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- Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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(interpreter speaking in foreign language)

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The 8,362nd meeting

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of the Security Council
is called to order.

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(gavel bangs)

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The agenda for this meeting is

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Maintenance of International
Peace and Security:

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Non-proliferation of
Weapons of Mass Destruction.

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The agenda is hereby adopted.

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(gavel bangs)

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I am honored to be here
today to chair this meeting

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of the United Nations Security Council.

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It is also my privilege to welcome

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the distinguished heads of state,

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heads of government,
ministers, and other leaders

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and representatives here with us.

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Thank you.

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I also wish to warmly welcome

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Secretary General Antonio
Guterres for joining us.

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Thank you very much,
Mr. Secretary General.

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The Security Council will now consider

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Item Two of the agenda.

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I will make a statement in my capacity

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as the President of the
United States of America.

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It is a great honor to be here today

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at this UN Security Council briefing

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to discuss a matter of
urgent importance concerning

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and countering the proliferation

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of deadly chemical,
biological, and nuclear weapons

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and the means to deliver them.

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The nations of the world
have long recognized

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that certain weapons are so dangerous,

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and can inflict so much suffering,

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that all of us have a vital
interest in preventing

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their further development,
spread, and use.

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Since my inauguration, the
United States has taken

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bold action to confront
these sinister threats.

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Many of us are rightly focused

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on the dangers of nuclear weapons,

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but we must never forget the risk

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posed by biological and chemical weapons.

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The United States was
one of the first nations

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to unilaterally renounce the
use of biological weapons,

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and since World War I, we
have led international efforts

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against the scourge of chemical warfare.

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Most recently, in Syria,
we have twice imposed

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severe consequences on the Assad regime

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for using chemical weapons
against innocent civilians.

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I want to thank Prime Minister May

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and President Macron for their countries'

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close partnership in
those efforts last April.

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The Syrian regime's butchery
is enabled by Russia and Iran.

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The Iranian regime exports
violence, terror, and turmoil.

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It illicitly procures sensitive items

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to advance its ballistic missile program

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and proliferates these missiles
all across the Middle East.

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The regime is the world's
leading sponsor of terror

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and fuels conflict across
the region and far beyond.

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A regime with this track record

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must never be allowed to
possess a nuclear weapon.

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For this reason, I
announced earlier this year

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that the United States would withdraw

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from the Iran nuclear deal.

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This horrible, one-sided
deal allowed Iran to continue

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its path towards a bomb
and gave the regime

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a cash lifeline when
they needed it the most.

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They were in big, big trouble.

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They needed cash.

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We gave it to them.

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In the years since the deal was signed,

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Iran's aggression only increased.

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The regime used new funds from the deal

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to support terrorism, build
nuclear-capable missiles,

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and foment chaos.

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Following America's withdrawal,

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the United States began reimposing

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nuclear-related sanctions on Iran.

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All U.S. nuclear-related sanctions

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will be in full force by early November.

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They will be in full force.

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After that, the United States will pursue

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additional sanctions,
tougher than ever before,

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to counter the entire range
of Iran's malign conduct.

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Any individual or entity
who fails to comply

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with these sanctions will
face severe consequences.

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I ask all members of the Security Council

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to work with the United States to ensure

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the Iranian regime changes its behavior

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and never acquires a nuclear bomb.

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With all of this said, I
want to thank Iran, Russia,

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and Syria for, at my very
strong urging and request,

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substantially slowing down
their attack on Idlib Province

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and the three million
people who live there

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in order to get 35,000
targeted terrorists.

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Get the terrorists, but I
hope the restraint continues.

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The world is watching.

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Thank you also to Turkey for
helping to negotiate restraint.

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Anything the USA can do to
help resolve this problem

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in order to save perhaps
even hundreds of thousands

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of lives, maybe more,
we are willing and able.

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We are available to help.

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In my remarks yesterday

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to the United Nations General Assembly,

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I laid out my administration's commitment

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to building a more just
and peaceful future.

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Regrettably, we found that
China has been attempting

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to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election

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coming up in November
against my administration.

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They do not want me, or us, to win

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because I am the first President

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ever to challenge China on trade.

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And we are winning on trade.

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We are winning at every level.

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We don't want them to meddle

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or interfere in our upcoming election.

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As I also mentioned yesterday,

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we have seen the results
of historic efforts

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to open new pathways to peace
on the North Korean Peninsula,

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on the Korean Peninsula.

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And that's something we
are extremely proud of.

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I am pleased to say that North Korea

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has not conducted a missile
test since last November.

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It has not conducted a nuclear
test since last September.

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And the hostages have been returned to us.

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And very importantly, the remains

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of American heroes are now returning home.

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In June, I held a historic
summit with Chairman Kim Jong-un

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in Singapore, where he reaffirmed

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his commitment to
complete denuclearization.

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Last week, Chairman Kim
reiterated that commitment

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to President Moon at their third summit,

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and to me in a very strong letter form.

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I think we will make a deal.

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But unfortunately, to ensure
this progress continues,

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we must enforce existing UN
Security Council resolutions

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until denuclearization occurs.

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However, we have detected
that some nations

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are already violating these UN sanctions.

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This includes illegal
ship-to-ship transfers,

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which must end immediately.

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The safety of the Korean
Peninsula, the region,

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and the world depends on full compliance

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with UN Security Council
resolutions, very, very important.

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But most importantly, I believe
that Chairman Kim Jong-un,

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a man I have gotten to know and like,

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wants peace and prosperity
for North Korea.

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Many things are happening
behind the scenes,

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away from the media, which nobody knows,

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but they are happening nevertheless

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and they are happening
in a very positive way.

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So I think you will
have some very good news

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coming from North Korea in
the coming months and years.

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I also very much appreciate
what President Moon

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of South Korea had to say about me

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last night in television interviews.

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Working with President Moon
has been my great honor.

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And likewise, working
with President Xi of China

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and Prime Minister Abe of Japan

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has been a pleasure and an honor.

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Each of us follows in the footsteps

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of countless world leaders, diplomats,

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and public servants who came here

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to the United Nations
with the same noble goal:

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to build a future worthy of the patriots,

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true, true patriots, who
sacrificed their lives

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for our nation and for our future.

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To be successful, we need a commitment

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of every nation represented
in this chamber.

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Acting together, we can replace

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the horrors of war with the blessings

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of safety and the
beautiful promise of peace.

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Thank you very much.

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I now resume my function as president

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of the Security Council and give

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the floor to the President of France.

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(gavel bangs)