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Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 9, 2006

Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley



4:57 P.M. EST

MR. HADLEY: I'm sorry this is starting later than it should have. My
apologies. I'm going to go through, as we do on these trips, giving you
some background on the trip. It's long, I'm afraid, because the trip is
long. It's about eight days. I've also tried to give you a sense of the
substance that's going to go on during the trip, so it means this runs on a
little bit. I will get through it, and I will stay for questions, so it
won't cut into the question time.

On November 14th the President and Mrs. Bush will depart for Southeast
Asia, where they will travel to Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia. This will
be the President's second trip to Singapore and Indonesia, and his first
trip to Vietnam.

The President is traveling to Asia to attend the leader's meeting of the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC, and his purpose is to
advance the core APEC goals of economic growth, trade liberalization and
trade-related security. The President will also visit Southeast Asia, a
region of great importance to the United States. Let me say a word about
that.

Southeast Asia is a region with an active al Qaeda-linked terrorist
presence that we are working with partners to defeat. It is a region where
serious transnational health challenges exist, including avian flu. And the
U.S. is cooperating with regional nations to control these threats. It is a
region of dynamic and transforming economies, ranging from the financial
and high-tech hub of Singapore to the reforming and literally booming
Vietnam. But it is also a region that is experiencing change and
uncertainty, in some sense as a result of the changing power dynamics
within Asia.

The trip to Asia will allow the President to advance the interests of the
American people by both partnering with Asian nations to tackle challenges
that face us, like terrorism and disease, and by ensuring that American
workers and businesses are able to reap the benefits of one of the world's
most economically vibrant regions.

On his trip to Southeast Asia, the President will reiterate his
appreciation for the excellent partnership we enjoy with Singapore. The
President will highlight our evolving relationship with Vietnam as it
reforms and reassesses its role in the region and the world. And the
President will discuss our advancing relationship with Indonesia, the
world's largest Muslim-majority country and an emerging democratic partner.

Additionally, the President will seek to reaffirm the centrality of the
freedom agenda in Asia, continue to encourage efforts in the war on terror,
and communicate his vision for smart development based on the Millennium
Challenge principles of good governance, investment in people, and economic
freedom.

That's what the themes of the trip will be. Let me go through the schedule
specifically.

On Tuesday, November 15, the President and Mrs. Bush will depart Andrews
Air Force Base on route to Moscow, Russia. The stop in Russia is a very
brief refueling stop. The President and Mrs. Bush will be greeted by
President Putin and Mrs. Putina, who have been gracious enough to want to
come and greet them at the airport. Following the brief stop in Russia, the
President and Mrs. Bush will continue on to Singapore.

On Thursday, November 16, the President will visit the Asian Civilizations
Museum. This museum is the first in the region to present a broad
perspective on Pan-Asian cultures and civilizations, highlighting the
multiethnic society that makes up Singapore.

Following the museum event, the President will attend a U.S. Embassy event
to thank the American and foreign staff working in the Embassy on behalf of
the United States and Singapore.

That afternoon, the President will see the acting president of Singapore
and then meet with the Prime Minister of Singapore.

Q What day is this?

MR. HADLEY: This is Thursday, the 16th. Following that meeting, the
President will deliver remarks at the National University of Singapore. In
his remarks, the President will highlight the importance of Asia in the
world and will discuss the ways in which the United States and Asian
nations are partnering together to face the challenges of poverty, disease,
terrorism, and energy security.

This is a story both of the United States working with Asia in addressing
these issues regionally in Asia, but increasingly, it is a story of the
United States and Asian partners working together to address these issues
on a global basis. He will lay out his vision for building a hopeful,
peaceful set of societies in Asia that can meet these various challenges.

Later that evening, again still Thursday, November 16, the President and
Mrs. Bush will participate in a social dinner hosted by the Prime Minister
of Singapore.

On Friday, November 17, the President will tape his radio address and then
depart Singapore en route Hanoi, Vietnam. The President will meet and have
lunch with Prime Minister Howard of Australia. That afternoon, the
President and Mrs. Bush will be honored with a state visit to Vietnam,
including an arrival ceremony and meetings with the President of Vietnam
and the Prime Minister of Vietnam. This will be the first meeting between
the President and the new President and Prime Ministers of that country.

