prime minister. mr speaker, i beg to move and i— prime minister. to | move and i begin by thanking you and all the parliamentary staff for enabling us to meet this morning. before i turn to today's debate, i'm sure the house or want to join you, mr speaker, and me in sending our condolences to the family and friends of those killed in the appalling shooting in plymouth last week. investigations are of course continuing, but we will learn every possible lesson from this tragedy. mr speaker, i know members across the house share my concern about the situation in afghanistan, the issues it raises for our own security, and the fears of many remaining in that country, especially women and children. the sacrifice in afghanistan is seared into our national consciousness. with 150,000 people serving there national consciousness. with150,000 people serving there from across the length and breadth of the united kingdom. including a number of members on all sides of the house whose voices will be particularly important today. and so it is absolutely right tha

mr. prime minister, chairman, and our chinese and american friends.world. as we look back over this week, we think of the boundless hospitality that has been extended to all of us by our chinese friends. we have today seen the progress of modern china. we have seen the matchless wonders of ancient china. we have seen also the beauty of the countryside, the vibrancy of a great city, shanghai. all of this we enjoyed enormously. but most important was the fact that we had the opportunity to have talks with chairman mao, with the prime minister, with the foreign minister and other people in the government. the joint communique which we have issued today summarizes the results of our talks. but what we have said in that communique is not nearly as important as what we will do in the years ahead, to build a bridge across 16,000 miles and 22 years of hostility which have divided us in the past. and what we have said today is that we shall build that bridge. >> with chairman mao, with the prime minister and with others with whom we have met, our talks have be

_ again, i agree with you, mr minister.ister. we really need to look at a _ minister. we really need to look at a diversification of our— look at a diversification of our economies, as it relates to barbados, _ our economies, as it relates to barbados, they are heavily dependent on tourism. and speaking to tourists, i think what — speaking to tourists, i think what we _ speaking to tourists, i think what we should do is we should l00k— what we should do is we should look to— what we should do is we should look to invest more in eco— friendly— look to invest more in eco— friendly activities for our tourism _ friendly activities for our tourism when they come to barbados, so continue to build that resilience as it relates to our— that resilience as it relates to our economy, to reduce their carbon— to our economy, to reduce their carbon footprints when they come. — carbon footprints when they come, when our tourists come to barbados — come, when our tourists come to barbados. ., come, when our tourists come to barbados-— barb

mr. prime minister, i want to thank you again for coming. the u.s. will always be there for israel. it is an unshakable partnership between our two nations. i have known every israeli prime minister since golda meyer. i have gotten to know them personally. welcome. >> thank you, mr. president. first of all, on behalf of the israeli people, i want to extend our condolences and deep sadness for the loss of american lives in kabul. the american service members lost their lives while on a mission to save other people's lives. that is the very definition of courage and sacrifice. may they rest in peace. especially on this day, i want to be crystal clear, israel always stands together with united states of america unequivocally. i also want to thank you for your warm words in our private meeting which is of your support of israel. you have always stood up for us, especially during tough times like a few months ago when thousands of rockets were being shot on israeli towns and cities. that is one fridship is really tested. we trust in your support, mr. president. israel knows that we have

mr. nixon posed with the president and cabinet if ministers after conferring with them on matters of military leaving karachi, the u.s. vice president granted another press conference. on the question of kashmir, he said the united states helped for a settlement via direct india/pakistan talks or, failing that, through the unite united nations. it was at this press conference that he warned against accepting soviet aid. the communist price, he said, could be a rope around their necks. aid from russia could spell its end. after four hours in karachi, the nixons' plane departed west towards the capital of turkey. it was night when vice president and mrs. nixon arrived at ankara's airport. both turkey's president and her premier welcomed the personal emissary of president eisenhower. the president, who recalled mr. nixon's hospitality when he visited washington, insisted that the vice president and his wife be his personal guests. [cheers and applause] the next day there were more of those chance meetings with ordinary people, a brief chat with a young turkish news boy brought out his deep inter

i agree with you, mr minister. we really need to look at a diversification of our economies.re heavily dependent on tourism. and when we are speaking to tourists, i think what we should do is we should look to invest more in eco—friendly activities for our tourists when they come to barbados, so continue to build that resilience as it relates to our economy, to reduce their carbon footprints when they come, when our tourists come to barbados. you are being very polite to your minister here. laughs. i mean what you really want to say to him is "minister, is our tourism sustainable enough?" is that right or not? correct. minister. we have had a model of tourism that worked for us. make no mistake about it, it worked for us. but the world is changing, as we have to change with it. but has it worked for your environment? i don't think tourism is what destroyed our environment. in fact i would say to you, we have now in the recent past been working to make sure that our tourism product is a lot more sustainable. what we do need to have, and i agree, is some diversification. and i

