong conviction. The last time a president of Guatemala visited Washington was in July of 1882 and I don't think we should wait another century before the next meeting. As neighbors, our freedom and security depend on our friendship and cooperation. We owe it to our peoples to remain close and stand shoulder to shoulder with the defense of human liberty. As Guatemala's first freely elected civilian president in two decades, you face the challenge of building and protecting democracy while ensuring the economic well-being of your people. Mr. President, your courage and tenacity are well respected here. You have begun a difficult process of economic reform and have taken effective measures to reduce violence and protect human rights. You have supported national reconciliation to heal the wounds of years of political violence. Underscoring your success, Guatemalans of all backgrounds and occupations have rallied to join your Democratic crusade. The United States, Mr. President, supports your goals of a strong, economically viable Democratic Guatemala. And we're also pleased that you joined with the other politically elected presidents of Central America to bring democracy and peace to the region and security to your respective countries. The United States is ready to cooperate with you and other Democratic leaders in any process that brings democracy to Nicaragua, which is the key to peace in Central America. Democracy, if it is to have a chance in your region, must not be threatened by a dictatorship or a partnership bent on expansion and supported and maintained by the enemies of freedom. The United States stands with you and others who seek freedom and would live at peace with your neighbors. President Cerezo, as I bid you farewell, I want to congratulate you once again on your achievements. It's been an honor to have you as our guest, and I look forward to cooperation with you again. Thank you very much. President Reagan, excuse me, I'm going to talk in Spanish for this time. Dear friends, Americans, Dear President Reagan, I am now representing Guatemala, a country where democracy is being built. To tell the American people that we are building a democracy that wants to be the measure and the image of our needs. A democracy that intends to coexist and serve other democracies in the world and other peoples in the world to achieve peace and to contribute to a solidary international society with respect to the rights of all peoples. I must say that I came to the United States of America not to ask for anything, not to ask for things, but to definitely come to exchange ideas and opinions about the various problems we face and that we must definitely resolve as a common agreement. This is very important for us to promote part of our country with other nations of the world a relationship of appreciation, of mutual respect putting our will to the service of the search for a common destiny in which our country plays a particularly important role taking into account our aspirations, our wishes, our customs and our way of life. Dear Mr. President I have to tell that I came to the United States to inform how the Guatemalan people is working now to build democracy in that country. We are working in a process it's a process built by the Guatemalan people after a long term a long period of violence and confrontation. To see our people killed we are looking for the peace in our country and in the region and we came here to discuss how we can contribute with United States and other countries in our region to build the real peace and the real democracy in our countries. We really believe that democracy, solidarity and respect of the other countries is the only one way to build the peace in our region and in the world. Please, all the Americans fill Guatemala a country friend of United States a country who respect United States but who want to be respected by United States. Thank you very much for receiving us and I have to let you know that our proposal is to work for democracy and for peace in agreement with everybody and especially with your country. Thank you very much.