WEBVTT 00:04.780 --> 00:08.550 So I have but one thing to mention that at the top but a you 00:08.580 --> 00:11.620 probably have seen the secretaries press conference in Vienna 00:12.040 --> 00:15.710 where he spoke about the next steps in the P five plus one negotiations 00:16.150 --> 00:19.420 secretary is departing Vienna and headed back to washington. 00:19.970 --> 00:23.440 Are negotiating team is still there working through all the details. 00:23.520 --> 00:27.530 I'm so you wanna get out of the work um uh and this you heard 00:27.530 --> 00:31.470 the secretary mention I think he is to the very keen not to get 00:31.470 --> 00:34.390 involved in the substantive details that are happening inside 00:34.420 --> 00:38.150 room in negotiations. But certainly happy to address questions 00:38.150 --> 00:41.590 to that extent I can and without over to our great. Thank you. 00:42.380 --> 00:47.440 Um. Already republicans in congress are saying that the extension 00:47.440 --> 00:53.560 should be coupled with new sanctions and to I'm also allow congress 00:53.560 --> 00:56.700 to give a final vote to end up or down vote on whether or not 00:56.700 --> 01:00.200 a final agreement would be proved wondering Halle of the state 01:00.200 --> 01:04.490 department plans to deal with this I uh I believe back or to 01:04.490 --> 01:08.180 carry carried and for congress to not impose new sanctions. 01:08.210 --> 01:09.910 While negotiations were ongoing. 01:10.490 --> 01:13.900 With bright this sector to speak good to this in his press availability 01:13.950 --> 01:18.370 and that certainly our position on on this hasn't changed we 01:18.370 --> 01:22.600 certainly believe congress has a role to play a and sewage us 01:22.630 --> 01:27.200 to as one to mention one a factor a that that is that the sanctions 01:27.240 --> 01:30.310 that there's no question that we have reached the point uh where 01:30.310 --> 01:34.690 we are now up because of the impact that to that sanctions that 01:34.690 --> 01:35.170 have had. 01:36.070 --> 01:39.740 On the other hand sanctions are not going to the unit alone going 01:39.740 --> 01:43.130 to get a slur that comprehensive deal. That's why we're negotiating 01:43.400 --> 01:46.680 and I think the secretary indicated that that he has been in 01:46.680 --> 01:50.250 contact with members of congress in the leadership um as well 01:50.250 --> 01:53.450 have as members of our negotiating team have been a even over 01:53.450 --> 01:56.520 the weekend. While the fan that going through the negotiations. 01:56.800 --> 02:00.310 He will certainly be a kept coming back to washington to speak 02:00.310 --> 02:03.610 with a president we will remain in consultation with congress uh. 02:03.640 --> 02:06.820 So that's that that's a good way he use that to the position 02:06.820 --> 02:10.990 on palm. The question of the of additional sanctions said hasn't 02:10.990 --> 02:13.550 changed let me put it this way is there anything that the siege 02:13.550 --> 02:17.850 parking can do to prevent congress from imposing new sanctions 02:18.160 --> 02:19.800 as the negotiations are ongoing. 02:21.270 --> 02:23.080 Well for the to were. 02:23.790 --> 02:26.790 I can I think that question was also asked I think we're way 02:26.820 --> 02:30.630 uh it's way too early to be talking about to a any kind of the situation. 02:30.940 --> 02:35.640 I'm like that of the secretary that reminded that to that our 02:35.640 --> 02:39.190 team is going to come back. We will continue to be a very intensive 02:39.190 --> 02:41.950 consultations we've been having with congress over the last few 02:41.950 --> 02:46.650 days and to we will uh and I think the secretary also mentioned 02:46.650 --> 02:49.300 that to think that there are there are certain things said that 02:49.330 --> 02:54.270 to army our best to me that I discussed in that in close to the setting. 02:54.590 --> 02:58.310 I'm so that they can be a and dope more open about so that the 02:58.310 --> 03:01.600 content and that so that of course can only happen once a comeback 03:01.600 --> 03:04.870 from Vienna and have a chance you already have members of congress 03:04.870 --> 03:07.830 putting a public press releases saying that they are looking 03:07.870 --> 03:11.110 to do that is so why is it too early to talk about it then are 03:11.110 --> 03:14.350 these the types of things that are being brought up in the consultations 03:14.350 --> 03:16.670 with congressmen clearly they're talking about enough behind 03:16.670 --> 03:17.320 closed doors. 03:17.900 --> 03:20.640 What about it but again I don't want to read out the secretaries. 