WEBVTT 00:01.470 --> 00:03.192 Palace of Culture this morning 00:10.460 --> 00:13.020 where we present in this press 00:13.020 --> 00:15.500 conference we have the president of the 00:15.500 --> 00:18.180 Republic of Guatemala , Doctor Bernardo 00:18.180 --> 00:20.540 Arrevalo de Leon , and the secretary of 00:20.540 --> 00:23.729 state of the United States Marco Rubio , 00:23.739 --> 00:25.020 welcome this morning . 00:29.329 --> 00:32.520 We thank each one of you for being here 00:33.009 --> 00:35.330 in this press conference and uh we give 00:35.330 --> 00:37.219 the floor to the president of the 00:37.219 --> 00:39.441 Republic of Guatemala , Doctor Bernardo 00:39.441 --> 00:43.169 Revalo . Welcome . Good 00:43.169 --> 00:44.336 morning , everyone . 00:47.049 --> 00:49.470 And good morning , particularly 00:51.810 --> 00:53.930 Secretary of State Rubio and his 00:53.930 --> 00:57.509 delegation Secretary Rubio , as 00:57.509 --> 01:00.970 I said to you yesterday afternoon in 01:00.970 --> 01:04.330 our conversations , we welcome you to 01:04.330 --> 01:07.169 Guatemala and we greet Donald Trump's 01:07.169 --> 01:09.002 government administration . Your 01:09.002 --> 01:12.230 presence here today opens new op . 01:12.463 --> 01:14.574 Opportunities for cooperation between 01:14.574 --> 01:17.253 our countries . Guatemala is and is and 01:17.253 --> 01:20.024 will continue to be the United States 01:20.024 --> 01:22.414 partner to address the issues that we 01:22.414 --> 01:26.094 face as uh countries but also 01:26.094 --> 01:29.694 to build more dignified uh societies 01:29.694 --> 01:31.734 with greater opportunities for 01:31.734 --> 01:34.213 development . Our countries share 01:34.213 --> 01:37.494 176 years of diplomatic 01:37.494 --> 01:40.617 relations uh that uh . us together and 01:40.617 --> 01:43.447 uh present a common horizon for both uh 01:43.447 --> 01:46.138 we are now confronted with the 01:46.138 --> 01:49.547 challenges of 21st century migration , 01:49.617 --> 01:51.818 border security , and combat of 01:51.818 --> 01:55.248 transnational crime . For this reason , 01:55.538 --> 01:58.297 these challenges have also been at the 01:58.297 --> 02:00.527 core of the work agenda that we now 02:00.847 --> 02:02.847 share . These challenges need to be 02:02.847 --> 02:05.258 addressed comprehensively and jointly . 02:05.861 --> 02:08.501 To guarantee regional stability , the 02:08.501 --> 02:11.102 dignity of our peoples , and the 02:11.102 --> 02:13.501 security of our countries as a 02:13.501 --> 02:17.182 government we have clarity of uh the 02:17.182 --> 02:19.015 vision of the future that we are 02:19.015 --> 02:21.238 building for Guatemala , a joint vision 02:21.238 --> 02:23.621 for all the peoples and sectors of our 02:23.621 --> 02:27.542 country . We believe in a new 02:27.542 --> 02:31.222 migration model that will allow us to 02:31.222 --> 02:33.425 address uh . The phenomenon of 02:33.425 --> 02:35.626 migration in a humanitarian and 02:35.626 --> 02:38.225 comprehensive manner to address uh the 02:38.225 --> 02:40.003 causes that have forced so many 02:40.003 --> 02:42.225 Guatemalan men and women to leave their 02:42.225 --> 02:44.281 communities , their families , their 02:44.281 --> 02:47.266 country as part of this strategy we 02:47.266 --> 02:50.585 have implemented that the return home 02:50.585 --> 02:53.436 plan that makes it possible for our 02:53.436 --> 02:57.425 brethren back home to be dignified and 02:57.425 --> 02:59.630 that they're . Integration be 02:59.630 --> 03:02.830 facilitated to migrants in the United 03:02.830 --> 03:05.619 States . We repeat , you are not alone . 03:06.389 --> 03:08.949 We are with you . Our government 03:08.949 --> 03:12.149 works with our site 03:12.149 --> 03:15.630 to ensure your dignity and 03:15.630 --> 03:18.160 safety and to resolve the migration 03:18.160 --> 03:20.350 crisis will allow us to create 03:20.350 --> 03:23.979 conditions to find long term solutions 03:24.429 --> 03:26.096 in this . Framework we make a 03:26.096 --> 03:28.723 commitment to broaden the capacities uh 03:29.514 --> 03:31.458 that allow more Guatemalan men and 03:31.458 --> 03:33.824 women to go come back to their home 03:33.824 --> 03:36.194 Guatemala where we will welcome you 03:36.514 --> 03:38.236 with the dignity and with more 03:38.236 --> 03:40.458 opportunities in this framework we have 03:40.458 --> 03:44.223 agreed to increase by 40% the number 03:44.223 --> 03:46.514 of flights of deportees both on 03:46.514 --> 03:49.354 national returnees as well as deportees 03:49.354 --> 03:51.850 from other nationalities for . Their 03:51.850 --> 03:54.669 ulterior repatriation . The details of 03:54.669 --> 03:57.350 this process will be discussed in bi 03:57.350 --> 03:59.572 national working groups to groups to be 03:59.572 --> 04:01.850 established for that purpose . However , 04:01.850 --> 04:04.017 the permanent uh response to migration 04:04.017 --> 04:06.779 is to bring development for people not 04:06.779 --> 04:09.149 to have to leave the country . For this 04:09.149 --> 04:12.070 reason , a delegation led by the 04:12.070 --> 04:14.126 government of Guatemala and with the 04:14.126 --> 04:16.230 support of the private sector will 04:16.230 --> 04:19.858 visit will . Perform a high level visit 04:19.858 --> 04:22.667 to Washington DC in coming weeks uh to 04:22.667 --> 04:25.627 create agreements in terms of economic 04:25.627 --> 04:27.657 productive development uh and 04:27.657 --> 04:31.108 investment to ensure tangible impact uh 04:31.108 --> 04:33.164 positive impact for Guatemala on the 04:33.164 --> 04:35.187 other hand , where we know that the 04:35.187 --> 04:37.747 border security is key to address these 04:37.747 --> 04:39.778 challenges . We understand that by 04:40.347 --> 04:42.347 protecting Guatemala's territory we 04:42.347 --> 04:44.466 care for and protect the . And as we 04:44.466 --> 04:47.305 have been doing with initiatives that 04:47.305 --> 04:50.825 the fire belt uh with uh Mexico and the 04:50.825 --> 04:53.966 special uh forest uh uh operations 04:53.966 --> 04:57.145 in Guatemala for that reason we have 04:57.145 --> 04:59.346 shared with Secretary Rubio the 04:59.346 --> 05:01.665 creation , the protection for border 05:01.665 --> 05:04.186 control and protection task force in in 05:04.186 --> 05:06.130 the northern border of our country 05:06.376 --> 05:09.265 along the almost 300 kilometers of 05:09.265 --> 05:12.343 border a . Force of the national civil 05:12.343 --> 05:14.664 police and the national armed forces 05:14.664 --> 05:17.584 that will protect and combat all forms 05:17.824 --> 05:20.623 of transnational crime with a border 05:20.623 --> 05:22.845 that has been strengthened and which is 05:22.845 --> 05:26.063 secure we guarantee the peace and 05:26.063 --> 05:28.463 security of our people . We have 05:28.463 --> 05:30.296 requested the reestablishment of 05:30.296 --> 05:32.424 cooperation programs in terms of 05:32.424 --> 05:35.174 development and security and that we 05:35.424 --> 05:37.424 appreciate the approval . Called by 05:37.424 --> 05:39.541 Secretary Rubio to consider priority 05:39.541 --> 05:41.861 problems to combat the transnational 05:41.861 --> 05:44.571 crime including narco traffic and 05:44.701 --> 05:46.592 particularly combating the uh 05:46.592 --> 05:48.622 trafficking of fentanyl , the 05:48.622 --> 05:51.041 trafficking of persons of border 05:51.041 --> 05:53.041 security and prevent the conditions 05:53.041 --> 05:54.763 that produced the Guatemalan's 05:54.763 --> 05:58.502 migration in this regard . We 05:58.502 --> 06:01.011 thank Secretary Rubio for the letter 06:01.742 --> 06:05.220 dated today . Where he expresses his 06:05.220 --> 06:07.500 support for the establishment of of a 06:07.500 --> 06:09.579 partnership for the development of a 06:09.579 --> 06:12.059 priority infrastructure established by 06:12.059 --> 06:13.649 my government , the ground 06:13.649 --> 06:15.760 infrastructure , air infrastructure , 06:15.760 --> 06:18.380 sea infrastructure , and the rail 06:18.380 --> 06:20.760 infrastructure including the metro . 06:22.220 --> 06:24.420 Secretary , we appreciate your 06:24.420 --> 06:26.531 expressions of support to democracy , 06:26.779 --> 06:29.339 respect for the sovereign decision . Of 06:29.339 --> 06:32.140 uh people in the ballots , a combat of 06:32.140 --> 06:34.850 corruption and strengthening democratic 06:34.850 --> 06:37.850 institutions . Guatemala is a country 06:37.850 --> 06:40.579 of people who are hardworking , who are 06:40.579 --> 06:43.929 solidary and who get ahead , uh , uh , 06:43.940 --> 06:46.299 a dignified people with commitment . 06:46.385 --> 06:48.385 That with the present and future of 06:48.385 --> 06:50.695 Guatemala we will continue to act with 06:50.695 --> 06:54.614 firmness to build a safer country with 06:54.614 --> 06:57.325 dignity , prosperity , and democracy 06:57.325 --> 06:59.654 and with these objectives we know that 06:59.654 --> 07:02.404 the United States is a key partner . 07:02.575 --> 07:03.797 Thank you very much . 07:06.019 --> 07:08.059 We have heard the president of the 07:08.059 --> 07:10.170 Republic of Guatemala and now we give 07:10.170 --> 07:11.948 the floor to Mr . Marco Rubio , 07:11.948 --> 07:14.281 Secretary of State of the United States . 07:14.281 --> 07:16.337 Mr . President , thank you very much 07:16.337 --> 07:18.226 for having us and welcoming us so 07:18.226 --> 07:20.392 openly . You've given me , you gave me 07:20.392 --> 07:22.226 so much time last night and this 07:22.226 --> 07:24.448 morning as well . I think this has been 07:24.448 --> 07:26.615 such an impactful visit that there was 07:26.615 --> 07:28.615 an earthquake that we felt it's the 07:28.615 --> 07:30.837 first time I've ever felt an earthquake 07:30.837 --> 07:30.700 in my life . I was awake at one in the 07:30.700 --> 07:32.644 morning . I felt some movement I . 