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now it is one third of these from the south. facilitate the elections but both will be taking place tomorrow. also work together to help the russians aggressor and we found with this conflict. without it, there can be no discussion.

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very human. and gain ground. american ambassador and i think she is doing this. i wish you all well, it is each other with very soon. >> allow me first on a personal basis and professional. appreciate partnership in which we have been able to accomplish. i have decided you will and the

next month. for our assistance. our wonderful colleague. >> i have to say how grateful i am for the extraordinary partnership in the united states for what we have been office. a partnership that goes back many years my last trip secretary of state brings me back france. we know the world we have the base complex competitive contested and anytime in recent memory have our two countries to

advance and we are going to do it together. and we are a little more secure and prosperous for our country and well beyond. i think we have seen manifestations of that partnership and what it can produce in lebanon together. it's much different for the country as well as israel. together we put together an oversight mechanism to address concerns about cease-fire violations and challenges remained and it's functioning well we have seen as recently as

yesterday the withdrawal israeli forces. i think the cease-fire can be withdrawal that allows people on both sides, israel and lebanon and return to the lives he said security. an important visit along with our friend and the regime for the people. now there's an opportunity for future that's not under the dictator or the home of power for the terrorist group. the jury in which the respect the rights of or other things that we in effect people well

beyond borders so in the united states they are fully and what we see and what we are doing to achieve it. france they once has been one of the strongest supporters of ukraine, one that can resist and overcome the ongoing support for ukraine. one of the strongest and burden sharing and we see that in france leadership. bilateral security earlier this year firms to strengthen transatlantic industrial base. france leadership will be essential for ensuring ukraine in the strongest possible

position to defendant's independence whether it's on the battlefield for the negotiating table. one thing discusses ukraine is maybe the best example of a proposition security in europe is intertwined with. around the world. look at ukraine right now, what is allowing russian aggression to continue? should support with artillery ammunition and troops and everything china is doing to support the defense industrial base. and that is a demonstration of

security. the fact that far from ukraine and europe what is the biggest european security since the end of cold war in our countries have worked to deepen on the prc and security shared values. should we have worked to forge together a common vision for the global economy governed by rules of the road. and in so many ways, partnership

between us producing results that matter in the lives of our people. i am convinced in the years to come our countries will continue to work together and lead together on the world stage. because of the challenges we face demand our engagement and partnership and cooperation. freedom and opportunity and security to the people entrusted to represent so the work we've been able to do together in the work countries will continue to do together we simply say thank you and share my gratitude and conviction that when our countries are working in cost to elect, there's nothing we can't

accomplish. thank you. >> i wanted to, we've been on this trip with you, we first went to south korea and hold up the rest where leaders are annoyed about the decision on he was deal and the far right is on the rise and it's a little chaotic you're going to italy next where the prime minister be

with elon musk so talked about their legacy and set your handing over the alliances in better shape but looking at this pattern, what would you tell the united states people about the relationships you are facing? what did you say about taking over your territory? how worried are you about the conflict between the united states and europe? elon musk, which of u.s. allies support leaders in europe and around the world and global interests. what is france prepared to do agreement and denmark trump

continues to press forward and attempt to take over territory? >> let me take these out of order. one of the basic propositions was brought over the last four years as we are stronger and effective. saying you're doing things but having said that, idea expressed about agreement is obviously not a good one but more important it's one that is not going to happen so we shouldn't waste time talking about it. the question of where we are

allies and partners, i say two things. first, you heard me say many times before what president biden entrusted from day one was to reengage, re-energize and reimagine because we are convinced to do what we need to do to advance the interest of the american people. and challenges we face at any time and we are so much better off going at it alone. in ways we talked about we demonstrate how much we can get the. most of the countries we are working with it is our democrat base and that doesn't mean it is

what democracy is and that challenges we face and demand we work with any country interested and solving a problem but we are only starting our base of fellow democracies. ... pursuant to the constitution pursuant to the rule of law and doing a piece away and i fully expect they will emerge stronger on the other side.

japan do we have a difference of her particular business deal? c.s.. seen in the context of the fact that we are each other's largest investors one deal does not a relationship make an on the contrary the partnership the alliance with japan is stronger than it's ever been including economically and here in europe i talked about this already, the work that we have done together with our partners in support of ukraine is simply nothing short of historic and a it's the biggest burden sharing i've seen in my 30 tears him i can go down the list of the most important thing is this, as we transition, as we work to hand off the trump administration what i've been animated by these past couple of months is making sure we give