03:20.640 --> 03:23.300 So that the conversations with leaders of a of congress which 03:23.300 --> 03:25.950 he's had in private but he and the members the team have been 03:26.170 --> 03:29.780 an in close touch a with the leadership in both houses certain 03:29.780 --> 03:32.920 days that they've for banded it in contact on the substance and 03:32.920 --> 03:36.050 they will uh. Oh come back and a further discussions this current 03:36.050 --> 03:37.460 leadership is that there's been. 03:38.190 --> 03:42.280 As opposed to next year's leadership for team that katie terminus 03:42.280 --> 03:43.650 and mixtures congress. 03:44.500 --> 03:47.380 I'm not going to get into that the list of every single person 03:47.380 --> 03:49.960 he's a spoken with but he's been speaking with the congressional 03:49.960 --> 03:53.980 leadership and renting a um members as well so this is ben a 03:53.980 --> 03:57.760 bipartisan effort to engage show with with congressional leaders. 03:58.400 --> 04:03.160 And you're going under Street things correctly is Kate po a unique 04:03.240 --> 04:07.860 that this can be extended until july of next year correct. 04:09.370 --> 04:13.530 Right the via the idea is that the terms of the jp la and the 04:13.560 --> 04:18.340 remain a two one of the terms of the jp await was specifically 04:18.340 --> 04:23.760 have to do with the imposition of additional sanctions and in 04:23.760 --> 04:26.020 that there was very careful live work. 04:26.580 --> 04:29.160 The of said something like. 04:29.760 --> 04:34.460 The Iranian mauna in the different responsibilities of the legislative 04:34.460 --> 04:36.010 and executive fractures. 04:36.550 --> 04:37.090 In the U.S. 04:37.090 --> 04:43.540 system. Um and as I understood that and as he was subsequently uh. 04:43.570 --> 04:47.380 We publicly stated by the administration that meant that. 04:47.880 --> 04:52.530 President obama was committing himself to the toe any additional 04:52.840 --> 04:53.960 sanctions that. 04:54.560 --> 04:56.970 Might be imposed by a. 04:57.740 --> 05:02.100 Any converts while negotiations recalling all of the stuff not 05:02.240 --> 05:06.350 is that provision knocked still a tune up land of that does you 05:06.470 --> 05:09.810 that that that provision in world in the extended and therefore 05:09.810 --> 05:13.890 if you are the presence of is committed to to be towing defencive 05:13.890 --> 05:18.190 was and nothing has changed in the jp away a and as as we were 05:18.220 --> 05:21.240 that just discussing it's the secretaries civet view him. 05:21.240 --> 05:25.160 He expressed a pretty clearly just a about an hour or so ago 05:25.450 --> 05:29.600 that matinee he's confident that that to the same way that we 05:29.670 --> 05:33.720 could do not negotiate a in public that we also a don't briefed 05:33.720 --> 05:37.400 congress in public so that when he and his team have the opportunity 05:37.400 --> 05:40.790 to come back and to continue to their discussions with congress 05:40.830 --> 05:44.970 of that congress will see the uh with the the reasoning behind 05:44.970 --> 05:48.590 the the positions that we've taken including the decision to 05:48.590 --> 05:52.860 prolong be a long the negotiations and the titans of much-loved 05:52.860 --> 05:56.300 briefing in private and public and entered the public provisions 05:56.380 --> 06:01.540 of the Cape ewing breast was published can of beer car and I 06:01.540 --> 06:05.210 just wanna make truth that um since nothing has changed in that 06:05.210 --> 06:09.480 document that indeed. Good nutrition is still committed to be 06:09.480 --> 06:13.200 to you that they may not be politically convenient to mention that. 06:13.870 --> 06:17.140 A right now that you've as some said before that that meant that 06:17.140 --> 06:19.720 you are committed to be tooling sanctions if. 06:20.360 --> 06:24.100 I'm if there were in a fight during the piaf look that parade 06:24.100 --> 06:27.290 of look with ability to jp away. I mean you you're not going 06:27.290 --> 06:31.120 to repeat the Look no and I'm said I'm simply saying that ted 06:31.120 --> 06:34.680 nothing has changed it in the jp away and our position on that 06:34.680 --> 06:38.710 as a as inching what what is the danger. I mean members of congress 06:38.710 --> 06:43.510 have made the argument can public uh many many times including 06:43.850 --> 06:48.170 a last we get it to be that to the confirmation character. 06:49.070 --> 06:50.950 Cutting board committee get the sectors state. 06:51.740 --> 06:56.690 That they believe that the pressure engendered by us sanctions. 06:57.680 --> 07:02.140 The plea the central bank sanctions are what god you're on this point. 07:02.840 --> 07:07.580 Why are they a war that additional pressure. 