07:32.644 --> 07:35.411 Thought maybe I was I realized this 07:35.411 --> 07:37.300 morning that no there was a small 07:37.300 --> 07:39.411 earthquake . I never experienced that 07:39.411 --> 07:42.851 in Miami so that was the impact of this 07:42.851 --> 07:46.311 trip . In all seriousness , thank you 07:46.311 --> 07:48.533 very much . First , I'd like to commend 07:48.533 --> 07:50.700 you for your commitment to democracy , 07:50.700 --> 07:52.755 to institutions . We said last night 07:52.755 --> 07:54.978 the democracy really is a modern moment 07:54.978 --> 07:57.255 during most of the history of humanity . 07:57.255 --> 07:59.311 Democracy has only existed for under 07:59.311 --> 08:01.402 300 years approximately . And it's 08:01.402 --> 08:04.921 difficult . It's easy to write , hard 08:04.921 --> 08:07.282 to establish because it's not hard to 08:07.282 --> 08:09.504 maintain because it's not natural , the 08:09.504 --> 08:11.671 idea that people can govern themselves 08:11.671 --> 08:13.726 through the ballot box in a republic 08:13.726 --> 08:15.838 where they put the power in the hands 08:15.838 --> 08:17.949 of elected officials to determine the 08:17.949 --> 08:19.838 destiny of a country while always 08:19.838 --> 08:21.893 answering to the people again at the 08:21.893 --> 08:24.115 polls . That is not easy and each era , 08:24.115 --> 08:26.171 each generation must defend it , and 08:26.171 --> 08:28.004 I'd like to commend you for your 08:28.004 --> 08:29.560 commitment to defending the 08:29.560 --> 08:31.560 institutions . Of a republic and we 08:31.560 --> 08:33.782 will continue to work together with you 08:33.782 --> 08:35.893 so that you can achieve what you wish 08:35.893 --> 08:38.004 to achieve along that road . I'd like 08:38.004 --> 08:40.115 to thank you again for the commitment 08:40.115 --> 08:39.713 you've made regarding migration , which 08:39.713 --> 08:41.953 is an issue that affects us . Guatemala 08:41.953 --> 08:44.713 is a country that confronts all aspects 08:44.713 --> 08:46.935 of what's happening in our hemisphere . 08:47.312 --> 08:49.632 You are a destination . You're also a 08:49.632 --> 08:52.393 transit country as well as you've had 08:52.393 --> 08:55.382 many people who have had to leave 08:56.752 --> 08:58.585 this country to . Seek out other 08:58.585 --> 09:00.641 opportunities and on top of all that 09:00.641 --> 09:02.864 you had to face the fact that 09:02.864 --> 09:04.975 geographically you were in the middle 09:04.975 --> 09:07.143 of a massive drug and drug trafficking 09:07.143 --> 09:10.143 industry that uses your country as a 09:10.143 --> 09:13.773 transshipment point for moving this 09:14.424 --> 09:16.703 poison that is on its way to the United 09:16.703 --> 09:18.870 States and I thank you for all of your 09:18.870 --> 09:20.981 cooperation which we will continue to 09:20.981 --> 09:23.036 strengthen in order to intervene and 09:23.036 --> 09:25.203 prevent it not only from coming to the 09:25.203 --> 09:27.370 United States but to prevent it . From 09:27.370 --> 09:29.370 corrupting the institutions of this 09:29.370 --> 09:33.015 country and harming your economic 09:33.015 --> 09:36.655 plans , I'm very pleased to have signed 09:36.655 --> 09:39.815 that letter today in support of 09:39.815 --> 09:41.482 everything that we can do but 09:41.482 --> 09:43.371 specifically the opportunity that 09:43.371 --> 09:45.537 exists for the Army Corps of Engineers 09:45.537 --> 09:47.593 of the US to work together with your 09:47.593 --> 09:49.759 government to create preliminary plans 09:49.759 --> 09:52.215 that are necessary in order to build a 09:52.215 --> 09:54.614 modern port and everything that is . 09:54.736 --> 09:57.166 Necessary in order to have an economy 09:57.166 --> 09:59.333 that moves forward , these projects as 09:59.333 --> 10:01.555 they progress will create employment in 10:01.555 --> 10:03.722 the short term and in construction and 10:03.722 --> 10:05.944 labor , which is important because that 10:05.944 --> 10:08.055 builds a middle class but in the long 10:08.055 --> 10:10.110 term it will position Guatemala as a 10:10.110 --> 10:12.388 hub of economic activity in the region , 10:12.388 --> 10:14.388 a vision that takes uh some time to 10:14.388 --> 10:17.645 build , but it will be something 10:17.645 --> 10:20.255 positive and really revolutionary for 10:20.255 --> 10:22.565 the future of this country . We'd also 10:22.565 --> 10:24.343 like to thank . And we're doing 10:24.343 --> 10:26.509 everything we can and finally we thank 10:26.509 --> 10:28.676 you very much for your support and the 10:28.676 --> 10:30.898 relationship that you already have with 10:30.898 --> 10:32.954 Taiwan uh another democracy it's not 10:32.954 --> 10:35.176 easy in a world where there is a lot of 10:35.176 --> 10:37.476 pressure to change that recognition and 10:37.476 --> 10:40.036 to break those ties , but you have 10:40.036 --> 10:43.197 always stood firm and we look for 10:43.197 --> 10:45.557 opportunities for that only not only to 10:45.557 --> 10:49.117 be um diplomatic relationship but for 10:49.117 --> 10:51.476 it also to be an economic relation . 