Presidents & Prime Ministers articles from May 1997

Presidents & Prime Ministers archives from May 1997

Japan's path and the Japan-U.S. relationship. (Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto)(Transcript)
May 1, 1997... ... At the outset, I cannot help but express how pleased I am to see the seizure of the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Peru come to an end recently with the vast majority of the hostages freed safely, although there were three unfortunate...

Sino-US relations.
May 1, 1997... "In the new situation, the need for the two countries to maintain and expand cooperation is not dwindling, but growing continuously," Jiang said. In particular, there exist very great, cooperative potentials for the two countries to...

Thailand: sustaining the miracle. (Thailand's Prime Minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh)(Transcript)
May 1, 1997... ... It is not often that we receive such a prestigious group of "Captains of Industry' at Government House. We are honored that Fortune selected Thailand to host the Forum, and we are gratified by the response of the global business community....

Summit of the 8 final communique. (President Bill Clinton)
May 1, 1997... As I begin, I would like to thank the city of Denver and the people of Colorado for the wonderful work they did to make us feel welcome here. I thank the people who worked on behalf of the United States to put this together -- Harold Ickes,...

Hong Kong rising. (Governor Christopher Patten)
May 1, 1997... ... One of the main Royal Navy dockyards in the United Kingdom used to be at a little Kent coastal town called Chatham, and one of our former Prime Ministers, Harold Wilson, was once making an election speech in this small town which was also a...