00:00Secretary, you met with your Indian counterpart here as well.
00:04India has declared that the explosion in Delhi on Monday was a terrorist incident.
00:08How concerned are you about rising tensions between India and Pakistan,
00:12given the antecedent of the tension in the fight?
00:16Yeah, I mean, we're aware of the potential that that holds.
00:20But I think the Indians need to be commended.
00:22They've been very measured and cautious and very professional
00:25in how they're carrying out this investigation.
00:28That investigation continues.
00:30It clearly was a terrorist attack.
00:31It was a car loaded with highly explosive materials that detonated and killed a lot of people.
00:38But I think they're doing a very good job of carrying out an investigation.
00:42And I think when they have facts, they'll release those facts.
00:44But clearly, I mean, we're aware of the potential that it has.
00:48And so we spoke about that a little bit today,
00:49the potential that it has to become something broader.
00:53But I think we're going to wait to see what their investigation reveals.
00:56We've offered to help, but I think they're very capable in these investigations.
00:58They don't need our help, and they're doing a good job.
01:00And I thought they were very measured and professional in how they've approached it,
01:03as they usually are.
01:04You mentioned China and fentanyl.
01:06This working group that the Treasury Secretary has talked about setting up,
01:11measuring China's progress on cracking down on fentanyl flows,
01:14is there a timeline for when that will be established?
01:16Do you have?
01:17I don't know. You'll have to ask, since it's part of the trade agreement,
01:21it will largely involve Treasury and probably elements of law enforcement as well.
01:25But the FBI director traveled to China a few days ago, had very positive meetings.
01:30And from everything we've seen and heard so far,
01:32it appears the Chinese have a real interest in scheduling these substances.
01:36These precursor chemicals have legitimate uses,
01:39but when you combine them all together, they create fentanyl, which is not legitimate.
01:42And so everything we've seen from them is that they're serious about doing it.
01:45And in return, you know, the president cut in half the fentanyl tariffs.
01:49So we expect both sides to comply with their end of the bargain.
01:52And so far, everything we've seen indicates that they intend to.
01:55On the Middle East, can you talk about the international stabilization force?
01:58Is there any further progress on the...
01:59We have a new draft, I think, that's being worked on now.
02:02We feel optimistic that it's going to happen.
02:04It needs to be done the right way.
02:06And obviously, there's a lot of different countries.
02:07You have to balance their interests here and how that's structured,
02:10beyond just the security force.
02:12So I think we're making good progress on the language of the resolution.
02:15And hopefully, we'll have action on it very soon.
02:17We don't want to lose momentum on this.
02:18What should its role be?
02:20Do you foresee it potentially a fighting force,
02:22that it may have to be involved in raids against, you know, Hamas remnants or militants?
02:28Well, it shouldn't be a fighting force.
02:29I mean, it shouldn't have to be because the agreement that was signed
02:33and that all parties agreed to calls for the demilitarization of Hamas.
02:36But I think the question is, who's going to be standing on that line and beyond it to provide security?
02:41Because you're going to need security.
02:42If you want to really flood Gaza, particularly in that red area that's not in Israeli control,
02:47if you really want to see a huge uptick, not just in humanitarian assistance, but redevelopment,
02:52you're going to need to have security.
02:53And that can't be Hamas.
02:54So there'll have to be a force that provides just basic everyday security.
02:58That's as much as anything else with the stabilization force's role is to stabilize.
03:02As far as demilitarization is concerned, that's a commitment Hamas made.
03:06That's a commitment all of our partners on this deal made.
03:08And we expect those countries, and they are, will at the appropriate time, including now,
03:14bring about pressure on Hamas to live up to that commitment.
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