 Well, hello there. Good to see you. We've got speakers here. We'd like to see you again, Mr. President. Such good change. And please, Mr. President, please, you have chosen to telephone this morning, not with a big hand. You please, Mr. President. And let's hear from the, Mr. President. Good morning. Good morning. You can go again. We did, we did! Ha, ha, ha! I'm talking! Ha! And we're in school. And John is in the English language. English language. She made this with me. He had a set of books. It's like living in the south. And she likes that. You know, it's a nice little house but I don't know where they live. Yeah. Ha, ha! Ha, ha! Ha, ha! Oh. Good. We all sit down. Good bye now, take them to a break. Could you have a idea? Yeah, just a little. Ha, ha! You must have an agenda also, let me just start with one remark about waiting for I'm determined that it will be informal and successful and that the agenda will be one that will deal with sustained world economic growth, creating jobs, the economic problems we all have and we have some concern about the problem of East-West trade but I believe that if the studies that are going on in NATO and OECD and IEA produce results that should not be an important item at all and only a short discussion at Williamsburg and then hope that we can, that there will continue with those studies in a positive manner but now you must have some items that you would like to bring up. Yes, if you would like to start with me, I will do the same at Williamsburg and then maybe we can ask the questions in Spanish and then we can have the other one. Yes, our interest in Williamsburg is that it is an effort and I would say directly and personally I would like that to be your success in our success as well. This was the beginning of the 80s, the 85 years of the 80s. It is elementary for us that you are a American politician. I was not there but I did not attend the first sign of a witness, the French president. You should not attend the first sign and this is the point you made. And I give that again. I give that to you. You should have an atmosphere where you should be able to have serious conversations about big delegations, not big delegations, but big and important items. And sufficient time and time to discuss these items with another person. I think Williamsburg has a message. I think the government should produce a message. And that's why we should select Birken, ladies and gentlemen. The problems we have with each other. The problems we have with each other. It was my pleasure today to host a luncheon and extensive meetings with Chancellor Cole and other representatives of his government. Our discussions touched on a number of bilateral issues as well as those general problems confronting our two powerful democratic nations. As befits one who has just won an impressive election victory, Chancellor Cole was very positive about the opportunities ahead. I share his optimism and look forward to continuing our close relationship. Chancellor and I have many things in common, not the least of which is a deep faith in the strength of Western values. We were able to approach our discussions with a shared appreciation for these values and with an understanding of the many traditions and common interests that link our two countries. The special ties between the German and American people will be expressed this year in the celebration of the tricentennial of German immigration to North America. And I'm especially pleased that President Karstens will be making this event or marking it, I should say, with a state visit to our country in the fall. During our discussion today, we focused on issues likely to emerge during the Williamsburg Summit. And the Chancellor and I agree that we should seek a free and open exchange of views at Williamsburg with our primary goal being the closest possible cooperation in tackling the problems facing the world economy. Both of us welcome the signs of economic upturn in our countries and will work to assure that recovery is strong and lasting. We agree that it is vital that we vigorously seek a resolution of the trade problems between the United States and Europe and that protectionism be avoided. And we're happy with the steps we've made toward a common understanding concerning east-west economic relations. Another subject of discussion today was the arms reduction negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union. I reiterated the United States' determination to achieve success in the start and INF talks in Geneva, and the Chancellor confirmed his strong endorsement of our negotiating strategy. As leaders of our respective countries, we call on the Soviet Union to respond seriously to our proposals, proposals which, if given a chance, will strengthen peace and make all mankind a little safer. We remain united in our commitment to continue on both tracks of the NATO decision of December 12, 1979, including deployment of new weapons if continued Soviet intransigent makes this unavoidable. And pleased again to have with us Chancellor Kohl. With our conversation, which we have also taken part in, President and I have continued our intensive and friendly dialogue, which we have been taking care of since the beginning of October of last year. As I would like to share with you this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to the Federal Republic for this difficult time that the friendly consultation between our two governments was taken care of intensively. It was a good, kind, open conversation with friends about the fact that I am very satisfied with a conversation that showed the personal understanding that the German-American partnership is mainly based on a wide range of values and common interests. We spoke very seriously about the core questions of our common peace and destitution policy. Each and every one of us has a big problem this year. It is very important to us to solve this problem as easily as possible even with the East, with the Soviet Union. This includes the Genfer negotiations over the American and Soviet medium-range missiles. We are convinced