07:08.240 --> 07:09.920 Would not be a. 07:10.480 --> 07:11.440 Good. Idea. 07:14.400 --> 07:17.580 Well in ways that won't why why shouldn't impose more sanctions 07:17.580 --> 07:20.260 were shouldn't differs to not the two of them and why shouldn't 07:20.520 --> 07:23.150 you know what just message read the negotiating room for the 07:23.150 --> 07:26.020 next seven months with a stronger. Well the secretariat when 07:26.020 --> 07:29.440 he was sit in the senate to a at played a played a central role 07:29.670 --> 07:34.130 in a in putting into in place the sanctions the regime that exists 07:34.130 --> 07:38.960 now and there that to as I discussed with barak that to has been 07:39.010 --> 07:43.750 that the central to bring iran to the negotiating table and I'll be. 07:44.390 --> 07:47.890 Factors that when the the jp away that to make you outlined of 07:47.890 --> 07:51.680 those remain the case. We it added that we are a committed to 07:51.680 --> 07:55.230 the negotiating a process not for negotiation sake. But because 07:55.230 --> 07:59.000 we believe progress that is being made um and that's why we have 07:59.300 --> 08:02.540 a on the one hand the foremen fed deadline for a political agreement 08:02.860 --> 08:06.050 a and then three months after that to do the the technical work 08:06.120 --> 08:10.460 a sector outlined all that to in the in detail and our reasoning 08:10.460 --> 08:14.440 about the of the efficacy of additional sanctions during that 08:14.440 --> 08:17.810 period to also of remain set remained the same as it has been 08:18.110 --> 08:20.640 a throughout the period when the jp within. The fact and what 08:20.640 --> 08:24.170 is that the P rene inch full one to talk to you if you low and 08:24.170 --> 08:28.590 if it gets the edition sent pinch of in what is why why Newsom 08:28.940 --> 08:29.750 pressure useful. 08:31.640 --> 08:34.840 Well I think it's it's important to remember that you to be the 08:34.840 --> 08:39.050 pressure that has been the brought to bear thus far a has donna's 08:39.050 --> 08:43.190 cj po weight which has made the world safer. I'm both with respect 08:43.220 --> 08:47.830 to the 20% enriched uranium and access and inspections and a 08:47.830 --> 08:52.470 whole host a of of other factors uh. So we if we continue to 08:52.470 --> 08:56.390 believe that keeping the jp away a in a factory mission this 08:56.390 --> 08:59.800 additional period surface that the security interests of the 08:59.800 --> 09:03.160 United States and our negotiating partners a and our our partners 09:03.160 --> 09:05.760 and allies in the region and indeed the whole world. 09:07.280 --> 09:10.540 So I just to get to like is a clear number two of was roof me 09:10.540 --> 09:13.860 laura's point and is now the question and ask can you are being 09:13.860 --> 09:17.320 criticized by some members covers their people already out there 09:17.320 --> 09:19.220 making the case for additional sanctions. 09:20.030 --> 09:23.690 And I don't feel like you properly were fully your directly addressed. 09:23.690 --> 09:24.860 The question of. 09:25.670 --> 09:28.200 Why use an. Additional. 09:28.880 --> 09:33.070 Pressure. Useful their potential winter's one inch would be will 09:33.070 --> 09:35.760 we committed that we wouldn't under the jp a year ago we have 09:35.790 --> 09:36.720 to keep to or commit. 09:37.290 --> 09:40.600 Another might be a well I think that the iranians will negotiate 09:40.630 --> 09:43.660 with us and they feel that we broken that that were and um and 09:43.660 --> 09:46.980 their potential enters but I don't feel like I understand what 09:46.980 --> 09:49.940 is your point of view of white. Well hidden with respect to all 09:49.970 --> 09:54.460 they'll say it again but the jp away a invasion's um that those 09:54.490 --> 09:57.760 though steps by both sides. I'm a which will one of which was 09:57.790 --> 10:02.190 the in not imposing additional sanctions and we have agreed to 10:02.190 --> 10:05.940 extend the the jp away a throughout the addition period of foe 10:05.970 --> 10:06.710 of negotiation. 10:07.330 --> 10:08.150 Like your work. 10:09.440 --> 10:12.280 Well I think that's a that's the said an essential part of the 10:12.280 --> 10:15.250 negotiations and way that we expect to iran to keep its work 10:15.250 --> 10:19.000 with respect to all of the requirements of the jp away an which 10:19.000 --> 10:20.360 the sector spoke of mike Elliott. 10:20.990 --> 10:25.410 It's very ask you to adjust laws a um in this extension those 10:25.410 --> 10:26.150 likely to step. 10:26.700 --> 10:31.520 Um process laid out with a a political agreement reached by in 10:31.550 --> 10:36.250 march and The whole hold you know a comprehensive agreement with 10:36.280 --> 10:40.930 the Um if I started and piece cost which by the end of. 10:41.560 --> 10:43.780 July why was that approach taken that's. 10:44.300 --> 10:47.180 Why I think as you heard a secretary describe it today to me 10:47.210 --> 10:51.350 we have made progress the we believe I'm and narrowed some gaps 10:51.380 --> 10:54.850 while of course I'm a important significant gaps remain. 