From the White House web site:
PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: Thank you very much for your kind invitation, Mr. President. It is a great honor for us. We deeply appreciate the support that you have extended since you have taken over, to relations with Turkey. We had always good relations with the United States in your -- during your time of office. And you have totally enhanced this cooperation and friendship.We have some very good, concrete good news now, as you have referred to it, Mr. President. The State Department has today issued a statement expressing the will of the United States that we will be able to form an economic partnership in additional to our political partnership. We attach great importance to that -- our cooperation with you against terrorism is a great service, not only for our own people, but for the whole world.
The American determination to get rid of terrorism in the world is of great importance, of historic importance, and we are glad we are very happy that we have the chance to cooperate with you to that effect. And Turkish and American cooperation, partnership now together with economic partnership will be beneficial for both -- peoples of both our countries.
We had very fruitful discussions during the brief period here. We still have other items on our agenda, and we shall go to New York also to visit the place of terrorism. Thank you very much for sharing this time, for showing this generosity and friendship to us.