that with the new Western proposal in Genf flexible and dynamic can be handled. With good will, both sides can, if you reach the so-called will, in a short time. We assume that the Soviet Union has not yet spoken its last words of this question. We have also intensified the KSZE meeting in Madrid. Our goal remains a broad, substantial result, in addition to the integration over a conference, over the equipment of Europe and progress in the question of human rights. We also spoke, of course, about the Vienna negotiations, about both-sided and balanced troop reduction. We have eliminated the entire area of the East-West relations. We are convinced that personal contacts with the Soviet leadership remain important. And we want to continue our joint efforts through dialogue and collaboration to achieve constructive relations between the East and the West, wherever the Soviet Union makes it possible. We are also convinced that we will continue to promote a joint attitude in the question of the East-West relations. The preparations of the World Economic summit in Williamsburg in May were another important topic of conversation. We have in this context a opinion exchange about the economic development of our two countries and about the necessary measures to promote the economic momentum. The summit in Williamsburg will give us the opportunity to strengthen the repatriation of the world economy through a close atmosphere. With this, we can immediately, in front of the continuation of the Nord-Süd Dialogs at the UNCTAD conference in Belgrade, also contribute to the solution of the economic and social problems of developing countries. In this way, we want to further real block-free and independent. I have also come to my property as president of the EG nach Washington. Between the presidents of the United States and me, it is clear that the European Union and the United States have a great responsibility for the world economy together. We are now aware that the further development of relations between the two must be justified in this responsibility and, as I am sure, will also be justified. I leave Washington with the firm conviction that the quality of our relations will be determined by our policy of peace and security in particular, our joint efforts and progress in the GENFA negotiations. I leave Washington renewed, in a secure way, to be a guest with friends. First of all, I'd like to thank you, Mr. President, for your invitation and the kindness in hospitality extended to us. Our talk, in which Foreign Minister Genscher and our closest advisers participated, gave the President and myself an opportunity to continue our intensive and friendly dialogue, which we began when I became Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany last October. And I would like to take this opportunity, once again, here in public, to express the gratitude for the very intensive and friendly consultations that have taken place since that time between our two governments. We had a good cordial and open conversation among friends about which I'm highly pleased. This exchange has shown that beyond our personal understanding, German-American partnership rests on a broad basis of shared values and interests. We discussed in depth and in great earnest the essential aspects of our joint peace and disarmament policy. In the course of this year, important issues are pending. We are profoundly interested in finding solutions to the issues at hand if possible in agreement with the East. And this includes the Geneva negotiations on U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range missiles. We are agreed that the recent Western proposal offers a basis for flexible and dynamic negotiations. Given goodwill, on both sides, it will be possible soon to achieve a balanced result. It is our belief that we have not heard yet the last word from the Soviet Union. We discussed in detail the CSE follow-up meeting in Madrid. We continue to strive for an early and substantial result which would include an agreement on a conference on disarmament in Europe and make important gains in area of human rights. We also discussed the Vienna negotiations about mutual and balanced force reductions. We had extensive discussions about the whole field of East-West relations, and we are agreed that personal contacts with the leaders of the Soviet Union continue to be important. We want to carry on our common efforts to arrive at constructive relations between East and West through dialogue and cooperation wherever the Soviet Union makes this possible. We agreed on the need for continued efforts towards a common approach on East-West economic relations. Another important subject we discussed was the preparation of the Economic Summit meeting to be held in Williamsburg at the end of May. In this context, we exchanged views about the economic developments in our two countries and about measures to promote economic recovery. The summit meeting will provide us with an opportunity to intensify the emerging recovery of the international economy through close coordination. In this way, we will be able, immediately prior to the continuation of the North-South dialogue at the UNCTAD conference in Belgrade, to make a contribution towards solving the economic and social problems of the developing countries. Thus, we want to promote genuine independence and genuine non-alignment. I came to Washington, also in my capacity as President in Office of the European Community. The President and I agreed that the European Community and the United States together bear a great share of responsibility for the international economy. We are aware that the future development of relations between the United States and the European Community must and will live up to this responsibility. I am leaving Washington firmly convinced that the quality of our relations will also in future determine our policy of safeguarding peace and in particular our common efforts to achieve progress in the Geneva negotiations. I am leaving Washington with a certain feeling that I have been as a guest among friends. Thank you very much.