 governments are testimony to the friendship between Egypt and the Middle East. It is a commitment to an honorable address on the Egyptian part of the president, but I believe that's true of all mankind as well. And today all good and decent people, joining and proclaiming that terrorists will not be permitted to determine the future of mankind. President, there's much to discuss. Our thoughts will touch on issues with local regional and bilateral significance. We share a mutual concern as we observe the expansion of the totalitarian power based on an ideology that smothers freedom and independence and denies the existence of God. The people of Poland and Afghanistan are now suffering under the oppressive wind of this spiritual landscape. Within the Middle East, this same power encourages hatred and conflict, hoping to take some advantage of instability. The United States stands firmly with Egypt and other Middle Eastern nations concerned with regional security. The Secretary will agree that we're mutually agreed arrangements that will enhance the security of nations in that region. In an address last December, Mr. President, you stated that one of the characteristics of great nations is their ability to learn from history. But if history teaches us anything, it is that good people must cooperate if peace is to be maintained and if progress is to be made. Over the last decade, the United States played a part in the peace process, which has led the peace between Egypt and Israel. We're willing to continue in that role to seek a lasting peace in the Middle East between Israel and all its Arab neighbors. Camp David, we believe, is the first step toward that goal. It has brought recognizable and manageable progress. As Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai takes place later this year, we must commit ourselves to push out. In a spirit of understanding, we must address the remaining issues in the negotiations for autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza and chart a course that will build upon that which has already been accomplished. Others have been brought into the Camp David process because no matter how long the arguments get, offers the best opportunity for tangible results. In the months ahead, we must maintain our flexibility, yet never lose sight of the goal of establishing a lasting and comprehensive peace that will provide security and justice and a better life for all people. Without setting deadlines, I personally believe the times come to get on with the task before us and the sooner the better. Secretary Hague has explained to me, your sincere commitment now that you have peace with Israel to seek a broader peace in the region. President Mubarak, the United States also remains eager to do whatever we can to help Egypt enjoy the fruits of peace. We offer to help the hand in friendship that we're working with you to streamline our joint economic efforts to make them more flexible, more efficient, and more responsive to our mutual needs so that all of us can share in the value of peace. In the coming spring, America's trade ambassador William Brock will visit your country with the express purpose of strengthening our trade economic ties. Mr. President, we also share your concern for the well-being of your neighbors in the Sudan. In this world of advanced technology, communication, and transportation, all nations are neighbors. Furthermore, with you and all those who would be our friends, we hope to be a good nation. President, I grew up in a small town in the Midwest of our country. In the tiny school where I received my initial education, our history books taught us about the magnificent 7,000-year-old culture that grew and prospered all the time. I remember wondering what kind of people there were, the people who laid the foundation for Western civilization. And today, we Americans know the Egyptian people well, their courage and ability, and we're proud to have them as our friends. There's a source of a great pleasure to visit your great country once again in less than four months. As you know, President, the centers, which you have expressed, are shared by 44 million. They look upon the United States with admiration and respect. They remember very clearly the words of President Abraham Lincoln, who was a folk of a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created people. They were also the president, John Kennedy. Every nation is to join in creating a new environment, a new balance of power, that a new world of love, where the strong are just and the weak, secure and the peace preserved. Mr. President, during the past few years, our great leader, President Sadat, worked vigorously with you and your predecessors to forge an ever-growing friendship. In doing so, he was expressing the will of the Egyptian people. Hence, this policy will continue unchanged. We are determined to build upon what has been achieved and add to it every day. We are here to reinforce our friendship and intensify our cooperation in our fields. We are here, Mr. President, to cement the bonds of interaction between our two nations. We are here to reaffirm our commitment to work together for peace and reconciliation. We must double our efforts in order to fulfill our pledge to establish a just and comprehensive peace. The key to peace and stability in the area is to solve the Palestinian problem inherent and have an inherent right to exist and function as a national entity free from domination and fear. The exercise, the lesson of history and the course of the future, to make it a living reality. To make it a living reality, the Palestinian media much depends on the success of our efforts and the clarity of our vision. Mr. President, on behalf of the Egyptian people, I invite you and Mrs. Reagan to visit Egypt in order to enable the Egyptian people to express to you the genuine feeling towards every American in the United States. Thank you very much, Mr. President. President, is Cuba getting dangerous again? Thank you, Mr. President. It's light. It's dark. It's the pleasant that comes with it. They are, and we just start around the table here. It all started when I gave up smoking. I don't know exactly what these are trying to do. It's my new toy.