10:52.028 --> 10:55.028 with investments and opportunities so 10:55.028 --> 10:57.195 in all of these areas we will continue 10:57.195 --> 10:59.250 to work together two peoples who are 10:59.250 --> 11:02.638 not only allies and neighbors , but we 11:02.638 --> 11:04.805 are united by a long history and there 11:04.805 --> 11:06.749 are so many things that we have in 11:06.749 --> 11:08.471 common in our cultures and our 11:08.471 --> 11:10.527 cooperation so I'd like to thank you 11:10.527 --> 11:12.638 and briefly in English if I may , I'd 11:12.638 --> 11:14.749 like to say a few words and he speaks 11:14.749 --> 11:16.971 English perfectly well just so you know 11:16.971 --> 11:16.867 if you didn't know that his English is 11:16.867 --> 11:19.089 perfect , his English is better than my 11:19.089 --> 11:21.580 Spanish . I just wanna say a few words 11:21.580 --> 11:24.059 first , I wanna thank uh this very warm 11:24.059 --> 11:26.650 reception that I've received here , uh , 11:26.659 --> 11:28.548 from our allies , our partners in 11:28.548 --> 11:30.492 Guatemala with whom we have a long 11:30.492 --> 11:32.659 history of diplomatic and economic and 11:32.659 --> 11:34.715 cultural engagement . We're not just 11:34.715 --> 11:34.619 neighbors , we're allies , we're 11:34.619 --> 11:36.563 friends , and I think that will be 11:36.563 --> 11:38.675 evidenced by the work that we've done 11:38.675 --> 11:40.786 here in the days that we in the hours 11:40.786 --> 11:43.070 that we have been here the the the very 11:43.500 --> 11:45.722 important offer of cooperation which is 11:45.722 --> 11:47.650 already existing . Guatemala was 11:47.650 --> 11:49.761 already accepting deportation flights 11:49.761 --> 11:51.872 of their nationals who were returning 11:51.872 --> 11:53.872 home and not just accepting them as 11:53.872 --> 11:55.983 deportees but reintegrating them into 11:55.983 --> 11:58.094 society . In fact , I wanna thank the 11:58.094 --> 12:00.317 business community here who very firmly 12:00.317 --> 12:00.280 has said that this is an important part 12:00.280 --> 12:02.330 of bringing back their brothers and 12:02.330 --> 12:04.552 sisters and reintegrating them into the 12:04.552 --> 12:06.608 economic hopes and dreams of a labor 12:06.608 --> 12:08.719 force for the future . And so I think 12:08.719 --> 12:10.719 that's a very important step by the 12:10.719 --> 12:12.663 government and also by the private 12:12.663 --> 12:14.774 sector which has been so supportive . 12:14.774 --> 12:16.719 The president who's made the offer 12:16.719 --> 12:16.020 today , then we'll be working on the 12:16.020 --> 12:18.187 details of all this , but the offer to 12:18.187 --> 12:20.739 increase these flights these by and 12:20.739 --> 12:23.539 these deportations by 40% , uh , it's 12:23.539 --> 12:25.650 very important for us in terms of the 12:25.650 --> 12:27.872 migratory situation that we're facing . 12:27.872 --> 12:29.817 His willingness to accept not just 12:29.817 --> 12:31.539 nationals but those from other 12:31.539 --> 12:33.206 nationalities as they seek to 12:33.206 --> 12:34.928 ultimately return to their own 12:34.928 --> 12:37.039 homelands is also important and we've 12:37.039 --> 12:39.206 pledged our support with those efforts 12:39.206 --> 12:38.789 as we've done with other countries like 12:38.789 --> 12:41.390 Panama . um , we recognize that in 12:41.390 --> 12:43.501 addition to those who may be returned 12:43.501 --> 12:45.723 because they're currently in the United 12:45.723 --> 12:45.229 States , there are those who are here 12:45.229 --> 12:47.359 now from far away places and and that 12:47.359 --> 12:50.150 we , we are pledged to do all we can to 12:50.150 --> 12:53.109 help assist getting them from here , uh , 12:53.179 --> 12:55.630 to the , to their final destinations in 12:55.630 --> 12:58.250 their homelands . Um , in addition , uh , 12:58.260 --> 13:00.482 our law enforcement cooperation is very 13:00.482 --> 13:02.649 strong . Tragically , uh , Guatemala , 13:02.649 --> 13:04.760 because of its geography , has been a 13:04.760 --> 13:06.927 place of transshipment of drugs . Uh , 13:06.927 --> 13:09.149 one time it was through aerial , uh , a 13:09.149 --> 13:11.260 small little airplanes that landed in 13:11.260 --> 13:13.371 clandestine fields . Uh , one time it 13:13.371 --> 13:15.482 was 70-80 flights a year . Now it was 13:15.482 --> 13:17.593 last year I think there was one . And 13:17.593 --> 13:19.816 we hope this year it'll be 0 and that's 13:19.816 --> 13:21.704 thanks to the dedication that the 13:21.704 --> 13:21.190 authorities here have placed in 13:21.190 --> 13:23.412 shutting that down , but those maritime 13:23.412 --> 13:25.634 routes and other routes still exist and 13:25.634 --> 13:28.299 it takes resources and frankly courage 13:28.630 --> 13:30.852 and dedication to go after those routes 13:30.852 --> 13:33.349 and shut down those routes and we today 13:33.349 --> 13:35.571 will reauthorize programs that allow us 13:35.571 --> 13:37.682 to continue to work in partnership to 13:37.682 --> 13:39.349 stop that from happening drug 13:39.349 --> 13:41.405 trafficking organizations who do not 13:41.405 --> 13:43.738 simply leave violence along the way and , 13:43.738 --> 13:45.627 and obviously ship drugs into the 13:45.627 --> 13:45.590 United States that are very deadly . 