THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                          (Helsinki, Finland)
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For Immediate Release                                     March 21, 1997     

                      REMARKS BY PRESIDENT CLINTON
                         AND PRESIDENT YELTSIN
                          IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY                               

                 Residence of the President of Finland
                           Helsinki, Finland   

9:43 A.M. (L)

Q President Yeltsin, do you consider NATO a threat to Russia, or are you convinced otherwise by now?

PRESIDENT YELTSIN: Well, I'm not convinced otherwise.

PRESIDENT CLINTON: We'll have a press conference later, guys.

Q You guys always give us a surprise when you meet, Mr. President. Do you expect any surprises today?

PRESIDENT YELTSIN: Perhaps through the course of the discussions we may have some surprises. We won't have any surprises at the end of the discussions.

THE PRESS: Thank you.

END 9:45 A.M. (L)