>> reporter: like the glorious little children at the pyongyang nursery school. d what are they singing? this is the song of general kim il-su il-sung. as we watch, we are struck by the uniform smiles, the sin cronized movements. this might not be the average tourists idea of a vacation, but otto warmbier wasn't the average tourist. >> he just loved traveling in general. >> he just had this sense of curiosity about him. he was never afraid of anything. >> reporter: otto's hometown is the small cincinnati suburb of wyoming, ohio. all american, affluent, known for its top notch schools and tidy tree-lined streets. my colleague linzie janis went to visit. >> we're a close community. >> a tight knit community? >> a tight knit community. we look at the warm beibiers as part of our family. >> reporter: the family, otto's mom cindy, his dad fred, who owns a metal finishing company and his two younger siblings, austin and greta. otto, a prom king and soccer star, grew up with this group of high school friends, spending hours together in this basement hangout. >> and you g

page shows westerners appearing to revel in their new experiences in north korea, from running the pyongyangarathon -- >> ah! >> reporter: -- to observing daily life on the city streets. but earlier this week the company told nbc news in a statement that it will no longer organize tours for americans to north korea. "there had not been any previous detainment in north korea that has ended with such tragic finality, and we have been struggling to process the result." now the assessment of risk for americans visiting north korea has become too high. the company also offered condolence to warmbier's loved ones saying "we had held on to hope that he might recover. we too are reeling with the shock of a young man's life taken well before his time." warmbier was just one of hundreds of americans who traveled to north >> north korea has been on my bucket list for some time. >> reporter: andrew byrne went to north korea just a few months ago on a young pioneer tour, even while otto warmbier was being held captive. >> people were very clear that any deviation from what's expected of you could result

from running the pyongyang marathon to observing daily life on the city streets. earlier this week, the company told abc news in a statement that it will no longer organize tours for americans to north korea. there had not been any previous detainment in north korea that has ended with such tragic finality, and we are trying to process the result. now i young pioneer tours announced it will no longer bring americans traveling on u.s. passports to north korea. meanwhile, the u.s. state department is now warning americans to stay away, citing serious risk of arrest and long-term detention. and officials are considering banning all travel there for u.s. citizens. back here in the united states, ots owe's funeral is scheduled at the same high school in wyoming, ohio where just four short years ago he delivered this inspiring, yet prophetic graduation speech. >> but there is also a different kind of good-bye. a farewell to something larger. i wish there was a way to know that you are in the good old days before you've actually left them. >> and of course the scary part

north korean authorities detained him at the pyongyang airport in january and convicted hum him of trying to steal a propaganda banner. >>> the search is back on for the gunman who shot a 6-year-old boy in new castle county. after the charges were dropped against the initial suspect. they have new evidence that shows that kelsey outlaw did not shoot the ball. banner was hit by a bullet while in a car in wilmington. he is still in critical condition. >>> the husband of a murdered radio host is under arrest but not in connection with the killing. nbc 10 with this video of dr. james coffman being taken into custody outside his medical office. coffman pulled a gun on them. a hostage negotiator talked him into surrendering. >>> the city of philadelphia won't collect as much money from the beverage tax as it had hoped. the tax has brought in $25 million and that falls short of the $46.2 million for the fiscal year. the city officials are presenting a five-year plan this month and are expected to lower projections. the tax adds an extra 1.5 cents per ounce tax to sugary drinks. >>> parking in so

she's formally been at the asia society and most recently with pyongyang in february and she has met him next month for a dialogue. so i'll turn it over to mike to get the discussion started. >> great. thank you, kelsey. thank you to the arms control association for the opportunity to speak here today. i'm going to try to keep my comments as brief as possible and kelsey agreed to kick me if i go over my time. it will be good entertainment for tv anyway. so i want to focus on making three essential points instead of rehashing the different systems and such that north korea is currently developing. i want to highlight them for a reason. i hope this comes out at the end clearly. we've seen this new pattern of missile testing under the regime of kim jong-un. his grandfather, under his reign from 1984 to 1994, i know he began before 1984, but they started missing testing in 1984, he conducted a total of, i think it was 15 tests. about 1 1/2 missile tests per year. kim jong-il under his reign, there were 16 or so tests. this includes a few satellite launch attempts. but they came in cluster