them the strongest possible hand to play in dealing with all these challenges. the world doesn't stop because we have a transition. so many things are happening in real time and i want to make sure the administration is coming in is fully prepared from day one and that's what we are doing and what we have been doing and that's what i'm continuing my work in the next however many days it is before the 20th of january and i believe we are handing off in some cases things we haven't been able to complete that they create real opportunities to go forward in a better way. we are close to cesar in hostage agreement and we have talked about this. i hope we can get it over the line to that if we don't the planet president biden put forward for her of a cease-fire hostage deal will begin with the

new administration and i believe when we get that deal and we will get it it'll be under the plan for president biden put before the world and made the world in may. we done an incredible amount of work in terms of the necessary arrangements for gaza's security and administration its reconstruction and the day after plan. we talked to them and we are ready to turn it over to the administration so they can work on it and run with it and more broadly transformative arrangements for the millwee starting with the normalization of relations between saudi arabia in israel, all of that is ready to go and get the opportunity presents itself with a cease-fire in gaza as well as understanding a pathway forward for the palestinians. there is tremendous opportunity and similarly with ukraine

everything we done can to make sure that ukraine will survive and not only survive but have an opportunity to thrive in the future is ready to be carried forward. putin tried to erase ukraine from the map and he has failed. he has ignored i think a heavier and heavier strategic setback in everything he's done in ukraine. and we are at a point where it may be that the parties to choose to negotiate we want to make sure and we are making sure the incoming administration will be able if it's going to oversee such a negotiation to make sure it's doing it from a position of strength and president president trump and get the strongest possible deal and we can go down the list but the point is this we are handing over a lot of positive opportunities, initiatives, work and if the next administration chooses to carry it forward i think that would be clearly in the interest

of the united states. private citizens in our country can say what they want and what they believe and everyone else can draw their own conclusions and take a position on the matter. i'm not going to comment beyond saying he like any american has the right to express his views. as far as i'm concerned let me tell you the french government is working on a french foreign-policy. a line has been expressed on monday on the occasion of the meeting of the french ambassador. the second the friendship between france and the united

states goes back more than two centuries and i mention lafayette and talked about d-day in which the president invited us together and i'd like to tell you we have survived 59 american elections and we will survive the 60th american election. let me tell you about in remind you where we stand today and more statistically the fact that we are in front of us some 75 years ago and robert schuler made a 92nd statement that launched the political institution on the origins of the european union. that was on the ninth of may in 1950 at the time the european

organization was called. side like to put a question to you. do we believe the united states will -- the answer is no. that being said or reentering a period of time where its present as well and the answer is yes. so in terms of competitiveness and we are expressing who we are and you're past to wake up and continue. question from lci.

what do you make of the statements made by donald trump regarding canada and greenland and could you second what are the american guarantees to support ukraine? >> i can only repeat what i said a moment ago. quite frankly why are we dwelling on this question? it's not going to happen so let's not time discussing it. as far as american reports what i can tell you is during the biden administration we will continue providing our support to ukraine including in the upcoming days. at the same time we have an

exceptional support from our partners during the sum two years of the aggression aggression against ukraine. we have brought $100 million to support ukraine and their friends from europe and outside in asia have brought hundreds of millions of dollars. we note that our partners doing what is needed to be denied sure they will continue to do so for ukraine. thank you. >> thank you so much. i want to follow-up on ukraine again. present saletti gave an interview and he said in his view the security for ukraine do you think europe can do it in

mr. prime minister same question. differently can you give the correlation that would be willing to provide it to ukraine which would be enough or do you just think willpower is not there and does america still key partners? and to follow-up on those concerns on that topic. what can europe do to vaccinate if you will against that problem. and in georgia president mccrum said a new election could be --

but what is your thoughts on that and is there anything that alice can do quick thank you so much. >> thank you. happy to start. on ukraine as we have been clear what we have all been working to do is to make sure as ukraine engages this year in 2025 weakening gauge from a position of strength and whether that means continued to fight or if russia refuses to stop or whether it means entering into negotiations. if it leads to cease-fire and maybe beyond. as i mentioned a moment ago we will continue to bring that support forward to ukraine in our partners will continue well beyond. if there's going to be a negotiation if there's going to be a cease-fire because we have gotten to that point i think

it's going to be critical and i believe the incoming administration will want to make sure that they negotiate the best possible deal of the best possible deal house to be one the built-in to it real deterrence against russia's repeated aggressions six months, a year, two years, you name it as here's what we know. putin has not and will not give up on material ambitions and if there's a cease-fire he will want to try to use the time to rest to refit and eventually to re-attack. that's why it's absolutely essential that part of this includes an effective deterrent against any further aggression by russia. that could take different forms including the form of having certain countries police any demarcation are cease-fire line that something i know that has been discussed.

