Antonio guterres the white house. Following the meeting, the president spoke briefly to reporters. Pres. Trump thank you very much. It is great to have the secretarygeneral with us. We have become friends, even before i was doing what i am doing right now. We knew each other. You have done a very, very spectacular job at the United Nations. I can to you, speaking for the United States, we appreciate it. I know you are working with our ambassador. Nikki is a very unique is in a very unique class. We want to thank you for the job youre doing. It is an honor to have you. Thank you very much for being here. A lot to discuss. Mr. Guterres thank you very much mr. President. Im extremely grateful, first of all, for the support you have given us inroads into our reform process and the general assembly. I am a true believer that we live in a messy world, but we need strong reform, a modernized u. N. We need a strong United States engagement based on its traditional values of freedom, democracy,
I am ready to answer your questions. Thank you. [applause] you will be given a chance to ask three questions. I will give an opportunity first of all, to our foreign friends. You have sent a very experienced ambassador now, to washington. He has experience in negotiating strategic arms control with the United States. I am wondering what you have proposed to him, to restart the arms control dialogue with the United States. As you yourself mentioned, we have a big breakdown in this vital working relationship between the two nuclear superpowers. Mr lavrov we have had problems in our dialogue with the u. S. In recent months in recent years. During the Previous Administration there were many things that were failing. This is a different conversation. But after the Trump Administration came to the white house, we have stated our readiness to renew dialogue on all directions. We understand clearly, the situation that the new administration is in, how much pressure it is in at the moment, the
Well, good morningment welcome to the center for strategic and international studies. My name is heather conly, im Senior Vice President here at csi, a great privilege of leading our europe research. We are absolutely delighted to be able to public her exlens si, parly, minimum for their armed forces of france. She accepted her sports june 21st tv year so four months into the drive, as she arrives here in washington, france has produced its Strategic Review of defense and national security, document that i certainly encourage all to read because, as one of americas closest military security and Foreign Policy partners, this document really articulates the great challenges of our time and frances priorities and how to focus on those. Before i welcome the minister to the podium, the minister has had such a distinguished career in public service, serving as a senior being adviser to Prime Minister and also holding very senior positions at air france and Frances National stateopened railro
At csis with the great privilege of leading our europe research. We are absolutely delighted to be able to welcome her excellency florence parlay, minister for the armed forces of france. The minister accepted her responsibilities on june 21st of this year. So four months into the job. And as she arrives here in washington, france has produced its Strategic Review of defense and National Security, a document that i certainly encourage all to read because as one of americas closest military security and Foreign Policy partners, this document really articulates some of the great challenges of our time. And frances priorities, and how to focus on those. Before i welcome the minister to the podium, the minister has had such a distinguished career in Public Service serving as a senior budget adviser to Prime Minister joe span, but also holding very senior positions at air france and frances state owned railroad company, sncf. The minister knows logistics and brings that skill set to the min
Nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci. We did just that. We slowed the spread. We flattened the curve. We saved lives. The reality is were in a much better place. This resurgence of cases, i dont think theres time enough now all day to try and analyze and figure out the multifaceted elements that went into that, you know, everything from maybe opening a little too early on some to opening at the right time but not actually following the steps in an orderly fashion. So where is President Trump in all of this . Hes on the golf course today at his virginia club. Before teeing up he showed where his concern is via twitter attacking joe biden and nancy pelosi, defending his political rally viewership earlier in tulsa and retweeting a cal for the pardoning of roger stone. Not one word about the increasing spread of coronavirus. We begin with the troubling upward trend in coronavirus cases across many western and Southern States. States like california, texas, florida and a