English subtitles for clip: File:President Obama and King Salman Deliver Statements to the Press.webm

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King Salman: (as interpreted) Mr. President, on behalf

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of my brothers, the leaders of the GCC countries,

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and on my personal behalf,
I'd like to thank you for

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attending this constructive
and fruitful summit,

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which will contribute to
enhancing the consultation

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and cooperation between the
GCC countries

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and the United States.

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I commend the constructive
discussions

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and the points reached.

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I would like to emphasize
the keenness and commitment

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of the GCC countries to
develop historical and

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strategic relations between
our respective countries and

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the United States of America
to serve our mutual interest

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as well as the security and
peace of the region

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and the world.

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We wish you all
health and happiness,

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and we wish our countries
and peoples security,

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stability, and prosperity.

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(applause)

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President Obama: Thank you
very much, Your Majesty.

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Once again, I want to
thank His Majesty and the

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government and people of
Saudi Arabia for their

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hospitality, as well as
Secretary General Zayani and

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all OF our GCC for another
successful summit.

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I just want to make a brief
comment

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on what we've accomplished.

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Last year, at our
summit at Camp David,

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we agreed to build an even
stronger partnership between

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our nations.

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We already had strong
bilateral relations and,

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collectively, had a shared
vision of peace and

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prosperity in the region.

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But we felt that
we could do more,

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given the new challenges
that had arisen.

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Today, we reviewed the
important progress that

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we've made together.

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I reaffirmed the policy of
the United States to use all

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elements of our power to
secure our core interests in

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the Gulf region, and to
deter and confront external

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aggression against our
allies and our partners.

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And we reached a common
vision on how to move

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forward, together,
in key areas.

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We remain united in our
fight to destroy ISIL,

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or Daesh, which is a
threat to all of us.

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The United States will help
our GCC partners ensure that

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their Special Operations
Forces are interoperable,

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and GCC nations will
continue to increase their

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contributions to the fight
against ISIL and the

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coalition that we formed.

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We'll continue to offer
support to Iraq as it

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liberates and stabilizes
towns and cities from ISIL

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control, and we'll
remain leading donors of

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humanitarian aid to the
peoples of Syria and Iraq.

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We agreed to continue
working closely to

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de-escalate and resolve
regional conflicts.

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In Syria, the cessation of
hostilities is obviously

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under tremendous strain,
including continued

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violations by
the Assad regime.

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This violence is yet another
reminder that there's only

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one way to end
this civil war,

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as our GCC partners agree
-- a transitional governing

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body, a new constitution
with free elections,

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including a transition
away from Assad.

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With regard to Yemen, we
urged all parties to abide

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by the cessation of
hostilities so that

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humanitarian aid can be
reached to the Yemeni people

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and the peace
process can proceed.

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With regard to Libya, we
agreed to keep building

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support for the new
national unity government.

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Given the ongoing
threats in the region,

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the United States will
continue to increase our

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security cooperation
with our GCC partners,

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including helping them
improve their own capacity

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to defend themselves.

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I thanked our GCC partners
for their support of the

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comprehensive deal that has
now cut off every single one

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of Iran's pathways
to a nuclear weapon.

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That makes the region safer.

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We'll remain vigilant to
ensure that Iran fulfills

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its commitments, just
as we will fulfill ours.

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Even with the nuclear deal,
we recognize collectively

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that we continue to have
serious concerns

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about Iranian behavior.

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Our nations committed to
continuing to interdict

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illegal Iranian arms
shipments in the region,

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impose costs on Iran for its
ballistic missile program,

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and oppose Iran's
destabilizing actions

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in the region.

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At the same time, as I said
at Camp David last year,

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none of our nations have an
interest

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in conflict with Iran.

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We welcome an Iran that
plays a responsible role in

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the region -- one
that takes concrete,

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practical steps to build
trust and resolve its

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differences with its
neighbors by peaceful means

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and abides by international
rules and norms.

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And finally, even as these
summits focus on security

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issues, it remains the
case that true and lasting

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security also depends on
governance and an economy

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that serves all its citizens
and respects

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universal human rights.

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With this in mind, the
United States and the GCC

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will launch a new high-level
economic dialogue with a

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focus on adjusting
to lower oil prices,

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increasing our economic ties
and supporting GCC reforms

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as they work to provide jobs
and opportunities to their

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young people and all
of their citizens.

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So, again, I want to thank
His Majesty and all of our

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GCC partners for this
very successful summit.

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When we look back
on the past year,

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a lot has gotten done.

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I'm confident that a year
from now we will be able to

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say that because
of these actions,

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all of our nations are more
peaceful and more secure and

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more prosperous.

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And it underscores the
enduring friendship and

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partnership between the
United States and the

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countries that are
represented around this table.

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Thank you for
your hospitality.

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(applause)