WEBVTT 00:06.230 --> 00:09.130 Like to welcome his Excellency , 00:12.720 --> 00:16.010 the U and A delegation . 00:17.530 --> 00:20.100 This visit is very 00:22.090 --> 00:25.100 come in Cairo and this visit comes and 00:25.360 --> 00:28.465 just many many visits shut visits made 00:28.525 --> 00:31.926 by his Excellency , the region . And 00:32.526 --> 00:34.785 as always , we are 00:37.905 --> 00:41.785 here in the American Secretary of State 00:41.796 --> 00:44.335 at the very beginning of the day in the 00:44.346 --> 00:45.625 morning has met 00:52.245 --> 00:56.172 and the president has discussed and 00:56.181 --> 00:59.091 has all the developments of the 00:59.102 --> 01:01.731 bilateral relations between Egypt and 01:01.742 --> 01:04.382 the US . And that is the strategic 01:04.391 --> 01:06.851 partnership , the existing partnership 01:06.861 --> 01:10.482 between the states . We are talking 01:10.501 --> 01:13.251 about the strong relations extended for 01:13.262 --> 01:15.961 many , many decades from the 01:19.797 --> 01:21.557 and mutual understanding . 01:25.608 --> 01:29.438 The beginning of the interview about 01:29.608 --> 01:33.318 the strong relations and both 01:33.328 --> 01:36.428 countries are very keen to work to 01:36.438 --> 01:40.068 develop and to install this . And 01:40.078 --> 01:43.837 as you may know , Mr Secretary , Mr 01:44.047 --> 01:47.414 Blinken , we have met and we have 01:47.424 --> 01:51.244 launched the working group on 01:51.253 --> 01:54.134 the joint work between Egypt and the US 01:54.143 --> 01:57.033 and the sectors of tourism and higher 01:57.043 --> 02:00.024 education , education and culture as 02:00.033 --> 02:03.393 well . With the attendance of a number 02:03.463 --> 02:05.793 of Egyptian ministries , Mr 02:06.994 --> 02:09.324 Minister of Higher Education and 02:09.333 --> 02:12.839 Minister of antiquities and 02:12.850 --> 02:16.800 Tourism and Mr Minister of Education . 02:16.809 --> 02:20.279 And before launching this meeting 02:20.970 --> 02:24.440 we have a prolonged meeting between 02:24.889 --> 02:27.309 myself and his excellency , Mr Blinken . 02:27.570 --> 02:29.880 And with the two delegations , we have 02:29.889 --> 02:32.800 talked about the bilateral relations 02:32.809 --> 02:36.020 and to further develop these relations 02:36.029 --> 02:39.130 about some regional and international 02:39.139 --> 02:42.779 files of the shared interests of all 02:42.789 --> 02:45.479 both countries . And as I have just 02:45.490 --> 02:47.712 mentioned , the bilateral relations are 02:47.712 --> 02:51.179 very strong and we have talked today in 02:51.190 --> 02:54.210 a very detailed manner about more and 02:54.220 --> 02:56.429 more development of this relation and 02:56.440 --> 02:58.860 the strategic nature of this relation . 02:59.029 --> 03:01.807 And the and 03:02.917 --> 03:06.406 new attention from the two countries to 03:06.417 --> 03:09.757 work on developing their relation 03:09.776 --> 03:12.837 amidst the framework of mutual 03:12.847 --> 03:16.266 respect and the mutual best 03:16.576 --> 03:20.477 Egypt is a big regional country and 03:20.486 --> 03:22.817 is a major country and the US is a 03:22.826 --> 03:25.483 major power , major international 03:25.494 --> 03:28.524 powers of natural . And we have to have 03:28.533 --> 03:30.934 a detailed dialogue and strong 03:30.944 --> 03:34.544 relations and also very continuous deep 03:34.554 --> 03:38.173 consultations among others around some 03:38.184 --> 03:40.354 regional and international files . 03:41.423 --> 03:44.354 Today we have talked in detail about 03:44.363 --> 03:47.794 cooper and economy and investment 03:48.791 --> 03:52.311 and there are mutual understanding and 03:52.330 --> 03:55.121 mutual keenness to further develop 03:55.130 --> 03:58.350 these economic relations and at its 03:58.360 --> 04:01.660 heart , the American investment , the 04:01.671 --> 04:04.270 US investments and to encourage the 04:04.281 --> 04:07.990 American companies to work here in the 04:08.001 --> 04:10.001 Egyptian market and to get the best 04:10.001 --> 04:13.429 benefits of the opportunities 04:13.710 --> 04:15.919 offered by the Egyptian economy to 04:15.929 --> 04:18.950 these companies . And soon we will talk 04:20.720 --> 04:24.630 of the holding 04:24.640 --> 04:27.399 the joint US Egyptian Business 04:29.010 --> 04:31.980 Conference especially after the holding 04:31.989 --> 04:35.899 of the conferences in Washington 04:36.709 --> 04:38.820 a couple of days ago and also we have 04:38.820 --> 04:40.970 talked about the trade relations and 04:40.980 --> 04:44.670 the of further developing the 04:44.760 --> 04:46.871 relation , the economic relations and 04:46.871 --> 04:50.531 to increase the trade volume in exports 04:50.540 --> 04:52.651 and imports . And also we have talked 04:52.651 --> 04:54.373 about the education and higher 04:54.373 --> 04:57.860 education . And today we there some 04:58.531 --> 05:00.753 me memorandum of understandings will be 05:00.753 --> 05:02.864 signed about the integration of three 05:02.864 --> 05:05.920 branches of American universities here 05:05.930 --> 05:08.871 in Egypt . Three universities will be 05:09.151 --> 05:12.282 integrated here in Egypt and the other 05:12.291 --> 05:14.802 international universities like Japan , 05:14.812 --> 05:18.361 Canada or Germany or 05:18.742 --> 05:21.471 other international and other countries 05:21.481 --> 05:23.951 that are very keen to agree their 05:23.962 --> 05:26.073 premises and their headquarters there 05:26.073 --> 05:28.240 in Egypt . In order to further develop 05:28.240 --> 05:30.295 the education , Egypt , we have also 05:30.295 --> 05:33.062 talked about the strong existing 05:33.212 --> 05:36.522 relations and the field of education 05:36.532 --> 05:39.511 and building of schools . And we are 05:39.532 --> 05:41.542 evaluating , we are 05:42.963 --> 05:45.423 evaluating the development of the 05:45.433 --> 05:47.433 education industry . We have talked 05:47.433 --> 05:49.600 about the tourism sector which is very 05:49.600 --> 05:51.803 important in all bilateral relations . 05:51.812 --> 05:54.773 We have talked about the destination 05:55.382 --> 05:58.122 being Egypt is considered a destination 05:58.132 --> 06:00.733 for the American citizen , either for 06:01.042 --> 06:04.282 the tourism or the 06:04.292 --> 06:06.502 environmental tourism or the cultural 06:06.513 --> 06:10.412 investment or for the coastal tourism . 