WEBVTT 00:07.380 --> 00:08.240 As pay. 00:08.760 --> 00:12.990 Live friend and colleague than it too and I should tell everyone 00:12.990 --> 00:17.080 I understand just enough Spanish that even though I didn't have 00:17.080 --> 00:21.410 the headphones the beginning. I I I could understand what you're 00:21.410 --> 00:23.490 saying and I appreciate gracious. 00:24.020 --> 00:26.890 Um words but not only for me. 00:27.530 --> 00:33.930 Most importantly for the relationship uh for the warm hospitality 00:33.960 --> 00:39.260 you show a americans and act. I'm both known that it really that 00:39.600 --> 00:44.740 that so thank you in the U.S very much are reciprocal. Oh I am 00:44.740 --> 00:49.500 in fact looking forward to visit a net other marines and more open. 00:50.080 --> 00:55.790 And a fight know what the day tucker is grateful as are there 00:56.240 --> 01:00.330 for the hospitality extended by statement penned by although 01:00.330 --> 01:04.300 Spanish people because in the end of as the minister said these 01:04.300 --> 01:07.810 their interviews this is a relationship based sought interests. 01:08.410 --> 01:13.130 And but also values and principles and really that means to people's. 01:13.900 --> 01:15.890 And so we always understood after work. 01:16.970 --> 01:23.200 But here of a a wifi partnership and it with the hospitality 01:23.200 --> 01:27.030 a for all the Spanish people and and grateful for that. 01:28.720 --> 01:33.640 Oh I added to many of you heard me speak earlier today on a wide 01:33.670 --> 01:38.010 range of topics up since the and the minister and I have been 01:38.010 --> 01:43.420 able to have very productive specific discussions are so oh well 01:43.420 --> 01:49.180 wide range of ways that our up of why agents abuse operating 01:49.210 --> 01:53.550 and strength in 18 and we reaffirmed our commitments to looking 01:53.550 --> 01:56.680 for yet more new opportunities to work together. 01:58.390 --> 02:00.450 I wanna thank the minister. 02:01.220 --> 02:05.480 Personally for ears heard work in securing the latest amendment 02:05.510 --> 02:07.910 tour remained on descents corporation. 02:08.510 --> 02:11.230 Pot which makes it possible for us to work together. 02:11.750 --> 02:16.450 Having additionally us military personnel and around airbase 02:16.480 --> 02:21.150 over the long term will create new opportunities for joint cooperation. 02:22.040 --> 02:25.940 And it will be vital as we addressed a full spectrum of threats. 02:26.500 --> 02:31.440 And challenges that our two nations and our values face to europe 02:31.440 --> 02:33.270 self and also it's east. 02:34.770 --> 02:39.190 And it's one of the great wonderful aspects about the U.S. 02:39.190 --> 02:43.230 Spanish defense relationship is that it's not only about our 02:43.230 --> 02:47.890 bilateral corporation. It's all all also about what we do for 02:47.890 --> 02:50.500 regional peace and global security. 02:51.020 --> 02:54.630 The United States and Spain both share a desire to see europe. 02:55.220 --> 03:01.190 Is cool and free unit piece. Of we both share a desire to counter 03:01.190 --> 03:04.560 the threats on the comments southern like. 03:06.560 --> 03:11.390 Two dead and Spain it is making me and we'll continue to make 03:11.690 --> 03:15.500 very valuable contributions Spain has looked out word to the 03:15.530 --> 03:20.030 east by playing an active role that me enhanced baltic air police 03:20.030 --> 03:22.020 seem mission. Great importance. 03:22.960 --> 03:26.000 It's all look also looked out where did the south by contributing 03:26.000 --> 03:27.670 do humanitarian missions. 03:28.270 --> 03:31.440 And to the global coalition to defeat by Seoul. 03:33.410 --> 03:35.180 And as looked our beyond europe. 03:35.910 --> 03:39.810 But supporting NATO is resolute support mission in Afghanistan. 03:40.880 --> 03:43.560 And the un peacekeeping mission in lebanon. 03:45.210 --> 03:48.650 As I told him a stir more announced the United States greatly 03:48.690 --> 03:51.540 appreciates all of these. Contributions. 