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RELAXING THREE-DAY WEEKEND. I CANNOT SAY MINE WAS ENTIRELY RELAXED BUT IT WAS A GOOD WEEKEND. I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF UPDATES TO THE SECRETARY'S SCHEDULE....
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| 00:03:39 |
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SAY THAT YOU CALL FOR HIS RETURN? >> WE DO CALL FOR HIS RETURN. >> HAVE YOU GUYS MADE A DECISION
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YET ON A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER A
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| 00:03:55 |
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MILITARY COUP HAS TRANSPIRED AND THEREFORE WHETHER U.S. AID WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OFF? >> AS I SAID ON THURSDAY, WE
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DECIDED THAT NO AID THAT WOULD BE
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| 00:04:06 |
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SUBJECT TO TERMINATION UNDER THIS LAW, THAT NONE OF THIS KIND OF AID IS NOW FLOWING TO THE DEFECT -- DE FACTO REGIME.
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| 00:04:21 |
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WE ARE IN THE ONGOING PROCESS OF WHETHER THE LAW APPLIES. WE'RE NOT INCLINED TO MAKE A STATUTORY DECISION WHILE OF DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES ARE ONGOING....
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| 00:04:56 |
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I SUSPECT YOU WILL HAVE EXPLAINED TO DO IF YOU DO NOT ACTUALLY MAKE A DETERMINATION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON THIS. IT COULD BE WEEKS OR DAYS OR MONTHS....
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| 00:05:44 |
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PROGRAMS. WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO NOT CONTINUE OUR FUNDING OF IS THOSE PROGRAMS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS DIRECTLY AIDING THE GOVERNMENT OR WHAT WE ARE...
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| 00:06:59 |
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CAN SEE IF WE CAN GET IT. >> PRESUMABLY, IF YOU STOPPED IT, SOMEONE HAS AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH IT IS. >> THAT IS A FAIR ASSUMPTION. WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN...
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| 00:07:12 |
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BOTH THE
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AMBASSADOR AND THE DELEGATION
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| 00:07:22 |
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ARE COMING HERE? >> WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT A DELEGATION COMING HERE.
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| 00:07:28 |
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IF THE DELEGATION IS FROM ISDE FACTO REGIME, THE STATE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT MEET WITH THEM. THIS IS A REGIME WE DO NOT RECOGNIZE.
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| 00:07:41 |
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WE DO NOT HAVE ANY AFFIRMATION ABOUT A DELEGATION COMING
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| 00:07:44 |
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HERE. WE HAVE HEARD THAT THERE MAY BE A DELEGATION GOING TO SAN SALVADOR BUT THAT OUR -- BUT THOSE ARE REPORTS WE HAVE HEARD. PRESIDENT SELAYA, AS I...
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| 00:09:26 |
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YET. >> ARE YOU THE ONLY OFFICIAL WHO WAS
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| 00:09:33 |
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TALKED IN RECENT DAYS? >> NO, A COUPLE OF OTHER U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE MET WITH HIM.
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| 00:09:43 |
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| 00:09:45 |
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YES?
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| 00:09:52 |
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WILL GO HERE AND WILL COME BACK. >> WE UNDERSTAND THAT ROBERTO FLORES, WHO USED TO
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| 00:10:01 |
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BE AMBASSADOR TO THE WHITE HOUSE BEFORE SELAYA, HE IS BACKING HONDURAS. WE WERE TOLD THAT HE IS BACKING HONDURAS TO TENDER HIS RECOGNITION -- HIS RESIGNATION.
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| 00:10:16 |
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NOW THEY SAY HE IS COMING BACK TO THE U.S. AS THE AMBASSADOR OF THEIR DE FACTO GOVERNMENT. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS? >> NO, NO I DON'T....
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| 00:10:47 |
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ISN'T HE STILL A FORMAL AMBASSADOR BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE? >> I AM NOT SURE.
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| 00:10:58 |
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WHATEVER THE REVERSE OF A CREDENTIAL IS, I AM SURE HE'S NOT PRESENTED A LETTER INFORMING THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE STAPLE MORE -- AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT...
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| 00:11:13 |
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DO YOU KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THIS COUP? >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANY EXTERNAL FACTORS. WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON OUR COMMON GOAL WHICH IS THE
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| 00:11:42 |
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RESTORATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC ORDER. >>
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| 00:11:47 |
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TO HAVE IT INFORMATION ABOUT ANYONE BEING CAUGHT? >> -- DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANYONE BEING CAUGHT? >> ON THURSDAY, OR EVEN WEDNESDAY, THE...
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| 00:12:09 |
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IN TERMS OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS?
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| 00:12:13 |
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THE ONLY CONTACT WE HAVE IS WHAT EVER
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| 00:12:17 |
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IS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN PERSONNEL THERE.
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| 00:12:25 |
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I THINK IT IS BEING REVIEWED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. >>
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| 00:12:30 |
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DO YOU HAVE A CONSIDERABLE DEPLOYMENT THERE? YOU HAVE A BASE THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE HONDURAN GOVERNMENT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> WHAT IS THAT SITUATION?...