10:55.430 --> 11:00.030 And it was said it was our judgment that four months is insufficient 11:00.030 --> 11:03.860 time to achieve political a agreement a and that's why they was 11:03.860 --> 11:06.550 that this decision to extend the talks for that period and a 11:06.550 --> 11:10.530 secretary also said if if after four months there's no progress 11:10.560 --> 11:11.890 a and no clear path. 11:12.410 --> 11:16.570 To the that to a comprehensive agreement that than it will revisit 11:16.570 --> 11:17.180 out a perceived. 11:17.760 --> 11:21.450 I guess I guess I'm I'm not clear why you now suffering the political 11:21.450 --> 11:24.360 in the benin and a comprehensive agreement was previously that 11:24.690 --> 11:27.770 didn't take place was it wasn't some kind of a someone that you 11:27.770 --> 11:31.210 keep away from previous negotiating rounds felony to discipline pride. 11:31.210 --> 11:34.380 I don't want to draw that conclusion but I think that the secretariat 11:34.380 --> 11:38.160 was so that was pretty clear in saying that that we will we will 11:38.190 --> 11:42.420 if we see a path that to a I final comprehensive agreement. 11:42.960 --> 11:46.300 I'm band that will be clear and that said there would then be 11:46.300 --> 11:50.440 some technical work that that would be required to to find a 11:50.490 --> 11:54.620 all the specific details on but that to be that the of informants 11:54.950 --> 11:58.480 I will look at to what progress we've made and if if the ways 11:58.480 --> 12:02.340 and clear then we would reduce it to say that that was that for 12:02.340 --> 12:05.340 months is meant with a little bit more pressure on the negotiators 12:05.340 --> 12:08.090 to try to get them to reach an SUV and the whole. 12:08.990 --> 12:12.650 All country. Well I would I would say that we've always see to 12:12.650 --> 12:16.120 do that the negotiators have been beating. I'm acts technical 12:16.120 --> 12:19.530 a political directors send at times industrial level throughout 12:19.690 --> 12:24.510 a be the period since the jp away was originally concluded and 12:24.510 --> 12:27.350 we expect that to continue certainly secretary uh you heard him 12:27.350 --> 12:30.680 say that that we expect to the next to the next meetings to happen 12:30.680 --> 12:34.770 in december and uh. So we intend to keep out of the pace that 12:34.770 --> 12:37.470 paste work and to to keep working toward an agreement. 12:38.590 --> 12:39.380 Anything else on. 12:40.140 --> 12:44.450 The building file name seven moms who and simply flow that was 12:44.450 --> 12:47.810 in agreement of of a of all the parties says to the negotiation 12:48.000 --> 12:49.360 including wish for that. 12:50.300 --> 12:53.980 Them in the beauty that's been that wi-fi. Well again the beat 12:53.980 --> 12:56.760 the out of the agreements up on the extension was so that was 12:56.760 --> 13:00.290 mutually agreed among the among will but of the participants negotiation. 13:01.150 --> 13:01.890 Uh that. 13:03.840 --> 13:06.730 Um well that that this is this is an extension that I'm not going 13:06.730 --> 13:09.700 to get into the characterizing of the sector describe why we 13:09.700 --> 13:12.830 thought an extension now was the in the interests of the United 13:12.830 --> 13:17.170 States and our negotiating a partners and P five plus one um 13:17.210 --> 13:18.220 I would I would be the the fat. 13:19.370 --> 13:21.420 Yeah. Food to symptoms. 13:23.130 --> 13:28.330 The I have to check the text uh. I don't even intended convention 13:28.470 --> 13:31.900 and On anything else on on iran. 13:32.690 --> 13:36.740 Yeah. March deadline for the political agreement is that open 13:36.740 --> 13:38.740 to an extension debt specific part. 13:40.010 --> 13:43.650 Well again the secretary that was set free clear I think in saying 13:43.650 --> 13:46.710 that to read in the if we if we aren't able to reach political 13:46.710 --> 13:49.240 agreement for months and we'll revisit but that's that that's 13:49.240 --> 13:50.040 the a. 13:50.640 --> 13:54.130 Time of a fixed um for for reaching that to understand it. 13:55.340 --> 13:56.780 Or anything no no no. 13:56.940 --> 13:59.880 Ok. The top of this or send offered one. 14:00.430 --> 14:03.080 Yeah please and it was the extensions something that was it the 14:03.080 --> 14:07.440 to a early in a week in was that completion arrived at or was 14:07.440 --> 14:09.000 it the last minute decision to. 14:09.950 --> 14:13.520 Well I'm I'm not gonna characterize the ebb and flow of negotiations 14:13.520 --> 14:18.060 set inside the inside the room um. I think we we have been pushing 14:18.060 --> 14:22.590 for a comprehensive agreements a as long as possible a and it 14:22.590 --> 14:25.890 because we thought that was in in our best interest and in our 14:25.890 --> 14:28.250 partners best interest um but turned out. 14:28.780 --> 14:32.470 Gaps remained ensue. This this with the arrangement. I'm arrived 14:32.470 --> 14:35.100 at a bucket put a specific time ally. No one way. 14:35.700 --> 14:39.050 To that was reached on sinn topical from the city. 14:39.680 --> 14:40.700 Um yes go ahead. 