clearly a difficult situation for them. >> and i think a new low really for the regime in pyongyang. ung man for so long -- and from the family doctor, it sounds as though he had been -- had been in a coma for months and months, and finally returning him. just a new low for pyongyang. you wonder what the white house will do, what new set of circumstances the white house will consider here. thank you for keeping us up to speed on that. >>> the family of otto warmbier releasing a statement in the hours after their son's passing which reads, "it would be easy at a moment like this to focus on all that we lost -- future time that won't be spent with a warm, engaging, brilliant young man whose curiosity and enthusiasm for life knew no bounds. we choose to focus on the time we were given to be with this remarkable person. when otto returned to cincinnati late on june 13th, he was unable to speak, unable to see, and unable to react to verbal commands. he looked very uncomfortable -- almost anguished. although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face chang

the release also coincides with former n.b.a. player dennis rodman's latest visit to pyongyang. fifield says she was told rodman's visit had nothing to with the freeing of warmbier. warmbier was flown first to an american military medical facility in japan, before being flown on to cincinnati, near his family's home. for the pbs newshour, i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: after months of complaints about the company's culture, allegations of sexual harassment and bias, uber announced changes at the top today. even though the ride-service giant is worth tens of billions of dollars, it's in the midst of major turmoil. now, it will take new steps to change the culture and values of a company that's become criticized for very aggressive and unethical tactics. jeffrey brown has the story. >> brown: perhaps the biggest immediate change: uber's chief executive and co-founder, travis kalanick, will take an indefinite leave of absence. that comes after a personal loss, the death of his mother, but also coincides with a new report on company policy and behavior conducted by former attorney

president trump has blamed the pyongyang regime for his death. 0ur correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports parents in a coma. he died just days later. you look at north korea and you look at 0tto, beautiful 0tto. he went over there, a healthy, wonderful boy. and you see how he came back. 0tto warmbier was last seen in north korea publicly pleading for his freedom in a courtroom. that was in march last year. iaman i am an innocent scapegoat. but, instead, he was sent, sentenced to 15 years hard labour in a north korean prison. he had been accused of crimes against the country, and of taking a sign from the hotel he was staying at. another traveller in the same adventure tour group described the moment he was taken away. translation: otto was tapped on the shoulder and was asked to step aside. then people started going, someone is missing, where is otto? then the guide realises that someone is missing. she gets up and tries to get off the plane, but she is stopped from doing that. he decided, while travelling in china, to take what was supposed to be a quick trip across the border with a tou

family has been very public and very dignified and has pointed the finger very vigorously at the regime in pyongyangeir plight, their situation, will resonate amongst the american public on tv. president trump has already condemned what's happened and it will probably raise the pressure on him to do something about north korea, in quotes. he's already under pressure because north korea is making obvious progress in its ability to have missiles capable of striking the us. so this will ramp the whole issue right up in the american political agenda. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. a driver has died after ramming his car into a police van in the centre of paris, in what the french authorities say was a terrorist attack. the incident took place on the champs elysees. officials say they found guns and explosives inside the car. eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the vehicle, but no—one was hurt. the attacker was known to the security services. translation: there were several weapons inside the car including explosives which were powerful enough to blow the vehicle up. the in

the u.s. wants pyongyang to three -- free three other u.s. citizens. while the guesswork long over the korean peninsula. it the warmbier called worst mistake of his life, and now he has paid the ultimate price. a week after the 22-year-old american returned home from north korea in a coma, his family announced their son had died. brexit czar sad duty to report that our side, otto warmbier, as completed his journey home, surrounded by his loving family. he died today at 2:20 p.m. wastto warmbier he sentenced to 15 years hard labor for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster while in pyongyang on an organized tour. american officials say it was a sham trial. >> i have made the worst mistake of my life. >> last tuesday, otto warmbier he was medically evacuated to the u.s., where dr. said he was in a state of unresponsive weight fullness, with the -- unresponsive wakefulness. president donald trump took credit for his release last week and on monday he expressed condolences to his family. >> he's been a year and a half in north korea. a lot of bad things hap

