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NEW YORK, Sept. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following text is of remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Badawi of Malaysia in photo opportunity:

2:58 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT BUSH:  It's been my honor, Mr. Prime Minister, to be with you.  You're one of the outstanding leaders in a very important part of the world.  I want to thank you for strategizing our discussions.  We talked about a lot of things.  The main thing we talked about is how we can work together to keep the peace.  And I want to thank you for your time.

PRIME MINISTER BADAWI:  Thank you, Mr. President.  You shared me with me Americans nation's and your views on many issues, is very, very, impressive, and I am certainly most likely to see that you are very concerned for peace and U.N. peacekeeping in the Middle East.

PRESIDENT BUSH:  Yes, sir.  Thank you, sir.  Thank you.

END                2:59 P.M. EDT