13:46.099 --> 13:49.109 But uh but they also uh their existence 13:49.109 --> 13:51.276 in any country one of the impacts that 13:51.276 --> 13:53.220 it has is it creates corruption it 13:53.220 --> 13:55.469 compromises institutions and makes it 13:55.469 --> 13:57.636 harder to govern a country in progress 13:57.636 --> 13:59.858 moving forward . We recognize that that 13:59.858 --> 14:02.025 is the nefarious metastasis that often 14:02.025 --> 14:03.969 happens with the presence of these 14:03.969 --> 14:06.302 groups , and we are gonna do everything , 14:06.302 --> 14:08.525 continue to do everything we can , uh , 14:08.525 --> 14:08.469 to , to help in that endeavor and today 14:08.469 --> 14:10.636 I'll be signing waivers on foreign aid 14:10.869 --> 14:13.091 that will continue that partnership and 14:13.091 --> 14:14.925 hope to build on it as well . In 14:14.925 --> 14:17.036 addition , there are opportunities to 14:17.036 --> 14:19.147 cooperate economically . Today , I've 14:19.147 --> 14:18.570 signed a letter of support pledging the 14:18.570 --> 14:20.237 full cooperation of the State 14:20.237 --> 14:22.459 Department . On a very specific project 14:22.459 --> 14:24.630 which is the partnership between the 14:24.630 --> 14:26.686 government of Guatemala and the Army 14:26.686 --> 14:28.908 Corps of Engineers in the United States 14:28.908 --> 14:31.019 to begin preliminary planning for the 14:31.019 --> 14:33.130 expansion of not one but two new port 14:33.130 --> 14:35.186 facilities and in addition to that , 14:35.186 --> 14:34.520 the opportunity to do the 14:34.520 --> 14:36.631 interconnections through highways and 14:36.631 --> 14:38.798 railroads so that Guatemala can become 14:38.798 --> 14:41.020 an economic hub of trade and commerce , 14:41.020 --> 14:43.187 creating even more opportunity for the 14:43.187 --> 14:45.353 people of the region and of and of and 14:45.353 --> 14:47.298 of Guatemala . And finally we must 14:47.298 --> 14:49.479 recognize the commitment the president 14:49.479 --> 14:51.423 and his administration have had to 14:51.423 --> 14:53.646 democracy and to freedom and to and the 14:53.646 --> 14:55.757 respect for institutions and the rule 14:55.757 --> 14:57.701 of law . Democracy is a pretty new 14:57.701 --> 14:59.979 concept . It's less than 300 years old . 14:59.979 --> 15:02.257 It's easy to write on a piece of paper . 15:02.257 --> 15:03.979 It's hard to maintain and your 15:03.979 --> 15:06.201 commitment to maintaining and defending 15:06.201 --> 15:08.368 democracy and the and the stability of 15:08.368 --> 15:10.146 institutions , the integrity of 15:10.146 --> 15:11.757 institutions is critical for 15:11.757 --> 15:13.923 Guatemala's future . It's critical for 15:13.923 --> 15:13.880 all of our futures in every country 15:13.880 --> 15:15.602 where it's threatened . And in 15:15.602 --> 15:17.824 particular as part of that is your long 15:17.824 --> 15:19.880 standing friendship and relationship 15:19.880 --> 15:21.991 with the people of Taiwan and we hope 15:21.991 --> 15:24.047 and we'll do all we can to expand it 15:24.047 --> 15:26.213 beyond just the diplomatic realm to an 15:26.213 --> 15:28.324 economic one . We'll do all we can to 15:28.324 --> 15:30.547 facilitate more Taiwanese investment in 15:30.547 --> 15:32.769 the economy of Guatemala so that it can 15:32.769 --> 15:34.713 continue to grow into the advanced 15:34.713 --> 15:37.179 prosperous 21st century economy that 15:37.179 --> 15:39.235 allows it to be a place where all of 15:39.235 --> 15:41.457 its people can flourish and prosper and 15:41.457 --> 15:43.512 leave their children better off than 15:43.512 --> 15:45.846 themselves . Thank you , Muchi Magracia . 15:55.690 --> 15:57.468 The first question by Pereira . 16:02.260 --> 16:06.049 Good morning President Secretary Rubio . 16:06.239 --> 16:08.700 I'd like to ask you how prepared is 16:08.700 --> 16:11.250 Guatemala ? How ready is Guatemala to 16:11.250 --> 16:13.979 be considered a third safe country , 16:13.989 --> 16:16.820 and what is your official position 16:16.820 --> 16:19.260 regarding China and Taiwan ? Good 16:19.260 --> 16:21.482 morning , a pleasure to see you again . 16:24.020 --> 16:27.739 safe country is not a topic that exists . 