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Your 00:11.870 --> 00:12.540 Good afternoon. 00:14.090 --> 00:15.610 Thank you very much for coming. 00:16.270 --> 00:20.360 The safety general will stomp swayed some opening remarks. 00:20.650 --> 00:23.140 Then of course you'll be happy to take your questions and then 00:23.140 --> 00:25.580 you'll have an opportunity to you or main goal. 00:26.180 --> 00:29.420 In a more relaxed late afterwards fifty john. 00:30.720 --> 00:33.090 Well that's the known I and I have a new year. 00:35.000 --> 00:39.930 Today is and I'll show to cheat show review all the past year. 00:40.840 --> 00:42.340 And debt to look to the future. 00:43.890 --> 00:46.290 In view she are of anniversaries. 00:47.240 --> 00:52.190 We should remember wipes are remarkable journey the past sixty 00:52.190 --> 00:54.780 five years have been in european history. 00:56.420 --> 01:01.990 Makes all has provided their security foundation on which our freedom. 01:02.730 --> 01:07.410 All of democracy and Alpe spare at have flourished. 01:08.740 --> 01:11.890 In september we were you meet to in way heiress. 01:12.420 --> 01:14.370 To a shape future made until. 01:15.350 --> 01:18.600 An alliance that is rob brushed should. 01:19.290 --> 01:21.370 We balanced and Brady. 01:21.930 --> 01:24.910 To provide security for the next. 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Failing charge kid or more. 03:28.380 --> 03:31.860 Demo up in the short shrift is some suit the sped Billy Dee. 03:32.400 --> 03:33.630 Dance or mourned their. 03:34.150 --> 03:35.070 Enclave easy bit. 03:35.990 --> 03:39.480 It's In Afghanistan. 03:39.990 --> 03:41.640 We remain focused. 03:42.200 --> 03:44.070 One all off I Seth mission. 03:44.960 --> 03:45.710 And we would it. 03:46.250 --> 03:48.300 Still have work to do that. 03:49.190 --> 03:52.020 The Afghan force is I'm now in delete. 03:52.610 --> 03:54.460 For security across the country. 03:54.980 --> 03:58.800 And they were provide to secure a key for the elections this spring. 04:00.020 --> 04:02.180 Uh-huh by building security. 04:02.990 --> 04:06.600 We have created the conditions for Afghans to a decide their 04:06.600 --> 04:07.320 own future. 04:08.480 --> 04:10.400 And so further develop their country. 04:11.900 --> 04:16.160 I was summit in way youngish will take place as we prepare to 04:16.160 --> 04:19.090 return and you'll page in our. Relationship. 04:23.020 --> 04:24.080 In Afghanistan. 04:24.640 --> 04:28.920 And or old duration should we have learned many lessons that 04:28.920 --> 04:32.390 we need to up right to shape future NATO. 04:34.100 --> 04:38.580 First we must invest in the capabilities we need. 04:39.550 --> 04:43.450 Drug dealer way is the risks and challenges that we face. 04:45.110 --> 04:46.490 From terrorism. 04:47.270 --> 04:50.580 Piracy and instability in our neighborhood. 04:51.510 --> 04:54.490 Joe. Missile and sibat. Texts. 04:56.560 --> 05:00.650 Iced cake european elyse took place is therefore Cardin developing 05:00.650 --> 05:05.420 critical capabilities such as joined intelligence surveillance 05:05.640 --> 05:06.550 and reconnaissance. 05:07.180 --> 05:08.400 And missile. Defence. 05:10.520 --> 05:12.870 As alloy economist fact chilcot recover. 05:13.730 --> 05:17.810 We need to show the pre give you can we were to keep defence 05:17.840 --> 05:18.800 in europe are strong. 05:20.480 --> 05:23.510 This will or so keep made until. Strong. 05:26.450 --> 05:30.610 Seconds said ah often talks should need trish date connected. 05:31.370 --> 05:34.220 Jesters they are today in Afghanistan and court of all. 05:34.820 --> 05:39.850 So that we stand ready to operate together when called upon. 05:41.620 --> 05:44.500 As elyse and with partners. 05:45.690 --> 05:49.540 And so we're summit we should commit show a broader programme 05:49.960 --> 05:54.520 on realist big exercises demanding training and comprehensive 05:54.600 --> 05:58.840 education as part of all connected forces. Initiative. 06:02.060 --> 06:06.700 Primary we need to deepen and widen. I'll corporation with. Partners. 06:08.540 --> 06:11.070 At a time of global to risk send threats. 06:11.880 --> 06:14.210 NATO must continue to look up. Wipes. 06:16.440 --> 06:18.210 We have put it occurred. 06:19.010 --> 06:22.870 And all brace said partnerships with over forty. 06:23.390 --> 06:26.320 I'm truce and organisations on five. Continents. 06:28.450 --> 06:31.540 We must do all more with our partners. 06:32.970 --> 06:36.060 And we must do more for our. Partners. 