It is the responsibility to prepare our economies for the opportunities the next century will bring. Obviously, we know the devastating effect the conflict in Kosovo had here. Each country has been hurt in different ways. I've heard many of the stories this morning. Unemployment is way up.
Growth is way down.
The transportation bottlenecks are hampering trade. I am here, because President Clinton asked me to see how we can encourage more American investors to take an interest in the region. Let me be frank with you. We are not here with huge deals, or every answer that will turn everything around. The fact is, the future of the region, belongs to you, and the economic decisions the leaders of this region make, and not what we say or do.