16:27.760 --> 16:30.890 It was not discussed in title or 16:30.890 --> 16:33.340 content . What we have now is a new 16:33.340 --> 16:35.859 migration arrangement that guarantees 16:35.859 --> 16:38.700 the safety of humanitarian conditions 16:38.700 --> 16:42.539 for repatriation processes in the 16:42.539 --> 16:44.817 case of Guatemalas and for the case of . 16:44.843 --> 16:48.353 The deportations of other nationals in 16:48.353 --> 16:51.523 such a way that uh they can continue on 16:51.523 --> 16:53.793 to their respective countries of origin 16:53.793 --> 16:56.015 which are elements that have nothing to 16:56.015 --> 16:58.473 do with the concept of third safe 16:58.473 --> 17:02.153 country . We about your second 17:02.153 --> 17:04.153 question , our relationship with uh 17:04.153 --> 17:07.672 Taiwan we have stated from the first . 17:07.816 --> 17:11.796 Moment that that we maintain our 17:11.796 --> 17:14.326 diplomatic relationship with Taiwan and 17:14.326 --> 17:17.436 that we hope to be able to improve on 17:17.436 --> 17:19.269 them within the framework of our 17:19.269 --> 17:21.492 government administration to be able to 17:21.492 --> 17:23.325 further develop them in terms of 17:23.325 --> 17:25.436 economics and investment as secretary 17:25.436 --> 17:28.446 said the second is uh 17:28.446 --> 17:29.446 the . 17:32.540 --> 17:35.260 Uh , gracias , uh , thank you , uh , 17:35.300 --> 17:37.411 Secretary Rubio , Presidente Revalo . 17:37.890 --> 17:40.057 uh , Secretary Rubio , I'd like to ask 17:40.057 --> 17:42.900 you , uh , about USAID . Guatemala has 17:42.900 --> 17:45.099 been a large recipient of USAID in 17:45.099 --> 17:47.210 recent years as a developing nation , 17:47.500 --> 17:50.099 uh , and the halt of funding , you know , 17:50.180 --> 17:52.069 we've spoken with contractors and 17:52.069 --> 17:54.180 foreign service officers who work for 17:54.180 --> 17:56.347 you . Uh , they say that the impact on 17:56.347 --> 17:58.458 life saving programs worldwide , even 17:58.458 --> 18:00.819 with the waiver has been severe . Uh , 18:00.829 --> 18:02.829 it has provoked chaos and confusion 18:02.829 --> 18:04.996 among rank and file staff who say it's 18:04.996 --> 18:07.218 been severely demoralizing , especially 18:07.218 --> 18:09.910 the order to return home . Uh , isn't 18:09.910 --> 18:11.910 all of this angst , confusion , and 18:11.910 --> 18:14.349 upheaval a gift to America's 18:14.349 --> 18:16.859 geopolitical , geostrategic rivals such 18:16.859 --> 18:19.229 as Russia and China ? And President 18:19.229 --> 18:22.859 Arevalo , I would like to ask you first 18:22.859 --> 18:24.915 of all , I'd like to say that it's a 18:24.915 --> 18:27.137 pleasure to see you again . We saw each 18:27.137 --> 18:29.739 other last in Washington before you 18:30.550 --> 18:33.630 were inaugurated as president . Now 18:33.630 --> 18:35.630 regarding the return of Guatemalans 18:35.630 --> 18:39.285 from the US , what kind of . Work or 18:39.285 --> 18:41.396 jobs do you expect the deportees will 18:41.396 --> 18:43.563 be able to do here in Guatemala ? What 18:43.563 --> 18:45.618 is the role of the private sector in 18:46.204 --> 18:48.875 the reintegration process ? And could 18:48.875 --> 18:52.045 you please share a few of the companies 18:52.045 --> 18:56.005 that are involved in the My First Home 18:56.005 --> 18:58.227 initiative . Thank you to both of you . 18:58.665 --> 19:00.832 Question first , let me walk everybody 19:00.832 --> 19:03.165 through these steps . They're important . 19:03.165 --> 19:05.165 Our goal for USAID was to align the 19:05.165 --> 19:07.109 programs that it fulfills with the 19:07.109 --> 19:09.221 foreign policy of the United States . 19:09.221 --> 19:10.776 What would be a gift to our 19:10.776 --> 19:12.721 geopolitical rivals is billions of 19:12.721 --> 19:14.665 dollars in foreign aid that is not 19:14.665 --> 19:16.887 aligned to the national interest in the 19:16.887 --> 19:16.699 foreign policy of the United States . 19:17.010 --> 19:19.066 If you read the statute that created 19:19.066 --> 19:21.177 USAID , it is supposed to take policy 19:21.177 --> 19:23.121 direction from the president , the 19:23.121 --> 19:25.121 National Security Council , and the 19:25.121 --> 19:27.232 secretary of state . And yet over the 19:27.232 --> 19:29.288 last two decades it has not , and it 19:29.288 --> 19:31.121 has gotten worse and worse , and 19:31.121 --> 19:32.788 multiple administrations have 19:32.788 --> 19:32.709 complained about it but none have done 19:32.709 --> 19:34.876 anything about it . We are going to do 19:34.876 --> 19:37.098 something about it . Our preference was 19:37.098 --> 19:39.660 to go into USAID and work from the top 19:39.660 --> 19:42.089 down and identifying all of our 19:42.089 --> 19:44.311 programs . What are all the programs we 19:44.311 --> 19:46.422 fund around the world , which are the 19:46.422 --> 19:48.533 ones . Make us safer , stronger , and 19:48.533 --> 19:48.189 more prosperous , which are the ones 19:48.189 --> 19:50.550 that align us with the foreign policy 19:50.550 --> 19:52.717 of the United States and which are the 19:52.717 --> 19:54.994 ones that we should not be involved in . 