THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 22, 1993 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH CHAIRMAN SHUSHKEVICH OF BELARUS The Oval Office 5:40 P.M. EDT Q Mr. President, are you confident that Dr. Elders has the answers to the questions she'll be asked tomorrow? THE PRESIDENT: I think she'll do very well. Let me also say while Chairman Shushkevich is here that I am very honored to have him here in the White House. And I want to thank him publicly for the support his country has given to the nonproliferation regime and to START I. We're going to have a good partnership. I look forward to its development. And I very much appreciate the fact that he has come here off of a successful commitment by his nation to be nonnuclear. And it means a lot to the United States and to the world. Q Are you concerned about getting the flood money from the House, sir? THE PRESIDENT: No, I think -- not from what I heard about that. I think it's okay. THE PRESS: Thank you. END5:42 P.M. EDT