 His Majesty, King Hassan II of Morocco, we met this morning and was my guest luncheon. He's a firm friend of the United States. His working visit to Washington gives us an opportunity to build on two centuries of cordial diplomatic relations between our two countries. It's a real personal privilege and pleasure to have His Majesty as our guest. King Hassan is the leader of a great nation at the crossroads of two continents lying on NATO's southern flank at the entrance to the Mediterranean. It has deep ties to Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the whole Islamic world. We therefore discuss not only bilateral relations, but a wide range of regional and global issues. I deeply value the depth of experience and breadth of vision that His Majesty brings to the issues of profound mutual concern. His Majesty briefed me on the latest developments in his efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the western Sahara, and I expressed my admiration for his support of the OAU, Organization of African Unity, referendum. We discussed opportunities for continued progress in the Middle East and agreed to continue a strategic dialogue on security issues. We reviewed the progress that we've achieved in augmenting our bilateral relations, the Binational Committee for Economic Relations that Secretary Baldritch chaired last January, the Joint Military Commission that held its first meeting last month, and the Agreement Establishing of Binational Commission for Cultural and Education Exchange that Secretary Hague signed in Morocco in February. We considered other opportunities for closer cooperation between our two countries in private investment trade and other areas, and I expressed to His Majesty the great value of the United States' places on cooperation with him and on friendship with Morocco. A country that stood with us at our independence fought at our side during the Second World War and joins with us today in the quest for world peace and security. Your Majesty, we're honored to have you here and we bid you welcome. Mr. President, I shall try to be understood against and even my very bad English, but I shall try to speak the language of the heart to thank you very deeply, you and your government and your people for your hospitality. And I can assure you that from yesterday in the afternoon, still now, I really felt that I was between very strong and loyal friends. Naturally, the nature of the problems of the United States and the nature of our problems in Morocco, they have not the same volume and they are not at the same level. But the nature is the same. Our problems, like yours problems, are to live in the dignity, in the freedom and in the way of life which our people chose for themselves, themselves, and for the future. A big ocean is between the United States and Morocco. But we must each day after each day, we must try to build a bridge of solidarity, F, and understanding. We can or you could sometime, you and I have not the same analysis or the same position for one punctual situation in the world. That is the sign of your independence and our independence and the sign of our free exercise of sovereignty, as you are free to exercise your sovereignty. But the important is to see and to know that always, as before, Moroccan people and American people are ready and will be ready always to fight for the same ideal and to mix their blood for the dignity of man and the freedom of the countries. And Mr. President, I thank you very warmly for your hospitality and I wish for your country prosperity and glory and for yourself health and success. Thank you.