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nw 5-15 mph breaking now at 5:xx - north korea speaking out for the first time about the death otto warmbier. pyongyang denies it cruelly treated or tortured the u-v-a student. warmbier was was detained for more than a year, after being accused of stealing a propaganda poster. he was released last week in a coma and died a few days later. doctors say he suffered a severe neurological injury. thousands showed up to say the warmbiers funeral yesterday in ohio. also breaking overnight in fairfax county.. a police pursuit of a stolen car- ending in a crash. it started on richmond highway just before ten last night - and didn't end until hours later. three men were taken to the hospital - one of them in serious condition. so far no word on any charges. covering metro with a reminder about changes- going into effect this weekend. new signs, plastered at stations alert riders that starting sunday, fares will go up between ten and 25 cents depending on the time of day. hours will also change -- with trains running from five a-m until 11:30 p-m monday through thursday... five a-m until one a-m on fridays... sat

otto warmbier murder and said the regime in pyongyang should be held accountable for that. question is, how? because the united states does not have a lot of leverett with north korea -- e -- leverage wih north korea. the only country that does is china. president trump hoped china would help. but so far, nothing has come out of that. there is not much the americans can do. they resorted to some symbolic moves today, setting supersonic bombers to fly over the north korean peninsula. the one concrete thing that might be done now is a travel ban for american citizens who want to go to north korea, or at least restrictions for travel to north korea. that is currently being discussed in congress and in the government here. otherwise, of course, the public in america has reacted to the latest developments with a mixture of shock and sadness, particularly in the home state of the young man in ohio and also in virginia, where he went to university. >> today, we heard from the u.s. president. he said that if mr. otto warmbier had been released earlier that he would still be alive to

joined in the search. pyongyang has fired several short-range missiles from the north korean coastal town. they landed in waters between the korean peninsula and japan. the missile tests present a challenge to south korea's new president who has expressed interest in reaching out. how long has our species been around exactly? new fossils are pushing the evidence back by 100,000 years. the oldest known fossils of the homo sapiens species have been discovered in morocco. the remains are an estimated 300,000 years old. replicas of fossils on earth. an archaeological site in morocco. a discovery that could rewrite the history of our species. scientists say the specimens indicate that the first humans evolved across various parts of africa 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. we support the view that the african continent probably was involved in the emergence of our species. naturally if we move beyond 300,000 further back in the past possibly there is a point of emergence of the very first homo sapiens. peopl

i want to point out the proximity of pyongyang. this is only 200 kilometers long. anything should happen, it could be mutually assured distraction on both sides of this border. to the west, china has been trying to be pulled in your by the united states. ever since february, china has stopped importing north korean coal. but there is more that can be done. with u.s. pressure rising on china, that happening today with steve mnuchin saying there will be penalties with institutions, as well as people, affiliated with china, as a pertains to north korea. in a cityse is a bank on the border between china and north korea. this is been serving as a conduit for the north korean access to u.s. financial systems , as well as international systems. is unityspect shipping, with dolly and -- dalian. two chinese citizens have allegedly been helping them avoid sanctions. that thereoint out are things here with chinese exports as they pertain to north korea. they also could be used as leverage. at last year, steel exports to north korea, soybeans, fuel, oil, gas, they can be lever

he had been held for 17 months by the pyongyang regime. trump underscored the administration's concern. >> went over there a healthy wonderful boy and you see how he came back. you see how he came back. so we've been given a bad hand, but we're going to take that bad hand and it will all be good. >> congress is concerned as well. two house members introduced a bill that would ban tourist travel by americans to north korea and limit other ways the regime generates hard currency. >> people are increasingly enticed into coming to north korea to visit north korea. we've got to put an end to that. >> that was greg palkot reporting. the rhetoric coming from north korea ramping up this week. state media branding president trump as a psychopath claiming he is the one that will start a nuclear war. >>> the former attorney general under the microscope as the senate judiciary committee announces a probe into loretta lynch all stemming after former fbi director james comey testified that lynch tried to shape the way he spoke about the investigation int