19:54.994 --> 19:57.106 Not only is this a good idea , we owe 19:57.106 --> 19:59.106 it to the American taxpayer because 19:59.106 --> 20:01.272 this is taxpayer money . This is not a 20:01.272 --> 20:00.949 charity . These are not private funds . 20:01.109 --> 20:03.276 This is American taxpayer funds and we 20:03.276 --> 20:05.498 have an obligation to spend it wisely . 20:05.780 --> 20:08.089 It is not even a uh in some ways some 20:08.089 --> 20:10.200 of that money could be freed up to be 20:10.200 --> 20:12.089 spent even more money on the real 20:12.089 --> 20:14.200 priorities by repurposing it that was 20:14.200 --> 20:16.145 our hope unfortunately we had very 20:16.145 --> 20:18.311 little cooperation we didn't have that 20:18.311 --> 20:20.367 problem at State Department , by the 20:20.367 --> 20:22.367 way at State Department our program 20:22.367 --> 20:24.700 officers , we got a really good insight . 20:24.700 --> 20:24.400 And that's why every single day we are 20:24.400 --> 20:26.550 issuing waivers on State Department 20:26.550 --> 20:29.040 programs on USAID unfortunately we did 20:29.040 --> 20:31.262 not get the same level of cooperation . 20:31.262 --> 20:33.484 In fact , we had individuals even after 20:33.484 --> 20:35.651 the orders were issued that were still 20:35.651 --> 20:37.596 trying to push payments through in 20:37.596 --> 20:39.540 contravention and in direct , uh , 20:39.540 --> 20:41.707 insubordination . And so now we've had 20:41.707 --> 20:43.929 to do it in the opposite direction . It 20:43.929 --> 20:46.151 is not the direction I wanted it . It's 20:46.151 --> 20:45.520 not the way we wanted to do it 20:45.520 --> 20:47.631 initially , but it is the way we will 20:47.631 --> 20:49.853 have to do it now about the notice that 20:49.853 --> 20:51.964 was issued yesterday , if you read on 20:51.964 --> 20:54.076 it , it says language , very specific 20:54.076 --> 20:56.076 language . It talks about specially 20:56.076 --> 20:58.076 designated programs as being exempt 20:58.076 --> 21:00.187 from the order of of returning home , 21:00.187 --> 21:02.076 and that language is deliberate . 21:02.076 --> 21:04.076 Because we are now going to have to 21:04.076 --> 21:06.242 work from the bottom up instead of the 21:06.242 --> 21:08.920 top down to identify which which 21:08.920 --> 21:11.180 programs should be specially designated 21:11.400 --> 21:13.678 and therefore exempted from that order . 21:13.760 --> 21:15.816 Our preference would have been to do 21:15.816 --> 21:18.038 this in a more orderly fashion from the 21:18.038 --> 21:20.093 top down , but we had no cooperation 21:20.093 --> 21:22.204 and in fact insubordinate . And so it 21:22.204 --> 21:24.371 required us to work from the bottom up 21:24.371 --> 21:26.482 and so we are , as I speak to you now 21:26.482 --> 21:28.593 openly engaging missions all over the 21:28.593 --> 21:30.593 world that have a USAID presence to 21:30.593 --> 21:32.816 identify which programs they're running 21:32.816 --> 21:34.982 so that we can define those that we're 21:34.982 --> 21:37.149 gonna specially designate because they 21:37.149 --> 21:36.375 further our national and are aligned 21:36.375 --> 21:38.486 with our national interests and those 21:38.486 --> 21:40.775 that do not will not continue . This is 21:40.775 --> 21:42.719 not about ending foreign aid it is 21:42.719 --> 21:44.664 about structuring it in a way that 21:44.664 --> 21:46.775 furthers the national interest of the 21:46.775 --> 21:48.719 United States . And in fact , um , 21:48.719 --> 21:50.775 because I'm here today we've already 21:50.775 --> 21:52.997 had insight into some of those programs 21:52.997 --> 21:55.219 are here that contribute to some of the 21:55.219 --> 21:57.386 things we've discussed here today that 21:57.386 --> 21:59.386 is what we seek to preserve because 21:59.386 --> 21:58.989 they further our national interest 21:58.989 --> 22:01.100 because they make us stronger because 22:01.100 --> 22:03.211 they make us safer because they allow 22:03.211 --> 22:04.933 our economy to grow and create 22:04.933 --> 22:07.100 prosperity not just for us but for our 22:07.100 --> 22:09.322 our partners and allies and that's what 22:09.322 --> 22:09.079 we hope to be able to achieve here in 22:09.079 --> 22:10.635 the coming hours and days . 22:16.729 --> 22:17.729 So . 