14:41.330 --> 14:45.060 As you life prison by those music called bloom the estimate. 14:45.680 --> 14:49.370 The is that and they can tell us what has she been and use it. 14:51.020 --> 14:54.270 Well um I could I think of course for vice president ice president 14:54.270 --> 14:58.660 set meetings and to that particular is a you should start a it 14:58.660 --> 15:01.330 with the with the white house and his staff and give them the 15:01.330 --> 15:05.330 opportunity to to comment um but to clearly the vice president's 15:05.330 --> 15:09.140 visit was that an opportunity to a it again to compare that to 15:09.140 --> 15:13.450 compare notes and to talk about the many ways in which that we 15:13.480 --> 15:17.500 and the turkey are helping uh to address the conflict in syria 15:17.860 --> 15:21.210 a turkey is a key partner um the for all the reasons that we've 15:21.210 --> 15:26.510 discussed uh in the right met in recent days of both its on humanitarian 15:26.510 --> 15:30.200 side on the humanitarian corridors on foreign terrorist fighters 15:30.200 --> 15:34.700 set up on the financial flows that and and indeed it that through 15:34.730 --> 15:38.490 the hosting the trade trend a quick program um but to for any 15:38.520 --> 15:41.650 additional character is a chanel the secretary of the vice president's 15:41.680 --> 15:44.630 sorry for the vice president's conversations with the president 15:44.630 --> 15:47.700 or whatever free to the white house and these that and they can't 15:47.700 --> 15:50.930 call from that these training who pope known these in be. 15:51.530 --> 15:55.470 Finalise the in the two main of can. 15:56.180 --> 15:59.780 Of these tea causing fight. There's seemingly position five years. 16:00.380 --> 16:04.930 The location use the also know me is one of the dod lead program 16:04.930 --> 16:07.910 as I think we've that said a number of times in recent days. 16:07.910 --> 16:11.230 So for details about those that kind of particular so I'd refer 16:11.230 --> 16:12.020 you to the Pentagon. 16:12.800 --> 16:17.020 Uh and Is that a new they can tell us we didn't know flies on 16:17.060 --> 16:21.770 top of the no fly zone ample food and discussions the again for 16:21.910 --> 16:24.700 specifics of the vice president's discussions with president 16:24.700 --> 16:26.340 aired one ever for you to the white house. 16:27.570 --> 16:31.970 You just as committed to did it reports that turkey to train 16:31.970 --> 16:32.690 two thousand. 16:33.590 --> 16:38.070 Syrian opposition forces in a particular found that the I think 16:38.070 --> 16:40.310 that's what I was eventually referring to get a bit. 16:41.510 --> 16:44.410 That's not Pentagon led program a they will of that they were 16:44.410 --> 16:47.330 out the details about to those kinds of a particular. 16:48.470 --> 16:52.220 Yes the what's the us-led she'd. Do is they use mission anything 16:52.220 --> 16:53.780 no one will with the. Government. 16:58.330 --> 16:59.270 Well this so. 16:59.830 --> 17:03.700 This is the beginning of a process the and it so I'm I don't 17:03.700 --> 17:07.290 wanna speculate on the on the outcome a you would be our general 17:07.290 --> 17:10.270 view though that today we would expect any final legislation 17:10.530 --> 17:14.460 to continue israel's commitment to democratic. Principles. 17:16.690 --> 17:19.180 Every person should have who vote not Jewish. 17:20.990 --> 17:21.650 Jewish people. 17:22.900 --> 17:26.640 Well the the United States position which is unchanged and then 17:26.690 --> 17:31.220 that clear for a but for years um and the president the secretary 17:31.220 --> 17:34.680 have also that reiterated it is that the israel is a tuition 17:34.680 --> 17:38.020 democratic that stayed in which all citizen should enjoy it a 17:38.050 --> 17:38.700 equal rights. 17:39.500 --> 17:42.410 Yup begin a trident's when you and your saying intrude. 17:42.980 --> 17:47.360 Um. The internet to forget the who know with him stressed the 17:47.360 --> 17:49.070 importance of any final uh uh. 17:49.730 --> 17:51.970 Of come on legislation being one with. 17:52.510 --> 17:56.990 Which strengthens we're using one with continues continues whatever effects. 