PM welcomes Kamala Harris to No 10

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Rishi Sunak has for the first time welcomed US Vice President Kamala Harris to 10 Downing Street ahead of attending the AI Summit together in Buckinghamshire tomorrow.    Ms Harris thanked the prime minister for his position on Israel and Hamas, reiterating the pair's understanding Israel "has the right to defend itself". Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00 [INAUDIBLE]

00:11 Vice President Harris, any reaction to the bombing

00:14 in Gaza, the refugee settlement?

00:18 Are you excited or worried about AI?

00:20 [INAUDIBLE]

00:37 Vice President, welcome to 10 Downing Street for,

00:39 I believe, the first time.

00:40 Yes, Mr. President.

00:41 It's great to have you here.

00:42 I know we're going to have some good conversations

00:44 about the global situation, particularly Israel and Gaza,

00:47 but also our support for Ukraine.

00:50 Against Russian aggression.

00:51 But it's also fantastic to welcome you to the UK

00:54 for the AI Safety Summit.

00:55 You have been a leader on this important topic.

00:58 Your speech today was incredibly significant.

01:01 And I know we're going to be talking to other leaders

01:03 tomorrow about how we can work together

01:05 to ensure that we reap all the incredible benefits of AI,

01:08 but do so in a way that manages the risks and deals

01:11 with them safely.

01:12 So thank you, and a warm welcome.

01:14 I also want to thank you for the position

01:17 that you and the United Kingdom have

01:19 taken in terms of what is happening in Israel

01:23 and with Hamas.

01:25 As we have both stated, Hamas is a terrorist organization.

01:30 And what happened in Israel is horrendous by any measure.

01:36 We both, I believe, have stated quite clearly

01:38 on behalf of our countries that we do believe

01:41 that it is important that we stand in the sake

01:44 and in the name of understanding Israel

01:46 has a right to defend itself.

01:48 But we also must ensure that there

01:50 is no conflation between the Palestinian people and Hamas.

01:55 And rules of law, in terms of rule of war,

01:59 should apply, which means that there should not

02:01 be any intentional targeting of civilians.

02:04 And there should be the requirement

02:07 that we meet the humanitarian needs of the people

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