06:37.700 --> 06:39.660 Took beard and develop. 06:40.600 --> 06:44.340 There are security sector GE big harsh it here is. 06:44.920 --> 06:45.720 Far better. 06:46.370 --> 06:49.880 Trust report and period step Billy teat today. 06:50.990 --> 06:53.800 Then to have tour fight instability. Tomorrow. 06:56.930 --> 06:58.950 But Or an we go. 06:59.810 --> 07:01.900 Is and the pinks by a whole we are. 07:03.350 --> 07:07.820 The world's most cave of where democracy is you and I did across 07:07.820 --> 07:10.500 the Atlantic by eight your niece. Commitment. 07:12.560 --> 07:13.970 And and then lioness. 07:14.810 --> 07:16.150 That we manged effective. 07:16.980 --> 07:20.270 PS rule a continuous process of reform. 07:20.900 --> 07:23.110 Modernisation and. Transformation. 07:29.660 --> 07:30.520 Let me say said. 07:31.360 --> 07:34.830 I have been following deborah messy developments in your cream. 07:35.590 --> 07:36.710 With great. Concern. 07:38.990 --> 07:41.300 I strongly condemned the violence. We have. Seen. 07:43.910 --> 07:46.260 I on the right there at the common munch's. 07:46.890 --> 07:51.140 Is ultimately responsible Fort de escalating the crisis. 07:51.980 --> 07:55.160 And project it in bed peaceful where. Demonstrators. 07:57.140 --> 07:58.660 I urge or a sites. 07:59.240 --> 08:01.850 Draw avoid escalation in violence. 08:02.420 --> 08:04.940 And to work for a solution based on dialogue. 08:06.590 --> 08:12.250 Be gosh I shall run. Independents. Bench stable your cream. 08:13.400 --> 08:16.830 Firmly committed to show democracy if the rule of law. 08:17.410 --> 08:20.050 Is ski true euro Atlantic. Security. 08:24.620 --> 08:25.550 Finally there. 08:26.820 --> 08:28.470 Let me update your on. 08:29.000 --> 08:30.410 May tours new. Headquarters. 08:33.330 --> 08:34.990 Major leaders decided. 08:36.030 --> 08:37.360 In nineteen ninety nine. 08:38.390 --> 08:41.090 Yeah vets the alliance needed. 08:42.090 --> 08:43.680 Apply this build headquarters. 08:44.460 --> 08:45.420 To replace. 08:46.250 --> 08:47.540 They're the temporary warning. 08:48.300 --> 08:50.580 If we'd to should we have now being for. Decades. 08:53.040 --> 08:57.160 Then you will be a link way to power a snobs joy ESPN HR fish ocean. 08:57.430 --> 09:01.650 But the diplomatic missions I'll or are twenty eight NATO. Allies. 09:03.830 --> 09:07.720 But the design was decided in two thousand. Four. 09:10.420 --> 09:12.990 And values said decision that we are now. Implementing. 09:16.030 --> 09:20.950 Now host nation Belgium is responsible for this project on behalf 09:21.100 --> 09:22.970 of the twenty at PMI taught at a rights. 09:24.890 --> 09:28.770 Uh-huh. That younger informed Osh in december. 09:29.690 --> 09:32.700 There to the construction company had forwarded. 09:33.520 --> 09:36.420 Acclaim. I claim for. 09:36.980 --> 09:37.700 More time. 09:38.630 --> 09:39.200 And my me. 09:40.760 --> 09:42.910 Uh-huh let them generous arges. 09:44.060 --> 09:44.620 And alt. 09:45.220 --> 09:47.650 Analyzing this claim in. Detail. 09:50.480 --> 09:52.090 This is so bad hops. 09:52.690 --> 09:54.010 Commercial negotiation. 09:54.760 --> 09:55.950 Soul bead would should. 09:57.130 --> 10:00.420 Bc neither rights. Not timely. 10:01.820 --> 10:04.170 Talk amends on any figures. 10:05.700 --> 10:09.610 But obviously Bed this claim is a matter of concern to what one 10:09.610 --> 10:10.090 of Osh. 10:11.120 --> 10:14.800 And I have directed my staff to continue to follow this closely. 10:15.390 --> 10:20.180 And all of elyse remain actively engaged in steering the project. 10:21.130 --> 10:23.400 And with apps and registered take your quest tips. 10:25.170 --> 10:26.290 Right as a room with. 10:27.040 --> 10:29.450 Yes aging crush on it to so if you don't and there have been 10:29.450 --> 10:32.330 reports recently the to president karzai has introduced some 10:32.330 --> 10:36.860 new conditions and to the NATO best asia forces agreement own 10:36.860 --> 10:40.400 if you can merck climbed on that hand on the year progress of 10:40.400 --> 10:42.950 the negotiations on this at over a fake please. 10:44.750 --> 10:50.090 I'm I'm not going to add to comment on on detail its in in those. Negotiations. 10:52.310 --> 10:54.170 We have act really seen there. 10:55.070 --> 10:58.480 Trust enter progress in the cook negotiations are an. 10:59.330 --> 11:01.980 And NATO state as a force whose agreement. 11:02.840 --> 11:07.630 Yeah however each are are so clear and they'd we camps final-release 11:07.690 --> 11:11.900 it those should and negotiate it negotiations on terror. 