03:52.730 --> 03:56.560 As you know Spain is also hosting tripe and germ true fifty. 03:57.320 --> 04:00.510 Witches and made a response for sector size that will include 04:00.510 --> 04:02.860 a report the house of us servicemen and women. 04:03.620 --> 04:07.940 Alongside 30000 troops from 30 other. Countries. 04:10.010 --> 04:13.810 Spain also was deported patriot battery to turkey. Tell defend 04:13.810 --> 04:17.300 allies from the threat of ballistic missiles a contribution that 04:17.300 --> 04:17.840 we hope. 04:18.350 --> 04:19.440 They can continue to. 04:21.350 --> 04:24.800 These are just a few examples of tell Spain has been. 04:25.700 --> 04:28.260 An example itself in NATO. 04:28.840 --> 04:32.370 And why Spain will continue to be a you want a harsh strongest 04:32.400 --> 04:33.580 allies in. Europe. 04:36.500 --> 04:41.990 Spain's leaders today. It reflects the it arena global character. 04:42.230 --> 04:44.240 It has had throughout history. 04:45.960 --> 04:50.720 It's based upon its interests. But also it's evaluators freedom. 04:51.240 --> 04:54.030 Peace and the dignity of all people. 04:54.990 --> 04:56.520 There's your values we share. 04:57.930 --> 05:02.880 And for Spain to continue debt legacy as its economy steadily strengthens. 05:03.140 --> 05:07.450 It's important to continue to invest in the people and the capabilities 05:07.780 --> 05:08.870 that make that happen. 05:10.050 --> 05:13.900 As minister it is and I noted that includes meeting the pledge 05:13.900 --> 05:18.340 that all NATO allies made last year to an end to bring to invest 05:18.390 --> 05:22.400 2% of jean. He peed that sets we all made that commitment to 05:22.400 --> 05:22.980 each other. 05:23.630 --> 05:27.740 And it all over responsibly live up to Spain the United States 05:27.740 --> 05:29.130 in every NATO allies. 05:30.780 --> 05:33.560 So mister mortar as I wanna thank you personally wanted. 05:33.560 --> 05:37.320 Yeah her hospitality for your partnership and we'll for welcoming 05:37.320 --> 05:41.610 me here ministry today and I look forward to continue rather 05:41.610 --> 05:42.640 sketching jail for four. 05:43.210 --> 05:43.960 Oh thank. You. 05:48.330 --> 05:49.730 So you get to. 05:51.260 --> 05:52.370 Right carry on. 05:53.530 --> 05:55.360 I Very good. 05:56.190 --> 05:59.630 Yeah. When you are thinking on my. Thing. 06:01.610 --> 06:03.380 Yeah. Yeah you want. 06:05.500 --> 06:08.810 Iraq. Bought huge.. Yeah. 06:09.430 --> 06:14.240 Yeah. The thing that they.. Doing. 06:14.780 --> 06:19.080 Doing. Oh I think her is. 06:19.880 --> 06:25.560 Or Messages to be clear of a out to the eddie none of the U.S. 06:25.560 --> 06:32.560 presents but the a injury and presence of a buffers a after 26teen 06:32.560 --> 06:35.520 in Afghanistan. I think the most important thing to say it is 06:35.520 --> 06:39.080 that the United States in this is through all that NATO allies 06:39.370 --> 06:42.400 have indicated that they do intent. 06:42.930 --> 06:43.730 To continue. 06:44.340 --> 06:48.360 In Afghan of a presence in Afghanistan after 26 teams no matter 06:48.550 --> 06:51.370 whether it's a matter of the composition. 06:52.010 --> 06:58.350 Off of that they and it also by the way we continue reading too. 06:59.080 --> 07:00.070 OS support. 07:00.730 --> 07:04.920 And doubt that in and in clue team um. 07:06.050 --> 07:09.830 The finding the Afghan security forces. 07:10.940 --> 07:15.130 So it's not a matter of whether but it but how many and now I 07:15.130 --> 07:18.310 and to get the pizza is JuJu your foreign when will decisions 07:18.310 --> 07:19.270 about that be made. 07:19.780 --> 07:23.450 That the president has indicated he will be making decisions 07:23.810 --> 07:25.110 in this fall. 07:25.790 --> 07:26.470 Off out. 07:27.110 --> 07:27.930 Next year. 07:29.270 --> 07:32.310 You know the decision he made to last march. 07:33.020 --> 07:37.240 Of which was to change from the planned made two years ago. 07:37.770 --> 07:39.670 To retain 98 hundred. 07:40.380 --> 07:41.970 Troops in Afghanistan. 