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PORTUGAL: BILL CLINTON GREETED BY PRES JORGE SAMPAIO

(30 May 2000) English/Nat XFA Bill Clinton is in Lisbon, Portugal, on the first leg of what might be his last European jaunt as U-S president. At a formal ceremony at Lisbon's Belem Tower, the President promised to work with allies to strengthen trans-Atlantic ties and meet "challenges beyond our borders," including poverty and the spread of infectious diseases. Clinton will spend three days in Portugal during which he will take part in a U-S/E-U summit and meet AIDS researchers at a science park. He's the first U-S president to come here since Ronald Reagan in 1985. After an overnight flight from Washington it was a smiling and refreshed looking American President that stepped from Air Force One into the sunshine of Lisbon. He was met by Prime Minister Antonio Guterres and Foreign Minister Jaime Gama. After resting at his hotel, Clinton spent most of Tuesday executing ceremonial duties. Under warm sunshine, Clinton stood with Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio at the bleached stone 16th Century Tower of Belem for a 21-gun salute and other welcoming honours. Portugal holds the 15-nation European Union's rotating presidency, Clinton spoke of the summit to be held between the U-S and E-U at Queluz Palace outside Lisbon on Wednesday. The talks with senior European Union officials are expected to focus on the fight against AIDS, ways of boosting e-commerce and trade and security issues. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I also look forward to the US-EU summit. I hope we will use these meetings, not just to strengthen our own ties, but to address challenges beyond our borders. Mr President, you mentioned many of them - the AIDS epidemic in Africa and Asia, the economic gulf separating the wealthiest from the rest of the world. These problems require innovation, imagination and courage." SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President Noting that explorers who discovered the New World had once passed by that very spot, Clinton cited a "new voyage of discovery," in which he said Portugal was helping to lead the way. SOUNDBITE: (English) "We have a few stormy waters still to navigate but we should do it with good hope and we should do it together." SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President Also on Tuesday, President Clinton went to lay a wreath at the tomb of Luis Vaz de Camoes, Portugal's 16th-century national poet, and toured the Jeronimos Monastery that dates back to 1501. Bill Clinton had lunch with Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. The U-S President praised Portugal for leading the fight against the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and for its peacekeeping role, both in the Balkans and in East Timor, a former Portuguese colony. He went on to hold further discussions with Prime Minister Antonio Guterres. Guterres reportedly briefed Clinton on his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. The two took a brief stroll in the tree-studded garden of the Palacio de Sao Bento, the prime minister's headquarters in downtown Lisbon. Clinton's European tour will also take him to Germany, Russia and Ukraine. In Aachen, Germany, Clinton will be awarded the International Charlemagne Prize, presented annually to a person who has worked toward European unity. In Berlin he will attend with leaders of a dozen other countries a summit on "third way" politics hosted by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The idea is to consider alternatives to the traditional liberal and conservative approaches to government. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...