06:10.563 --> 06:13.023 So we have in Egypt many , many 06:13.033 --> 06:15.514 destinations as at risk and as a 06:15.523 --> 06:17.745 tourist destinations . And also we have 06:17.745 --> 06:19.856 talked about considering Egypt as the 06:19.856 --> 06:23.544 whole world of orient and like the 06:23.723 --> 06:27.343 cinema and film industries and also the 06:27.354 --> 06:29.473 importance of intensifying the 06:29.484 --> 06:31.723 relations between the two countries and 06:31.734 --> 06:35.023 the cultural arena considering that the 06:35.033 --> 06:37.294 upcoming and the upcoming generations 06:37.303 --> 06:39.734 in Egypt and the US do not know too 06:39.743 --> 06:42.954 much the other country . And that's why 06:42.964 --> 06:45.084 we hold the responsibility in 06:45.095 --> 06:48.375 organizing some and many cultural 06:48.385 --> 06:51.695 events that are making the people 06:54.845 --> 06:58.614 we have told about the relations 06:58.954 --> 07:01.894 and , and the different files , 07:01.904 --> 07:05.695 especially the fields , the cooper 07:05.875 --> 07:09.505 and energy and energy and also the 07:09.946 --> 07:12.555 in energy and transport 07:13.895 --> 07:16.566 and also the communication . All these 07:16.575 --> 07:19.696 files have been opened . And also I 07:19.705 --> 07:22.145 have agreed with my dear friend Mr Tony 07:22.156 --> 07:24.716 Blinken that we will have a scheduled 07:24.936 --> 07:28.295 time to hold the other work in the 07:28.346 --> 07:31.786 group in the framework of the strategic 07:32.716 --> 07:36.115 and the upcoming period . And also we 07:36.126 --> 07:39.526 have told about the joint commitment 07:39.636 --> 07:42.897 and also the joint from Mr President 07:43.057 --> 07:46.666 Abdel Fattah and also Mr President Joe 07:46.677 --> 07:50.177 Biden to 07:50.516 --> 07:52.460 develop and to further develop the 07:52.460 --> 07:56.316 economic and relations and social ones 07:56.326 --> 07:59.266 as well between the two friendly 07:59.277 --> 08:02.277 countries . And we have talked as well 08:02.286 --> 08:06.136 about different other bilateral files . 08:06.147 --> 08:09.217 We have talked about the Egyptian 08:09.328 --> 08:11.917 African and Arab candidates for the 08:13.127 --> 08:16.028 position and the importance of 08:16.838 --> 08:20.507 lifting the injustice , the 08:20.808 --> 08:23.537 Arabic and the Egyptian civilization to 08:23.548 --> 08:26.997 have the director general of 08:27.567 --> 08:30.268 from Egypt and from the Arab countries . 08:30.398 --> 08:33.648 And we have talked about some other 08:33.658 --> 08:36.427 regional files and international files , 08:36.437 --> 08:39.927 the dangerous challenge that 08:39.937 --> 08:42.237 threatened the safety and disability of 08:42.247 --> 08:44.458 the Middle East and then the African 08:44.468 --> 08:46.557 continent and then the Mediterranean 08:46.817 --> 08:50.757 and also facing the whole world 08:51.528 --> 08:55.218 which imposed two big countries like 08:55.228 --> 08:58.038 the US and Egypt to have open 08:58.047 --> 09:01.728 continuous dialogue . And we have from 09:01.737 --> 09:03.848 my own side , I have talked about the 09:03.848 --> 09:06.908 national strategy for human rights and 09:06.918 --> 09:10.169 the Egyptian . And also the Egyptian 09:10.179 --> 09:12.429 efforts exerted in implementing this 09:12.440 --> 09:16.289 strategy because on behalf of myself 09:16.299 --> 09:18.500 as the chairperson of the Supreme 09:18.900 --> 09:21.419 Supreme Committee of Human Rights , not 09:21.429 --> 09:23.750 for the satisfaction of any external 09:24.489 --> 09:27.900 partner , but for the very benefits of 09:27.909 --> 09:30.076 the Egyptian people . And also because 09:30.076 --> 09:32.369 the Mr President of Egypt is very keen 09:32.380 --> 09:35.280 to launch this national strategy within 09:35.289 --> 09:37.640 the comprehensive concept of human 09:37.650 --> 09:40.661 rights , which focuses on the civil 09:40.671 --> 09:42.991 political riots and also the economic 09:43.000 --> 09:45.380 riots and the social riots and the 09:45.390 --> 09:48.380 cultural riots . As well . We have told 09:48.390 --> 09:51.781 about the crisis and the dangerous 09:51.791 --> 09:54.851 crisis in Gaza Strip . And we have 09:56.171 --> 09:59.380 there were harmonized and agreed upon 10:00.120 --> 10:01.953 points especially with regarding 10:02.120 --> 10:06.091 immediate ceasefire and also to stop of 10:06.661 --> 10:09.111 the civilians and also necessity to 10:09.122 --> 10:12.512 reach an agreement to host all the 10:12.521 --> 10:16.151 hostages and the prisoners and also the 10:16.161 --> 10:18.328 immediate access and the comprehensive 10:18.328 --> 10:20.111 unconditional access to the 10:20.122 --> 10:23.702 humanitarian and medical aid to the 10:23.711 --> 10:26.432 people of Gaza Strip . We have talked 10:27.432 --> 10:31.231 about the importance of the 10:31.721 --> 10:35.591 escalation and also the region is about 10:35.601 --> 10:38.963 to be on the edge of regional war . We 10:38.973 --> 10:42.822 have and also we have shared the 10:42.833 --> 10:44.944 views and also we have told in detail 10:44.944 --> 10:47.033 about the situation in Sudan and the 10:47.043 --> 10:49.882 crisis in Sudan and the importance of 10:49.893 --> 10:51.671 achieving the ceasefire and the 10:51.671 --> 10:54.992 importance of providing the 10:55.002 --> 10:57.752 humanitarian aid to the Sudanese people . 10:57.763 --> 11:00.843 And I have talked about the importance 11:01.103 --> 11:04.362 of not putting the 11:04.413 --> 11:08.364 Sudanese army in the same a coal with 11:08.374 --> 11:11.164 any other partner and the importance of 11:11.174 --> 11:15.153 working on activating the rule of the 11:15.164 --> 11:17.220 Sudanese institutions . In order for 11:17.220 --> 11:19.573 the Sudanese state to maintain the 11:19.583 --> 11:22.854 sovereignty of Sudan . We have talked 11:22.864 --> 11:25.133 about the Libyan crisis and the 11:25.143 --> 11:28.533 importance of making the 11:28.544 --> 11:30.266 presidential and parliamentary 11:30.266 --> 11:32.943 elections and the importance of moving 11:32.953 --> 11:34.897 towards in this regard in order to 11:34.897 --> 11:37.919 maintain the Libyan territory . And 11:38.679 --> 11:42.109 we have told as well about the issue of 11:42.119 --> 11:45.760 water , considering this as an 11:45.789 --> 11:49.630 issue for Egypt . And also we have 11:49.640 --> 11:53.549 told about the importance of coming 11:53.559 --> 11:55.419 into terms with regarding to the 11:55.429 --> 11:57.485 Ethiopian dams . And I have told you 11:57.485 --> 12:00.239 from my own side about the maximum 12:00.250 --> 12:03.349 importance of a binding legal 12:03.359 --> 12:06.846 agreement in all four operating 12:07.255 --> 12:10.556 dam and the importance of not achieving 12:10.565 --> 12:13.575 any harm with the downstream 12:13.585 --> 12:15.995 countries , the two downstream 12:16.005 --> 12:18.227 countries , especially if this river is 12:18.227 --> 12:20.866 considering a river for the borders . 