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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS MY PRESSURE ON BEFORE OF CSIS TO WELCOME YOU, MR. SECRETARY GENERAL. I THINK THERE COULDN'T BE A MORE INTERESTING TIME FOR...
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THE RELEASE OF THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT YESTERDAY WITH A BROADER DISCUSSION TAKING PLACE, WHICH YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF, OF A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION...
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| 00:03:06 |
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WHERE A LOT OF ISSUES
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PERTAINING TO OUR REGION BEING PUT ON THE TABLE. WE ARE GOING THROUGH A VERY SPECIAL, VERY DELICATE, VERY SENSITIVE PERIOD OF TIME WITH OUR AGENDA FULL...
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| 00:29:23 |
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YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL, NOT A LONG STATEMENT FOLLOWED BY WHAT DO YOU THINK. >> AND FIFTH -- >> OK. RIGHT THERE....
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| 00:29:50 |
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CONFERENCE WITH PRESS
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CONFERENCE WITH TONY BLAIR, PRESIDENT BUSH WAS HESITANT TO ADOPT RELATIONS WITH REGARD TO POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IS THIS WHAT YOU GOT,
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| 00:30:04 |
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IN YOUR MEETING TODAY WITH THE DOCTOR. DID YOU
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| 00:30:08 |
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GET ANY IMPRESSION THAT THEY ARE MORE INTENT FOR YOU TO HAVE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE PEACE PROCESS? >> I CAN SAY THAT MY FEELING...
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| 00:30:40 |
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FOR IRAQ, THE REPORT OF BAKER-HAMILTON GROUP WILL GET SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. >> A QUESTION RIGHT HERE. >> MR. SECRETARY GENERAL SO NICE TO SEE YOU....
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| 00:31:19 |
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HAVE HEARD
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TODAY WHAT WAS SAID IN THE ARAB PAPERS. HE'S INTERFERING WITH THESE TO
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TOPPLE THE NEW GOVERNMENT. WILL THE ARAB
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| 00:31:28 |
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LEAGUE HAVE THE GUTS TO KICK
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| 00:31:32 |
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SYRIA'S ASSESSATE OUT? THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] >> YOU SHOULDN'T SAY HAVE THE GUTS, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO. AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OR REGIONAL...
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| 00:32:02 |
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IT'S NOT TO LET THE SITUATION DETERIORATE BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES, MEMBERS OF THE SAME ORGANIZATION, THAN IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SOMETHING IN...
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| 00:33:13 |
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WITHOUT SYRIA'S PRESENCE OR
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| 00:33:15 |
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CONSIDERING SYRIA'S PROXIMITY, ET CETERA, THEY SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GET SYRIA TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE AND TO INCLUDE THEM AND TO INVITE THEM?...
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| 00:33:49 |
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NOR REGIONAL. IT IS A NATIONAL -- IRAQI NATIONAL RECONCILIATION. >> THE QUESTION HERE, THE GENTLEMAN IN THE STRIPED SHIRT. >> I'M WITH THE AMERICAN...
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| 00:34:16 |
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OUR FUTURE, AND ILL TO SPEAK OF THE FUTURE. AFTER THE INVASION OF IRAQ SOME OF THE TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS OF THE BAATH REGIME WAS SEEN BY THE WORLD....
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| 00:34:32 |
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10, 1989 SPOKE OF THE TRANSFER OF 18 KURDISH WOMEN TO A BROTHEL. THREE WERE RELATED, AGED 29, 14, AND 13 RESPECTIVELY ON THE LAST TAFE THEIR FREEDOM....
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| 00:35:34 |
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IS DUE TO YOU AS A OCCURRED. IF THERE IS A CRIME, IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED, AS YOU SAID, OF COURSE, IT IS TO BE CONDEMNED. WHO CAN ACCEPT...
