Summary

State Department Spokesperson Philip Reeker commented today on reports Russia and Iraq are close to signing an arms agreement, saying Russia will comply with UN regulations He praised reports that Israeli and Palestinian officials have resumed peace talks Reeker also commented on the CNN tapes showing Al-Qaeda training camps

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 273550
Story Slug STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING (2002)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 08/19/2002
Archive Time 10:31
TRT 2:50
Supers Philip Reeker / State Department Spokesperson
Video Description Reeker at podium, wide shots of room, b-roll of reporters
Description State Department Spokesperson Philip Reeker commented today on reports Russia and Iraq are close to signing an arms agreement, saying Russia will comply with UN regulations He praised reports that Israeli and Palestinian officials have resumed peace talks Reeker also commented on the CNN tapes showing Al-Qaeda training camps
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) 00:00 Other than what we've seen in the press, Abu Nidal is a craven and despicable terrorist, and the world would certainly be a better place without people like Abu Nidal, bro, if you or your colleagues, on Friday, we haven't seen the agreement that's been widely discussed in the press, but I believe the Russian foreign ministry has said that the agreement is fully consistent with UN Security Council resolutions As you know, Iraq issues are part of our regular dialog with Russia Russia is a fellow permanent member of the UN Security Council, and we do consult regularly with them But obviously we would expect that anything would be consistent with UN Security Council resolutions into whether we believe it's consistent, they seem to have done it themselves We certainly welcome reports that the Israelis and the Palestinians have reached agreement on a plan to resume security cooperation and work to end violence and terror We've always underscored the critical importance of direct discussions between the parties and reports of progress on security issues are encouraging We understand that there will be a continuation of contacts now between local security commanders This sort of regular, detailed discussion will be critical to ensuring the long term success of this initiative, and we strongly urge the Israelis and Palestinians to continue their discussions, not only on security, but also on the Palestinian humanitarian situation, which is of grave concern to us, and on finances and the Palestinian civil reform efforts we look forward as we discuss Last city or anything about it Certainly no one should be surprised at what the tapes purport to reflect That is terrorist training techniques that seem to be shown in these tapes Al Qaeda is well known for its brutal terrorist tactics and has trained 1000s of members to murder innocent people in a variety of ways all of us know that all too well as we approach the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks on our country, certainly, the videotapes appear to be indicative of the lethal threat posed by the al Qaeda network They underscore the need for continued international cooperation to arrest al Qaeda operatives, wherever they are found, to dry up terrorist financing and to remain vigilant for possible future attacks Justin, the Secretary of State and other US officials met with the Palestinian delegate New Palestinians, I see your little provide you with whatever details they wish to share about their plans, new approaches, the reports we've seen Barry and we and we welcome those are that the Israelis and Palestinian bring forward in the strategy that we've been pursuing with other
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