12:20.916 --> 12:23.815 We have talked as well about the whole 12:23.825 --> 12:26.945 of Africa and 12:27.466 --> 12:29.577 Africa is suffering from some kind of 12:30.885 --> 12:33.825 and I have highlighted the importance 12:33.835 --> 12:37.101 of the sovereignty of 12:37.111 --> 12:39.892 Somali . And also we have talked 12:40.541 --> 12:44.142 about the countering terrorism because 12:44.151 --> 12:46.202 for sure , there is a joint cooper 12:46.401 --> 12:49.302 between the US and Egypt in the field 12:49.312 --> 12:51.882 of countering and facing terrorism . 12:51.892 --> 12:54.382 There is a joint interest benefit and 12:54.392 --> 12:57.052 Egypt has a leading experience in 12:57.252 --> 13:01.091 countering terrorism as a 13:01.411 --> 13:04.697 very comprehensive , which is focusing 13:04.708 --> 13:06.828 on all the dimensions of the crisis , 13:06.838 --> 13:09.018 including the social and economic 13:09.028 --> 13:12.677 welfare and the stopping of funding of 13:12.687 --> 13:15.038 the terrorist activities and terrorist 13:15.047 --> 13:18.138 groups . And also to combat the 13:18.437 --> 13:21.497 extremism method , especially we have 13:21.507 --> 13:23.563 many , many religious institutions , 13:23.563 --> 13:27.117 good leading religious institutions and 13:27.127 --> 13:30.278 at the very top of the Al Azar and the 13:32.304 --> 13:34.564 and also we have talked about the 13:34.573 --> 13:36.723 civilizations in the Middle East 13:36.734 --> 13:40.614 through the importance , you know , the 13:40.624 --> 13:43.814 importance of evacuating decision from 13:43.823 --> 13:46.664 the mass destructing weapons , 13:46.674 --> 13:50.533 especially the nuclear weapons . And we 13:50.544 --> 13:54.354 will continue our consultations and our 13:54.374 --> 13:56.783 cooperations . And this is a very 13:56.794 --> 14:00.693 strong strategic solid relations 14:00.789 --> 14:03.309 that achieve the benefits of the two 14:03.340 --> 14:07.169 countries based on the mutual respect 14:07.179 --> 14:08.957 and based on the respect of the 14:08.957 --> 14:12.090 sovereignty of the States . And we have 14:12.099 --> 14:14.349 the joint responsibilities to achieve 14:14.359 --> 14:17.119 stability in this important region . 14:17.219 --> 14:19.250 Again and again , I'd like to warm 14:19.260 --> 14:21.640 welcome , Mr Secretary of State , Mr 14:21.659 --> 14:25.460 Blinken in Egypt and his company 14:25.469 --> 14:27.979 delegation . And over to you , the four 14:27.989 --> 14:29.600 is yours , sir . Thank you . 14:32.280 --> 14:34.224 Well , thank you very much . And I 14:34.224 --> 14:37.520 think as you can uh tell from um my 14:37.530 --> 14:39.474 friend , the Foreign Minister , we 14:39.474 --> 14:41.697 covered the waterfront and it's a large 14:41.697 --> 14:43.863 waterfront indeed . And that speaks to 14:43.863 --> 14:46.369 the fact that for the United States and 14:46.380 --> 14:50.320 Egypt uh more than ever , there is 14:50.330 --> 14:53.659 so much that uh we're doing together uh 14:53.669 --> 14:57.630 and so much that we both benefit from 14:57.640 --> 14:59.862 the fact that we're doing it together . 14:59.862 --> 15:01.918 I want to thank you , my friend . Uh 15:01.918 --> 15:04.190 and also thank President El Sisi for 15:04.200 --> 15:06.311 the very warm welcome here in Cairo , 15:06.311 --> 15:08.799 but also uh just for the very uh high 15:08.809 --> 15:11.031 quality of the exchanges that we've had 15:11.031 --> 15:13.253 today . Uh Both with uh the president , 15:13.253 --> 15:14.976 uh with my colleagues with our 15:14.976 --> 15:17.869 strategic dialogue partners . Um We had 15:17.880 --> 15:20.047 this opportunity today to kick off the 15:20.047 --> 15:22.469 strategic dialogue and that really 15:22.479 --> 15:24.701 underscores the commitment that both of 15:24.701 --> 15:26.369 our countries have to work to 15:26.380 --> 15:28.491 continuously strengthen what's been a 15:28.491 --> 15:30.159 century long relationship and 15:30.169 --> 15:32.280 strengthen it in a way that's focused 15:32.280 --> 15:34.391 on delivering for our people . That's 15:34.391 --> 15:36.502 what it's all about . And I really uh 15:36.502 --> 15:38.558 to you , but I want to thank you and 15:38.558 --> 15:41.429 thank your entire team for hosting this 15:41.440 --> 15:43.496 dialogue and for getting it off to a 15:43.496 --> 15:45.969 very good start . Uh We made progress 15:45.979 --> 15:47.923 on many of our priorities today uh 15:47.923 --> 15:49.923 including Egypt's development , its 15:49.923 --> 15:51.812 growth , its governance . And I'm 15:51.812 --> 15:54.320 announcing 100 and $29 million in new 15:54.330 --> 15:57.070 funding to support these efforts from 15:57.080 --> 15:59.369 providing hundreds of higher education 15:59.380 --> 16:01.590 scholarships to encouraging 16:01.979 --> 16:04.359 entrepreneurship among young people to 16:04.369 --> 16:08.340 improving rural health together . We 16:08.349 --> 16:10.460 are enhancing economic co-operation . 16:10.659 --> 16:12.890 We're advancing broad-based opportunity 16:12.900 --> 16:14.900 for Egyptians and Americans . We're 16:14.900 --> 16:17.289 helping women owned small businesses , 16:17.299 --> 16:20.169 get greater access to financing . We're 16:20.179 --> 16:22.290 expanding foreign direct investment . 16:22.290 --> 16:24.309 Beyond the more than 1000 American 16:24.320 --> 16:27.229 companies already present in Egypt , 16:28.440 --> 16:30.551 the United States is supporting Egypt 16:30.551 --> 16:32.662 as it continues to reform its economy 16:32.662 --> 16:35.119 to become even more dynamic , even more 16:35.130 --> 16:38.239 competitive . Uh in Washington earlier 16:38.250 --> 16:41.090 this month . We hosted the second us 16:41.099 --> 16:44.140 Egypt Joint Economic Commission to grow 16:44.150 --> 16:45.928 our economic co-operation , for 16:45.928 --> 16:47.760 instance , making progress on a 16:47.770 --> 16:49.714 bilateral agreement that will help 16:49.714 --> 16:51.381 unlock greater private sector 16:51.381 --> 16:53.437 participation and investment here in 16:53.437 --> 16:55.603 Egypt . Next month , the United States 16:55.603 --> 16:57.659 Trade Representative will host talks 16:57.659 --> 16:59.548 between our countries to identify 16:59.548 --> 17:01.770 additional steps like fostering an open 17:01.770 --> 17:03.937 and predictable trade environment that 17:03.937 --> 17:06.589 will further boost commercial ties and 17:06.599 --> 17:08.766 help each distract more trade and more 17:08.766 --> 17:11.619 investment building on Egypt's 17:11.630 --> 17:14.199 leadership on climate and its hosting 17:14.209 --> 17:17.520 of COP 27 . Um Our two countries will 17:17.530 --> 17:19.752 continue to accelerate the clean energy 17:19.752 --> 17:21.752 transition . A team from the United 17:21.752 --> 17:23.586 States International Development 17:23.586 --> 17:25.752 Finance Corporation will be here later 17:25.752 --> 17:27.863 this week , looking at green hydrogen 17:27.863 --> 17:30.030 projects visiting a solar park uh near 17:30.030 --> 17:32.030 Aswan as we work to harness Egypt's 17:32.030 --> 17:34.920 tremendous potential for renewable 17:34.930 --> 17:38.339 technologies . And as um the Foreign 17:38.349 --> 17:40.516 Minister , noted President El Sisi and 17:40.516 --> 17:42.969 I also discussed the existential nature 17:43.280 --> 17:46.089 of Egypt's growing water needs and the 17:46.099 --> 17:48.630 importance of the Nile of the Egyptian 17:48.640 --> 17:52.439 people . We're also investing together 17:52.449 --> 17:54.689 in education . Uh And maybe this is one 17:54.699 --> 17:56.921 of the most important things that we're 17:56.921 --> 17:59.143 doing for the future of uh our people , 17:59.143 --> 18:01.366 for the future of our countries and for 18:01.366 --> 18:03.588 the connections between our countries . 