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| 00:37:55 |
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IT IS THERE. THERE
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| 00:37:57 |
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ARE RECOMMENDATIONS PUT ON THE TABLE. SO, YES, TWO YEARS ARE QUITE ENOUGH. IF YOU ARE ASKING MY OPINION ABOUT THE TIME FACTOR,
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| 00:38:06 |
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YES, INDEED IT IS ENOUGH. >> A QUESTION IN THE SECOND ROW , RIGHT HERE. >> I'M WITH THE SYRIAN TV AND RADIO. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SYRIA YESTERDAY...
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| 00:38:32 |
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TELLING THEM VERY FIRMLY THAT SYRIA WAS READY AND WILLING TO OPEN AN EMBASSY IN BRUTE AND A CONSULATE IN
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| 00:38:41 |
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EVERY LEBANESE CITY ONCE THAT THOSE WHO ARE THE WARLORDS OF LEBANON, THE LORDS OF THE SECTARIAN WAR, AND TOWS WHO ARE BOUGHT BY FOREIGN POWERS WOULD...
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| 00:39:43 |
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TENSE AND FULL OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. OUR TASK IS TO HELP THE LEBANESE MOVE AWAY FROM CONFRONTATION OR CONFLAGRATION. AND CERTAINLY SYRIA, AS A NEIGHBOR,...
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| 00:41:00 |
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LEBANON, THE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT, AND IRAQ -- THAT SYRIA AND TO A LARGER EXTENT, IRAN, HAS THEIR HAND IN MEDDLING AND INDECISIONATING TROUBLE IN...
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| 00:41:58 |
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IRAN. THE POLICY TO ISOLATE ANY COUNTRY DOESN'T WORK. THEY ARE ALL COUNTRIES, THAT HAVE THEIR OWN INFLUENCE, BIG OR SMALL, FAR OR NEAR. SO WITH...
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| 00:42:52 |
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THE TIME IS RUNNING OUT. TIME IS RUNNING OUT, AND
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| 00:42:56 |
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THE INGREDIENTS FOR A PROCESS OF PEACE ARE THERE, INCLUDING THE
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| 00:43:02 |
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CEASE-FIRE, INCLUDING THE STATEMENTS BY BOTH PARTIES.
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| 00:43:06 |
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BUT IT FEED A PROCESS OF PEACE THAT CONTINUES FOR A YEAR AND TWO AND THREE AND FIVE THAT HAS TO HAVE A TIME FRAME, ESPECIALLY THAT EVERY LITTLE POINT,...
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| 00:44:08 |
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RELATION OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 00:44:10 |
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ON THE INITIATIVE ON MIDDLE EAST? AND WHAT DOES YOUR OWN ASSESSMENT
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| 00:44:16 |
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TO THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE MEETING AND -- LIKE IN THE MADRID CONFERENCE BETWEEN SYRIA AND ISRAEL AND...
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| 00:44:54 |
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TALKING GENERALLY. AND THE IMSPREGS A POSITIVE IMPRESSION. IT
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| 00:44:59 |
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IS WELL RECEIVED AND
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| 00:45:00 |
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THE RECOMMENDATION BY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION, WE HOPE THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION, AMONG OTHERS, WILL ALSO BE PUT...
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| 00:46:52 |
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DECLINE TO
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| 00:46:53 |
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ANSWER. I DECLINE TO ANSWER. BUT I STILL THINK THAT ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE ADMINISTRATION. AND THEY CANNOT SAY FIG THAT...
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| 00:47:09 |
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ABOUT ALMOST EACH AND EVERY RECOMMENDATION OF THE REPORT. >> WAIT FOR THE MICROPHONE. >> CHRISTOPHER ADAMS. I'M AN ATTORNEY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THANK...