That evening, the President and Mrs. Bush will attend a state banquet
hosted by President Tran and his wife.

Saturday, November 18, the President will begin a day full of meetings,
including a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun.
Still on the morning of the 18th, the President will meet with the leaders
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. He had a similar
meeting last year in Korea. ASEAN is an organization of 10 member
countries, but the President will be meeting with the seven of those
countries that are also members of APEC and are, therefore, in Hanoi.

The meeting will be an opportunity for the leaders to discuss the progress
of the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership Initiative that the President
launched last year. The Enhanced Partnership is a framework agreement for
increasing cooperation with ASEAN in several areas, including health,
education, disaster management and counter-narcotics.

After the President launched the initiative with a vision statement last
year at APEC, Secretary Rice concluded a joint action plan with ASEAN
foreign ministers at the ASEAN regional forum in Malaysia this July. This
is a relationship that is strengthening between the U.S. and ASEAN, and the
President will have an opportunity to push it forward.

Later that morning, still Saturday, November 18th, the President will visit
the joint POW-MIA accounting command, where he will get a briefing on
efforts to ensure the fullest possible accounting of all missing service
members from the Vietnam War.

Following that visit, the President will participate in an embassy
greeting, where he will express his appreciation for the work of U.S.
embassy staff based in Hanoi.

That afternoon the President will meet and have lunch with Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe of Japan. This will be the first time the two leaders will have
an opportunity to meet since Prime Minister Abe took office in October.
This will give the President a chance to discuss with the new Prime
Minister the strong U.S.-Japanese alliance, and how to work together to
meet current challenges in Asia.

Later that afternoon, still Saturday, November 18th, the President will
begin participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings,
attending the first APEC leaders retreat. This first day of APEC meetings
will focus on advancing trade and investment in the changing global
context.

Additionally, the President will participate in the APEC leaders dialogue,
with the APEC Business Advisory Council. This is an opportunity to
highlight the U.S. private sector contribution to APEC. That evening the
President and Mrs. Bush will participate in a gala dinner hosted by Vietnam
for the APEC leaders at the National Conference Center.

Sunday, November 19th, the President and Mrs. Bush will attend a church
service at Cua Bac church in Hanoi. The service will include both Catholic
and Protestant worshipers, and will serve to highlight the President's
support for religious freedom in Vietnam.

The President will then meet with President Hu Jintao of China. Later that
morning, the second leaders retreat at APEC will focus on human security,
economic and technical cooperation, APEC reform, and other issues.

Following the second round of APEC meetings, the leaders will participate
in an official lunch and photo before presenting the APEC leaders
declaration.

At the conclusion of the APEC events, the President will meet President
Vladimir Putin of Russia, and then the President and Mrs. Bush will depart
Hanoi en route Ho Chi Minh City.

Monday, November 20, in Ho Chi Minh City, the President and Mrs. Bush will
participate in a greeting with staff and their families from the U.S.
consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Later that morning, the President will
participate in a tour of the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Center --
or stock market -- and then will host a roundtable with business leaders.
This roundtable will be comprised of American business people working in
Vietnam, including some Vietnam-era veterans and some Vietnamese Americans
who fled Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, and also additional Vietnamese
local businessmen.

These events will give the President an opportunity to discuss economic
reform and the business climate in an economically thriving Ho Chi Minh
City.

Following the business roundtable, the President will tour the Pasteur
Medical Research Institute, and the President will be briefed on the work
of the Institute that it does in regards to HIV/AIDS and avian influenza.
Vietnam faces tough battles in combating these diseases, and cooperation on
health is a success story in the U.S.-Vietnamese relationship. With U.S.
assistance, the Vietnamese government has succeeded in preventing a human
case of avian influenza for over a year.

Later, the President and Mrs. Bush will visit the History Museum in Ho Chi
Minh City. The museum houses a collection of artifacts from Vietnam's 2,000
years of recorded history.

That afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush will depart Ho Chi Minh City en
route Jakarta, Indonesia. Upon arrival in Indonesia, the President and Mrs.
Bush will greet staff and families from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta.