11:12.490 --> 11:17.800 Pay it we have seen a signature on the bilateral security agreements 11:17.960 --> 11:21.630 between then it's States am clear Afghanistan of. 11:22.820 --> 11:26.920 However. I do believe there then he end of the day. 11:27.470 --> 11:31.610 We win a ed get the necessary legal framework in place. 11:32.270 --> 11:33.110 To deploy it. 11:33.890 --> 11:39.070 I made toll train advice assist mission after two thousand fourteen 11:39.070 --> 11:40.830 be cords and raft is at stake. 11:41.370 --> 11:45.690 Here or so it for and not least for Afghanistan. 11:46.210 --> 11:48.000 Fair but of course time. 11:48.810 --> 11:52.820 Is better off of the essence and for planning reasons. I hope 11:52.820 --> 11:55.280 that we will get a clarification as soon as possible. 11:56.030 --> 11:59.520 German television. Yeah kenny dish from Germans televisions idea 11:59.520 --> 12:00.570 from a son Rasmussen. 12:01.160 --> 12:05.190 Two questions if you allow for us Mayan here. The you. 12:05.780 --> 12:09.740 Is is there engaged now and motley in central africa at the you'll 12:09.740 --> 12:13.100 partners or france justice said they would support france ten 12:13.100 --> 12:14.390 minute widened there. 12:15.270 --> 12:16.590 Here mission over there. 12:17.200 --> 12:20.680 Do you see any need to a role of their Chu war is that excluded 12:20.680 --> 12:24.320 to end it very it's had just type it EU was involved there in 12:24.320 --> 12:27.520 central africa and it's my first question then the second one 12:27.520 --> 12:31.700 to the ukraine in book arrests tour. We'll we'll have a lot of 12:31.700 --> 12:35.440 use many years ago now we have three ambitions of crane end. 12:35.440 --> 12:39.110 It george at tube become it and NATO member away at least two 12:39.140 --> 12:40.770 to get the stage before membership. 12:41.660 --> 12:45.340 Or what came made a dual desk made we have any influence on the 12:45.340 --> 12:48.580 people that are in charge of crane at the moment to use it on 12:48.580 --> 12:52.860 weak diplomacy or what what I you are a means of are encouraged. 12:54.670 --> 12:57.370 First on their madly and their central African. 12:58.070 --> 13:01.290 Republic. First of all are I would like to. 13:01.900 --> 13:05.110 Tool. Comments of the france. 13:05.780 --> 13:10.980 It for a swift and determined action has been in both their countries. 13:11.630 --> 13:12.390 I sync. 13:13.060 --> 13:18.150 I If they'd to sit there french lips operation all of these french 13:18.150 --> 13:20.090 lip operations. This venture. 13:20.860 --> 13:21.840 In order true. 13:22.460 --> 13:23.440 Bed prevents. 13:24.050 --> 13:25.950 Bed terrorist groups from. 13:26.530 --> 13:30.030 Advancing. And true save. Lives. 13:32.180 --> 13:35.200 I Warsaw appreciate their limbs they'd day him. 13:36.030 --> 13:41.570 Other NATO elyse who have decided to support france in though 13:41.570 --> 13:43.530 should be sent your operations. 13:44.330 --> 13:48.280 And definitely I appreciate ship is that it the european union 13:48.730 --> 13:50.290 has Orszag decided chill. 13:51.390 --> 13:55.020 Engage. As I said in my introduction. 13:55.700 --> 13:59.340 I would should very much like to see david europa. 13:59.990 --> 14:04.300 And european elyse take more responsibility for. 14:04.820 --> 14:06.030 Are tasks. 14:06.950 --> 14:09.050 When it comes true. She got. 14:10.160 --> 14:11.730 So they engagements. 14:12.610 --> 14:16.610 In the east African operations are highly appreciated. 14:17.190 --> 14:20.620 There's been no request to four and they toll road are. 14:22.690 --> 14:24.730 But obviously the fact of they'd to. 14:25.290 --> 14:26.940 Make sure elyse period. 14:27.580 --> 14:33.290 Pit which support and assist through the french room. Let's operation. 14:34.190 --> 14:35.020 East durant. 14:35.600 --> 14:39.300 Aired true the fact they're tests it NATO allies have learned 14:39.300 --> 14:40.910 how to work on operate together. 14:41.620 --> 14:43.070 Within an made tell. 14:44.430 --> 14:49.060 So. In that respect you might save they'd tomato plays a road 14:49.090 --> 14:49.780 in that right click. 14:50.450 --> 14:55.030 A botch I don't foresee a direct or it may tour roller at night 14:55.030 --> 14:57.970 that in my early nor in knits interact and. Republic. 15:00.110 --> 15:01.220 And on your brain. 15:02.600 --> 15:05.790 First of all let me stress that it is for they you. 15:06.440 --> 15:06.990 Your brain. 