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TODAY'S STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING WITH A SPOKESMAN TALKING TO REPORTERS ABOUT THE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS... |
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SHE WILL GIVE A MAJOR FOREIGN-POLICY SPEECH WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NEXT JULY 15 HERE IN WASHINGTON.... |
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WHAT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF THIS? HOW CAN THE U.S. BE HELPFUL TO THE WORKING GROUP PROCESS? |
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THE PRESIDENT HAD SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY. I THINK IT WILL BE UP TO HIM TO... |
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MY QUESTION IS HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM. |
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I WILL NOT PREJUDGE -- |
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THEY HAVE NOT COME TO ANY CONCLUSION? |
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THEY DISCUSSED SOME IDEAS AND WE ARE SORTING THROUGH THOSE IDEAS. |
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LIKE WHAT? |
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I WILL LEAVE IT THERE. |
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DID HE MAKE ANY REQUESTS OR DID THEY TALK OVER THE POSSIBILITIES? |
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HE WAS REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY HAD. EACH SIDE BROUGHT PARTICULAR... |
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SHORTLY BEFORE THE BRIEFING BEGAN, THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT SAID HE THOUGHT THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS... |
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IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT PRESIDENT CHAVEZ IS FOR OR AGAINST AT ANY TIME. I BELIEVE THAT HE HAS HAD SOME... |
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THE END RESULT THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IS FOR THE PRESIDENT TO RETURN? |
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THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. |
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I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE TRAVEL BY THE AMERICAN PROFESSOR WHO MADE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE TWO AMERICAN... |
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I DO NOT KNOW. |
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THE USE OF LANGUAGE BY THE SECRETARY -- IN HER REMARKS TODAY ABOUT THIS CASE, SHE EXPRESSED THEIR... |
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I THINK HER LANGUAGE TODAY -- THERE WAS SIMILAR LANGUAGE YESTERDAY. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE... |
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SHOULD WE REGARD THIS LANGUAGE AS AN EXPRESSION ON THE PART OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OF LEGITIMACY... |
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WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO EVALUATE THE LEGAL PROCESS THAT OCCURRED. WE DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY... |
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I DON'T THINK SHE SAID EVERYONE INVOLVED. I THINK SHE SAID EVERYBODY IS VERY SORRY, OR EVERYONE IS... |
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THIS IS A REGRETTABLE INCIDENT. WE LOOKED TO TRY TO SEE HOW THIS COULD BE RESOLVED. WE HAVE CALLED... |
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IS SHE VERY SORRY? |
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OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE TO JOURNALISTS WHO HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN PROSECUTED. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM... |
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WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AMNESTY, IT DOES SEEM TO IMPLY SOME CULPABILITY ON THE SIDE OF THE TWO JOURNALISTS.... |
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I BELIEVE THAT THE FAMILIES AND THE JOURNALISTS THEMSELVES |
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[UNINTELLIGIBLE] 1 OF THE CONCERNS WILL BE THE ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND INDIA. [UNINTELLIGIBLE]... |
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I THINK IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TRIP, WE WILL HAVE SOME BRIEFERS FOR YOU THAT CAN GO IN GREATER DETAIL.... |
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ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT INDIA WHERE IT IS THAT A PREVIEW OF THE SPEECH? |
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APART FROM THE FACT THAT THE JOURNALISTS HAVE NOT THEN RELEASED, IT IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN POSSESSION... |
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WE HAVE A VARIETY OF MEANS OF COMMUNICATING WITH NORTH KOREA. WE ARE EXPLORING ALL OF THOSE |
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[UNINTELLIGIBLE] |
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WE ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE CONTACT WITH NORTH KOREA, COMMUNICATE WITH NORTH KOREA. WE USE... |
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MY QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER YOU HAVE COMMUNICATED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WHAT IS NOW YOUR TWICE... |
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I BELIEVE WE UNDERSTAND THAT NORTH KOREA IS PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT WE SAY AND WE HOPE THEY WILL... |
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I WAS ASKING WHETHER THE NEW LANGUAGE REFLECTS EVIDENCE IN HAND THAT THE OLD EVIDENCE WAS NOT GOING... |
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I AM NOT GOING TO GO ANY |
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[UNINTELLIGIBLE] |
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I THINK THE NORTH KOREANS PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE U.S. SAYS. |
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THEY DON'T LISTED JOURNALISTS ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS -- |
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TRUST ME, THE NORTH KOREANS TAKE CLOSE ATTENTION. |
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BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT THIS APPROACH STARTING YESTERDAY IS GOING TO PRODUCE ANY RESULTS... |
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I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE AGREEMENTS REACHED BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT... |
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I THINK THE JOINT STATEMENT SIMPLY REAFFIRMED A LONGSTANDING POSITIONS. THERE IS NO NEW GROUND BROKEN... |
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IS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO ABANDON THE PROPOSED LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE IN EUROPE... |
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WE DO NOT THINK THE TWO ARE LINKED. AS YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO REVIEW OUR DEFENSIVE POSTURE, PARTICULARLY... |
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WHAT HAVE PEOPLE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS? I THOUGHT THERE WAS THIS BIG PUSH... |
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THERE IS SOME COMMENTARY THAT THIS REPRESENTS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF A LINK. |