18:03.719 --> 18:05.497 Uh These investments are really 18:05.497 --> 18:07.719 essential to fully unleashing of 18:07.750 --> 18:09.989 potential . Uh The education and 18:10.000 --> 18:12.222 cultural working group that we launched 18:12.222 --> 18:14.167 today will help establish nine new 18:14.167 --> 18:16.389 state of the art multidisciplinary labs 18:16.389 --> 18:18.589 at stem high schools . Uh that the 18:18.599 --> 18:20.710 United States has stood up in Egypt . 18:20.979 --> 18:23.739 We'll also support 19 career centers 18:24.040 --> 18:26.390 covering nearly every Egyptian Public 18:26.550 --> 18:28.989 and National University so that young 18:29.000 --> 18:31.739 Egyptians can prepare for and get the 18:31.750 --> 18:34.260 jobs of the future . A little bit later 18:34.270 --> 18:36.214 today , we have representatives of 18:36.214 --> 18:38.270 three United States universities who 18:38.270 --> 18:40.381 sign agreements to open international 18:40.381 --> 18:42.719 campuses here in Egypt . Adding to two 18:42.729 --> 18:44.785 projects that are already underway , 18:44.785 --> 18:47.359 giving Egyptian students the chance to 18:47.369 --> 18:49.880 receive an American education here in 18:49.890 --> 18:52.280 Egypt . We also strengthen our work to 18:52.290 --> 18:54.068 preserve Egypt's archaeological 18:54.068 --> 18:56.199 heritage , including a new effort to 18:56.209 --> 18:58.819 list the Great Temple of Obidos as a 18:58.829 --> 19:01.020 unesco world heritage site . Drawing 19:01.030 --> 19:03.197 the tourism sector that contributes so 19:03.197 --> 19:06.510 much to Egypt's economy . The United 19:06.520 --> 19:09.469 States welcomes steps that he has taken 19:09.479 --> 19:11.312 this past year on human rights , 19:11.550 --> 19:13.772 releasing detainees , advancing efforts 19:13.819 --> 19:16.449 to reform pretrial detention resolving 19:16.459 --> 19:18.570 cases involving travel bans and asset 19:18.570 --> 19:21.219 freezes for NGO employees . Uh And as 19:21.229 --> 19:23.340 the Foreign Minister said , these are 19:23.340 --> 19:25.750 steps that Egypt is taking uh because 19:25.760 --> 19:28.030 it's in Egypt's interest uh to do so . 19:28.280 --> 19:30.336 We both acknowledge additional steps 19:30.336 --> 19:32.558 that Egypt intends to take uh including 19:32.558 --> 19:34.770 adopting and implementing penal code 19:34.780 --> 19:37.020 reforms . Continuing to pardon and 19:37.030 --> 19:39.599 release prisoners detainees and 19:39.609 --> 19:41.498 ensuring that journalists , human 19:41.498 --> 19:43.880 rights defenders and all Egyptians can 19:43.890 --> 19:46.310 voice any disagreements freely . Uh 19:46.319 --> 19:48.430 There's strong bipartisan interest in 19:48.430 --> 19:50.486 the United States Congress to seeing 19:50.486 --> 19:53.060 Egypt continue to make uh this progress 19:53.069 --> 19:54.847 and respecting and safeguarding 19:54.847 --> 19:57.020 fundamental freedoms can only 19:57.030 --> 19:59.197 strengthen the partnership between our 19:59.197 --> 20:01.308 countries and as the Foreign Minister 20:01.308 --> 20:03.308 himself says , benefit the Egyptian 20:03.308 --> 20:05.419 people . That's why Egypt is engaging 20:05.419 --> 20:07.641 in this course . Uh We discussed how we 20:07.641 --> 20:09.699 can enhance long-standing security 20:09.709 --> 20:12.150 cooper operation , whether that's uh 20:12.160 --> 20:13.660 Egypt's major peacekeeping 20:13.660 --> 20:15.604 contributions in places like South 20:15.604 --> 20:17.549 Sudan , the Democratic Republic of 20:17.549 --> 20:19.604 Congo or as the minister mentioned , 20:19.604 --> 20:21.438 the fight against Isis and other 20:21.438 --> 20:23.660 extremists in the Sinai Peninsula . Ari 20:23.660 --> 20:25.493 continues to be an indispensable 20:25.493 --> 20:28.020 partner in pursuing a ceasefire in Gaza . 20:28.329 --> 20:30.496 One that brings the hostages home that 20:30.496 --> 20:32.718 relieves the suffering of the people of 20:32.718 --> 20:35.119 Gaza and creates the foundation for an 20:35.130 --> 20:37.810 enduring peace . I thank the president 20:38.030 --> 20:39.974 and the Foreign Minister and other 20:39.974 --> 20:42.030 colleagues for Egypt's commitment to 20:42.030 --> 20:43.752 this work and we discussed the 20:43.752 --> 20:45.919 importance of getting this deal across 20:45.919 --> 20:47.808 the finish line . Something we'll 20:47.808 --> 20:49.697 continue to pursue along with our 20:49.697 --> 20:53.219 Katari counterparts . We all know that 20:53.229 --> 20:56.219 a ceasefire is the best chance to 20:56.229 --> 20:58.819 tackle the humanitarian crisis in Gaza 20:59.479 --> 21:01.312 to address the risks to regional 21:01.312 --> 21:03.368 stability risks that I know are felt 21:03.368 --> 21:05.699 viscerally here in Egypt . In 21:05.709 --> 21:07.739 particular , the Houthis continued 21:07.750 --> 21:09.861 attacks on global commerce in the Red 21:09.861 --> 21:12.599 Sea , aided and abetted by Iran are 21:12.609 --> 21:14.776 reducing traffic in the Suez Canal and 21:14.776 --> 21:16.989 that's cost Egypt a projected $5 21:17.000 --> 21:20.030 billion in lost revenue . Egypt has 21:20.040 --> 21:22.040 been instrumental in addressing the 21:22.040 --> 21:24.151 conflict in Sudan , the world's worst 21:24.151 --> 21:26.119 humanitarian crisis along with our 21:26.130 --> 21:28.186 diplomatic partners , Saudi Arabia , 21:28.186 --> 21:30.519 the UAE Switzerland , the African Union , 21:30.519 --> 21:32.630 the United Nations and others . Uh We 21:32.630 --> 21:34.852 made progress in Switzerland last month 21:34.852 --> 21:36.574 opening new crossings to allow 21:36.574 --> 21:38.463 humanitarian assistance to get to 21:38.463 --> 21:40.408 people who need it and getting the 21:40.408 --> 21:42.630 rapid support forces to agree to a code 21:42.630 --> 21:44.463 of conduct for its fighters that 21:44.463 --> 21:46.686 progress however , is now threatened by 21:46.686 --> 21:48.519 a new RSF offensive in Al Fasher 21:48.519 --> 21:50.519 already resulting in the deaths and 21:50.519 --> 21:52.741 displacement of thousands of vulnerable 21:52.741 --> 21:55.869 people . The RSF must take every step 21:55.880 --> 21:58.239 to protect the lives of innocents and 21:58.250 --> 22:00.380 respect its commitment to protect 22:00.390 --> 22:02.839 civilians . The Sudanese armed forces 22:02.849 --> 22:05.040 have to halt indiscriminate bombing . 