BRIEFINGS AND STATEMENTS 03/19/2002 Transcript Press Availability The Vice President Of The United States Richard Cheney And Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: I want to begin by thanking you, Prime Minister, for the tremendous hospitality that you have shown to me and to my wife and our entire delegation. I was delighted to have the opportunity to reaffirm the strength in America's commitment to the security and wellbeing of our friends in Israel. The Prime Minister and I have discussed a wide range of issues including our cooperation in the war against global terror and our share and concern about the spread of weapons of mass destruction. We reviewed ways in further strengthening our bilateral relationship and how the United States can continue to support the expansion of economic opportunities for Israelis. We also discussed ways of ending the terror and the violence that have brought so much suffering for the people of this region, especially during the last eighteen months. read more 03/19/2002 Transcript Press Availability Mrs. Lynne Cheney at YMCA MRS. CHENEY: It is nice of you all to come out here this morning and I think it took you some time to get here. It is a great pleasure for me to visit schools wherever I go and I have visited schools all around the world. I love seeing what little children are doing,but this school, of course, makes an especially important statement in troubled times about how people have common aspirations and little children all like to work with clay whether they happen to be Arab or Israeli, whether they happen to be Jewish or Hebrew or Jewish or Christian or Muslim. So, it was a heartening thing to see in troubled times these little children all learning together. read more 03/18/2002 Transcript Arrival Statements by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Vice President Richard Cheney VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister. I am delighted once again to be back in Israel and I appreciate the warm welcome. I have been looking forward to this return visit and especially meeting once again with my old friends, Prime Minister Sharon and with President Katsav. read more 03/17/2002 Transcript Cheney Says U.S. Engaged in Search for Mideast Peace The United States, said Vice President Dick Cheney, "will do everything in our power to try to bring an end to the tragic violence between Palestinians and Israelis and to persuade them to resume a serious negotiating process." read more 03/17/2002 Transcript Cheney Discusses US-Yemeni Partnership Against Terror Vice President Richard Cheney met with Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a, March 14, to express U.S. appreciation for Yemen's determination to eradicate the al Qaeda presence in Yemen. read more 03/13/2002 Transcript Press Availability with President Hosni Mubarak VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY: Thank you Mr. President. It's a pleasure to be back in Egypt once again, and to have the opportunity to again be hosted by President Mubarak. I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit Egypt a great many times over the years, and count President Mubarak a longtime friend. He and I have worked closely together on many occasions over the years, and most recently saw each other in Washington, just a short time ago. President Bush and I place great store by his wisdom and experience. read more 03/12/2002 Transcript Arrival Statements Of Vice President Richard Cheney In Amman - Jordan Upon his arrival in Jordan March 12, Vice President Dick Cheney praised Jordan as "a force for peace and against violence" in the Middle East. read more 03/13/2002 Transcript Vice President Dick Cheney Remarks to the Multinational Force of Observers Thank you very much, Director General Hughes. It's great to be here. I'm in the Middle East on a diplomatic assignment, and I wouldn't come this far without stopping to visit the 39Th Infantry Brigade at South Camp. It's a high privilege to stand here today. And to each and every one of you, I bring good wishes from your commander-in-chief, President George W. Bush. read more 03/11/2002 Transcript Cheney, Blair Warn Of Weapons In Hands Of Terrorists, Iraqis Vice President Dick Cheney said March 11 that the purpose of his visit to 11 Middle Eastern countries is to discuss both the current actions of the international anti-terror coalition and future threats from weapons of mass destruction, including "the important choices that await us in the days ahead." read more 03/8/2002 Transcript Cheney Travels To Mideast, Europe To Talk About War On Terror Vice President Dick Cheney said he is embarking on his trip to the Middle East and Europe March 10 to deal with the war on terror and the crisis between Israelis and Palestinians. "[T]he main reason that the President wanted me to go was to talk about the continuing war on terror, and our ongoing operations not only in Afghanistan, but in other respects, as well, too," Cheney said in Washington March 8. read more