mr; minister says his focus is on better aid “obs. y , ., minister says his focus is on better aid “obseople to see _ paid jobs. my strong preference is for people to see their _ paid jobs. my strong preference is for people to see their wages - paid jobs. my strong preference is for people to see their wages rise | for people to see their wages rise through their efforts, rather than through their efforts, rather than through taxation of other people put into their pay packets and rather than welfare and that is the approach we support. than welfare and that is the a- roach we su ort. ~ , , ., approach we support. ministers want to brina approach we support. ministers want to bring spending — approach we support. ministers want to bring spending down _ approach we support. ministers want to bring spending down and - approach we support. ministers want to bring spending down and that - to bring spending down and that means some of the emergency interventions during the pandemic will come to an end and at the moment there is little sign of a rethink on universal credit, but when parliame

mr. prime minister, our two peoples tonight hold the futures of the world in our hands.generations in the years ahead will look bad, and thank us for this meeting that we have held in this past week. and let the great chinese people, and the great american people be worthy of the hopes and ideals of the world for peace and justice and progress for all. [applause] [applause] [speaking foreign language] >> it was already stayed in the communiquÉ, hasn't it? i don't have anything more to add to it. >> [speaking foreign language] >> maybe we can get some rest now? >> next, on lectures in history, you can university president can gorman lane teaches a class on a constitutional issues that arose during the presidency of richard nixon and gerald forward. he focuses on the watergate investigation and questions of control over nixon's secretly recorded white house tapes. as well as issues around for the pardon of nixon. the keen university movie

mr chaudhry, the, the information minister whom, as you said, was on hardtalk recently. aid, look, please do not jump to conclusions. the case of mr toor is complex. it will be investigated properly and we will seek justice. you, he would say, are simply jumping to conclusions. so he made that statement two months ago in your show. now, two months have been passed and there is no arrest. there is no conclusion. so mr chaudhry made a statement in your show and he said, "please don't jump to conclusions." so, two months have been passed, where is thejustice? that is the, that is the issue. that is the question, where is the justice? and then he said that journalists stage drama in pakistan for getting asylum outside pakistan. you see, asad toor or myself, we never tried to get asylum outside pakistan. we are not interested in getting immigration outside pakistan, so where is the justice? that is the problem. why the state of pakistan is failing to provide us justice. that is the problem! right. if we're going to talkjustice, there are different ways of looking at the questi

in a dining room prepared for the occasion the prime minister and mr.night dinnerment one more example of thailand's hospitality to the american goo will ambassador. once again, mr. nixon held a press conference and underscored america's strong backing of the southeast asia treaty organization. thailand and the united states he declared will continue their efforts for economic development and social well-being so that all my pursue lives in peace and happiness. then last goodbye from prime minister before departure to pakistan. later that very important air force reached two of pakistan top cabinet members. welcomed the nixons to another nation. the regiment provided and took salute with vice president nixon in the absence of prime minister who was away in london for the common wealth country. with the united states affair, the vice president and mrs. nixon met more than 50 members of the foreign diplomatic corp. another place to greatly impress mr. nixon for tremendous development had taken place since last visiting the capital. the mora man accompanyi

prime minister. >> mr. speaker, may i begin by thanking you and all of the parliamentary staff to meet this morning. before i turned to database -- today's debate, i hope to join you in setting our condolences to those skilled in the appalling shouting that shooting in plymouth. investigations are pending but i hope we learn every possible lesson. mr. speaker, members across the house share my concern about my situation in afghanistan. the issues it raises for our own security and the fears that many remaining in that country, women and children. the sacrifice in afghanistan is seared into our national consciousness. 150 thousand people serving there from across the length and breadth of the united kingdom including a number of members on all sides of the house, whose voices will be important today. it is absolutely right we should come together for this debate. >> prime minister, for someone who opposed the nationbuilding intervention, it now brings its responsibilities. in addition to getting on -- safely

minister. p.m. johnson: mr. speaker, i beg to move, and may i begin by thanking you and all the parliamentary staff for enabling us to meet this morning? before i turn to today's debate, i am sure the house will want to join you, mr. speaker, and me in sending our condolences to the family and friends of those killed in the appalling shooting in plymouth last week. investigations are of course continuing, but we will learn every possible lesson from this tragedy. mr. speaker, i know that members across the house share my concern about the situation in afghanistan, the issues it raises for our own security and the fears of many remaining in that country, especially women and children. the sacrifice in afghanistan is seared into our national consciousness, with 150,000 people serving there from across the length and breadth of the united kingdom, including a number of members on all sides of the house, whose voices will be particularly important today. so it is absolutely right that we should come together for thi

