finally, i also expressed today my deep gratitude for king abdullah's leadership. he has continued to establish jordan as a durable partner and leader in the region. we are pleased to see your prime minister recently visit iraq as iraqi president's visit to jordan in november. we welcome this kind of engagement between nations of the region and we hope to see replicated elsewhere. king is alsohe undertaking important domestic initiatives including economic reforms and protection of religious rights. we know jordan is also hosting over 650,000 syrian refugees, and we thank you and your people for their generosity. we have a president trump, we look forward to maintaining our joint efforts here in the middle east, and i want to thank you again for hosting me here today. it is great to be back. >> it is a pleasure to have you. we have a short time. the first question is from jordan tv. >> you spoke about the importance of a political solution, what are the necessary steps to achieve that? said, toi: as i resolve the syrian crisis is a , andin which we both agree a pol

i'm looking forward to meeting with his majesty king abdullah in a little bit. here in ed to be back jordan, especially as our countries celebrated our 70 anniversary of diplomatic relations. i was here in this room on my first trip as secretary of state. i came here before i went to my office in washington. it is an indication, my first stop on a multicountry trip, the importance of the relationship between our two countries, jordan is one of our enduring strategic partners in the region. one of the many reasons and we're proud to support you through the five-year for assistance of which he spoke, which will be an important part of strengthening our relationship for the years ahead. your nation plays a critical role in regional security and stability, including through its efforts to peacefully resolve the syrian conflict, fight the spread of radical islamic terrorism, and carry on activities in the region in the world. we had a good conversation today. i reaffirmed our commitment under president trump to working with king abdullah's government on many of our s

i also expressed today my deep gratitude for king abdullah as leadership he has continued to establish jordan as a durable partner and leader in the region. we're pleased to see your prime minister recently visited iraq as well as iraqi present solid visit to jordan in november we welcome this kind of engagement between nations of the reason region and we hope to see it replicated elsewhere. his majesty the king is also undertaking important domestic initiatives including economic reforms and protection of religious rights and we know jordan is also hosting over six hundred fifty thousand syrian refugees and we thank you and your people for their generosity. behalf of president trump we look forward to maintaining our joint efforts here in the middle east and i want to thank you again for hosting me here today it's great to be back well it's a pleasure to have you we have a very short time as the secretary and i are heading for a meeting with his much so we'll take two questions the first question is a model on him from jordan t.v. m r. i'm going to. say yes human as in a scenario that

i reaffirmed our commitment under president trump toriano with king abdullah's government on many of our shared priorities. the united states remains committed to jordan's security and we will undertake that worked in the true spirit of partnership. our nations unveiled a new counterterrorism training center 50 mile south of where we stand as i speak. state department was proud to construct that facility through our antiterrorism assistance program. helping jordan build its already strong capacity to fight terrorism. we look forward to working continually to counterterror run's influence in the region. i want to thank the government of jordan for helping to combat iran's attempt to combat sanctions. i expressed my gratitude for the king's leadership. he has continued to establish jordan as adorable leader in the region. we are pleased to see your prime minister recently visit iraq as well as iraqi president possible visit to jordan. we welcome this kind of engagement and hope to see it replicated elsewhere. his majesty the king is undertaking important initiatives including protectio

of jordan to mike pompeo, that chuckle from king abdullah probably suggested he didn't buy it. >> aay the least. let's talk congressional leaders heading back to the white house. what do you expect to happen there? >> i expect very little. i don't see any prospect. any human being who watched those two speeches back-to-back last night saw no real opportunity for them to come together. it was two versions of the universe, two arguments. you had the democrat saying, mr. president, you must open the government before we can negotiate and you had the president saying this is a choice between right and wrong. i don't think those negotiations will yield anything. i fully expect this to grind on a little further. a source close to an official said they're exploring other options creative ways to find money so trump doesn't need to go through congress to pay for his wall. one of them they're looking at -- again, i don't fully understand the details but apparently there are other ways they can potentially tap pentagon funds. as you know, there are members of congress who jealously guard ever

region here he'll be speaking with the foreign minister he'll also be meeting later today with king abdullah. spoke to reporters on the plane where he mentioned two main issues one one of syria also the threat of iran but here the jordanians will be also asking questions about the policy when it comes to this is the u.n. body that deals with palestinian refugees thirteen men have arrived in bangladesh after being deported from saudi arabia and believed to be part of a bigger group paired in a video posted online from a detention center in riyadh and jedda the men have been protesting their return to bangladesh because they're actually from neighboring minima which fused the illegal immigrants both grenada kim jong un is making his fourth visit to beijing in a year for talks with president xi jinping south korea has welcomed the news hopeful it will help efforts for didn't try zation peace. it is hope that chairman kim jong un's visit to china contributes to complete denuclearization and a stablish min of lasting peace on the korean peninsula in particular we hope that chairman kim's fourth v

this region here he'll be speaking with the foreign minister who also be meeting later today with king abdullah. spoke to reporters on the plane where he mentioned two main issues one one of syria also the threat of iran but here the jordanians will be also asking questions about the policy when it comes to this is the u.n. body that deals with palestinian refugees of course trump announce that he would be slashing its funding while jordan jordan posts around two million palestinians it is hugely dependent on those funds it has schools it has health care systems here as well so this is something and also of course the palestinian israeli conflict is going to be addressed this deal of the century that is now delayed again that trump has been talking about for almost a year now that the details of that very very under wraps everyone involved so these will all be things on the table but i think also maybe as you mentioned they're trying to restore some kind of confidence because of the mixed messages and almost a chaotic message coming out of this administration so there will be a press conference

