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FM PEKING #31517Z APR 81
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FOLLOWING FROM FENN FOR NEWS DEPARTMENT
SECRETARY OF STATES PRESS CONFERENCE IN PEKING
1. THE SECRETARY OF STATE GAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN PEKING ON 3 APRIL. FOLLOWING IS EXTRACT FROM OPENING STATEMENT AND EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
OPENING STATEMENT
3. WITH VICE PREMIER HUANG HUA I HAVE HAD AN EXCELLENT SERIES OF TALKS, WE DISCUSSED ALMOST ALL OF THE GREAT
ISSUES IN THE WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE, WE DISCUSSED EUROPE, AND AGREED IN WELCOMING THE ENHANCED UNITY AND PURPOSE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE NATO ALLIANCE TO MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH. WE DISCUSSED THE MIDDLE EAST AND FOUND COMMON GROUND ON IRAN/IRAQ, AND IN WELCOMING THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH THE
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