we are looking forward to cooperation with the prime minister. >> mr. president, i think you meant caribbean instead of mediterranean. >> i meant caribbean. i'm sorry. >> what do you intend to do about the draft registration law passed during president carter's administration? in view of your opposition to it in the campaign, how is that consistent with your intention to strengthen our national defenses? >> to answer last part first, i just didn't feel that the advanced registration and all the evidence we could get would materially speed up the process if an emergency required the draft. it did create a bureaucracy. it caused certainly some unrest and dissatisfaction. we were told that it would only be a matter of several days if we had to call up a draft, that we could do that several days earlier with the registration than if there were no registration at all. this is one that's something to be looked at further down. i have only been here nine days. most of the nine days have been in cabinet meetings on the economy getting ready to send our package

in said —— mr raab put laboursaid he minister in said —— mr raab put labour said he should bea that the foreign secretary would pick up the phone at the taliban were advancing and standing at the gates of kabul to see what we to help afghanistan descending into a base for terror again seems to me to be extraordinary. but today mr raab shrugged off calls to go. fire extraordinary. but today mr raab shrugged off calls to go.- shrugged off calls to go. are you auoin to shrugged off calls to go. are you going to resign? _ shrugged off calls to go. are you going to resign? no. _ shrugged off calls to go. are you going to resign? no. that - shrugged off calls to go. are you going to resign? no. that was i shrugged off calls to go. are you going to resign? no. that was a | shrugged off calls to go. are you i going to resign? no. that was a no and a cabinet _ going to resign? no. that was a no and a cabinet colleague _ going to resign? no. that was a no and a cabinet colleague came - going to resign? no. that was a no and a cabinet colleague came to i going to resign? no. that was a no

mrs. hogan, secretary austin, minister wong, superintendent reinebold, distinguished guests, the familiesfallen, and, most importantly, the many veterans of the korean war who fought and guaranteed freedom in the republic of korea, welcome to this groundbreaking ceremony at the korean war veterans memorial wall of remembrance. as chairman of the korean war veterans memorial foundation, i'm honored to most this moment us event. the groundbreaking of the wall of remembrance addition to the korean war memorial, which will add 100 panels with the names of 36,595 americans and 7174 korean augmentees to the united states army who were killed action during the korean war in 1950 to 1953. it will be a physical manifestation of the strength of the rock and u.s. alliance. it will educate over 4 million visitors here each year on the cost of freedom and the cost of war. and most importantly, it will honor and pay homage to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, their lives for freedom. i personally wish to thank president moon for his unwavering support of this project. i want to thank the ministry

the past few days have -- in the past few days, i have spoken with british prime minister mr. johnson, chancellor merkel of germany, and president macron of france. we all agreed that we should convene the g7 meeting next week, a group of the world's leading democracies, so that together we can coordinate our mutual, united approach in afghanistan moving forward. we are united with our closest partners to execute the mission at hand. we have also discussed the need to work with the international community to provide humanitarian assistance such as food aid and medical care for refugees who escaped the taliban, and to bring international pressure on the taliban with respect to the treatment of afghan people overall, but including afghan, particularly women and girls. the last week has been heartbreaking. we have seen got wrenching images of panicked people acting out of sheer desperation. it is completely understandable. they are frightened. they are sad. uncertain of what happens next. i don't think anyone of us can see these pictures and not feel that pain on a human level. n

minister since maier. welcome. welcome. >> thank you, mr. president.raeli people, we want to extend our condolences and deep sadness for the loss of american lives in kabul. american service members lost their lives while attempting to save other people's lives. that's the definition of courage and sacrifice. may they rest in peace. especially on this day, i want to be crystal clear. israel always stands together with the united states of america unequivocally. i want to thank you for your words now and in our private meetings which attest to your support of israel. that's not new. it's been decades. you've always stood up for us. especially during tough times, like a few months ago when thousands of rockets were being shot on israeli towns and cities. that's when friendship is really tested. we trust in your support, mr. president. israel knows that we have no better or roar reliable allies in the world than the united states. i come from jerusalem, our capital, and i bring with me a new spirit. a spirit of goodwill. a spirit of hope. a spirit of dece