22:05.750 --> 22:08.780 Both must come together and come to the 22:08.790 --> 22:10.660 table to agree on implementing 22:10.670 --> 22:12.837 agreements that were reached in Jeddah 22:12.837 --> 22:16.060 and to stop this brutal war next week 22:16.069 --> 22:18.347 at the UN General Assembly in New York , 22:18.347 --> 22:20.513 I'll be bringing together our partners 22:20.513 --> 22:22.402 to align around the next steps to 22:22.402 --> 22:24.513 expand humanitarian access to protect 22:24.513 --> 22:27.300 civilians and to push for a cessation 22:27.310 --> 22:30.170 of hostilities . United States is 22:30.180 --> 22:31.902 grateful for Egypt's continued 22:31.902 --> 22:34.124 partnership and leadership in this work 22:34.520 --> 22:36.298 as well . I have to say for the 22:36.298 --> 22:38.298 generosity of the Egyptian people , 22:38.530 --> 22:40.920 welcoming hundreds of thousands of 22:40.930 --> 22:43.729 Sudanese refugees . We'll also continue 22:43.739 --> 22:45.628 to consult with Egypt on bringing 22:45.628 --> 22:47.795 greater stability to Libya , including 22:47.795 --> 22:50.017 supporting the Un uh and its efforts to 22:50.017 --> 22:51.979 shore up the central bank and work 22:51.989 --> 22:53.729 toward a longer term political 22:53.739 --> 22:56.989 settlement . So as you've heard from 22:57.000 --> 23:00.790 both of us , these are some not all uh 23:00.800 --> 23:03.078 of the subject that we discussed today . 23:03.130 --> 23:04.880 Um And I think again at this 23:04.890 --> 23:07.339 challenging moment , the importance of 23:07.349 --> 23:09.238 our partnership , the partnership 23:09.238 --> 23:11.405 between Egypt and the United States is 23:11.405 --> 23:13.238 on full display . And that's why 23:13.238 --> 23:15.293 today's dialogue is so important and 23:15.293 --> 23:17.405 timely reminding , not only what's at 23:17.405 --> 23:21.119 stake , but also what's possible for 23:21.130 --> 23:23.186 our people and people throughout the 23:23.186 --> 23:22.689 region . 23:43.030 --> 23:45.510 Yesterday , you have made phone calls 23:45.520 --> 23:48.839 with the Foreign Minister of Lebanon 23:49.800 --> 23:52.599 in order to declare the support of 23:52.609 --> 23:55.093 Lebanon . So the according to your 23:55.103 --> 23:58.123 statement yesterday , regarding to what 23:58.133 --> 24:00.189 has happened yesterday in Lebanon is 24:00.189 --> 24:02.244 considered agreed aggression against 24:02.244 --> 24:04.355 Lebanon . What has happened yesterday 24:04.355 --> 24:06.577 is considering a continuation of Israel 24:07.302 --> 24:11.133 and this can affect the relations 24:11.142 --> 24:14.623 of the negotiation . The question to Mr 24:14.633 --> 24:17.755 B and don't you think that Israel while 24:17.765 --> 24:21.196 enlarging their actions in Lebanon and 24:21.206 --> 24:23.956 in the West Bank and in other regions 24:23.965 --> 24:26.375 aren't considering their own guidance 24:26.385 --> 24:29.036 and your own directions and Israel are 24:29.046 --> 24:32.076 not following the path of a ceasefire . 24:32.086 --> 24:34.125 What about the American stance 24:34.135 --> 24:35.755 regarding Titian salvation ? 24:39.000 --> 24:42.670 Thank you , the Egyptian stance as a 24:42.739 --> 24:46.040 very clear , is 24:46.079 --> 24:48.609 against any unilateral 24:49.449 --> 24:52.930 actions that can attack the 24:52.939 --> 24:54.995 sovereignty of Lebanon . We are in a 24:54.995 --> 24:57.217 false solidarity with the government of 24:57.217 --> 24:59.400 Lebanon and the people of Lebanon we 24:59.410 --> 25:02.260 have condemned and we will condemn any 25:02.270 --> 25:05.660 targeting of the Lebanese 25:05.670 --> 25:08.739 sovereignty and certainly any 25:08.750 --> 25:11.020 unilateral action towards the 25:11.030 --> 25:13.550 escalation must be condemned and is 25:13.560 --> 25:15.609 totally rejected and it does not 25:15.702 --> 25:18.621 encourage any stability accordingly . 25:18.631 --> 25:21.401 And certainly such escalation and such 25:21.411 --> 25:24.442 dangerous escalation can lead to what 25:24.452 --> 25:27.462 we have won from before , which is 25:27.732 --> 25:30.952 moving to the edge of a comprehensive 25:30.962 --> 25:34.921 regional war that can kill everybody . 25:34.932 --> 25:38.241 So Egypt , Egypt has a basic 25:38.322 --> 25:41.921 regional power as an international 25:42.163 --> 25:46.073 power is very concerned with stopping 25:46.284 --> 25:49.663 the escalation and to refuse such 25:49.673 --> 25:53.394 unilateral policies in order to focus 25:53.484 --> 25:56.354 on the ultimate goal and not to 25:56.364 --> 25:59.423 scattering our attention , which is 25:59.963 --> 26:03.364 the access to have an 26:03.374 --> 26:05.644 immediate ceasefire and we are totally 26:05.654 --> 26:07.710 trusted and we are totally confident 26:07.710 --> 26:10.796 that the key word here and the real 26:10.806 --> 26:13.745 problem and the heart of this crisis is 26:13.755 --> 26:15.625 the continuation of the Israeli 26:15.656 --> 26:19.625 aggression in Gaza . So if we stop this 26:19.635 --> 26:22.306 aggression and if we can reach to an 26:22.316 --> 26:25.475 immediate ceasefire , so certainly this 26:25.485 --> 26:28.956 will lead to the decrease of the 26:28.965 --> 26:31.406 escalation in the region and this will 26:31.416 --> 26:35.277 stop the to the and they are just not 26:35.287 --> 26:38.958 providing any to any other partner or 26:38.988 --> 26:42.287 the United States , the state holders 26:42.297 --> 26:44.517 to the suffering of the Palestinian 26:44.527 --> 26:47.037 people . So we have set it clear . The 26:47.047 --> 26:49.103 goal is very clear , it is a must to 26:49.103 --> 26:52.317 focus on the stopping of the aggression 26:52.517 --> 26:54.777 and to reach an immediate ceasefire . 26:55.108 --> 26:59.088 So this is the evolve of peace and safe 26:59.098 --> 27:00.709 and security in the region . 27:02.849 --> 27:05.189 So with regard to Lebanon , uh the 27:05.199 --> 27:08.000 United States uh did not know about uh 27:08.010 --> 27:11.229 nor was it involved in these incidents ? 