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| 00:47:46 |
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IN
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| 00:47:47 |
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THAT FEEL, ESPECIALLY WOMEN RIGHTS. MY QUESTION IS TO WHAT EXTENT -- I
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| 00:47:51 |
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KNOW YOU MENTIONED IRAQ, BUT TO WHAT EXTENT
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| 00:47:55 |
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THE ARAB LEAGUE IS INTRODUCING THE MODERN EXPERIENCE OR AT LEAST EXPLAINING IT TO ITS MEMBERS. >> WHAT EXPERIENCE IN WHAT FIELD? >> WOMEN'S RIGHTS....
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| 00:48:28 |
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LEADERSHIP -- TO WHAT EXTENT THEY
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| 00:48:31 |
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ARE INTRODUCING IT TO THEIR MEMBERS, TO ITS MEMBERS. THANK YOU. >> I LIKE YOUR PRONUNCIATION OF THE MUDE WANNA. YES, INDEED. IT HAS BEEN SENT TO US AS...
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| 00:48:57 |
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NOW IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE ARAB LEAGUE. WE ARE DRAFTING THE FINAL VERSION OF A NEW CHARTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, ARAB CHARTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, WITH THE...
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| 00:49:48 |
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MOROCCO, AND TEN EASTERNIA ABOUT HAVING MORE ROBUST NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THEIR
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| 00:49:56 |
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COUNTRY. HAS THERE BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE ARAB LEAGUE OR WIDER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WIDER ARAB STATES IN DEVELOPING WIDER NUCLEAR...
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| 00:50:35 |
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ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY. SO THIS IS PERFECTLY IN ORDER. THEY ARE UNDER INTERNATIONAL SUPERVISION, WITHIN A PEACEFUL FRAMEWORK AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE...
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| 00:51:47 |
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SECRETARY GENERAL, WELCOME TO D.C. >> THANK YOU. >> I AM FROM THE EGYPTIAN TV. AFTER ABOUT
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| 00:51:54 |
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THREE YEARS IN IRAQ, WE SEE THE
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| 00:51:58 |
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UNITED -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS HEADING TOWARDS THE ARAB COUNTRIES
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| 00:52:07 |
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TO HELP THE IRAQ.
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| 00:52:09 |
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HOW DO YOU READ THIS SITUATION? >>
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| 00:52:13 |
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SIMPLY I FEEL WE HAVE A PROBLEM -- WE, THE ARAB WORLD. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SITUATION IN IRAQ. EXACTLY AS THE AMERICANS, AS THE UNITED STATES...
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| 00:52:38 |
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AN ARAB COUNTRY. AND AN ARAB COUNTRY TO RECEN WITH. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ARAB CUP. WE CANNOT LET IT GO DOWN THE DRAPE. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, AS WE...
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| 00:53:22 |
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YOU MENTION, THE
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| 00:53:24 |
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CRISIS WE SEE NONSTATE ACTORS ARE PLAYING AN
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| 00:53:28 |
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INCREASING ROLE IN SHAPING THE COURSE OF POLITICAL EVENTS. I
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| 00:53:31 |
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WAS WONDERING IN YOUR MIND HOW DO YOU SEE THE ROLE OF AN INSTITUTION LIKE THE ARAB LEAGUE
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| 00:53:38 |
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IN PLAYING IN A MIDDLE EAST POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INCREASINGLY SHAPEDLY NON STATE ACTORS LIKE HEZBOLLAH AND MILITIAS AND OTHER NONSTATE ACTORS....
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| 00:54:15 |
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PUSH, SUPPORT, AND THEY ALSO PLAY A ROLE. THIS IS A NONSTATE ACTOR, RIGHT? OK. THINGS HAVE BEEN PERHAPS OUT OF CONTROL WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT...
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| 00:55:55 |
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STUDY GROUP REPORTED CALLS FOR GREATER COOPERATION OF IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS. HOW DO YOU ENVISION THE ROLE OF THE ARAB LEAGUE
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| 00:56:05 |
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AND EGYPT AS BROKERS
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| 00:56:07 |
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BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THESE
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| 00:56:10 |
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POWERS, ESPECIALLY SYRIA?
