Signing Ceremony with President of Serbia and Prime Minister of Kosovo

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President Trump hosted a signing ceremony in the Oval Office with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti to normalize economic relations between the two Balkan countries. President Trump was then asked about a story in The Atlantic Magazine alleging he made disparaging remarks about fallen service members. “It’s a totally fake story,” he said, touting his record on the military and veterans. He noted that John Bolton, his former national security adviser, wrote about the incident in his book but did not mention the quotes referenced in the article. “To me, they’re heroes,” he said


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PRESIDENT TRUMP HOSTED A SIGNING CEREMONY IN THE OVAL OFFICE WITH THE SERBIAN PRESIDENT AND KOSOVO PRIME MINISTER. HE NORMALIZED ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE PRESIDENT ALSO TOOK QUESTIONS, INCLUDING A STORY O ABOUT HIM MAKING DISPARAGING REMARKS ABOUT FALLEN U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS. 
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A TRULY HISTORIC DAY. A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DAY, ESPECIALLY IN A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WORLD. I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A TRULY HISTORIC COMMITMENT. SERBIA AND KOSOVO HAVE EACH COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC NORMALIZATION. VERY IMPORTANT TERM. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. DECADES, ACTUALLY. AFTER A VIOLENT AND TRAGIC HISTORY AND YEARS OF FAILED NEGOTIATIONS, MY ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED A NEW WAY OF BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BY FOCUSING ON JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE TWO COUNTRIES WERE ABLE TO REACH A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH. SOMETHING THAT NOBODY THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE POSSIBLE AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT VERY WELL. WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES. I CAN SAY THAT SERBIA AND KOSOVO HAVE TREMENDOUS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY LOVE YOUR COUNTRY SO MUCH. THEY LOVE YOUR COUNTRY SO MUCH. IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND WOULD BE VERY PROUD TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. THERE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS DEATH OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THAT ALL STOPS. WE'VE ALSO MADE ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON REACHING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. KOSOVO AND ISRAEL HAVE AGREED TO NORMALIZATION OF TIES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. THE AGREEMENT WITH MADE WITH YOU HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. WHAT IT'S REPRESENTED, WHAT IT'S MEANT. WE HAVE OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST COMING VERY MUCH TO US AND SAYING WHEN DO WE GO? I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE GREAT PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO SAY THAT FOR A LONG TIME. SERBIA'S COMMITTED TO OPENING A COMMERCIAL OFFICE IN JERUSALEM THIS MONTH AND TO MOVE ITS EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM IN JULY. THAT'S FANTASTIC. THAT'S A VERY BIG STATEMENT AND WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. IT'S TAKEN TREMENDOUS BRAVERY BY THE PRESIDENT OF SERBIA, THE PRESIDENT OF KOSOVO WHO ARE WITH ME TODAY. TWO HIGHLY RESPECTED PEOPLE TO EMBARK ON THESE TALKS AND TO COME TO WASHINGTON TO FINALIZE THESE COMMITMENTS. BY DOING SO, THEY HAVE MADE THEIR COUNTRIES, THE BALKANS, REALLY AN INCREDIBLE AREA -- SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAND IN THE WORLD. THEY HAVE MADE THE WORLD SAFER. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SERBIA AND KOSOVO PROSPEROUS AS WE WORK TOGETHER ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN THE REGION. I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO BOTH COUNTRIES SOMEDAY DAY IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE. WE HAVE A THING CALLED A CAMPAIGN GOING ON RIGHT NOW, SO I THINK WE BETTER DEVOTE A LITTLE TIME TO THAT. BUT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THESE TWO GREAT LEADERS AND FOR GETTING THIS DONE, AND THEIR PEOPLE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM. MAYBE MORE IMPORTANTLY. TRULY, IT IS HISTORIC. SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN, YOU COULD START. WE WILL START THE PROCESS. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS ONE. THIS IS FOR YOU. AND THIS IS FOR YOU. THAT'S FOR YOU. THAT'S FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] WOULD ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THESE TWO GREAT LEADERS? THEY ARE GREAT LEADERS.