Later that afternoon, the President will meet with President Yudhoyono of
Indonesia. President Yudhoyono is Indonesia's first directly elected
democratic leader, and he is leading Indonesia on a path of stability,
prosperity and reform.

The two Presidents will then drop by an education event hosted by Mrs. Bush
and the First Lady of Indonesia to highlight the President's $150 million
Indonesia Education Initiative. This program has three goals: to help local
governments, communities, and parents effectively manage education; to
enhance teaching and learning to improve student performance, and to
provide relevant work-life skills -- computers, English -- to prepare youth
to transition to work and to position Indonesia to compete in the global
economy.

The initiative also offers Fulbright and other exchanges and activities to
strengthen English proficiency. It is the cornerstone of the U.S.
government assistance program in Indonesia and one of the largest U.S.
education programs in the world.

The President and President Yudhoyono will then hold a joint press
availability. That evening, the President will meet with a group of civic
leaders in Indonesia to discuss a variety of issues, including health and
education, and how to ensure that the moderate majority in Indonesia is not
overshadowed by a vocal extremist minority.

Later that evening, the President and Mrs. Bush will be guests at a dinner
hosted by the President and First Lady of Indonesia featuring local
entertainment. After dinner, the President and Mrs. Bush will depart
Indonesia en route Honolulu, Hawaii.

On Tuesday, November 21, the President will have breakfast with U.S.
troops. Following the breakfast, the President will be briefed by the
commander at the U.S. Pacific Command. And later that morning, the
President and Mrs. Bush will depart Hawaii en route Andrews Air Force Base
and then the White House.

I'll be pleased to take your questions.

Q Steve, when do we expect the President to receive the report of the Iraq
Study Group? And have you had any contact with them formally or informally?

MR. HADLEY: I don't know what their schedule is. I don't think they've
talked publicly about it. It is, as you know, an independent study group.
That's how they want it, that's how the President wants it. I have had
conversations with them, with Secretary Baker and former -- former
Secretary of State Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton. They have had
a number of information requests. They have also asked us to arrange some
interviews with administration officials. There has been administrative
support that we have provided in connection, for example, with their travel
to Iraq. So we have -- I've been the President's point of contact with them
to facilitate and to give support to the commission, which the President
said he wanted to do.

In terms of when they're going to report, I don't know. I see the
speculation in the press. I think, quite frankly, this is a question you
ought to address to the two co-chairs.

Q You haven't been alerted to anything though?

MR. HADLEY: No. No, sir.

Q Steve, with a new Congress, how is U.S. policy possibly going to change
toward Iraq? And is there any attempt going to be made to reach out to some
of Iraq's neighbors, including Syria and Iran?

MR. HADLEY: Obviously, there is an opportunity to make further changes and
adjustments in what we're doing in Iraq. I think you noted the President
said the other day that what was going on in Iraq in terms of our efforts
were not working well enough and not working fast enough. And I think
that's -- recently in Iraq, that's the view, clearly, of Iraqis. That's a
shared judgment.

And the question is, that being the judgment, how can we do better? And I
think there's an opportunity for Republicans and Democrats to share some
ideas on how to do that. The Baker-Hamilton commission, obviously, will
have some of their own suggestions. And I think the President, as he's
talked publicly, thinks we are in a time now where we have an opportunity
to try and define a way ahead that can be supported by Republicans and
Democrats, by the executive branch and by the Congress, but also, most
importantly, by the Iraqis, because we have to recognize that Iraq belongs
to the Iraqis, and this has to be their program

and their success.

And the question for all of us is how can we do a better job of supporting
them in their efforts to do what they have set for themselves -- in the
President's words, to "an Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself, and
sustain itself." That's what they want. That's what we want. And the
question is, how can we support their efforts in a more effective way.

I think the President views this as a terrific opportunity.

Q What about reaching out to some of those countries that I mentioned?

MR. HADLEY: Well, there has been, as you know, over the last several years,
contacts that we have had certainly with Syria and also with Iran, some
directly through a variety of channels, a lot of it indirectly. These are
not relations that lack for communication between the sides. I think the
issue, of course, that we have all focused on and that the Iraqis have
focused on is that Syria and Iran have not been constructive in Iraq. They
have not supported the new -- the Iraqi unity government in trying to move
forward with building democratic institutions and bringing peace and
stability to the country.