north korean authorities detained him at the pyongyang airport last january and accused him of trying to steal a political banner from his hotel. he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. he arrived in cincinnati tonight to undergo medical treatment. >>> governor brown has added some new players to his global team fighting climate change. he went to china and germany to convince leaders to join other nations and fiji in the under 2 coalition making commitment to the paris climate accord. today the prime minister of fiji was in sacramento announcing his island will be the first small developing nation to join. the governor credits president trump's own statements with building the movement. >> his statement that climate change is a hoax is so absurd and so unbelievable and so outrageous that the grassroots, um, governors, people around the world, um, have galvanized and he is actually created the exact opposite of what he wants. >> fiji's prime minister is also the incoming president of this year's united nations climate change conference and today, appointed governor brown as specia

he had been held for 17 months by the pyongyang regime. >> he went over there a healthy, wonderful boyd you see how he came back. you see how he came back. so we have been given a bad hand. we are going to take that bad hand and it will all be good. >> congress is concerned as well. two house members introduced a bill that would ban taurus traveled by americans to north korea. and other ways that regime would generate hard currency. >> people are enticed to coming to north korea and visit north korea. we've got to put an end to that. >> there's no end to the rhetoric coming from north kore north korea. the media there saying that president trump is a psychopath. claiming that he's the one they could start a nuclear war. some claim. john. >> john: thank you. as greg reported, otto warmbier was laid to rest today. about 2,000 people were in the cincinnati high school to pay respects to the 22-year-old. among them, congressman rob portman. he called otto warmbier an amazing young man. he was jailed 17 months ago for taking a poster from a hotel. he was severely beaten while in captivity.

north korean authorities detained him at the me pyongyang airport last january and accused him of trying to steal a political banner from his told. the man was charged with hostile acts against the state and sentenced to 15 labor. a source close to the family tells cnn that the man contracted botulism and is to in cincinnati tonight. >>> the former president of mexico was in anhe had more har words for president trump. vicente fox came to oakland to speak at the cannabis business summit saying that marijuana should be legalized in an fort totakehe drugt hands of violent cartels. fox says he wants to see president trump's policies on marijuana and immigration go up in smoke. >> i think [ indiscernible ] donald trump to be such an instrument to be such a disrupter to be such a destroyer. >> meanwhile, u.s. attorney general jeff sessions in a letter to congress is asking to prosecute medical marijuana providers. >>> a new report finds the headlights on midsized suvs are getting better but as don champion reports, there's still a lot of room for improvement. >> reporter: the e rancin e insuv

do these reports undermine the administration's claim we're exerting maximum pressure on pyongyang? n how complex and difficult applying pressure to north korea is. but what we are doing is we're calling on everyone, the chinese government we're calling on governments around the world and there is not a bilateral discussion i have with any government anywhere in the world whether in eastern europe, southeast asia, sore central and south america that we do not talk about their relationship with north korea. and asking them to examine all of those ties and even when they say we only have $5 million worth of business i said make it two. so we're at least at this stage making clear to people around the world and governments what the u.s. policy and position is. the report that you cite which i have not had an opportunity to review in detail but familiar with it, i think does illustrate how sophisticated and complex getting at north korea's sources of revenue are. that's why we're also working with china and russia to put pressure more on how commodities are delivered into north korea bec

they the assessment is not conclusive, but evidence points to pyongyang. the worm affected more than 300-thousand people in about 150 countries last month. this was the first computer worm to be paired with ransomware. victims were told they had to pay a ransom to restore access. the family of otto warmbier will hold a press conference today to update the public on his health status. he's the university of virginia student who was imprisoned in north korea for over a year. warmbier was released to but is in a coma. right now he remains in a cincinatti hospital where he's receiving medical attention. covering metro.. safetrack surge 16 starts saturday. this will be the final safetrack surge. and it will run through june 25th. surge 16 will impact the red line. buses will replace trains between shady grove and twinbrook. the shady grove and rockville stations will be closed. we'll learn more about surge 16 and the end of safetrack this morning. metro has scheduled a news conference at 11 a.m. at the twinbrook station. a day of celebration today in northern ca

president trump has blamed the pyongyang regime for his death. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool reportsthere early last year, jailed and finally sent home to his parents in a coma. two died just days later. in march 2016, he was seen pleading for his freedom in a north korean courtroom. i am an innocent ski zero. instead he was sentenced to 15 yea rs ha rd zero. instead he was sentenced to 15 years hard labour and prison. he was accused of crimes against the country for allegedly taking a sign from a hotel he was staying at. he decided while travelling in china to ta ke decided while travelling in china to take what was supposed to be a quick trip across the border with tour group. this footage was taken in the days before his arrest, playing with local children in the snow. danny gratton from staffordshire was in the same tour group and had shared a room with him in north korea. the same tour group and had shared a room with him in north koream the same tour group and had shared a room with him in north korea. it has left an indelible mark on me. he was such a lovely garden to sink in