15:07.870 --> 15:10.510 Yeah you're playing inch truly sank for the future. 15:11.240 --> 15:13.030 All of the country. Themselves. 15:14.480 --> 15:16.920 And I Pay. 15:18.390 --> 15:21.850 I would in fact respects or so win mine queuing. 15:22.750 --> 15:24.570 Dave in that order. 15:25.680 --> 15:27.470 OECD member. States. 15:29.650 --> 15:32.170 Adds subscribe to clothe let friends abroad. 15:33.380 --> 15:37.230 Oh it in the OECD care charts are for european security which 15:37.230 --> 15:39.060 was adopted nineteen ninety nine. 15:39.800 --> 15:43.750 In fact charts each clearly stated that each and every state 15:43.970 --> 15:50.110 has a right to be free to accused each alliance affiliation itself. 15:50.590 --> 15:54.350 We adhere to that printer border and we woods picked or other. 15:54.650 --> 15:58.880 Oh we see member state to do the same to that's important for 15:58.880 --> 16:02.040 me to stress their deeds for the ukrainian PPI board to decide 16:02.040 --> 16:04.740 the few chop off right your green itself. 16:06.050 --> 16:08.440 Having said that apps fair we have. 16:08.940 --> 16:10.670 A partnership between. 16:11.180 --> 16:15.540 Your crane and date made joe it within especially with. 16:16.160 --> 16:17.890 NATO your cream at commission. 16:18.740 --> 16:21.420 Within that partnership we have an ongoing dialogue. 16:21.980 --> 16:25.950 On track to cope crop military corporation bent on the kind shove 16:25.980 --> 16:29.490 their practical are corporation as well as at dialogue. 16:30.190 --> 16:32.800 Up on pull you through their print approach. 16:33.350 --> 16:37.670 And it is within that framework edge that to say a week continual 16:37.670 --> 16:41.300 true expressed. I'll concerns as regards him. 16:42.210 --> 16:47.620 The developments in eight your cream that's why we strongly condemned violence. 16:48.010 --> 16:49.900 That's why we urge the government. 16:50.700 --> 16:54.290 Chill engaged in a constructive dialogue. I'm fine piece for 16:54.290 --> 16:57.610 sure lotion GE to to the conflict and that's why we birth the 16:57.610 --> 17:00.110 ukrainian government to give up to fund a mentor. 17:01.240 --> 17:05.060 Democracy print approach including their right to assembled freed 17:05.060 --> 17:07.840 E and their right to express your views. 17:08.730 --> 17:10.530 Freely in a peaceful. 17:11.110 --> 17:13.410 Manner so I think what we can do. 17:14.010 --> 17:19.080 Is to you wish it that partnership framework to express our views 17:19.170 --> 17:21.940 buddies file you'll praying is to decide their future themselves. 17:22.760 --> 17:26.100 I know there are questions over here. Right now we're just walked around. 17:26.100 --> 17:29.790 So rest assured though and we'll get over there. I got beat back. 17:30.720 --> 17:33.010 And if I do fee fund your television pakistan. 17:33.640 --> 17:37.070 Sector you know you mentioned is the poor debt in in the last 17:37.070 --> 17:41.660 year at the muted to military cooperation is tenth in with bach 17:41.660 --> 17:46.160 is time can you elaborate on dad and as you nor their pakistan 17:46.160 --> 17:50.620 military is it has announced I'm de cleared operation in they 17:50.620 --> 17:54.400 just fine in agency adrs again as part of our laughter that the 17:54.400 --> 17:58.920 after marked off contini was a tag one public here. It's bases 17:59.350 --> 18:04.300 and aired did you invite tear new barbie chief where do high-rises 18:04.300 --> 18:06.480 shady full book although it from peony. 18:07.010 --> 18:11.240 To it may meeting laugh for a defence of chief is staff natural. 18:11.660 --> 18:11.990 Thank you. 18:14.030 --> 18:18.740 And the latter we we have an share made any decisions in in their 18:18.740 --> 18:22.760 prospective are pretty she I I once excludes apps because as 18:22.760 --> 18:26.530 you mentioned we have had such excellent dialogue or so with. 18:27.260 --> 18:29.790 A high ranking military fair people are. 18:30.770 --> 18:32.000 In in the past. 18:33.200 --> 18:34.810 I Chairman. 18:36.060 --> 18:40.820 I I meps airways the pace ten prime minister in in in their september. 18:41.450 --> 18:45.060 At the mark in shot the un general assembly in new york and we 18:45.060 --> 18:47.930 agreed a their HP's there. We shoot. 18:48.670 --> 18:54.740 Engage in a high level or a dialogue between NATO and to spare pakistan. 18:55.640 --> 18:58.110 Now. As. Regards. 