07:42.500 --> 07:47.110 Up so uh that that as the president of all the rest of us are 07:47.240 --> 07:53.290 are the continued to respond to and it just to circumstances Erin. 07:53.290 --> 07:56.400 I expect that that will continue. I don't know what the presence 07:56.400 --> 08:00.430 five decisions will be meeting thing who will a quick decision. 08:00.430 --> 08:04.150 So make in that regard but we continue to give him options. 08:05.180 --> 08:08.080 But I think the fundamental fact I wanna stresses that there 08:08.080 --> 08:12.010 will be a us presence and there will be a NATO presence in Afghanistan 08:12.010 --> 08:15.520 a 26teen no doubt about that there will be support the Afghan 08:15.520 --> 08:16.510 security forces. 08:17.090 --> 08:22.670 Uh as well and intimations of their moment and it did tess schemes 08:22.670 --> 08:25.820 of them in the numbers of them are some people will be decided 08:25.860 --> 08:30.290 down down around but have that that the various not and any day. Now. 08:33.330 --> 08:36.590 Well I United States and all of us. 08:37.140 --> 08:38.650 We are doing all best. 08:39.320 --> 08:41.280 The prizes of worry-free cheese. 08:41.950 --> 08:45.780 Can name that she can be from syria from her I come from all 08:45.780 --> 08:50.370 the every has woven seventy. He's there had been taken evasion. 08:50.370 --> 08:51.890 I just say it's gonna have to say. 08:52.430 --> 08:55.990 Pioneered the because while we are doing is easy those countries. 08:56.190 --> 09:02.460 He sits sexy command came to to promote tend to enhance stability government. 09:02.960 --> 09:07.540 And piece hand and freedom of the issues that we we are fighting. 09:08.090 --> 09:13.610 A nice thick crushers which provoke the and the creation of the 09:13.610 --> 09:17.940 from cheese human will and scenes of many years ago and we are 09:18.220 --> 09:21.800 committing for people. We are committing a minute to the people 09:21.800 --> 09:26.270 of we are committing all resources Inc sexy to avoid the problem 09:26.320 --> 09:29.730 of the the fruit juice not only is the area affected that all 09:29.980 --> 09:33.330 of them over the world and from that I thank you the United States 09:33.590 --> 09:37.620 is they are the most the peace and stability in that walls his 09:37.620 --> 09:40.820 many years ago have we in the spine is people and the european 09:40.820 --> 09:46.400 people we are doing this. Whoa.. Oh. 09:48.590 --> 09:55.700 Oh. The. Inside. 09:59.070 --> 09:59.560 Well I have. 10:00.280 --> 10:01.700 Hey so what. 10:03.360 --> 10:04.660 We definitely share it. 10:06.300 --> 10:09.910 The Okay here. 10:10.790 --> 10:11.300 That's it did. 10:11.810 --> 10:14.040 Issues so good but not that good. 10:15.860 --> 10:19.320 Well. He was that concern the 10:20.590 --> 10:28.320 The You know vested interest issues. So good but not that good. 10:29.710 --> 10:30.760 The out metal. 10:31.800 --> 10:34.520 Hi I'm if no in the thing to suppress humans jimmy's coarsely 10:34.520 --> 10:38.130 out F ing been in a supporting at the gonna what I feel uncle 10:38.170 --> 10:41.770 honest by name academic that they have a massive did was but 10:41.770 --> 10:44.420 the rest of but is an quote that the fourth MIT miss the mortal. 10:45.100 --> 10:47.760 Them for the a pocket that the most of what the eyes on the and 10:47.760 --> 10:52.140 I say and many of the so good bye to the policy meat that punished 10:52.140 --> 10:52.520 by death. 10:55.010 --> 11:00.830 Of Yeah so I I get it I can just give you some exit polls over 11:00.830 --> 11:06.310 kinds of things that we re do together and I'm mighty yes it 11:06.310 --> 11:09.630 is that as the world the balls will continue to evolve. 11:10.160 --> 11:14.650 Uh as a partnership but our art about the give you a couple of examples. 11:15.710 --> 11:22.530 Um. One may be is that a out we were together with our law enforcement 11:22.810 --> 11:25.370 and border shut customs people. 11:25.980 --> 11:30.770 On both to strength in the ability of other nations. 11:31.730 --> 11:35.200 That whose governments struggle to control their borders and 11:35.200 --> 11:38.140 so forth to help them with trainee in and so forth. 