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Article: PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL-KHALIFA OF BAHRAIN
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 25, 2008
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The White House released the following transcript:
Oval Office
11:32 A.M. EDT
PRESIDENT BUSH: Your Majesty, welcome back to Washington. It is such a pleasure to see you. I still have such fond memories of our trip to the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Majesty and I were reminiscing about the sword dance that you put on. It was spectacular. And you've got a - not only do you have a beautiful country, but you've got a prosperous country, and a country that is a great friend of the United States. And it's such a honor to welcome you back here.
We had a good discussion, and we'll continue our discussion over lunch, on a variety of subjects. First, I do want to thank the Kingdom for sending an ...