THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

President Clinton will be travelling to South Asia during the week of March 20, 2000. He will visit India and Bangladesh. The President looks forward to laying the groundwork for broadening relations with both countries on this trip. He will be the first President to visit India since 1978 and the first ever to visit Bangladesh. No decisions have been made about other stops.

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