And that is the message that Iraqis have sent. That's, quite frankly, a
message that we have sent through a number of different ways. I think the
issue about talking to Syria and Iran about Iraq is first and foremost an
issue for Iraqis. And quite frankly, based on my conversations there, that
is something that they would like to be taking the lead on because Iraq,
again, is their country, and if there's discussions to be had on Iraq, they
would like to do it directly.

Now there have been meetings, as you know, meeting on the International
Compact, where Iran and Syria have been present. And I would expect there
will be more meetings of that sort and regional meetings where they will
participate. And the agenda for all those meetings is to get countries to
do more to support Iraq and to stop doing those things that are
destructive. And that's a theme that we will certainly be putting forward
at those meetings. It's the same thing that Iraq is putting forward at
those meetings.

Q So to what extent will the North Korea nuclear situation come up in the
President's meetings with the Asian leaders and when will the talks start,
the six-party talks? And are you concerned that North Korea might use an
opportunity to do something belligerent as they have in the past during
summit meetings?

MR. HADLEY: It's possible that they would take some action. I think it
would be very ill advised. They -- I think by both their missile test and
their nuclear weapon test, it's pretty clear that they have alienated the
international community, resulted in a U.N. Security Council Resolution
that's a very tough resolution. So I think it's a possibility. I think they
would not -- it's not in their interests to do so. I'm sure the issue will
be a subject of discussion.

The way ahead though, I think, is pretty clear. That is to say the North
Koreans have indicated that they are ready and willing to come back to the
talks. We have said, well, if you come back it's not just a talk; it has to
be about concrete steps to implement the September 19, 2005 joint statement
in which North Korea agreed to give up its nuclear weapons and its nuclear
programs. And the five of the six-party talks agreed to take steps that
would provide economic assistance, some security reassurance, and a path
towards greater diplomatic context. So that's the framework.

And what we hope and expect is that North Korea will come back and start
talking about the actions that can be taken to implement that framework. So
that's the next step. There are conversations going on now to try and
structure that conversation, make sure that the first session will be
successful, work out timing and modalities. They have not yet, so far as I
know, resulted in a firm time as to when that will resume. My guess, it
will be sometime after, of course, the APEC meeting -- is my guess.

Q Can you give us a closer time frame? Are you thinking December or will it
start early next -- in January?

MR. HADLEY: I think we don't know at this point. That's part of the
discussions that are now ongoing.

David.

Q Steve, could you tell us, in the discussions with Mr. Gates that led up
to his nomination, he has of course written quite extensively on the
question of direct engagement with Iran, took a position quite different
from the administration's current policy. What kind of assurances or
discussions did he have about having some freedom to either change or
influence established policy?

And during your trip to Iraq, did you explore the question of some kind of
temporary increase of American troop presence and Iraqi troop presence in
Baghdad, in that new effort to secure the city?

MR. HADLEY: No, I did not explore that notion. I did, on that trip, talk
about a number of things about how we could enhance the ability of the
Iraqis, first and foremost, and then with our support, to enhance security.

What I found was Iraqis very concerned from Prime Minister Maliki on down.
They want to take more responsibility for security in Iraq. They want to
see what they can do to enhance, as soon as possible, the capabilities of
their forces. And, quite frankly, Prime Minister Maliki wants more control
of those forces. That, of course, control is coming. As you know, six of
the 10 Iraqi divisions have now been placed under the Iraqi chain of
command. So there has also, of course, been provinces that have been
transferred not only to Iraq security responsibility, but overall political
responsibility for the security forces in those areas.

So this process of turning security responsibility and force to the Iraqis
is going on. There is a desire to do it faster. And so we talked about some
ideas the Iraqis have in order for accelerating these processes. These are
ideas we've taken back. Obviously, the military has to be the principal
party to those discussions. We talked about that.

Q -- speeding training.

MR. HADLEY: Speeding training, issues of -- there are a lot of issues that
one could think about, speeding training, the level of embedding that is
going on, what we can do to help those forces be more effective, what is
the extent of the control that Prime Minister Maliki exercises over those
forces, is there an ability to get greater and closer coordination between
MNFI and the Iraqi government.