17:57.020 --> 17:59.930 Yeah. Yeah I'm credit principles and means you're worried that 17:59.930 --> 18:00.300 it will. 18:01.930 --> 18:04.740 The new democratic principles and it suggests that you're worried 18:04.740 --> 18:09.450 that israeli Arabs. Maybe this and prime trots is the is that 18:09.450 --> 18:10.270 your concern here. 18:11.530 --> 18:15.370 Well I would as say also that this is a this is a process that 18:15.370 --> 18:20.910 is underway it is not final um and uh naturally is a arouse to them. 18:21.420 --> 18:23.770 Quite a bit of interest so it's not to. 18:24.330 --> 18:27.950 Not. The strange that we would that it be expected that we would 18:27.950 --> 18:32.240 be asked in that we would offer um are few and he's a turbine 18:32.240 --> 18:35.420 deceive your concern is the people not to. 18:36.020 --> 18:39.630 A continued a convicted oswald will continue to critic could 18:39.660 --> 18:43.850 be hanukkah speculate about to about the the shape with a and 18:43.900 --> 18:46.630 final a I'll come of legislation but to. 18:47.270 --> 18:50.480 Simply to point out that we would if we would expect that it 18:50.480 --> 18:53.110 to continue that israel's commitment to democratic principles. 18:54.570 --> 18:55.920 Some analysts say on the same topic. 18:57.140 --> 18:58.000 It's a same topic. 18:58.850 --> 19:02.950 The first to thank you and to go to the Spanish foreign minister 19:03.360 --> 19:07.580 arrived mess nine in cuba and would switch to a fishy that's 19:07.580 --> 19:10.390 been made the first thing with a very complete messages from 19:10.390 --> 19:12.160 the U.S. government to hop on them. 19:12.790 --> 19:16.590 And this also old comes the ahead of this ahead open and close 19:16.620 --> 19:20.470 it and there's three up in prison and analyst the Amidst the 19:20.540 --> 19:24.150 tops about the summit of Americas always when a few can confirm 19:24.150 --> 19:28.220 that there's been any kind of messaging. No tops that Spain might 19:28.550 --> 19:31.670 vinegar and message from the us to the cuban of their ages. 19:32.600 --> 19:35.530 I'm sorry what sort of a many to generate good returns saying 19:35.530 --> 19:38.580 that he comes with very concrete messages from the us to the 19:38.580 --> 19:42.720 cumin up and and this was said by whom the off the all fishers 19:42.720 --> 19:44.690 sources from the Spanish foreign ministry. 19:45.340 --> 19:48.700 No I have nothing to confirm a about to about that. 19:51.170 --> 19:52.810 The new topic. Yes camp. 19:53.660 --> 19:57.380 This is that of of actually I'm from a question on friday concerning 19:57.380 --> 20:01.880 the G ale report that came out earlier this month and human trafficking 20:01.910 --> 20:05.020 against the report indicated that there's still the potential 20:05.020 --> 20:09.610 for trafficking in persons online on state department. I'm contractor 20:09.610 --> 20:14.230 simple contracts involving foreign workers time in 10 cases in 20:14.230 --> 20:19.370 high risk environments um. What. First of all what concrete steps 20:19.400 --> 20:22.780 is on state taking to address these concerns. 20:23.900 --> 20:28.250 Okay well yes invaded the G ayo uh did release a report last 20:28.250 --> 20:32.970 week a week shit discussed agency oversight to of contractors 20:32.970 --> 20:33.710 that employing. 20:34.260 --> 20:38.050 Foreign workers um the state department can curse with with the 20:38.050 --> 20:42.560 G ayo was to recommendations to improve contract oversight first 20:42.900 --> 20:47.520 to develop a more precise a definition of recruitment fees of 20:47.520 --> 20:51.210 permissible components in amounts and second to a sure that there 20:51.210 --> 20:54.800 are trafficking monitoring plans a process for auditing that 20:54.800 --> 20:59.250 the efforts and also enhanced monitoring in any case where a 20:59.250 --> 21:02.810 risk of trafficking might be might be heightened um but I think 21:02.810 --> 21:05.930 it's also pointed out in the G ayo report that the department 21:05.960 --> 21:10.240 of state already forbids charging that any recruitment fees to 21:10.240 --> 21:14.870 the recruited individual and I think the geo report also recognizes 21:15.170 --> 21:19.680 that we are providing training on that contract monetary to prevent 21:19.680 --> 21:22.630 and mitigate the risk of trafficking in persons solely in sure 21:22.900 --> 21:25.490 it's and it's certainly situation we take it we take seriously 21:25.620 --> 21:30.060 we welcomed of the report uh and we we agree with its recommendations 21:30.210 --> 21:32.750 can you go a little bit more into that particular is uh what 21:32.750 --> 21:36.590 state is doing to address fee potential abuse in terms of the 21:36.590 --> 21:40.040 recruitment fees um which could of course open the way for the 21:40.070 --> 21:42.260 possibility of debt bondage. Bondage. 21:44.240 --> 21:47.940 Well uh that we it out of course on the one hand a provide training 21:47.940 --> 21:52.590 to our contracting um officials a as well as of leave that we've 21:52.620 --> 21:56.350 implemented um that there are new federal acquisition regulations 21:56.740 --> 22:00.660 a which implement a the relevant executive order thomas which 22:00.660 --> 22:05.300 is one three six to seven to if one to number on and that these 22:05.300 --> 22:09.050 will be published soon and that they will prohibit charging employees 22:09.050 --> 22:11.940 recruiting fees on a government wide basis. 