18:59.790 --> 19:03.580 I Military pay engagements day. 19:04.250 --> 19:06.440 Watched what should we are up. 19:07.150 --> 19:10.910 Mentioning is a fact is there to sit there. We have seen. 19:12.510 --> 19:15.750 I was saved improved relations between. 19:16.430 --> 19:17.310 All improved. 19:18.020 --> 19:21.030 There and intensified engagements bed between. 19:21.890 --> 19:22.600 I Seth her. 19:23.420 --> 19:27.840 Oops here Pakistani military leaders including high level or. 19:28.430 --> 19:29.370 A. Confrontations. 19:31.110 --> 19:34.260 And dame I hope to she and as though should. 19:35.300 --> 19:38.350 Confrontation send and they're pie lark quentin you'd. 19:39.270 --> 19:39.830 And on IBM. 19:40.700 --> 19:43.690 That if you from now to be a happy haven't squeeze. You don't 19:43.920 --> 19:47.740 have a cup got of question one hebei emblem on iran. But demolition 19:47.740 --> 19:51.600 with situation in Afghanistan on that you've via the government 19:51.640 --> 19:56.000 is being the cello did fifty day by a pair of under groove Spain militia. 19:56.570 --> 20:00.060 My question is how led to is going to assist their government 20:00.440 --> 20:04.530 were cheese head and neck mq with a very weak or or most in existent 20:04.600 --> 20:06.470 as air fare state persecution. 20:07.190 --> 20:12.300 And get paired do more feed or do you see any new or approach 20:12.390 --> 20:15.660 from he'd leadership of was sort of jaime and go to do this. 20:16.110 --> 20:19.720 He evgeny stands the Billy key Ahmed. Nerve me put a look at 20:19.720 --> 20:23.590 is them such you off credits he he he will brawl role for international force. 20:23.800 --> 20:24.200 Thank you. 20:25.560 --> 20:27.820 At first out one hebei air. 20:28.760 --> 20:29.520 Last year. 20:30.110 --> 20:31.480 We received. 20:32.080 --> 20:35.850 As you know a request air from the libyan authorities. 20:36.590 --> 20:42.640 Area a request for NATO assistance a E in mid building the security sector. 20:43.780 --> 20:44.860 In note libya. 20:45.610 --> 20:48.950 Head made so has responded positively. 20:49.680 --> 20:51.780 We have established a team. 20:52.330 --> 20:53.610 Bear and dare move. 20:54.140 --> 20:59.040 It we're now working with the leap in OS arches. Hair true fake 20:59.040 --> 21:03.750 sprawl further howl. That assistance air could be. Mm. 21:04.250 --> 21:04.990 They're provide it. 21:06.790 --> 21:07.530 On you. Run. 21:10.610 --> 21:13.770 It at first i've ordered than it. I welcome. 21:14.390 --> 21:16.670 Of the new shake los or from. 21:17.420 --> 21:19.380 Do you rainy in their precedent. 21:20.060 --> 21:24.350 Peres pen dare or show theme train agreements dale on. 21:25.760 --> 21:26.500 You rhymes. 21:27.590 --> 21:31.650 Nuclear. Oh program debt. I E I hope. 21:32.360 --> 21:33.920 Is that a new direction. 21:34.460 --> 21:39.340 And we lose each day. True a breakthrough or show when it comes 21:39.340 --> 21:43.410 to other region there and day international hundred pay issues. 21:43.710 --> 21:47.990 You've remains to be seen and how that might have a knee impacts 21:48.020 --> 21:52.970 they'll on Afghanistan but obviously each is of vital importance 21:53.110 --> 21:54.970 a vet owner. 21:55.580 --> 21:58.580 Afghanistan's neighbors their country good. 21:59.210 --> 21:59.820 Air true. 22:00.390 --> 22:05.820 She Q a key and stability in Afghanistan penned in the region including. 22:06.340 --> 22:07.890 Iran. They tell. 22:08.660 --> 22:10.950 Yes mean us girls their Danish news agency. 22:11.910 --> 22:14.720 It now of the russian president Vladimir put in this going to 22:14.720 --> 22:17.240 be in Brussels tomorrow. I ate was curious to hear whether you 22:17.240 --> 22:21.040 have any contacts air in that connection and also if there's 22:21.080 --> 22:22.690 anything new to say on there. 22:23.300 --> 22:26.600 Old plants for in aid to russia summit do it. You have a NATO 22:26.600 --> 22:30.690 summit in their inter ten brain way else that might be a good. Opportunity. 22:34.070 --> 22:36.260 I womb each airway. Forum is to love while. 22:37.610 --> 22:41.550 Tomorrow here at at NATO headquarters. 22:42.140 --> 22:44.520 Peres and of course we we led to squash. 22:45.110 --> 22:48.850 Uh-huh the work within the NATO russia a accounts or. 22:50.000 --> 22:54.010 As regards dave ya calming and a whale shami. It's it we have 22:54.010 --> 22:55.910 not yet made in you decision. 