There are a whole host of issues that I went, really, to Iraq for two
purpose: to reassure the government and Prime Minister Maliki of President
Bush's support; and then to hear ideas from the Iraqis about how we can
advance the political agenda, the security agenda and get more
international support. And I've come back with those ideas and we'll put
them into our policy process here.

In terms of Robert Gates, I was not party to the conversation that he had
with the President in Crawford on Sunday, so I don't know the details of
that conversation. I'm sure, knowing the President, that he indicated to
Bob Gates that he wanted Bob to have a pretty free hand in managing the
Department and would be interested in Bob's suggestions and recommendations
for improving the execution and the carrying out of the President's
policies.

I think the one thing I would say -- without getting into specific answers,
specific articles -- is, obviously, one of the things the President does
before he brings a Cabinet member in is to make sure that the Cabinet
member is comfortable supporting the broad outlines of the President's
policy -- you know, do you believe that there is a war on terror and it's
important for us to succeed? And I think you can be confident that the
President and Bob Gates are pretty confident themselves that they're on the
same page on the basic pillars of the President's foreign policy. I think
that's fair to say.

Q As you know, this trip is going to inspire a lot of comparison between
Iraq and Vietnam. I'm curious, what do you think of those comparisons? And
is Iraq starting to have the same divisive impact on government and society
that Vietnam did?

MR. HADLEY: You know, it's interesting, I mean, for historians -- a lot of
folks have views. There are a couple of things, when you ask me that
question, that strikes me, having been through that period. One, what's
interesting, that's very different is the support of the American people
for their men and women in uniform, in Iraq, in Afghanistan, globally in
the war on terror, is incredibly high. And that's a good thing, because the
men and women out there really deserve it. And if you spend any time on
that, that's the only conclusion you can come to. That's very different
than the Vietnam era, when, I think -- I'll just leave it at that.

Secondly, the other thing that strikes me is that the overwhelming majority
-- and there are always exceptions -- of the men and women who are engaged
in the war on terror, whether Iraq, Afghanistan, or elsewhere, support the
mission. And you see it in re-enlistments, you see it in new accessions in
the Armed Forces. That's very different, and I think that gives some heart
to the American people.

Third, the other thing I think that's very different is I remember a debate
about what would happen if the United States left Vietnam. And there were
discussions about dominos, some which fell, some which didn't fall. But
nobody, I think, felt that it would result in a clear and present danger to
the territory of the United States. And I think one of the things that's
different is I think most men and women in America believe that it is
important that we not fail in Iraq; that the consequences of an Iraq that
descended into chaos would be an Iraq that would be a safe haven for
terrorists, that would not only attack and destabilize neighboring states,
which are some of our closest allies in the region, would disrupt a very
important strategic place in the world, but also ultimately could result in
9/11-type attacks against the United States.

And I think that most Americans understand that, and that's why I think the
debate that you hear most in the country is not whether or not we should
try and succeed in Iraq; everybody thinks we should succeed. The question
is, do we have a plan to do so in which the American people have confidence
that the plan will succeed and that we are making progress toward success.
That's the question.

And this is in response to Steve's question. I think we have an opportunity
now to examine that issue and come forward with some changes and other
things that will bring bipartisan support for a way ahead on Iraq. That's
what we hope would come out of this.

Q If I could follow a little bit on that. During the campaign, the
Democrats criticized all of the President's foreign policy -- too
bellicose, too aggressive, too unilateral, as you know, wanted him to be
more of a realist. Will the election results change any of President Bush's
overall approach to foreign policy?

MR. HADLEY: Well, part of it is the -- it's interesting the unilateralism,
and here we are six-party talks in North Korea. We have a EU 3-plus 3 in
terms of Iran. We are in the Security Council all the time on resolutions
on North Korea, resolutions on Iran. We're trying to work through the U.N.
to get a force into Darfur. I mean, it's a little hard. We're now -- some
of the people who used to criticize us for unilateralism are now beginning
to criticize us for not taking more decisive individual action.

So look, I think the President's policies are pretty clear. We have tried
to get international support and participation in those policies because we
think it's a more effective way to do it. And I think one of the things --
there has -- I think a lot of us spend a lot of time consulting with the
Congress. And obviously, given the election results, we'll probably be
spending even more time consulting with the Congress.