22:13.670 --> 22:15.200 A marking yes Yemen. 22:15.950 --> 22:20.310 Yes. There are reported today that there is a yemeni national 22:20.310 --> 22:24.740 working for us in the scene said on the provided the says to 22:24.770 --> 22:30.080 a 50 other people I have to go travel to the United States to 22:30.380 --> 22:31.220 visit some. 22:32.220 --> 22:33.600 Just the people will. 22:34.160 --> 22:38.750 Uh. The time that in industry conference in texas of terribly. 22:39.280 --> 22:43.890 And you have any comment on the and para la only that the one 22:43.920 --> 22:46.900 person he's been tracked down in Brooklyn according to court 22:46.900 --> 22:50.300 to a court document civic and and seal of Brooklyn and you know 22:50.300 --> 22:53.380 anything about the whereabouts of the other 49 people who were 22:53.380 --> 22:57.880 given pieces are hurricane pieces illegally and what their interests 22:57.880 --> 23:01.470 was in coming to the United States and it wasn't for this. Well conference. 23:02.150 --> 23:05.130 Well we're aware of the of the work of these reports end we're 23:05.130 --> 23:09.300 looking into into this matter I with with the appropriate a authorities. 23:09.710 --> 23:13.480 Of course we take any allegation a visa fraud a seriously um 23:13.540 --> 23:17.040 and in ensuring the integrity of the visa process is said is 23:17.040 --> 23:20.510 really that essential that we have for force extensive programs 23:20.510 --> 23:24.090 to combat visa fraud and investigate any allegations uh. I don't 23:24.090 --> 23:27.780 have a further comment though on current to on current cases 23:27.780 --> 23:31.030 a haven't we don't comment on on going a investigations. 23:31.550 --> 23:34.590 Okay well anemic or dakim. It's a very thin and sealed and nina 23:34.940 --> 23:38.180 the from like this it just wondering is there any cause for alarm 23:38.180 --> 23:43.620 viewer in terms of and security breaches or mishaps of since 23:43.760 --> 23:47.090 we don't know or it's not clear at least with these other people are. 23:47.790 --> 23:50.480 And what we're working closely with the law enforcement Parker 23:50.480 --> 23:54.310 said as we always do to investigate all allegations of of visa 23:54.310 --> 23:57.810 fraud um. But I don't have anything further to two record aside 23:57.810 --> 24:00.430 from the subprime there any reason to believe that these people 24:00.430 --> 24:02.060 are dangerous to the United States. 24:03.020 --> 24:05.740 Well I'd get again. If it would we it we are working with our 24:05.740 --> 24:09.200 law enforcement that colleagues. I don't have any a any further 24:09.500 --> 24:13.700 information uh to share publicly. I'm having to but naturally 24:13.700 --> 24:15.560 we take care we take these cases seriously. 24:16.130 --> 24:19.590 Think you happen to know why or how this uh this worker and so 24:19.590 --> 24:22.740 now I was able to a nice piece is an issue thinly that I'm not 24:22.740 --> 24:25.110 gonna be able to come in an ongoing investigation. 24:26.250 --> 24:28.500 Um. Yeah so we have um. 24:29.190 --> 24:33.100 There was a report last week out of a a a jesse in london that. 24:33.650 --> 24:36.730 New satellite imagery shows that china is constructed. 24:37.470 --> 24:40.840 Uh. Basically a new and it's about me. 24:42.300 --> 24:45.340 He's a that would eventually be capable of hosting an airstrip 24:45.340 --> 24:48.260 in harvard you have a confirmation or in common. 24:49.950 --> 24:50.660 The wealth of. 24:51.230 --> 24:54.990 I would do to go back to the declaration of conduct of which 24:55.030 --> 24:59.940 did good goes backs 2000 into a. Under article five of the declaration 24:59.940 --> 25:05.450 conduct a among among china and be members of a ossie on the 25:05.450 --> 25:09.610 parties committed themselves to exercise self restraint in the 25:09.610 --> 25:13.460 conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes 25:13.490 --> 25:15.100 a and affect peace and stability. 25:15.770 --> 25:20.460 Them large scale construction up or major steps to militarized 25:20.730 --> 25:24.890 or expand law enforcement out operations at how posts such is 25:24.890 --> 25:28.030 dramatically expanding of the size of a feature through when 25:28.030 --> 25:31.890 brek formation would seem to complicate to work or escalate the 25:31.890 --> 25:37.070 situation in our view. I'm so weak we believe that that that 25:37.070 --> 25:40.190 and announcements that it by the claimants that they would avoid 25:40.190 --> 25:44.180 certain actions during the negotiating process for a fourth code 25:44.180 --> 25:47.930 of conduct would to create a conducive and positive environments a. 25:48.490 --> 25:52.450 And dramatically lower the risk of a dangerous incident but clearly 25:52.450 --> 25:55.580 in this case that they're proceeding and not in that direction 25:55.580 --> 25:58.370 and that their foreign ministry has already said that that you 25:58.370 --> 25:58.910 know that. 25:59.450 --> 26:01.800 The project is intended for a. 26:02.310 --> 26:06.280 Humanitarian and in public service reasons and uh essentially 26:06.310 --> 26:08.710 that that there within their full rights to build. 