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- There's an old African
proverb that says,

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"If you wanna travel fast, travel alone.

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But if you wanna travel
far, travel together."

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And that's what we're doing here today.

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We're traveling together with our partners

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from Ethiopia and the United States,

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working together

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to bring all our African Land Force chiefs

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and their senior enlisted
advisors together,

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to really get after good dialog

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and a pathway for the future.

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- Officers are very unique
for African countries

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which is facilitated
by the U.S. Government

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and its U.S. allies.

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- [Roger] Their oust is
really an opportunity

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to bring our partners together

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to discuss issues that
affect everyone equally.

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We don't just focus on defense issues

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but we focus on food and security,

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drought,

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climate issues

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that impact our partner nations.

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So it's a great opportunity

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for us to hear from them,

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for them to hear from us

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and for them to talk to each other.

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- [Molla] The officers is very important

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as brother general say it's very important

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to bring all together and to solve with

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a cooperative effort, so
for me it's very important.