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Ok . I'm from South Africa . We are

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partnered with the New York National

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Guard and congratulations to the State

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partnership on their 30th anniversary .

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We are looking forward for the

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celebration of our partnership marking

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20 years . This year , we have just

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concluded the exercise court last year

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and we have also signed the

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relationship between our two militaries .

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We are very glad because our

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partnership with New York National

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Guard is mutual . They reciprocate and

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we are benefiting both of our countries

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in my language . We say

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meaning I am because you are . Thank

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you very much . What I learned today is

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that state partnership goes beyond the

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military to military . It also includes

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like from where I'm coming from South

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Africa , we have human centric national

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security issues and by involving other

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state department in terms of education ,

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economic security , cyber security .

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It's a new way that I have now

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discovered from this engagement today .