THE WHITE HOUSE

                  Office of the Press Secretary


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For Immediate Release                              April 14, 1994


                 STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY


          Meeting with Prime Minister Ciller of Turkey


President Clinton offered his condolences to the Turkish Prime
Minister and to the families and loved ones of those Turkish citizens
who lost their lives today in the accident in northern Iraq.  Prime
Minister Ciller expressed her own sorrow at the loss of life.

The President and Prime Minister Ciller discussed her economic reform
package.  He urged her to move forward quickly with her reform program
and to work closely with the International Monetary Fund.  The two
leaders also discussed the situation in Cyprus.  President Clinton and
Prime Minister Ciller agreed to continue to do what they can to make
progress soon in the talks on the confidence building measures package.


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