11:39.290 --> 11:42.480 Agumbe out we continues true tomato. 11:43.120 --> 11:46.100 To partner and this is something we'll be talking about later 11:46.100 --> 11:48.010 this week with the european union. 11:48.580 --> 11:54.490 The european union has these leave doctor refugee issue humanitarian 11:54.490 --> 11:55.380 issues there. 11:56.030 --> 11:59.820 Uh no be discussions it made a wifey due later this week. 12:00.110 --> 12:04.590 So these are examples all kinds of things that about we're. 12:05.210 --> 12:09.200 A defense organizations like the other ones are staying in the 12:09.200 --> 12:14.900 United States increasingly in today's world partner with humanitarian 12:15.000 --> 12:16.430 logging for should. 12:17.090 --> 12:21.000 Order shooting costumes and of course or diplomatic colleagues 12:21.260 --> 12:25.700 and then all those in the that that non governmental organization 12:25.700 --> 12:29.770 in humanitarian aid organisations. So it's a very different world 12:29.970 --> 12:34.540 tonight said this to my speech that it was 40 years ago when 12:34.540 --> 12:38.870 it was military deterrence in europe military deterrence is still 12:38.900 --> 12:43.110 critical but it's not enough anymore and so we do lots of other 12:43.110 --> 12:46.480 things that we would have thought of doing 30 years ago a but 12:46.480 --> 12:49.710 they have the same purpose which is to keep the peace and to 12:49.710 --> 12:51.400 give our children a better world. 12:52.730 --> 12:55.300 I should go it alone may I add. Something. 12:57.590 --> 13:00.760 Composed the name of muppet RM authentic go home. 13:01.370 --> 13:03.810 Stylish and you know somebody has come apart. Hummel pitiful 13:03.850 --> 13:08.060 PMI someone that must abide as taking a kevin Connolly afford. 13:08.660 --> 13:12.660 Poem. Okay cyprus fun to can africa hello slowly in our vision 13:12.660 --> 13:16.680 of a film that opens in an english coalition. You know she hears 13:16.680 --> 13:21.820 by the jedi is to most university this argument about the others 13:22.160 --> 13:26.540 in that I mean don't I'm on a huge posse on the quote that people 13:26.540 --> 13:29.740 are actually and couldn't be identified enhancer cumbia tough 13:30.010 --> 13:34.280 enough when it into a that parma must not be afraid of a is that 13:34.310 --> 13:40.280 he got in a little pop you got to run and finished. It. 13:40.900 --> 13:43.530 Two. Those. Are. 13:48.890 --> 13:52.850 Mister secretary as russia carries out strikes in syria of russian 13:52.850 --> 13:58.040 warplanes violated airspace turkey a NATO ally of what is your 13:58.040 --> 14:02.220 message to russian and what steps is the willing to take to defend 14:02.220 --> 14:04.620 its airspace and another question for the Spanish minister. 14:04.890 --> 14:10.560 Well there message to russia in a a bell activities siri is one 14:10.560 --> 14:14.350 of can be before in mainly a that too. 14:15.080 --> 14:21.490 Dear dear approach. We choose to support a side. 14:22.670 --> 14:25.050 Rather than a political. Transition. 14:27.060 --> 14:33.210 And meanwhile fight the opponents of the saw that of all different confines. 14:34.830 --> 14:35.940 Is doomed to fail. 14:36.710 --> 14:38.960 Why is it doomed to fail because. 14:39.480 --> 14:43.850 It will only in full a in my fuse the phrase poured gasoline 14:44.020 --> 14:48.230 on the civil war of syria our approach is different. 14:48.760 --> 14:50.380 It is to pursue. 14:50.940 --> 14:57.250 The Defeat of I soul and a political transition in syria at the 14:57.250 --> 14:58.160 same time. 14:59.950 --> 15:03.070 Russia seems to believe that you can have one without the other. 15:04.540 --> 15:09.720 And that's simply not realistic. So there's is not strategically you. 15:09.720 --> 15:13.310 Well fought through and is doomed to fail. That's current foreign 15:13.340 --> 15:17.400 if they kinda a that they can and are willing to adjust their approach. 15:17.970 --> 15:21.180 So that they're pursuing those two objective simultaneously. 