this is video just coming in of the former nba star arriving in pyongyang the state department says it knew about the trip - but he's not going for any official reason for the u-s government. it comes at a time of heightened tension between the countries. 4 americans have recently been detained in north korea. visiting to open a door and has no plans to discuss detained americans. this will be rodman's fifth trip to north korea. we're learning more about the three u.s. soldiers killed saturday in an insider attack in afghanistan. one of them, sergeant eric houck, was from baltimore. he was 25-years-old. he was stationed at fort campbell, and grew up in nottingham, in baltimore county. he leaves behind a wife and two children.. ages five and three. his father is vowing to keep his son's memory alive. the other soldiers killed include corporal dillon baldridge of youngsville, north carolina.. and sergeant william bays of the afghan soldier who allegedly conducted the attack was killed in return fire. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. breathtaking video out of wyoming

the british have an embassy in pyongyang. >> fire fbi director james comey will testify june at -- junet thursday before the intelligence committee and it will be an open testimony. >> i expect there to be some fireworks. an action-packed testimony. nothing with james comey has been tall. -- has been dull. i don't expect this one to be either. we learned this week that a letter had been sent to a lot of the key members of the trump campaign asking them for information. jared kushner has volunteered to testify in front of the committee. it is unclear if he received one of these letters. he was very instrumental in the campaign. so, if there is an investigation relating to the trump campaign, you can assume jared kushner, who was instrumental in that campaigned will be involved or questioned to some extent. jonathan: back to the u.k., we are less than a week away from the election. polls show the prime minister will likely fall short of a parliamentary majority. may's opponent attacking the prime minister for muted response to president trump pulling out of the paris climate deal. >> inve

otto's parents, they did have some limited communication with him initially through the swedish embassy here in pyongyangs an intermediary whenever americans are detained, but then as tensions really ratcheted up here on the korean peninsula, north korea enacted what's known as wartime law, cutting off all communication between otto and his family and even with the swedish embassy for a year. and so, his parents now, in the coming hours, presumably, we'll be seei -- will be seeing him and presumably speaking with him for the first time in over a year. he would have graduated from college just a couple of months ago. he missed that event. they have a lot of catching up to do. >> all right, will, stand by for a moment, because we did just get a statement from the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson on this. let's listen in. >> mr. secretary, is the president getting rid of mueller? >> excuse us, we've got to get through. >> any reaction to north korea, dennis rodman there. is that the u.s. solution now? >> no comment on that right now. >> reporter: no comment? are you feeling good about the release? what

president trump has blamed the pyongyang regime for his death. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool reportsst year, was arrested, jailed, and finally sent home to his parents in a coma to die just days later. you look at north korea, what's going on, look at 0tto, beautiful 0tto. went over there a healthy, wonderful boy. and you see how he came back. 0tto warmbier was last seen publicly in north korea pleading for his freedom in the court room in march last year. an innocent scapegoat... but instead he was sentenced to 15 years hard labour in a north korean prison. he'd been accused of crimes against the country, by taking a sign at a hotel he was staying at. another traveller in the same adventure tour group described the moment he was taken away. translation: 0tto was tapped on the solder and he was asked to step aside. when we were on the aeroplane, people started saying, someone's missing, where's 0tto? then the guide realises that someone is missing. she jumps out and tries to get off the plane, but she's stopped from doing that. he decided while travelling in china to take what was su

we look to beijing to bring the pressure to bear on the regime in pyongyang. ring it to its senses so that it ceases. >> the recent g7 said something of a seismic shift. when it comes to global alliances. -- angela merkel suggesting germany cannot rely on the u.s. the u.k. but europeans must take charge of their own destiny. if such alliance can be looking so fractured at the moment, what does that mean for australia? the u.s. and australia have the se shared values. do we really? >> of course we do. our reliance is stronger than ever. it's more important than ever. as president trump and i demonstrated when we were together on the uss intrepid. only little while ago. our commitment, the commitment of our nations based on our history, our shared values, our mutual interests is stronger than ever. is there a concern that president trump has proved himself to be irrational, the erratic when it comes to policy decisions? is that level of good faith something that can still be relied on? >> the relationship is in the best of health. the relationship between the uni