22:56.450 --> 22:58.650 Air. They up on know. Him. 23:01.040 --> 23:05.370 Who packed the sheep events as that's their summit should but 23:05.370 --> 23:08.700 are so he'd or still remains to be seen whether there will be 23:09.160 --> 23:13.010 paired and NATO russia air some it's like the one we had to say 23:13.010 --> 23:16.750 it in lisbon in two thousand ten. 23:18.230 --> 23:22.010 Off quash at the end of the day any meeting my speech substance 23:22.050 --> 23:26.520 or driven a so I think you to promote your out to make any assessment 23:26.550 --> 23:30.880 or any this is jim at this stage as free guards and aid to russia. 23:31.820 --> 23:36.130 Oh summit we will see it doing the calming months peres whether 23:36.230 --> 23:40.970 there is a substance it or in our shops terms a dry truly organize 23:41.300 --> 23:44.470 a NATO russia their summit meeting date dean witter woods. 23:45.050 --> 23:45.510 In dr. 23:46.280 --> 23:48.980 Thank you cherry sauce and then Kirin cv. Yes mister secretary 23:48.980 --> 23:51.660 general link in the annual report or in the executive summary. 23:52.380 --> 23:56.280 I You talk about the ice have progress and say that they continue 23:56.280 --> 23:58.810 were to ensure the country never again be cans a safe haven for 23:58.810 --> 24:01.650 international terrorists and on the same day. 24:03.090 --> 24:07.330 Ian in Afghanistan the us is is condemning. The fact that the 24:07.330 --> 24:10.490 government's run. Maybe I I don't want to overstate condemn and 24:10.490 --> 24:13.450 see their word. Anyway is not happy about. The fact that the 24:13.450 --> 24:15.160 Afghan government is going to be releasing. 24:15.830 --> 24:18.510 And the some detainees that they consider dangerous and they 24:18.510 --> 24:21.640 say they have the blood of NATO troops on their hands. So you've 24:21.640 --> 24:24.430 got this situation you've got another situation where. 24:25.120 --> 24:28.210 Apparently either karzai government is using the saying images 24:28.210 --> 24:31.930 as the tile of iron and d'arcy aid they're trying to used to justify. 24:32.700 --> 24:35.890 Possibly delaying to be. Yes a signing or at the very least it 24:36.180 --> 24:37.930 complaining about the us airstrikes. 24:38.740 --> 24:41.890 It this this man is the ally you been working with than his country. 24:41.890 --> 24:43.990 You've been building up for the past twelve years. 24:44.630 --> 24:47.380 Are you concerned even before we get to the point where there 24:47.380 --> 24:49.860 may or may not be a B. Yeah say that the relationship is simply 24:49.860 --> 24:53.350 just here aiding it set a rapid rate that there may not be be. 24:53.350 --> 24:56.290 Well on the international community side or the Afghan sides. 24:56.290 --> 24:57.980 You lack continue at a mention. 24:59.570 --> 25:03.050 He's about five questions and they're good like. Oh yeah. Right. 25:03.620 --> 25:05.730 Birch. I've tried through. 25:06.320 --> 25:09.480 Uh-huh DeGrasse read. There's one question aired. The course 25:09.480 --> 25:13.730 basically basically is is here a bar HP's him. 25:14.270 --> 25:14.960 A bilateral. 25:15.770 --> 25:19.180 Yeah us Afghan they're. Relationship. 25:20.090 --> 25:23.440 But having said that way I see other concerns. 25:24.820 --> 25:27.860 I share the concerns schubert that have been expressed their 25:27.860 --> 25:29.870 from they at the United States. 25:30.510 --> 25:31.080 Bear in. 25:32.050 --> 25:36.190 As regards to the detainees it wearer. I don't know anything 25:36.190 --> 25:36.800 I barge. 25:37.370 --> 25:43.160 Room. The reasons beer why as they have been or are a Buyout 25:43.190 --> 25:45.650 there could be they do it released. 25:46.380 --> 25:51.760 Or I can say is they're they're HP's it. We would expects Afghanistan 25:52.170 --> 25:53.260 to live all up true. 25:54.320 --> 25:58.710 Into master obligation GE including respects the rule rob Laurent. 25:58.710 --> 25:59.520 You will process. 26:00.080 --> 26:00.690 And aim. 26:01.560 --> 26:04.630 And in other words not true speak it to deeper mad to give goes 26:04.630 --> 26:08.340 our doctor mean a bit better deliver a clear message the 26:10.130 --> 26:10.560 I mean. 26:12.060 --> 26:17.120 Ied wouldn't be justified suggest true just to really as a people are. 26:17.680 --> 26:20.380 Paired based on a political bear decision. 26:21.110 --> 26:21.810 Bear him. 26:22.870 --> 26:28.000 A room in in in instead off go and throw and norm were legal 26:28.000 --> 26:31.270 as their process of these people are these detainees have been 26:31.300 --> 26:33.890 accused of being responsible. 26:34.480 --> 26:35.420 For the killings. 