 I owned a Zambia. You want to get knocked out? I was pregnant, and as I said, I'm here. It's a great pleasure to welcome you here and the relationship with Zambia, some of that right now, ourselves. But before I go on, I want you to have some items for the agenda that you like. For your kind invitation, bringing from the people of Zambia to you and the position you hold in the class of the American people, love, respect, and admiration for the world, every American people, but also for a good number of us. With respect, I'd also like to record deliberately our sincere appreciation for the economic support that you have given us so well and so generously for all these very good communities. In terms of subjects, I would like to tell you, if you'd like me to discuss Southern Africa with you, I would be happy to do that. I would like to tell you in your hands. Well, all of these things are of great interest to us but as you know, we are very interested there in Southern Africa and in pursuing Namibian independence and we believe, of course, that in order to keep South Africa into that and get their agreement, it is going to require the departure of the Cuban troops from Angola. So we continue to work on that. Of course, we're also trying to do something with regard to the situation in the Middle East as you well know. We're disappointed it is taking so long there. We think it's essential that the peace agreement we proposed has a solution for the Palestinian problem and the nature of the home for those people and something that I know also has been concerned to you that is the Korean situation, the division there. We do the hope that as I know the South Koreans that there could be an eventual reconciliation and unification as an artificial division created under World War II and I think created in the basis of political interests of some of the allies in World War II and so we have been, ourselves, proposed talks that North Korea has insisted on pre-conditions before they would even talk to us obviously it doesn't lead to good negotiations we can agree that there is pre-conditions. Sorry about that. I thought it wasn't going to be here. It has been our pleasure to welcome to the White House President Kenneth Kowanda of the Republic of Zambia. President Kowanda is no stranger to this house nor to the people of the United States. As one of Africa's senior and most respected statesmen he plays an admirable role in international events. Our talks today covered a broad range of shared concerns and we're conducted with the same cordiality and mutual respect which characterizes the relations between our two countries. I welcome this opportunity to discuss personally with President Kowanda the vital issue of Namibia as the leader of one of the front lines states his counsel and his experience are highly valued during these crucial negotiations. We share a common commitment for the prompt implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 435 and look forward to the day when we can celebrate a free and independent Namibia. Mr. President, we also recognize and applaud your tireless efforts for peace and regional stability in Africa. Your special attention to African unity and to the organization that gives concrete expression to that concept is greatly admired here. The organization of African unity is indispensable to the pursuit of stability and development throughout Africa. I know that your own country, Zambia, is suffering severe economic hardship as a result of the depressed prices of your primary export commodities. The United States itself is now emerging from a long period of economic uncertainty. We're convinced that our recovery will lead to a healthier world economy and should strengthen demand for Zambia and other producers' minerals. In the meantime, we support the emphasis we're placing on developing the agricultural sector of your economy. We're proud to have cooperated with you in that development. Our strong bilateral relationship will be maintained and will evolve as we continue to work together. I understand that you will be conferring with a wide variety of people during your stay here in Washington. I'm certain they will benefit, as I have, from your views on our bilateral relationship as well as on regional and global issues. It's a pleasure, Dr. Kaunda, to have you as our guest in the United States of America. It's been a great pleasure. I am delighted to have this opportunity to express on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf our profound gratitude to President Reagan for inviting me to visit the United States at this time. It is a pleasure to be here once again. We appreciate immensely the warm hospitality which the President and his people have accorded us since our arrival in this beautiful city yesterday. The friendly reception which has been given to us is a reflection of the good relations which happily exist between our two countries and peoples. I want to particularly thank the President for the discussions which have just ended. These have gone on very well. We have covered a wide range of issues, including Zambia-U.S. relations, Southern Africa, the Middle East, and world peace and security. We are both happy at the state of our bilateral relations which are warm. Both President Reagan and I recognize the need to continue to consolidate and strengthen the ties that exist between our two countries for we believe that it is in the interests of our countries to develop further these relations. As might have been expected, our discussions on problems of South Africa and Namibia were extensive. We share an abhorrence of the apartheid system which is being practiced in South Africa. We are both of the view that an early end to this system will be good for peace, stability, and racial harmony in the Southern African region. On Namibia, I have explained to President Reagan how we in Zambia see the solution to the problem in that country. I have also listened very carefully to President Reagan's views on the problem. We both believe that this is a serious problem to which an early solution is imperative. We agree that the basis of the solution to this problem should be Resolution 435 of the United Nations Security Council. In this connection we have agreed that our two countries should continue to consult each other on this problem. We also had occasion to exchange views on the problem in the Middle East and the Arab Gulf states. We are concerned about the continuing absence of peace and stability in the area. We hope that solutions can be found that can lead to durable peace and security in that important area of the world. Let me once again thank you, Mr. President, for the generous hospitality which you have accoded, you have extended to us. I hope that the discussions we have had will form a strong foundation on which to build our future relations. Thank you, Mr. President.