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| 00:12:54 |
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ON THAT. >> WAS THERE ANY INFORMATION ON THE PLANE LANDING? >> THAT WOULD
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NOT BE OUR DECISION.
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| 00:13:04 |
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THAT BASE IS CONTROLLED BY THE HONDURAN AUTHORITIES. IT IS NOT UP TO US TO ALLOW LANDING RIGHTS OR ANYTHING.
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| 00:13:17 |
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AND IT BUILDS ON HONDURAS? >> --
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| 00:13:20 |
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ANYTHING ELSE ON AND DOORS. -- ON HONDURAS? MY DUTY OFFICER OVER THE WEEKEND GAVE
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| 00:13:41 |
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A REACTION. WE SAW REPORTS OF THE SHORT- RANGE MISSILES BEING LAUNCHED FROM KOREA. THESE LAUNCHES ARE PROVOCATIVE BUT THEY ARE NOTHING NEW. WE CONTINUE...
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| 00:15:04 |
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DISCUSS THE MISSILE LAUNCHES. I WILL REFER YOU TO THE UN OR THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN FOR
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| 00:15:14 |
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THE DETAILS. AFTER THE MEETING, THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME PRESS AVAILABILITY. YES? >> ON CHINA, THERE WAS A MAJOR RIOT IN THE NORTH YESTERDAY. THERE...
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| 00:15:44 |
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AS A RESULT OF A VIOLENT RIOTS. WE ARE AFRAID THIS FIGURE COULD INCREASE AND WE DEEPLY REGRET THE LOSS OF LIFE.
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| 00:15:58 |
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WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ARRESTS. WE DO NOT HAVE BECOME PROMOTION -- ANY CONFIRMATION AS TO WHAT SPARKED THE UNREST. WE CAN SPECULATE...
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| 00:16:50 |
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AS THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY HAVE SAID, WE WILL ALWAYS STAND WITH THOSE WHO ARE CALLING FROM FOR A RESTORATION OF PERSONAL FREEDOMS. THE CHINESE DEPUTY...
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| 00:17:11 |
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THE BUILDING TODAY. I AM SURE WE WILL RAISE SOME OF THESE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THE VIOLENCE IN THE NORTHERN PROVINCE IN CHINA. >> YOU SAID THAT...
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| 00:17:49 |
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| 00:17:54 |
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DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON WHO SPARKED THE EVENT? >> I HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT. -- I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT. >> [NO AUDIO[UNINTELLIGIBLE]
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| 00:18:20 |
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| 00:18:24 |
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SOMEBODY HAD TO STAND WITH THEM. >> I THINK WE DO STAND WITH THEM AND WE DO SPEAK OUT WHEN WE SEE THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS LIKE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION...
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| 00:18:38 |
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FREEDOM OF RELIGION. I THINK WE ARE VERY FORTHRIGHT ABOUT SPEAKING OUT ABOUT IT. WE ALSO --
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| 00:18:49 |
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OUR CONCERTS IN GENERAL ARE WELL KNOWN. -- OUR CONCERNS IN GENERAL ARE WELL KNOWN, NOT ONLY IN CHINA, BUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. WE SPEAK OUT WITH...
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| 00:19:27 |
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THERE? >> NO, I DO THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM THERE. >>
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| 00:19:32 |
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WHAT ABOUT THE ISSUE OF THE PRISONERS FROM
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| 00:19:40 |
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GUANTANAMO
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| 00:19:46 |
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DECK? >>
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| 00:19:49 |
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I WILL GET YOU AN UPDATE. >> HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA -- AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE SECOND TRIAL
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| 00:19:58 |
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OF THE FORMER MALAYSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY. I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT. >>
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| 00:20:09 |
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WE JUST SAW THIS
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| 00:20:14 |
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TODAY. WE HAVE A REUTERS STORY ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HOPE THAT THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT WILL RESULT WAS AN WITH BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND IMPARTIAL RULE OF...
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| 00:20:34 |
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DO NOT HAVE MORE DETAILS RIGHT NOW. >> AS THIS UNFOLDS, DOES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAVE -- SINCE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT CAME UP WITH THE MALAYSIAN FOREIGN...
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| 00:21:02 |
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HAVE YOU RAISE THE QUESTION WITH THEM LATELY WITH MALAYSIAN AUTHORITIES? >> WE WILL CHECK THAT. >> TO HAVE A READOUT OF THE MITCHELL MEETING. >> THAT...
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| 00:21:32 |
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IT IS A BIG WORLD OUT THERE.
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| 00:21:37 |
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THEY DISCUSSED A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES.
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| 00:21:39 |
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WE ARE ENGAGING IN CONTINUING INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL PARTIES. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A CONTEXT FOR NEGOTIATIONS. WE ARE PRESSING ALL PARTIES...
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| 00:22:47 |
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| 00:22:51 |
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CAN YOU TELL US IF MITCHELL HAS MET WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA? >> I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT. WE WILL NOT NOW GOING TO NEGOTIATE THE DETAILS...