, with the foreign minister. the next administration will have decided that comes to that what role if any the united states will play. again i believe that the incoming administration if there's going to be a deal will want the best possible deal one that doesn't unravel when russia's season-opening to re-attack and one way or another as i said we need to build into it the necessary deterrence so that doesn't happen. on georgia, we talked about this as well and what france in the united states is saying his democratic backsliding that's deeply concerning and not just democratic backsliding but a retreat away from the aspirations of the overwhelming majority of the georgian people the aspirations to build the future that is closer and closer to europe. so having seen not backsliding

having seen the government is acting in contravention of the clear will of the people that they represent having seen an election that raised many questions having seen repressive actions by the government by people who are trying to speak freely and openly we as well as our partners have taken action. we sanctioned the leader of the georgia green party as well as other members of the government. we suspended our systems to the georgian government acting together with almost all of our partners at the os including france. we invoked the mechanism. the only sc to make clear the steps including legislation that profoundly squeezes space for

freedom of expression in a civil society, that house to change. i think you see a clear unity of purpose when it comes to the united states france and many other countries faced with the very unfortunate actions of the government in georgia. you asked about ukraine. i would like to underline what was said. if from day one we have been supporting ukraine we would support ukraine as long as it takes and as much as it takes. it is first of all because it's a matter of the future of international law. if we are going to expect ukraine to continue it's a

matter of security for the french people. we should show no complacency when it comes to the imperialistic views of putin. why? in february of 2022 could change with putin's russia and to launch a full-scale invasion in ukraine. it became international as well and north korea as well. it became hybrid by getting into all fields of conflict and

attacking members of the european union. like was said our goal is to support ukraine and allow ukraine when they decide to have negotiations will make sure there's no return of war in european -- and to deter the threat from russia pushing towards the west. this is an interference in the processes. europe has been very clear in 2022 in the european council we set up clear rules and social

networks. we apply the regulations on them on the digital set and social networks to do what it takes to make sure there discussions don't represent -- and as the european commission they depend on the commission to be extremely clear should the european commission failed to do so they would turn back to the european members acting in their own name. >> turkey is threatening the

kurdish fighters with an operation in france and in order to protect them in syria. mr. musk will be joining the american demonstration a few days and he referred to germany and the united kingdom as a providence. when one is about to join the administration, what do you say about the communication process in the context of the intellectual campaign in a number of countries?

that could be a reference to support to a member of far right parties in europe including in germany. if so we had to be careful given the long-standing position of the american republican party has been. now france and the united states have been working hand-in-hand for four years now to fight terrorism including syria and in the presence of usi to express condolences to the terror attack that took place.

france has reliable and resolute -- terrorism. but the regime. that will only happen if all of the community has a role to play and of course the return of syrian -- wheel it to them. they have been our companions fighting together with us and the future of syria with the in and the future of their country but i would like to commend the efforts undertaken by director

blinken in syria as well as turkey and your position. there were discussions and we will continue efforts to that effect. let me remind you there are terrorist prisoners captured and we want to make sure that a course tricky security guarantee can be met. and we want to make sure the to contribute their country can be reserved. >> i agree with everything you just said and i simply just say this for both of our countries it is essential as syria's

navigating this transition that we keep a lid on the terrorist threat enduring terrorist threat posed by isis and as gene noel said we have seen a possible manifestation of that threat with the incident in louisiana where the individual in question said he was an inherent of doge. it shows unfortunately the enduring potency of the ideology but an even more acute danger would be if the more than 10,000 foreign terrorist fighters who are being detained under the vigilance of our kurdish friends in syria were to get out and reconstitute the very potent force that was in syria and iraq before was defeated and this is

an enduring american interests as well as an interest in its enduring as well i believe with the incoming administration. when does was trying to build its caliphate the actual territorial caliphate they controlled a huge chunk of land between iraq and syria and that caliphate was undone and defeated. and that was completed under president trump's watch during his first term with taking back brca. so i believe the incoming administration like this administration will continue to show a strong interest in not allowing it to you rear its head again and as subseven said a critical part of that is making sure we enable syrian democratic

forces to do the job they've been doing in the interest of everyone securing the foreign terrorist fighters who are there as we continue to work to repatriate the fighters and to repatriate their families to countries of origin. we have been working closely as well with our allies and partners in turkey which has legitimate concerns of course the pkk and terrorism to navigate this transition and to navigate it and away that i think leads to a resolution including the overtime with the integration of the syrian democratic forces into syrian national forces including with the departure of foreign members of that force to their own countries including with the resolution of questions around oil importers etc. but that's a process that's going to take some time and in the meantime what is profoundly not in the

interest of everything we see positive happening in syria would be a conflict and we have worked hard to make sure that doesn't happen we will continue to do that and i believe the incoming administration will do the same thing. the senate has gaveled up lawmakers the speechesn the poor for of the chamber and later this week the senate will