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THIS IS QUITE SEPARATE FROM THAT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST... |
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THE STATEMENT THAT JAMES ALLUDED TO, THAT SOME COMMENTATORS HAVE REFERENCED IS NOTHING NEW, AND THERE... |
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CHINA IS MAKING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ANGRY AROUND THE GLOBE. THEY ARE GOING TO EXECUTE THOSE THAT TOOK... |
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THEY ARE BEING CRUSHED BY THE SYSTEM. |
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ARE YOU REFERRING MORE SPECIFICALLY TO -- |
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YES, SIR. |
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WE ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE. WE ARE OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE... |
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ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECTS -- |
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WHETHER YOU'RE OFFICERS ON THE GROUND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CHINESE SECURITY FORCES... |
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I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. |
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THE RESOLUTION COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE TODAY CALLING FOR U.S. HELP FOR THOSE SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY... |
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I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT MIGHT BE DEBATED. |
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A DEMOCRACY RESOLUTION. |
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I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. |
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FOLLOWING UP ON A QUESTION YESTERDAY, ARE U.S. OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND TRAINED TO SEE IF SOMEONE IS... |
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THEY ARE ASSESSING THE SITUATION. THEY ARE AMONG OUR MORE EXPERIENCED DIPLOMATS WITH A DEEP KNOWLEDGE... |
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NOT IN REAL TIME? |
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FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT TENSION IN THAT PARTICULAR PART OF CHINA. HISTORICAL GRIEVANCES,... |
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ONE IS A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT VENEZUELA. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT PRESIDENT CHAVEZ SAID ON TV THAT HE SPOKE... |
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I WILL TAKE THE QUESTION. |
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SWITCHING TOPICS TO IRAQ, WHAT IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT DOING IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW... |
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WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ANY UNILATERAL STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN WITHIN IRAQ. OBVIOUSLY, AS A... |
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THERE IS A TRIAL UPCOMING FOR A U.S. CITIZEN ON TERRORISM RELATED CHARGES. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN CONSULAR... |
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WE ARE AWARE OF ITS AND ARE WATCHING CAREFULLY, BUT WE ARE LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN SAY. |
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IN GENERAL, CAN YOU SAY WHETHER HE HAS BEEN TREATED FAIRLY BY THE U.A.E.? |
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LEGACY IF I CAN GET THAT PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU. |
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THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND SOME NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATIC... |
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I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT LETTER. I BELIEVE IT WAS TESTIFIED ON THE HILL -- ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT --... |
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YES. |
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REFER TO HIS TESTIMONY. |
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I WILL. |
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THANK YOU. |
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IN PERSON HAS SAID -- A PERSON HAS SAID [UNINTELLIGIBLE] ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE PAKISTAN THE ARMY... |
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I WILL TAKE THE QUESTION. |
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TWO QUICK ONES ON IRAN. ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS IRANIAN AMERICAN THAT WAS ARRESTED THERE LAST NIGHT,... |
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YES, WE ARE AWARE OF IT AND CHECKING INTO IT. |
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HAVE YOU ASKED -- |
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OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE AWARE OF IT. |
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COMING OUT OF THE G-8 SUMMIT, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON. THE PRESIDENT... |
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FIRST OF ALL, MATT, THE SITUATION IN IRAN IS STILL ONGOING. THE DEMONSTRATIONS YESTERDAY PROVED ONCE... |
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WHEN DOES THAT WINDOW CLOSE? IS IT OVER WHEN AND IF THE ELECTION MEETS YOUR STANDARDS? ARE YOU PREPARED... |
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AS WE HAVE SAID MANY TIMES, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED. I THINK THE IRANIAN PEOPLE... |
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IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO ME, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU GUYS DID NOT WANT TO CALL... |
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EARLIER THIS WEEK, IT WAS SAID THAT -- I THINK IF WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PROGRESS AT THAT TIME BY THE... |
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I DO NOT KNOW. ON THE END OF WHAT GARY SAID, WE ARE NOT PURSUING ONLY ONE PATH. WE CONTINUE TO ENFORCE... |
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[UNINTELLIGIBLE] HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ENFORCE THE GROUP -- ENFORCE THOSE THROUGH THE UN? THEY ARE... |
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I AM NOT SURE WE ARE CONVINCED AT THIS POINT THAT A TRUE IRANIAN RESPONSE HAS GONE THROUGH. |
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DOES THE U.S. HAVE SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT NORTH KOREA MAY BE SHIPPING NUCLEAR MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGY... |
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OR OTHER ARMAMENTS? |
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IT WAS JUST NUCLEAR. |
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I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS THAT NORTH KOREA MAY TRY TO SHIP A VARIETY OF THINGS IN A VARIETY... |
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IS BURMA ONE OF THOSE POTENTIAL DESTINATIONS THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT? ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT... |
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I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