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| 00:23:15 |
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ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THE ISRAELIS, RIGHT? IT
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| 00:23:18 |
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IS NOT YOU WHO NEEDS TO NEGOTIATE. >> WE ME WITH THE PALESTINIANS, WE MORE ME WITH THE ARABS. HAVE YOU GOTTEN SIDETRACKED ON THIS? >>
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| 00:23:36 |
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IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE'RE WORKING IN OTHER AREAS, AS WELL. >>
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| 00:23:46 |
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WILL THE MITCHELL-NETANYAHU MEETING BE RESCHEDULED? >> I DON'T BUT SO. >> >>
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| 00:23:59 |
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THIS ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IS
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| 00:24:12 |
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A COMPREHENSIVE REASON IT WILL APPROACH.
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| 00:24:15 |
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WE WOULD EXPECT ALL PLAYERS, ALL PARTNERS IN THE REGION TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THAT. >> [UNINTELLIGIBLE] >>
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| 00:24:26 |
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IRAN HAS NOT VERY -- PLAYED IN A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM DO MORE TO CONTRIBUTE TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE. >>
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| 00:24:42 |
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IS UP TO ISRAEL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WILL STRIKE TARGET -- TARGETS IN IRAN?
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| 00:24:54 |
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WILL THE UNITED STATES KNOW IF ISRAEL WILL LET THEM -- WILL ISRAEL AT THE NINE ESSAYS KNOW IF THEY WILL STRIKE? >> WE DON'T KNOW.
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| 00:25:08 |
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OUR GOAL IS TO PREVENT IRAN FROM OBTAINING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. MY SAY OUR, AND NOT
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| 00:25:24 |
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MEAN ONLY U.S.. -- I DO NOT MEAN ONLY THE U.S.. THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. OUR APPROACH IS TO ENGAGE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO GET IRAN...
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| 00:26:44 |
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LIGHT TO ANY MILITARY ACTION. OUR POLICY IS THAT ISRAEL IS A SOVEREIGN COUNTRY AND WE WILL NOT DICTATE ITS ACTIONS. >> WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IT? >>
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| 00:27:02 |
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BECAUSE IT IS WHETHER THERE IS. [LAUGHTER] YES? >> CAN YOU GIVE US A MORE FIRM SCHEDULE ON THE VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING?
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| 00:27:21 |
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| 00:27:25 |
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I AM AWARE OF THE MEETING THAT HE HAD WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG,
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| 00:27:34 |
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY KURT CAMPBELL AND THE SECRETARY DROPPED BY THAT ONE. HE ALSO HAVE UP -- HAS A MEETING WITH THE SIX-PARTY TALKS BEFORE IT IF THERE...
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| 00:28:58 |
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TO WORK WITH HIM TO REDUCE DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE WHICH SPREADS MEXICAN PEOPLE IF I CAN GET YOU MORE INFORMATION, I WILL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> DOES...
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| 00:29:37 |
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ISRAEL'S SOVEREIGNTY. WE SHARE ISRAEL'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. OUR FOCUS
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| 00:29:48 |
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NOW IS GETTING IRAN THROUGH THIS MULTI-LATERAL PROCESS. TO ADHERE TO ITS OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THAT IS THE...
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| 00:30:29 |
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SIGNED A KIND OF A FRAMEWORK THAT WILL LEAD US TO A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. THAT
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| 00:30:42 |
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IS TO REDUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO A LOWER LEVEL. I AM NOT AWARE OF A SUMMIT IN THE U.S. IS THIS THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY? >> TO HAVE ANYTHING I MEETING...
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| 00:31:34 |
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HE IS OUR MOST EXPERIENCED DIPLOMAT IN AFRICAN AFFAIRS. HE IS ONE OF THE MOST
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| 00:31:42 |
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TALENTED PEOPLE WE HAVE. I DO NOT SEE WHY ANYBODY WOULD HAVE -- COULD USE THOSE KINDS OF CARE RELATIONS. >> MOGABE SAID THAT THE HOPES THAT CARSON WAS...
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| 00:32:09 |
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I TOLD HE WAS A SHAME, A GREAT SHAME OF THE AVERAGE MURDER OF HER. >> OUR CONCERNS ABOUT MR. MUGABE ARE WELL KNOWN. >> FORGET ABOUT WHAT HE SAYS TO HIS...
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| 00:32:53 |
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IS THERE. -- HE WAS THERE. >>
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| 00:33:00 |
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CAN WE GO BACK TO NORTH MOAT -- NORTH KOREA AND MALAYSIA?
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| 00:33:11 |
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THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE
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| 00:33:24 |
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WEEKEND THAT SEVERAL MALAYSIAN ENTITIES MAY BE GETTING A SINGLE BETTER TARGETED. IS THAT THE CASE? WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING TO SECURE INFORMATION...
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| 00:34:18 |
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THANKS. CALLER:C-SPAN2 [CAPTIONS COPYRIGHT NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORP. 2008] THE
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