not being happy with the comments of bolton the two men and now going to meet the king king abdullah and the talks will continue and then you will . the secretary of state heading on to carter where he is expected tomorrow to make some kind of big speech which is interesting coming ten years later as when we had president barack obama the former president obama do that there is well absolutely and we'll be keeping a close eye on the moment thanks very much. senior political analyst joins us here in the studio the turkish president when he reset the. visit when he said that he was still getting mixed messages from the administration really has worked out this week. well look it's true not only this week it's been happening for the last two years there's something about prison throat that i think all of us are getting used to and i say that an electrically speaking in the sense that there's always this first impression always this first statement that comes out of and that's not in this study the one that's will come out later that's not in the study the one that will endure for a long

and malaysia has a new king sultan abdullah who was elected following the surprise application of these precepts of assault mohammed the fifth the first came to abdicate in the country's history malaysia has a unique monarchy where the role of rotates between his registry rulers every five years five years with a. couple iran's retrenched in venezuela might overshadow the pope's visit to nearby panama one of the countries that has recognized venezuela's new interim leader pope francis is in panama to celebrate world youth day in front of an expected audience of about two hundred thousand and eleven message of compassion and human rights and speaking to fans of migrants. anything for a glimpse of the first latin american pope. on the boulevards of panama capital as the excitement was palpable. sublimation it's my first time seeing the pope's a place it's such a great experience i feel blessed. and i feel great happiness it's really great that everyone is on the streets and people from abroad are here all the cultural. common space so it's really good food as hacienda but i can see it the

relation has a new king sultan abdullah of pa was elected following the surprise abdication of his predecessor so to mohammed the fifth the first came to advocate in the country's history malaysia has a unique mana kate where the role rotates between hereditary rulers every five years why shouldn't people be with them on a turkey is currently holding about seven hundred children in prison according to human rights groups after their mothers were convicted on what activists say are mostly political grounds one of these children is two year old may ross is mother is a kurdish activist he was jailed in the city of gab say on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda there as lives with his mom in a single cell alongside twelve other women they don't lose your good looks at the children living behind bars you only experience freedom at the weekend. saturdays the day the fathers pick up their children at the gates of the gives a prison the little ones can spend a day or two in freedom. as acrobat takes his two year old son mira's home every weekend the total is already gotten used to leaving his mo

secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with jordan's king abdullah amid trump administration statements about a planned u.s. troop withdrawal from syria pompeo said the planned withdrawal will not complicate washington's anti-iran campaign. >>> three people were killed and more than 200 injured when a packed train careened into a stationary train at a station in pretoria, south africa the death toll could rise as 82 people were seriously hurt the cause of that crash is not yet known. >>> a spokesman for the u.n. refugee agency says saudi team runaway should not be sent home against her will he said his organization was in daily contact with the 18-year-old who was seeking asylum after being stopped at an airport in thailand. >> people who are claiming to be in need of protection, who are trying to claim asylum, they cannot be sent back to a location where they are claiming their life is in danger. >> you are up to date. that's the news update this hour kelly, i'll send it back to you. >> sue, thank you very much. >>> trade talks between the u.s. and china are going into tomorrow and it

again but certainly that is something that they will be discussing he's currently meeting with king abdullah so aside from syria and iran we know the palestinian issue is one that they will be pressing here all right so stephanie thank you we're also covering the story from washington and that's where it is joining us from well first start out with a pompei on jordan then kimberly will move on to bolton in turkey so pompei o said this that we are redoubling diplomatic and commercial efforts to put pressure on iran while he was speaking at that press conference and i'm on what more do we know about the. well we know already that there are very strict sanctions in place it seemed that he was almost foreshadowing that there would be more actions to come but offering very little specifics i think what we're seeing here is kind of the trump effect the president will tweet he'll say something he'll rattle u.s. allies including jordan where the u.s. secretary of state is currently meeting and then he has to kind of dispatch his. advisors if you will cabinet members to go and reassure allies that ev

has agreed with king abdullah of jordan of opening an international airport in a lot and our combat that will serve both sides that there will be one terminal on the israeli side and another terminal out in jordan and will offer its services to tourists coming to the middle east interesting how a thing is you've mentioned jordan the jordanians are concerned about it but how this actually airspace work in this part of the world given you've got israel surrounded by arab countries which aren't necessarily friends with them. actually i. was enjoying a flight to the far east crossing the airspace of saudi arabia just a few months ago this is what israel is hoping will happen in the future of course it will not happen before the end of the occupation it doesn't go. with the current policy of settlements and occupation but as you see there are other interests and the saudis before the kazoo the incidents has allowed air india for the first time to cross its space coming from tel aviv to the far east and back. the tories in the tourist that will come from tel aviv as you just mentioned come on.

malaysia has a new king the sultan abdullah of perhaps was elected following the surprise abdication of his predecessor soul to mohamed the fifth the first came to abdicate in the country's history malaysia has a unique monarchy where the role rotates between his reddit you do list every five minute people yes with them. now the democratic republic of congo has a new president to cater for a sport into office a short time ago in front of thousands of supporters as he used his inaugural speech to call for reconciliation promised to police all political prisoners present cicada succeeds joseph kabila who was in power for eighteen years of the election was marred by allegations of fraud it is the first peaceful transition of power in congo since the country gained independence in one thousand nine hundred sixty. let's get more on this from journalist live your acland who joins us on the line from kinshasa a welcome to the w the president followed up his call for reconciliation with action in announcing this release of political prisoners. yes indeed if you can sense you can release all

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