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| 00:56:13 |
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THANK YOU. >> WELL,
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| 00:56:16 |
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I DON'T THINK THAT EGYPT IS JUST A BROKER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND WHOEVER, BUT IT'S A MAJOR COUNTRY IN THE REGION AND HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO...
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| 00:56:36 |
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THE ARAB LEAGUE, WE ARING TO THE SAME. WE ARE NOT JUST AN AGENCY. WE HAVE A BASIC INTEREST IN ACHIEVING A PEACE, A FAIR PEACE, AND STABILITY. WHICH...
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| 00:58:42 |
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OFFICE. >> DID THEY RESPOND POSITIVELY TO YOUR REQUEST? >> THAT'S THE SECOND QUESTION. >> I'LL TAKE THE SECOND ONE. >> THERE'S AN ARAB, AFRICAN PROGRAM...
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| 00:59:04 |
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THE U.S. IS POSING -- >> WHY? I DON'T SEE THE
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| 00:59:10 |
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LOGIC.
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| 00:59:15 |
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WE HAVE AN ARAB-AFRICA POLICY. A UNIFIED POLICY TO DEAL WITH DARFUR WITH PEACEKEEPING
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| 00:59:28 |
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FORCES. OR DEVELOPMENT AID POLICY. THIS DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE ROLES OF OTHERS, INSOFAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED AND WE ARE CONCERNED WE HAVE ONE POLICY....
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| 01:00:47 |
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ARE WORKING FOR IS CONCILIATION THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE SHI'IA, SUNNI, KURDS AND ALL OTHERS. AGAIN, I HAVE TO REITERATE THAT THE SOUND POSITION, SOUND...
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| 01:01:10 |
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WOULD BE TO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP OF ENCOURAGING SECTARIAN STRIFE OR ANIMOSITY. IT'S NOT THE QUESTION OF SHI'IA OR SUNNI AS THE PRIME MINISTER, ...
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| 01:03:19 |
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ON SUDAN TO GIVE THE U.N. A LARGER ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING
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| 01:03:24 |
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AND DARFUR, AND MORE BROADLY YOU HAVE CONFLICT IN DARFUR, CAR, CHAD, SOMALIA. HOW WORRIED ARE YOU ABOUT THIS ARC OF VIOLENCE? >> IF YOU CALL IT AN ARC...
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| 01:04:03 |
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CONSIDERED BY THE A.U., U.N. AND US INCLUDING THE U.S. BRITAIN AND THE FIVE MEMBERS IN GENERAL AND WE AGREE THE FORCES SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN....
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| 01:05:21 |
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MICROPHONE? >> -- ONLY THE UNITED STATES NEEDS
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| 01:05:25 |
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TO GET BACK TO BEING AN HONEST BROKER BUT DURING THE WAR IN LEBANON OVER THE SUMMER AND PALESTINIAN CONFLICT, I CAN'T QUOTE YOU
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| 01:05:35 |
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EXACT TIMES YOU SAID THIS AND I KNOW MANY LEADERS IN THE REGION SUGGESTED THAT THE UNITED STATES
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| 01:05:42 |
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HAS LOST IT'S ROLE
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| 01:05:44 |
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AS THE HONEST BROKER. AND THAT IT'S IMAGE IN THE REGION JUST ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE AND IT'S TIME FOR OTHER BROKERS IN THE REGION TO JOIN THE UNITED...
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| 01:06:40 |
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A CERTAIN STAGE IT LOST THAT
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| 01:06:43 |
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CAPACITY. BUT STILL, AN HONEST BROKER ROLE IS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND
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| 01:06:50 |
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ONLY THE U.S. CAN DO THAT, WE HOPE IT WILL BE RESUMED BY THE UNITED STATES. AND
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| 01:06:59 |
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I BELIEVE THE INTENTION IS THERE. THE CAPACITY IS THERE. THE SITUATION CALLS FOR THAT. THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, I WANT TO...
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