Sir.

Q Apologize if this has been brought out, but I don't think it has. Today
the administration put forward the nomination of U.N. Ambassador Bolton.
Republicans on the Hill say nothing has changed, and that there's very --
extremely doubtful that it would get out of committee. Democrats,
obviously, are saying it's a non-starter. So what are the prospects, and
what happens if it doesn't get addressed in lame duck?

MR. HADLEY: Well, one of the things that's changed is John Bolton has now
had a long period of time up in New York, and one of the things we hope is
that people will step back and look at that record. And we think it is a
strong record. John has done a terrific job. He has gotten out of the
United Nations some very important resolutions on some of the most
important issues for our national security, a very tough resolution on
North Korea, I think actually two tough resolutions on North Korea, which
many people thought we could not get.

We have a very strong resolution in terms of Lebanon at a critical time. We
are now working in terms of Iran. You know, these are hard to do. This is
bringing countries with different views together. John has been terrific.
He has been a champion of reform, and he has been a clear advocate of
American values. So I have to tell you that I would hope that people would
step back, take a look at John's record up there, and reach the judgment
that the President has reached that he does a terrific job for the American
people.

Q So you think it's possible that you could pressure Senator Lincoln Chafee
into changing his mind into letting it out of committee?

MR. HADLEY: You say pressure, I would say explain and persuade, because
John has a terrific record up there, and I just think -- I know what the
President wants us to do is to sit down -- we need to do it
senator-by-senator and explain the record. And I think if you want an
effective American ambassador in the United Nations, John Bolton has proved
he is that. And the President believes that the Senate ought to step back,
take a look at that record, and confirm him.

Q How would you bet on the prospects of that?

MR. HADLEY: I don't bet.

Q On Russia, why did you decide to have two meetings in quick succession
with the Russian President? What do you want to achieve? Do you expect an
agreement on the WTO?

MR. HADLEY: They are not really two meetings. As I said -- there are not a
lot of places you can fly to or fly over that allow you to get from Andrews
Air Force Base to Singapore in one stop, rather than two stops. And Moscow
is one. So we contacted the Russians and said, would you mind if we put
down and refueled. And they said, perfectly fine.

And then we were -- and we said no ceremony, no meetings required. And what
the word came back was, understand no ceremony, no meetings required, but
President Putin and Mrs. Putina would like to pay a social call on the
President for the 45 minutes or so that we're sitting on the tarmac to get
refueled. And my guess is the President and the First Lady will come out of
the airplane, and they will sit down and have some conversation with the
two Russian folks.

Q But there is --

MR. HADLEY: There will be -- there are a series of bilaterals. As you know,
when you go to these international conferences, it's kind of standard
practice to have bilateral meetings. Obviously, we have a lot of issues to
talk about with Russia, not the least of which being Iran. And we have now
scheduled a bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the margins of
APEC.

Last question.

Q Sir, the WTO -- WTO?

MR. HADLEY: I think you should talk to Susan Schwab on this. She's the one,
obviously, on the most up to date information. I think we're making
progress at this point in narrowing the differences. I think that's the
proper place to go for that question.

Q As far as the President's trip to APEC is concerned, how will this trip
be different as far as dealing with terrorism is concerned, because there
are terrorists also -- in Pakistan in retaliation with Pakistani army
attack on these madrassahs? And also if this meeting will bring any -- as
far as Afghanistan is concerned, because terrorism also coming back into
Afghanistan?

MR. HADLEY: One of the things the President has done over his time in
office is to broaden the agenda of APEC, which really started about trade
and economic issues, and then three years ago or so, expanded it to
security issues, of which fighting terrorism is the number one. That, of
course, remains on the agenda as I described.

He's also now expanding that agenda for a third leg, if you will, which is
the smart development, trying to help countries advance in a way that will
provide sustainable economic growth and bring people out of poverty. And
that of course, in our view, is good governance, investing in people
through education and health, and then using the power of trade and private
markets. And so that's -- it will fleshing out that agenda. So yes, trade
-- terror continues to be on the agenda, but it's a much broader agenda
now.

Thanks very much.

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