15:21.180 --> 15:21.740 We may be a. 15:22.260 --> 15:25.240 Bridge to their position right now they're wary off track. 15:26.040 --> 15:27.780 Hot with respect to be. 15:28.790 --> 15:32.000 Uh I wanna leave to the turkish government that the issue of 15:32.000 --> 15:35.300 that's it. It's airspace. That's obviously something that working 15:35.300 --> 15:41.010 for in with them off of dow up there and I'm gonna also will 15:41.080 --> 15:45.390 be the since turkey is a day until ally. I'm sure discussed at 15:45.390 --> 15:47.990 the NATO ministerial upcoming up this. Week. 15:50.930 --> 15:53.830 Tend to the Spanish ministers since that Spain has a patriot 15:53.830 --> 15:57.060 battery in turkey woody your thoughts on this issue images of 15:57.060 --> 16:01.280 that NATO could be dragged into a conflict a with russia up because 16:01.280 --> 16:05.130 of an curtains into a airspace in turkey or or other actions. 16:06.590 --> 16:10.290 Well way iran in 19 tight the race to win the all pontiff uh 16:10.290 --> 16:10.670 to me. 16:11.210 --> 16:14.630 Not to it with some because of a country where russia the out 16:14.630 --> 16:20.230 the inside the two of law to compete with a syria that type team 16:20.470 --> 16:25.740 um the predation off to see it hadn't following day instructions 16:25.740 --> 16:26.310 that we. 16:26.840 --> 16:31.860 On on to the accepted to on to the come and off a site fury he 16:31.920 --> 16:37.450 he he made to Saul harass. Them visitation of what has happened 16:37.450 --> 16:42.570 these days. He's a he's and incidentally that to a well I'm a 16:43.450 --> 16:49.330 All 40 navajo and dan mad to what we are committed to is to defend 16:49.780 --> 16:54.090 the the techies deprivation the gains to types with new size 16:54.300 --> 16:58.940 coming from syria and not all the time of things and for that 16:59.280 --> 17:02.550 we have been the glide and we would continue being a blowing 17:02.650 --> 17:06.860 east beside customs has continued being lied to live with any 17:06.860 --> 17:11.060 uptick we have just been spit and that we have been spoken about 17:11.060 --> 17:15.540 the issue and manly have spoken out of these and the And uh we 17:15.710 --> 17:20.160 knew strongly believe that the season manny out the necessity 17:20.160 --> 17:25.360 of that nouri shrewd to keep an eye on all friends our counties 17:25.360 --> 17:30.730 and I use in in the in in techie and Spain where they continue 17:30.730 --> 17:39.100 no a fishing he's a commitment to once may turn to wants to. Mm-hm. 17:45.140 --> 17:48.460 Today. In the contested. 17:49.290 --> 17:51.790 I'm not lower the voting record our efi on any back. 17:52.370 --> 17:54.060 Enough many sample moment the main day. 17:54.630 --> 17:57.910 Aq love many stuff him all Ahmed this by nat Holman peres. 17:57.940 --> 18:01.680 So number 50 most and for Iraqi foreign the from east um and 18:01.680 --> 18:02.200 I didn't. And 18:07.210 --> 18:11.940 I haven't made any specific requests of spade that uh in that 18:11.970 --> 18:16.960 regard spades do remit of a very strong job already in both of 18:16.960 --> 18:20.930 those locations that's something we constantly discuss but I 18:20.960 --> 18:25.580 did not made any specific requests a ford nor to my knowledge 18:25.580 --> 18:30.670 is anyone else of spade that you know either of those situations 18:30.670 --> 18:33.370 and just say good we do very much appreciate. 18:33.930 --> 18:38.740 Uh what Spain is doing and has a and is committed to continuing 18:38.880 --> 18:43.450 doing both of those places where we need I can I know of a. 18:44.660 --> 18:47.220 Uh oh look strong. 18:47.840 --> 18:51.600 Solidarity the United States and spade mission together for show warm. 18:56.960 --> 18:59.160 Here. You thank you. 19:00.210 --> 19:03.500 And you can get us we shot an environment that's on the one on. 19:04.160 --> 19:07.330 One hundred thousand incoming fell into some soft and his own 19:07.330 --> 19:11.960 little home has the potential to educate these little can because 19:11.960 --> 19:16.060 it kind of the Okay..