26:36.150 --> 26:39.390 Up all they I'm they us showed us and allied. 26:40.410 --> 26:43.710 So bresnin Pacman though are servicemen and women. 26:44.330 --> 26:48.450 Edge so off course it it is a matter of course if if they are. Released. 26:50.710 --> 26:55.430 Merely based on a bullied eco they're reasons instead to all 26:55.430 --> 26:56.290 df area. 26:56.940 --> 26:59.320 Ebb putting them various it. 27:00.260 --> 27:02.970 Trip right up and goes through and bomber. 27:03.500 --> 27:04.790 Egan their process. 27:05.300 --> 27:09.280 That's actively how light sheet and not date india not.. Ben. 27:10.250 --> 27:19.200 Ben. It's not a secret Q and a vet we are faced bear with some challengers. 27:20.130 --> 27:23.470 As regards to the future legal framework for all presents. 27:24.140 --> 27:26.400 I Pay in in Afghanistan. 27:27.330 --> 27:28.530 And I have to say here. 27:30.030 --> 27:33.800 Let the Afghan bullied AKA leadership should not tough on that 27:33.800 --> 27:34.540 is due made. 27:35.130 --> 27:37.090 The negative and pet impact. 27:37.650 --> 27:39.100 Eat. It heads. 27:39.950 --> 27:40.900 Peres on them. 27:41.470 --> 27:42.270 The. Public's. 27:43.930 --> 27:48.310 And british image in troop contributing countries. 27:49.050 --> 27:50.320 I want to have to act. 27:51.660 --> 27:53.360 They'd at large is at stake. 27:53.890 --> 27:54.780 In against then. 27:56.150 --> 27:59.980 If worst eve eve sillito. Framework is not put in patient your. Time. 28:02.150 --> 28:06.930 We will end up its. Will by case being quote shira option which 28:06.930 --> 28:09.890 is active in now dead option but and on for to meet. I'll calm 28:10.090 --> 28:14.110 but and it ever to build. I'll calm eaves. There's no legal framework. 28:14.960 --> 28:17.290 In that case it is not only. 28:17.850 --> 28:21.190 A question at bard our be prime mentor other train a crisis just 28:21.190 --> 28:22.860 missions to Afghanistan. 28:23.890 --> 28:28.730 But I'm concerned that if if we'd done to have troop presence. 28:29.360 --> 28:33.510 In Afghanistan after two thousand fourteen it would or still be. 28:34.130 --> 28:36.430 Each tree may differ part could generate. 28:37.380 --> 28:41.320 Airframe mansour support for such a DeMint the Afghan gick your divorces. 28:42.460 --> 28:46.000 And an Afghan security force are three hundred and fifty thousand 28:46.140 --> 28:47.400 soldiers and police. 28:48.160 --> 28:51.510 Goes well beyond the frenetic a better view of the Afghan government 28:51.810 --> 28:56.370 simply put I don't know how the Afghans will be a bitch or finance 28:56.410 --> 29:00.340 them to pay sheriff's ed to show their assent released if they 29:00.340 --> 29:02.670 don't get image support from the international community. 29:03.110 --> 29:06.080 That's what it is about uh-huh and run talk about that. 29:07.020 --> 29:10.850 As you know the international community has pitched to provide 29:10.850 --> 29:12.900 development assistance to Afghanistan. 29:13.450 --> 29:14.440 Fair it. 29:15.100 --> 29:16.280 Quite than them on the money. 29:16.960 --> 29:19.930 And if they should no internet impressions in Afghanistan after 29:19.930 --> 29:21.060 two thousand fourteen. 29:22.010 --> 29:25.650 It might alter appalled that development assist news intrude 29:25.650 --> 29:26.130 get it. 29:27.640 --> 29:30.460 That's what is at stake for the Afghan society. 29:31.150 --> 29:33.660 It would be at a venue unfortunate outcome. 29:34.160 --> 29:37.640 But actually That is so rich because we're running a big part 29:37.640 --> 29:38.740 of the on shirt and T. 29:39.290 --> 29:42.540 Bed related to the bar let or security agreement and the NATO 29:42.540 --> 29:47.480 status of forces agreement. Now. I hope that I have made my position clear. 29:48.510 --> 29:52.170 Yeah japanese media one thing which is not so clear is that marked 29:52.170 --> 29:55.880 the death line and I know I as you can a set of rate when you 29:55.880 --> 29:59.450 have to get the status of forces agreement before you depart 29:59.520 --> 30:03.410 a a by the end of the tooth and this year but it was during the 30:03.410 --> 30:04.410 political old. 30:05.290 --> 30:06.830 Schedule. Or like. 30:07.590 --> 30:12.310 Election in it brawl and via september neat assigned it. 30:12.870 --> 30:16.950 By what time would you like to see this is divest poor sort agreement 30:16.950 --> 30:19.930 view been no until and how ferment government. Thank you. 30:21.540 --> 30:24.450 And I have to say sure now rather than later the budget. 