27:11.239 --> 27:12.906 And we're still gathering the 27:12.906 --> 27:14.906 information and gathering the facts 27:15.189 --> 27:18.260 broadly speaking , we've been very 27:18.270 --> 27:21.550 clear and we remain very clear about 27:21.560 --> 27:24.709 the importance of all parties avoiding 27:24.890 --> 27:27.349 any steps that could further escalate 27:27.359 --> 27:29.248 the conflict that we're trying to 27:29.248 --> 27:32.089 resolve in Gaza to see it spread to 27:32.099 --> 27:34.266 other fronts . It's clearly not in the 27:34.266 --> 27:36.488 interest of anyone involved to see that 27:36.488 --> 27:38.710 happen . Uh And that's why again , it's 27:38.710 --> 27:40.710 imperative that all parties refrain 27:40.710 --> 27:42.766 from any actions that could escalate 27:42.766 --> 27:44.988 the conflict . We're focused on getting 27:44.988 --> 27:47.300 this ceasefire over the finish line . 27:47.660 --> 27:49.979 Uh That would also , I think material 27:49.989 --> 27:52.209 improve the prospects of actually 27:52.219 --> 27:54.920 diffusing the situation in Northern 27:54.930 --> 27:56.763 Israel and southern Lebanon , uh 27:56.763 --> 27:58.986 particularly uh creating an environment 27:58.986 --> 28:01.152 in which people have the confidence to 28:01.152 --> 28:03.152 return to their homes . The tens of 28:03.152 --> 28:05.486 thousands of displaced people in Israel , 28:05.486 --> 28:07.486 as well as in southern Lebanon . Uh 28:07.486 --> 28:09.763 getting the ceasefire would facilitate , 28:09.763 --> 28:11.874 getting to that kind of agreement and 28:11.874 --> 28:11.699 that's clearly the best path forward 28:11.709 --> 28:14.760 for everyone involved . So , uh again , 28:14.770 --> 28:18.069 it's imperative that everyone avoid 28:18.079 --> 28:19.979 taking steps that could further 28:19.989 --> 28:21.878 escalate or spread the conflict . 28:23.790 --> 28:25.510 Leon Bruno from A P 28:31.839 --> 28:35.800 sorry , thank you for , 28:35.810 --> 28:37.921 for doing this and thank you for your 28:37.921 --> 28:41.579 hospitality . Uh Mr Secretary , I'd 28:41.589 --> 28:44.810 like to , I'll try to be short for once . 28:45.130 --> 28:47.699 I'm sure you'll be happy about that um 28:47.790 --> 28:49.910 In your meetings today . Uh Did you 28:49.920 --> 28:52.079 submit any new ideas to bridge the 28:52.089 --> 28:54.430 remaining gaps to get to that elusive 28:54.439 --> 28:56.790 ceasefire in Gaza ? And what are your 28:56.800 --> 28:59.989 expectations now ? And also this is 29:00.000 --> 29:03.030 your 10th time , uh 10th trip to the 29:03.040 --> 29:06.229 region uh since October 7th and you 29:06.239 --> 29:09.099 have always gone to Israel , but you 29:09.109 --> 29:11.469 won't be going this time . So why is 29:11.479 --> 29:14.020 that ? Is it because of tensions with 29:14.030 --> 29:17.219 the government of Israel and to , to 29:17.229 --> 29:20.569 you Foreign Minister Minister , um one 29:20.579 --> 29:24.319 of the issues uh remaining sticking 29:24.329 --> 29:26.385 points if you will , according to us 29:26.385 --> 29:28.551 officials is this issue of the Israeli 29:28.551 --> 29:30.773 presence in the Philadelphia Corridor . 29:31.859 --> 29:35.709 Um would you Egypt , of 29:35.719 --> 29:39.280 course , except any extended Israeli 29:39.290 --> 29:43.280 presence in the corridor or not ? Is 29:43.290 --> 29:45.459 that a definitive ? No ? Thank you . 29:46.099 --> 29:50.000 Thank you , Leon . So first , with 29:50.010 --> 29:53.709 regard to uh uh the travel here , uh 29:53.719 --> 29:56.800 this trip was focused on the strategic 29:56.810 --> 29:58.977 dialogue between the United States and 29:58.977 --> 30:01.032 Egypt . This is something that we uh 30:01.032 --> 30:03.439 were determined to uh to do . Uh And 30:03.449 --> 30:05.227 that uh I was determined at the 30:05.227 --> 30:08.939 President's direction uh to help 30:08.949 --> 30:11.171 launch . And uh I'm very glad we had an 30:11.171 --> 30:13.630 opportunity to do that . Of course , uh 30:13.760 --> 30:16.260 It also comes at a time when we're 30:16.270 --> 30:19.349 working as closely as possible on 30:19.359 --> 30:22.260 getting the cease fire . And so we had 30:22.280 --> 30:24.540 a detailed conversation with President 30:24.550 --> 30:27.160 Al Sisi as well as with um senior 30:27.170 --> 30:30.199 colleagues from the Egyptian government 30:30.209 --> 30:32.810 working directly on the uh uh the cease 30:32.819 --> 30:35.041 fire about the status of these uh these 30:35.041 --> 30:38.579 efforts uh and uh and the way forward 30:39.030 --> 30:41.739 and look what I can tell you uh is this . 30:41.750 --> 30:44.439 And as we've said before , 30:45.939 --> 30:47.989 we've made a tremendous amount of 30:48.000 --> 30:51.520 progress over the last uh month , month 30:51.530 --> 30:54.839 and a half . Um There are , 30:55.540 --> 30:59.119 I think in the , in the agreement 18 30:59.130 --> 31:01.250 paragraphs , 15 of them are agreed , 31:01.260 --> 31:05.219 but the remaining issues 31:05.939 --> 31:09.209 uh need to be resolved . Uh We 31:09.219 --> 31:11.900 put , uh we put forward with uh 31:12.420 --> 31:16.260 the Egyptians and the Qatari uh ideas 31:16.270 --> 31:18.492 for resolving them . Uh The bottom line 31:18.492 --> 31:22.430 is this , their resolution is less a 31:22.439 --> 31:24.469 question of substance and more a 31:24.479 --> 31:27.819 question of political will . And 31:28.619 --> 31:31.099 for both parties , it's important to 31:31.109 --> 31:33.699 demonstrate that political will to get 31:33.709 --> 31:36.430 this agreement concluded . Um 31:37.260 --> 31:40.589 For Israel at this point , 31:41.089 --> 31:44.599 uh just uh last week , the ID F 31:44.609 --> 31:48.530 announced that the Rafah brigades had 31:48.540 --> 31:49.910 been dismantled . 31:53.020 --> 31:56.250 Hamas is not in a position to repeat 31:56.369 --> 31:59.160 the horrific attacks of October 7th , 32:00.660 --> 32:03.660 concluding a ceasefire agreement would 32:03.670 --> 32:06.599 bring the hostages home . And as I 32:06.609 --> 32:08.609 mentioned , a moment ago would also 32:08.609 --> 32:10.776 open important prospects for resolving 32:10.810 --> 32:14.660 other high tension areas including in 32:14.670 --> 32:17.219 um northern Israel and southern Lebanon , 32:17.229 --> 32:20.760 with Hezbollah , the Red Sea and other 32:20.770 --> 32:22.826 places , all of which is in Israel's 32:22.826 --> 32:24.548 interest as well as opening up 32:24.548 --> 32:26.709 opportunities to move in a very 32:26.719 --> 32:28.497 different direction in terms of 32:28.497 --> 32:30.719 strengthening uh Israel's security in 32:30.729 --> 32:33.160 place in the region far into the future 32:33.890 --> 32:37.459 for um Hamas . Uh 32:37.989 --> 32:41.390 it's uh can't continue not only to hold 32:41.400 --> 32:43.930 hostages but to hold all of the people 32:43.939 --> 32:47.640 of Gaza hostage . Uh getting to the 32:47.650 --> 32:51.420 cease fire would result in a 32:51.969 --> 32:55.390 totally different environment for the 32:55.400 --> 32:58.170 people of Gaza uh 32:59.319 --> 33:02.589 ending uh the conflict 33:03.750 --> 33:06.170 for an initial period . Uh and one we 33:06.180 --> 33:09.069 would work to make during resulting in 33:09.079 --> 33:10.912 an immediate massive infusion of 33:10.912 --> 33:13.079 humanitarian assistance for people who 33:13.079 --> 33:17.060 desperately need it . Uh And clearly 33:17.069 --> 33:19.969 bettering the lives of people that they 33:19.979 --> 33:23.319 purport to represent . 