00:00Thank you. Today is a good day in that we are happy to announce a framework agreement between the sovereign
00:08government of Lebanon and of course the government of Israel with a mediation and support of the United States of
00:15America that begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security.
00:18Today, as I told all the parties here today, it's the beginning of the beginning. There's a lot of work
00:23ahead. We don't in any way underestimate the difficulty of the task ahead, but we understand the importance of it,
00:29how vital it is, and we are honored to have played a part in bringing this together.
