clinton president s remarks in photo op with vaclav havel the white house office of the press secretary for immediate release april remarks by the president in photo opportunity with vaclav havel the oval office p m edt q mr president president havel is here for the holocaust museum opening and you toured the museum last night all this focus on the holocaust how does that weigh on your decision making process as far as bosnia is concerned the president well i think the holocaust is the most extreme example the world has ever known of ethnic cleansing and i think that even in its more limited manifestations it s an idea that should be opposed you couldn t help thinking about that that s not to compare the two examples they re not identical everyone knows that but i think that the united states should always seek an opportunity to stand up against at least to speak out against inhumanity q sir how close are you to a decision on more sanctions on bosnia the president well of course we ve got the u n vote ambassador albright was instrumental in the u n vote to strengthen the sanctions and they are quite tough and we now are putting our heads at the business of implementing them and looking at what other options we ought to consider and i don t have anything else to say except to tell you that i spent quite a bit of time on it and will continue to over the next several days q following your meeting today sir are you any closer to some sort of u s military presence there the president i have not made any decisions q president clinton why have you decided to meet with mr havel the president well i m just honored that he would come and see me i m glad he s here in the united states for the dedication of the holocaust museum he is a figure widely admired in our country and around the world and a very important person in europe and a very important person to the united states so i m hoping that we ll have a chance to talk about the new czech republic and what kinds of things we can do together to support the causes we believe in end p m edt