33:24.280 --> 33:27.510 So , the most important thing in this 33:27.520 --> 33:30.430 moment is seeing a demonstration of 33:30.439 --> 33:33.280 political will to finally conclude this 33:33.290 --> 33:36.579 agreement . Uh And that's what we 33:36.589 --> 33:40.189 discussed . Uh We also discussed uh in 33:40.199 --> 33:43.060 some detail , what would be necessary 33:43.069 --> 33:45.750 arrangements if an agreement is , is 33:45.760 --> 33:48.119 finally reached in terms of the 33:48.130 --> 33:50.650 so-called day after . Uh what happens 33:50.660 --> 33:52.382 in Gaza in terms of its uh its 33:52.382 --> 33:55.000 governance , its security , its 33:55.010 --> 33:57.630 reconstruction and here as well , uh 33:57.640 --> 33:59.973 Egypt is and will be a critical partner . 34:00.130 --> 34:02.270 And I think we had a very useful 34:02.280 --> 34:04.459 conversation about that uh today as 34:04.469 --> 34:05.469 well . 34:09.510 --> 34:12.149 Let me add to what has been mentioned 34:12.159 --> 34:15.708 by naturally 34:15.749 --> 34:18.849 speaking and as a mother of Egypt will 34:18.858 --> 34:22.569 continue in each and every 34:23.638 --> 34:26.569 effort through the collaboration with 34:26.579 --> 34:30.099 the France and the US and also with the 34:30.108 --> 34:33.479 brothers in Qatar , we will not stop to 34:33.839 --> 34:37.009 exert this sincere efforts in order to 34:37.019 --> 34:39.158 stop the killing of the Palestinians 34:39.339 --> 34:41.760 and to achieve the ceasefire and to 34:41.770 --> 34:44.459 stop the Israeli aggression . I second 34:44.469 --> 34:46.636 and I totally agree with what has been 34:46.636 --> 34:48.580 mentioned by Mr Secretary Mr Breen 34:49.010 --> 34:52.239 because the absence of the political 34:52.479 --> 34:55.639 will . This is very clear in order we 34:55.649 --> 34:58.719 have to face the fact in order to reach 34:59.179 --> 35:02.830 an agreement . So some pretext and 35:02.840 --> 35:06.340 some justifications are falsified , 35:07.679 --> 35:10.669 created in order to shatter and this 35:10.929 --> 35:13.260 attract us . So this is the real 35:13.270 --> 35:16.780 problem with regarding to your question 35:16.879 --> 35:20.860 on the corridor , we have 35:20.889 --> 35:24.040 a very frank and stance and we have 35:24.050 --> 35:26.439 repeated it many times . Egypt will not 35:26.449 --> 35:30.350 accept any changes to the rules of 35:30.469 --> 35:33.439 the work , the existing rules before 35:33.449 --> 35:37.260 the October with regard to 35:37.320 --> 35:41.110 the operation of 35:42.679 --> 35:46.540 the Palestinian side and the Egyptian 35:47.530 --> 35:51.250 military power on the on the 35:51.389 --> 35:54.040 crossing borders . And this is a very 35:54.050 --> 35:56.070 frank and a clear Egyptian stance . 35:56.080 --> 35:57.080 Thank you , 36:04.850 --> 36:06.794 your excellency you have discussed 36:06.830 --> 36:10.489 today in Gaza to what 36:10.600 --> 36:12.810 accident you have reached , especially 36:12.820 --> 36:15.179 with regard to the Egyptian Qatari 36:15.189 --> 36:18.310 media to achieve the is to put an end 36:18.320 --> 36:20.760 to the humanitarian suffering from an 36:20.770 --> 36:24.679 almost you know , and 36:24.689 --> 36:27.409 as all of you may know , the efforts 36:27.439 --> 36:30.379 are still exerted and 36:30.969 --> 36:33.129 intensified the communications and 36:33.139 --> 36:35.439 again and again , the problem as 36:35.449 --> 36:38.370 mentioned by the US as a Secretary of 36:38.379 --> 36:40.268 State , the problem is not in the 36:40.268 --> 36:42.212 continent or in the essence of the 36:42.212 --> 36:44.046 problem is in the absence of the 36:44.046 --> 36:45.823 political will to reach to this 36:46.300 --> 36:49.370 important binding agreement . So we 36:49.379 --> 36:53.080 cannot bet on the future of the 36:53.090 --> 36:56.280 stability of this important region in 36:56.290 --> 37:00.169 the Middle East as a reason or 37:00.179 --> 37:03.250 as a justification for the absence of 37:03.260 --> 37:05.500 the political will for any partner . So 37:05.510 --> 37:08.310 we will continue and the exerting of 37:08.320 --> 37:10.620 our efforts and we will continue the 37:10.629 --> 37:12.740 communication with our friends in the 37:12.740 --> 37:15.870 US in order to continue the achieving 37:15.879 --> 37:17.990 the pressure and exerting the efforts 37:17.990 --> 37:21.219 in this regard in order to be able to 37:21.229 --> 37:25.110 reach this agreement , which will 37:25.120 --> 37:28.379 be very decisive and will be important 37:28.389 --> 37:30.909 in order to arrange for the next day 37:30.919 --> 37:33.729 after war and to talk further around 37:33.739 --> 37:35.906 the instability in the region and also 37:35.906 --> 37:38.128 to talk about the political horizon and 37:38.128 --> 37:40.315 also to talk about the necessary 37:40.385 --> 37:42.218 situations in order to build the 37:42.218 --> 37:44.946 Palestinian state . And also to talk 37:44.956 --> 37:48.736 about the providing of 37:50.736 --> 37:53.115 humanitarian aid . It's not acceptable 37:53.406 --> 37:56.246 to use the Hungary as a tool against 37:56.256 --> 37:58.741 the people . This can you imagine that 37:58.751 --> 38:01.221 this is happening in the 21st century 38:01.231 --> 38:04.372 under the ears and under the eyes of 38:04.382 --> 38:06.604 all the people ? So we will continue in 38:06.604 --> 38:08.660 our sincere effort side by side with 38:08.660 --> 38:10.102 the US and also with 38:21.750 --> 38:22.929 Kylie Edwards CNN . 