26:10.070 --> 26:13.940 Well I'm here good is that I was in the says it the chinese government 26:13.940 --> 26:17.200 can speak out for the for for themselves of what we would urge 26:17.200 --> 26:21.180 shit china as well as all claimants in in the south china sea 26:21.510 --> 26:25.340 to be transparent a about their activities in disputed areas 26:25.380 --> 26:26.500 of the south china sea. 26:28.570 --> 26:33.280 So yes you have to the question for me out there as well uh so 26:33.280 --> 26:36.210 the yemeni comment to on about. 26:36.920 --> 26:40.490 Plays that tiny general that china's only one it doesn't that 26:40.490 --> 26:43.640 an airstrip in this region when balance seems like who'd help 26:43.760 --> 26:44.710 prevent up with that. 26:45.680 --> 26:48.270 Well again I would go back to the decoration conduct which show 26:48.270 --> 26:52.880 has been in effect for the for about 12 years and the which china 26:52.880 --> 26:57.310 and all the ossie on the country's committed to um and in which 26:57.310 --> 27:00.450 the parties committed themselves. So that to to self-restraint uh. 27:00.490 --> 27:04.490 So I think this is also something that that the president spoke 27:04.490 --> 27:07.910 to regain his press availability with with president xi on his 27:07.910 --> 27:09.770 sit recent visit to that to beijing. 27:10.330 --> 27:13.940 Um and while the United States does not take a position on competing 27:13.940 --> 27:18.560 claims in east and uh and south china seas I'm here at Kate spade. 27:18.590 --> 27:21.150 It's clear that we have a fundamental we the United States have 27:21.150 --> 27:25.050 a fundamental interest in freedom of navigation and that territorial 27:25.050 --> 27:28.430 disputes in the region should be resolved peacefully a and in 27:28.430 --> 27:30.120 accordance with international law. 27:32.350 --> 27:32.870 The topic. 27:33.580 --> 27:36.290 Well yeah for it yet going anywhere that the 27:37.520 --> 27:41.080 I've been demonstrated its constructions purely humanitarian 27:41.530 --> 27:44.270 forums any construction. That's that's for sure. 27:45.170 --> 27:48.850 Well I'm not to I'm not going to hating issue a blanket to this 27:48.850 --> 27:52.410 statement to of that's orbit again that the declaration of conductivity. 27:52.410 --> 27:57.340 It's in that he's pretty clear that in in our view and of course 27:57.370 --> 28:01.530 there is a an ongoing process to negotiate a code of conduct 28:01.580 --> 28:06.540 a between that china and the pasta countries and that it's the 28:06.540 --> 28:10.190 United States pointed you that that I'm avoiding I'm certain 28:10.190 --> 28:13.700 actions during the negotiating process would create a conducive 28:13.700 --> 28:14.580 and positive and far. 28:15.090 --> 28:20.050 No. Armenia I'm only seen monitors have still been enabled to 28:20.530 --> 28:24.580 visit the site of the Armenian helicopter that was shot down 28:24.580 --> 28:28.290 bunny has a bright shiny forces. I'm earlier this month. 28:28.860 --> 28:33.090 Use the aid is a us doing anything to I'm trying to get the monitors them. 28:34.830 --> 28:39.450 Uh well that we are of course I'm following be an operation to 28:39.450 --> 28:42.660 recover the bodies of three crew members killed in the november 28:42.660 --> 28:46.130 twelfth Downing of a military helicopter along the line of contact. 28:46.640 --> 28:50.850 Beat this incidents that at and the sauce Quinn violence underscores. 28:50.850 --> 28:54.120 Once again the need to find a peaceful resolution to the newborn 28:54.120 --> 28:58.070 a car bomb conflict and we urge all sides to show restraint and 28:58.070 --> 29:01.340 avoid actions that would increase tensions along the line of 29:01.340 --> 29:05.300 contact and it we also urge decides to refocus their efforts 29:05.300 --> 29:08.340 to negotiate a peaceful and lasting settlement the to the newborn 29:08.340 --> 29:11.810 a car ah conflict at as a Co chair of the men's could group the 29:11.810 --> 29:14.620 United States remains ready to to to assist. 29:15.800 --> 29:19.000 Now as far as the always CEO and we have we do understand that 29:19.000 --> 29:22.300 a no westy representative. I may have been refused access that 29:22.300 --> 29:26.140 to that to the site um that we would refer you to them for further 29:26.140 --> 29:30.550 details um but to it clearly um it. We yet we see a need to the 29:30.550 --> 29:32.120 to find a peaceful resolution. 29:32.630 --> 29:33.140 To carve out. 29:36.090 --> 29:38.990 Topic. Okay you..