30:25.000 --> 30:26.630 I would refrain from. 30:27.790 --> 30:31.860 Setting a specific aired dates. Be course people lord or toby 30:31.860 --> 30:32.490 ben on there. 30:33.190 --> 30:34.080 Number of. 30:34.840 --> 30:40.260 Factors some one on on the ground but a backpacks black I think 30:40.460 --> 30:41.420 you would appreciate. 30:42.080 --> 30:42.650 But they'd. 30:43.280 --> 30:44.540 For planning reasons. 30:46.080 --> 30:47.870 We need to now showing. 30:48.530 --> 30:49.990 Whether we I'm righted or not. 30:50.600 --> 30:53.290 I mean it takes if we are not invited. 30:53.840 --> 30:57.390 If we don't have any legal framework then we can to stay in Afghanistan 30:57.430 --> 30:59.950 after tools out and fourteen you do assess symbolize the head. 31:01.130 --> 31:03.650 And it takes some time to close down. 31:04.190 --> 31:06.570 Bet in it bit dull basics. 31:07.730 --> 31:11.040 In Afghanistan acted is that there are some physically large. 31:11.570 --> 31:15.010 You'll have to respect it will take some time and we have took 31:15.100 --> 31:18.510 eve ease as no stayed as a forces agreement then we will have 31:18.510 --> 31:22.140 to make sure that everything has been at we've drawn by the end 31:22.140 --> 31:22.780 of the she yet. 31:23.340 --> 31:25.220 It takes Sever our moms. 31:26.000 --> 31:30.620 So much yet beg leave fit with this quite it when defense ministers 31:30.620 --> 31:34.120 meets today here at headquarters by the end of this moms. 31:35.120 --> 31:39.010 And debt I think at that time we were you have to take some tough. Decisions. 31:42.240 --> 31:43.440 The final question when I'm. 31:45.920 --> 31:48.920 This gesture again and again if scarce some make it one of the 31:48.920 --> 31:51.650 herb topics for they would focus is on partnerships. 31:52.400 --> 31:54.970 So I'll be was sued the partnership with the gulf country use 31:55.000 --> 31:56.720 and we do me a good impact mesh. 31:57.260 --> 31:58.460 Developing thank you. 31:59.960 --> 32:04.470 Right. We are working a bear with our path boasts air within 32:04.590 --> 32:07.830 bed do you think would corporation initiative their views or both. 32:08.430 --> 32:09.720 Which dates park malice. 32:10.260 --> 32:14.280 As well is I'll partner sweeney amid drain ian. It dad all that 32:14.280 --> 32:15.880 is north africa the middle east. 32:16.850 --> 32:17.410 And in. 32:17.960 --> 32:19.850 Wycombe starting with them and I hope. 32:20.590 --> 32:24.690 Beirut it we will be a birch show launch initiatives that will 32:24.720 --> 32:26.970 enhance all. Partnerships. 32:29.060 --> 32:32.590 Including those should the partnerships there at at at the summit 32:33.000 --> 32:34.760 I can go in to deed terrace. 32:35.300 --> 32:37.110 Edge at this stage. 32:37.690 --> 32:38.760 There bud indian order. 32:41.030 --> 32:45.400 It's how intention show not only maintain but or tour further 32:45.400 --> 32:49.560 develop our ability to work on all break together with partners 32:49.930 --> 32:51.480 we have learned in Afghanistan. 32:52.440 --> 32:58.040 As well as in Kosovo and during I'll operation in leap yet how 32:58.040 --> 32:59.120 important it is. 32:59.630 --> 33:01.000 Are to have partners. 33:01.620 --> 33:04.300 It's important from a operation their perspective bicarb. 33:04.330 --> 33:06.780 They contribute in a value boaddway. 33:07.610 --> 33:10.610 Ed true alt raisins but he's arson port and from a pretty to 33:10.610 --> 33:12.010 could perspective. 33:12.760 --> 33:17.650 Ben so this is a reason why as we brought down. I'll biggest 33:17.680 --> 33:18.750 operation ever. 33:19.490 --> 33:20.440 In Afghanistan. 33:21.230 --> 33:23.120 We would like to stand up. 33:23.690 --> 33:29.710 Ev. Beard it it. It active it's use that can further develop. 33:30.470 --> 33:33.650 Maintain and further develop our ability to we're gonna operate 33:33.650 --> 33:36.440 together as we have done in. Afghanistan course of will really beer. 33:38.120 --> 33:41.950 So that would be at the coal without go mean to too many details 33:41.980 --> 33:44.930 ed at this time. Of course we is due to its work in progress. 33:46.340 --> 33:48.880 Thank you very much this conclude served us abreast point on 33:48.880 --> 33:52.070 the lawn join the said to generals and your report for twenty thirteen. 33:52.250 --> 33:56.030 So it to general will be available to chat to you in the mark 33:56.060 --> 33:58.870 in football atmosphere off the record. 33:59.390 --> 34:11.810 A full of that the next few minutes. Thank you. Mm..