00:00We just want to thank you so much for this opportunity.
00:03Well, thank you. You're such good English, such beautiful.
00:05Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?
00:09Were you educated where?
00:12It's a recent celebration of your 249th anniversary.
00:17We did a Liberia at your embassy.
00:20Mr. President, we thank you for this opportunity to be here.
00:24Liberia is a long-time friend of the United States.
00:27And we believe in your policy of making America great again.
00:35And we also go a long way with you in your diplomacy
00:41that has to do with economic development and commercial friendship.
00:48Liberia has a lot of minerals.
00:52And one of the things we ask as good friends for a long time
00:57is the opportunity to do a survey of our minerals.
01:02And also, we are committed to peace.
01:08And we've been very lucky.
01:11Within our region, we are a country
01:13that I've had a series of democratic elections.
01:18And our country has been cooling down.
01:21And also, we want to encourage American involvement
01:26in the investment in Liberia.
01:30I would like to see that happen.
01:32And we want to work with the United States
01:36in peace and security within the region
01:39because we are committed to that.
01:42And we just want to thank you so much for this opportunity.
01:45Well, thank you.
01:46You're such good English.
01:47Such beautiful.
01:48Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?
01:51Where?
01:52Were you educated where?
01:54Yes, sir.
01:54In Liberia?
01:56Yes, sir.
01:57Well, that's very interesting.
01:58It's beautiful English.
01:59Sure.
02:00I have people at this table who can't speak nearly as well.
02:03Very good, sir.
02:07I would like to commend you, Mr. President,
02:11for the success you had in reaching a peace agreement
02:15between Rwanda and the DRC.
02:18Africa is a vast continent that has many problems.
02:21And we truly count on you for your assistance in Sudan
02:25and in the Sahel because no investment can be made
02:29when there is a war for investment.
02:32You need peace.
02:33The other heads of state who are here with me
02:36represent countries that are at peace.
02:40And that has been the case for some time.
02:42When we also have raw materials, minerals, rare earths,
02:53we are not poor countries.
02:56We are rich countries when it comes to raw materials.
03:00But we need partners to support us
03:03and help us develop those resources
03:05with win-win partnerships.
03:08That is our wish.
03:10I often listen to your remarks and speeches, Mr. President.
03:16We also want our raw materials to be processed locally
03:22in our country so that we can create value
03:25and to create jobs for youth
03:28so that they stop dying.
03:30They are crossing the sea, the ocean,
03:33to go to other countries.
03:35That is what we want to have,
03:37local processing of raw materials.
03:39Since Gabon is a rich country,
03:42we have over 2 million inhabitants
03:44and a great deal of diversity,
03:49raw materials, oil and gas reserves.
03:54And we would like those resources to be tapped
03:57using an economic model
04:00that fits since our liberation.
04:07We have changed how we do trade.
04:12We have focused on transparency and bids
04:15for anyone who wants to come invest in our country.
04:19If you follow the news,
04:22we have also worked on agreements with the European Union
04:27and we wanted to review those
04:29because we didn't think that those were win-win opportunities.
04:33So our market is open.
04:35We want to process manganese locally,
04:39which you purchase through a company called Aramet.
04:46And I'm sure that it's more expensive
04:48compared to when you can come and buy it directly from us.
04:55In order to do this local processing,
04:58we need 8 to 10 gigawatts of electricity.
05:02Again, this is an open bid.
05:05Any American company that wants to invest in electricity in Gabon
05:09is welcome to take advantage of that opportunity.
05:14Now, looking at defense,
05:16the Gulf of Guinea is an issue.
05:19There is maritime piracy in that area
05:22and we want to work together to stabilize it.
05:25You said you had the best equipment,
05:27the best military equipment,
05:28and that's what we'd like to have
05:30so that we can stop maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
05:34We can't do it alone.
05:36We need a reliable and strong partner
05:40that is committed
05:41and that takes real steps, real action.
05:46We also need to be pragmatic.
05:49And that's what you are.
05:52And I'm a general and I am too.
05:54I'm pragmatic.
05:55I like it when things move quickly.
05:58Our country is free,
05:59open to one and all.
06:01You are welcome to come and invest.
06:04Otherwise, other countries might come instead of you.
06:29For the good of our nation,
06:53let's work together
06:54and let's truly make America great again.
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