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you have two that were teaching in the university in pyongyang. hey haven't even gone on trial yet. you have a naturalized citizen who was sentenced to ten years of hard labor on spying charges. now the united states really has to try to get these americans home. in the case of come penretaliat action, they could put pressure on china to do more as they've bin doing about the nuclear and missile programs, but at this point the number one priority of the united states has got to be to try to secure the release of these remaining three u.s. citizens and to continue it encourage north americans not to travel to north korea. >> will ripley, appreciate it. >>> a fight over the bill to get obamacare redone. the question is can they succeed? more on that. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ there's nothing more than my vacation.me so when i need to book a hotel room, i want someone that makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. and with their price match, i know i'm getting the best price every time. now i can start relaxing even before the vacation begins. your summ

the paper says his so—called basketball diplomacy has brought speculation that he might have some unofficial role easing tensions between washington and pyongyanga bigfoot all friendly between singapore and one of the world's top teams, argentina. despite the absence of lionel messi and other stars, the argentinians put on a massive show, beating the singaporeans 6—0 in front of 33,000 fans. as we just heard, the taiwanese government has hit back after panama severed relations with taipei and established them with beijing instead. the move by the south american country has caused alarm in which taiwan fears other countries could follow suit, comprising its independence. escalating tensions pose risks for both sides in what is a long—term dispute. this is what could happen if china invaded taiwan. and this is how taiwan's military would respond, defending its outlying island in this recent drill. this is not a real war, it's just this recent drill. this is not a real war, it'sjust a military drill. but the taiwanese government is trying to send a message, that the threat from china is very real. china is located on the 150 kilometres across thes

the u.s. to act on pyongyang alone? a lot of balls in the air right now, as is often the case in the korean peninsula. i would not forget south korea. another thing going on is the president here, moon jae-in, is heading over to washington soon for his first meeting with president trump. another angle to this is if the united states stops running its , thise through beijing could be a shift to working more closely without south korea -- more closely with south korea, which has not had a government during the time donald trump has been in office. this is the first opportunity for the united states and south korea to work on this since trump has come in. some people are leaping to a conclusion, if trump says we are no longer waiting on china, it means he is going to order military strikes. there is a lot in between those two steps and one could be working with the south koreans. betty: it absolutely could be. as you rightly point out, south korea has been meandering along in their own internal controversies, but they seem

north korean authorities detained warmbier at the pyongyang airport last january and accused him of tryingeal a political banner at his hotel. warmbier was charged with "hostile acts against the state," and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor ...after a trial lasting just an hour. it was the last time he was seen publicly. those close to the 22-year-old say he also contracted botulism ...and is in "bad shape". was freed while former nba star dennis rodman is visiting north korea...but the state department says the two events are unrelated. (vicki) a manhunt is underway in georgia for the two escaped inmates who killed two prisonguards today and hijacked a bus.... catherine heenan is here with the latest on what happened.. .. (catherine) the two men who escaped are being described as "dangerous beyond description"... they were being moved this morning in a prison bus -- when they managed to grab the gunsof two officers....and kill them. donnie rowe and ricky dubose are still on the loose at last word...andthey've got the glock pistols from the officers they murdered... they weren't in the b

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the u.s. in this regard. i also urge pyongyang to promptly return to the negotiating table for denuclearization of the korean peninsula. national security leaves no room for either compromise or concession. on this occasion, the u.s. and president trump's firm resolve is noted. with great appreciation. the republic of korea will strive to strengthen u.s. capabilities, while building up its own capacity to defend tself. as we undertake these endeavors, bilateral cooperation and defense technologies will gather further traction. economic partnership between our countries forms an essential pillar for future oriented development of the alliance. we've both agreed on this. economic growth and job creation are promoted to ensure our peoples enjoy greater mutual benefits through the collective efforts we committed to make. third, as we fight against terrorism and other global challenges together, the alliance, as agreed by ourselves, will be broadened and developed in a global partnership, as we move forward, our two nations will work t