38:28.310 --> 38:32.040 Thank you . Uh Thank 38:32.050 --> 38:35.739 you . It's one minute here . Um 38:36.409 --> 38:38.469 OK . First to our Egyptian House 38:38.479 --> 38:41.899 Minister Abdullahi , do you believe 38:41.909 --> 38:44.850 that Hamas is still committed to the 38:44.860 --> 38:47.370 ceasefire and hostage talks ? And if 38:47.379 --> 38:50.510 yes , how do you know that uh this is a 38:50.520 --> 38:52.631 question for both of you following up 38:52.631 --> 38:56.409 on the explosion of hundreds um of the 38:56.419 --> 38:59.229 pagers uh by Hezbollah fighters in 38:59.239 --> 39:01.461 Lebanon that we've learned about in the 39:01.461 --> 39:03.810 last 24 hours . Uh You both spoke about 39:03.820 --> 39:07.239 the need not to escalate the situation 39:07.250 --> 39:09.417 in the region . But does this specific 39:09.417 --> 39:12.100 attack make efforts to get to a cease 39:12.110 --> 39:14.649 fire and a hostage deal harder to 39:14.659 --> 39:17.709 accomplish ? And then Secretary Blinken 39:17.719 --> 39:20.560 uh two for you . I will not be as short 39:20.570 --> 39:23.959 as Leon um how much do you expect this 39:23.969 --> 39:26.600 attack by Hezbollah ? Uh sorry , this 39:26.610 --> 39:29.500 attack on the Hezbollah pagers could 39:29.510 --> 39:32.389 impact their operations given that they 39:32.399 --> 39:34.566 now have a communication system that's 39:34.566 --> 39:36.677 down . They have at least nine people 39:36.677 --> 39:39.360 dead and thousands injured . And you 39:39.370 --> 39:42.939 said that the remaining issues are yet 39:42.949 --> 39:45.219 to be resolved between Israel and Hamas 39:45.229 --> 39:47.396 when it comes to the hostage and cease 39:47.396 --> 39:49.560 fire talks . But what has changed for 39:49.570 --> 39:51.899 us ? Can you help us understand earlier 39:51.909 --> 39:53.965 this month ? Us officials are saying 39:54.090 --> 39:56.034 that the US was going to put a new 39:56.034 --> 39:58.159 proposal on the table within days and 39:58.169 --> 40:00.310 we haven't seen that . Do you need to 40:00.320 --> 40:02.431 see a demonstration of political will 40:02.431 --> 40:04.598 from both sides that you just spoke to 40:04.598 --> 40:07.260 before putting that new proposal on the 40:07.270 --> 40:08.381 table ? Thank you . 40:11.810 --> 40:15.040 Um Chok Zealand . Uh uh uh 40:17.120 --> 40:18.409 So a 40:26.320 --> 40:28.750 and Hamas 42:11.074 --> 42:12.074 said 42:18.580 --> 42:20.500 so , Carly , we're , we're still 42:20.510 --> 42:22.510 gathering information , we're still 42:22.510 --> 42:24.629 gathering the facts . Uh I can't tell 42:24.639 --> 42:28.020 you uh in this moment what uh 42:28.669 --> 42:30.391 what impact this will have . I 42:30.391 --> 42:32.613 certainly can't speak to what impact it 42:32.613 --> 42:34.725 might have on Hezbollah and , and its 42:34.725 --> 42:36.989 operations uh that would demand other 42:37.000 --> 42:39.080 expertise . And again , it's also 42:39.090 --> 42:42.090 necessary to fully understand what's 42:42.100 --> 42:44.322 happened and we're still in the process 42:44.322 --> 42:46.500 of uh of doing that . Um 42:49.070 --> 42:52.649 One of the hallmarks uh if that's the 42:52.659 --> 42:56.449 right word of this effort , this 42:56.459 --> 42:59.370 extensive effort by the United States , 42:59.810 --> 43:03.100 Egypt and Qatar to get to a cease fire 43:03.110 --> 43:05.332 to be the , the mediators and to get it 43:05.332 --> 43:07.332 across the finish line , one of the 43:07.332 --> 43:09.554 hallmarks has been that it's a , it's a 43:09.554 --> 43:12.949 complicated process . Um And even the 43:12.959 --> 43:15.181 communications involved are complicated 43:15.500 --> 43:17.722 uh for obvious reasons . So things take 43:17.722 --> 43:21.600 time and time . And again , we've seen 43:21.610 --> 43:24.840 that in the intervening time , you 43:24.850 --> 43:27.770 might have an event , an incident , 43:28.729 --> 43:31.270 something that makes the process more 43:31.280 --> 43:34.409 difficult that threatens to , to slow 43:34.419 --> 43:38.239 it , stop it , derail it . And 43:38.459 --> 43:40.681 anything of that nature , by definition 43:41.199 --> 43:43.060 is probably not good in terms of 43:43.070 --> 43:45.070 achieving the result that we want , 43:45.070 --> 43:48.219 which is uh the cease fire . Uh Just a 43:48.229 --> 43:52.020 fe a few weeks ago , we uh had 43:52.030 --> 43:55.439 just had a very productive uh session 43:55.449 --> 43:58.760 on trying to finalize one of the , the 43:58.770 --> 44:01.510 big outstanding issues which deals 44:01.520 --> 44:05.459 broadly with the uh release of hostages 44:05.469 --> 44:07.350 and prisoners , the ratios , the 44:07.360 --> 44:09.850 schedule and so forth . And there had 44:09.860 --> 44:11.971 been a very , very good discussion of 44:11.971 --> 44:14.199 that between the mediators and the 44:14.209 --> 44:18.159 parties . And then 48 hours later , 44:19.120 --> 44:22.770 Hamas executed six hostages 44:23.020 --> 44:26.530 including an American Herbert Paul . 44:27.949 --> 44:31.110 So that of course , had an impact 44:31.889 --> 44:34.629 on the progress that uh that we were 44:34.639 --> 44:38.100 making . But I come back to what I 44:38.110 --> 44:40.332 think we both said in terms of where we 44:40.332 --> 44:42.689 are now , which is that there are 44:44.540 --> 44:47.870 important but discreet issues that need 44:47.879 --> 44:50.560 to be resolved . We put forward 44:50.570 --> 44:53.040 different ideas for how to resolve them . 44:53.379 --> 44:56.969 They are clearly resolvable . But the 44:56.979 --> 44:59.330 key ingredient to getting a resolution 44:59.340 --> 45:01.590 of these outstanding issues is 45:01.600 --> 45:04.040 political will . That's what we're both 45:04.050 --> 45:06.729 looking for . Uh , going forward . 45:06.959 --> 45:09.126 That's what's so imperative that we're 45:09.126 --> 45:11.292 going to get the cease fire across the 45:11.292 --> 45:13.515 finish line . You have to see political 45:13.515 --> 45:15.739 will demonstrated . No , no , we put , 45:15.750 --> 45:18.260 uh , we put , um , our , our ideas on , 45:18.449 --> 45:20.590 on the table and again , there's a 45:20.600 --> 45:23.919 process in going back and forth , uh , 45:23.929 --> 45:26.262 getting , uh , reactions , getting , uh , 45:26.262 --> 45:28.409 responses or sometimes not getting 45:28.419 --> 45:31.850 responses . Uh , But I think we're as 45:31.860 --> 45:33.971 we , well , I don't want to speak for 45:33.971 --> 45:36.138 my friend , but I think as we see it , 45:36.209 --> 45:39.489 the uh what's missing in this moment to 45:39.500 --> 45:42.110 get this across the finish line is 45:42.120 --> 45:44.120 clear . Political will . Uh if that 45:44.120 --> 45:46.231 will is present , this agreement gets 45:46.231 --> 45:48.790 done . If this agreement gets done , it 45:48.800 --> 45:51.939 has immediate uh and uh 45:51.949 --> 45:55.100 incredible benefits for everyone 45:55.110 --> 45:57.939 involved , starting with the hostages , 45:57.949 --> 46:00.459 coming home and the people in Gaza 46:00.469 --> 46:03.040 getting immediate relief uh and then 46:03.050 --> 46:05.570 opening much broader prospects for 46:05.580 --> 46:08.340 peace for security , not only in Gaza , 46:08.350 --> 46:11.379 but uh throughout the region . So the 46:11.389 --> 46:14.850 interests I believe are clear . Um And 46:14.860 --> 46:18.459 now the question is getting that final 46:18.469 --> 46:20.636 bit of political will to get this done 46:21.000 --> 46:24.409 and get us all moving forward . Thank 46:24.419 --> 46:25.419 you very much . 46:30.520 --> 46:31.840 Thank you , my friend . See you .