mr. prime minister, thanks very much. in 2015, hundreds of thousands of migrants appear on your southern border. they stream into germany. the rest of the eu says welcome. we're strong enough. hungary says no. why? why did you take a different position on migration from other european countries? >> that was the only reason able behavior. if someone cross your border, you have to defend your country. stay stop. if you'd lake to cross or come, there's a legal procedure. we have to do it. you can't cross without any kind of limitation and permission and then contribution and control of the hungarian state. it's dangerous. you have to defend your people against any danger. >> tucker: you think you have a right to do that? >> of course. it's coming from the god, the nature. all arguments with us. this is our country. this is our population. this is our history, our language. we have to do that. of course, if you're in trouble and there's nobody closer to you than the hungarians, you have to be helpful. you can't say, okay, it'

the past few days have also -- i have also spoken with the british prime minister, mr.ohnson, chancellor merkel of germany, president macron of france. we all agreed we will convene the g7 meeting next week, a group of the world's leading democracies, because together we can coordinate our mutual united approach on afghanistan moving forward. we are united with our closest partners to execute the mission at hand. we have also discussed the need to work with the international community, to provide humanitarian assistance, such as food aid and medical care for refugees that have crossed into neighboring countries to escape the taliban. and to bring international pressure on the taliban with respect to the treatment of afghan people over all, including afghans, particularly women and girls. the past week has been heartbreaking. we have seen got wrenching images of panic people acting out of sheer desperation. it is completely understandable. they are frightened. they are sad. uncertain about what happens next. i don't think anyone of us can see these pictures and not feel

the call was delegated to a junior minister, but was never made. mr he was prioritising dealing with security and capacity at kabul airport. the bbc�*s political correspondent, alex forsyth reports. arriving in a place of safety. this past week has been a scramble to evacuate brits and afghans who worked with them, planes drafted in to get people out. but could more have been done? there he comes. the foreign secretary, seen heading to downing street yesterday, has been under pressure... are you going to resign, mr raab? no. ..for not calling his afghan counterpart last week about translators who had helped foreign forces. tonight, the prime minister said... the whole of the government has been working virtually round the clock, hitting the phones to do what we can, and to make sure that we get as many people back as possible. so how did events unfold? last friday, dominic raab was advised to call the afghan foreign minister. he was on holiday in crete. he says the call was delegated to a junior minister because he was prioritising security and capaci

you may remember mr blair was the prime minister to get into afghanistan. to separate this from iraq, which was a very different endeavour and has been thoroughly examined through the chilcott report. mr blair has been really quiet this week. there's been a lot of commentary on social media. you can see here what he is saying. it does strike me as interesting as well because what blair is saying in this article reflects the sentiment and feeling of many within the uk's foreign policy establishment, among mps and particularly among conservative mps. in that big debate on wednesday in the house of commons, you could hear the many conservative mps on the backbenches criticising president biden for that unyielding speech he gave to the american public when he again said, "look, it was i was going to be difficult to leave, we had to end the forever war," as he has described it. buti the forever war," as he has described it. but i think the fact that mr blair's record in office has gone on to say that this is the wrong decision and this is why we should all be ve

mr. prime minister, i want to thank you for coming. the u.s. will always be there for israel.rtnership between our two nations. and i have known every israeli prime minister for a time. i look forward to us establishing a strong personal relationship. welcome. >> thank you, mr. president. on behalf of the israeli people, i want to extend our condolences and deep sadness for the loss of the american lives in kabul. the american service members lost their lives while on a mission to save other people's lives, and that's the very definition of courage and sacrifice. may they rest in peace. especially on this day, i want to be crystal clear, israel always stands together with the united states of america unequivocally. i also want to thank you for your warm words now and in our private meeting which attest to your support of the state of israel. but that's not new. it's gone on decades, and you always stood up for us, especially during tough times, like a few months ago when thousands of rockets were being shot on israeli towns and cities, and that's when friendship is really test

but now i am trying to let english people and the uk government, especially the prime minister mr boris for the english and i worked for english forces, i worked for english language. so they owe me and they have to take me out of here. i am feeling in a bad condition and they have to take me out of here, i worked for them. i work for their country. that is the worst thing. believe me, nowadays, previously i was so happy that people were respecting me, i was a well—known face and my pictures were on billboards. but now i regret all those things, cos i am a well—known face and everyone can know me. even tell the taliban they saw this person. that is the worst experience i am having nowadays. an english teacher who worked as an interpreter for british and international forces, still in kabul. let's get more now on the aftermath of storm ida, which has now moved on from louisiana into mississippi. cbs correspondent michael george gave this update from bridge city, louisania, where recovery efforts are under way. more than a million people who are still without power two days after the hurr