23:08.161 --> 23:10.272 etc . In the second phase of the plan 23:13.083 --> 23:15.194 we have established a process through 23:15.194 --> 23:17.433 which the ministry , 23:20.244 --> 23:23.323 the uh the migration institute with the 23:23.323 --> 23:26.394 Ministry of Labor together 23:26.994 --> 23:29.644 interview veteranees to identify 23:29.644 --> 23:33.034 precisely their qualifications , their 23:33.034 --> 23:35.645 capabilities , uh their uh . Um , 23:37.215 --> 23:40.186 skills if they bring them formally and 23:40.186 --> 23:42.297 to be able to begin to understand all 23:42.297 --> 23:44.345 of it . On the other hand , we are 23:44.345 --> 23:47.235 holding conversations with different 23:48.026 --> 23:50.625 companies and the private sector in 23:50.625 --> 23:54.465 general , to identify those that are 23:54.465 --> 23:57.865 ready to absorb some of these migrants , 23:57.875 --> 24:00.176 but this availability will be dependent 24:00.176 --> 24:02.826 on the capabilities that we identify . 24:04.229 --> 24:07.900 As a return , for example , we expect 24:07.900 --> 24:10.011 that there's gonna be people who come 24:10.229 --> 24:13.910 with vast experience in um one topic , 24:13.989 --> 24:15.739 but to give you an example . 24:16.489 --> 24:19.829 And installing air 24:19.829 --> 24:22.900 conditioners , but did it without any 24:23.349 --> 24:25.550 technical formal training . They don't 24:25.550 --> 24:27.859 have a certificate to confirm that they 24:28.469 --> 24:31.510 are qualified in identifying a person 24:31.510 --> 24:35.219 with those skills without a certificate , 24:35.229 --> 24:37.819 we will send them to a certificate 24:37.819 --> 24:40.750 program within the cap or the Ministry 24:40.750 --> 24:44.050 of Education that will recognize that 24:44.050 --> 24:47.864 skill . In this manner will make it 24:47.864 --> 24:51.584 possible for him her to be absorbed by 24:51.584 --> 24:54.025 a company that is looking for 24:54.025 --> 24:56.224 technicians in refrigeration . A very 24:56.224 --> 24:59.905 simple example we know that 24:59.905 --> 25:02.055 our returnees will 25:03.944 --> 25:06.974 come back uh speaking English , which 25:06.974 --> 25:09.984 for the tourism industry that is 25:09.984 --> 25:12.785 growing in Guatemala is necessary to . 25:12.869 --> 25:16.849 I mean Guatemala grew by 13.7% 25:17.180 --> 25:21.050 last year . We exceeded 3 million 25:21.660 --> 25:23.827 visitors . It's a growing industry and 25:23.827 --> 25:27.099 all of these persons who now come with 25:27.099 --> 25:29.939 English as an added skill but might 25:29.939 --> 25:32.260 also bring experience uh in the 25:32.260 --> 25:34.819 hospitality industry , hotels , 25:34.900 --> 25:37.011 restaurants , uh , cruise ships , all 25:37.011 --> 25:39.780 of these persons can be reabsorbed , 25:39.819 --> 25:42.795 but the first task . I go through this 25:42.795 --> 25:46.334 process of diagnosis to call it 25:46.334 --> 25:49.494 something of initial classification to 25:49.494 --> 25:52.454 be able to identify the uh labor supply 25:52.454 --> 25:55.944 that we have and uh the labor demand 25:55.944 --> 25:58.334 that the private sector will have . We 25:58.334 --> 26:00.614 then continue . The next question is by 26:00.614 --> 26:04.385 Guatemala by Sergio Morales , uh , 26:04.655 --> 26:06.711 journalist , president , secretary , 26:06.714 --> 26:09.135 good afternoon . Welcome to Guatemala . 26:09.260 --> 26:13.209 Well , let's say if these 26:13.209 --> 26:16.780 agreements don't , uh , become 26:17.329 --> 26:20.130 true , what can Guatemala dope about 26:20.130 --> 26:22.297 sanctions , I would like to ask you if 26:22.297 --> 26:25.170 the United States , uh , is going to 26:25.170 --> 26:28.050 keep the sanctions against the 26:28.050 --> 26:31.369 persons accused of corruption and 26:31.369 --> 26:34.160 anti-democratic practices because , uh , 26:34.300 --> 26:37.369 uh , many of them , uh , um . 26:37.484 --> 26:39.324 Contributed to the triumph of uh 26:39.324 --> 26:43.005 President uh uh Trump and uh last I 26:43.005 --> 26:46.005 want to ask you about Taiwan , uh , how 26:46.005 --> 26:48.055 much are you concerned about the 26:48.055 --> 26:50.635 Chinese influence in Guatemala through 26:50.635 --> 26:53.415 a gigantic technological company 26:54.165 --> 26:55.943 whereby they have , uh , become 26:55.943 --> 26:58.765 positioned in the agencies of the state ? 26:58.805 --> 27:00.805 How much concern do you have in the 27:00.805 --> 27:02.861 first part this is not a question of 27:04.885 --> 27:08.260 we have . A need domestically for an 27:08.260 --> 27:10.829 ally country that's helping us it's a 27:10.829 --> 27:14.709 matter of people who have the 27:14.709 --> 27:16.550 obligation to accept under an 27:16.550 --> 27:18.772 international agreement , so we're just 27:18.772 --> 27:20.939 cooperating in this process . It's not 27:20.939 --> 27:20.790 a matter of sanctioning the government 27:20.790 --> 27:23.229 for not cooperating . That's what 27:23.229 --> 27:25.660 friends and allies do to help each 27:25.660 --> 27:28.619 other out as we are committed to . 27:29.469 --> 27:32.640 And working with you on several 27:32.640 --> 27:34.609 projects , not only in economic 27:34.609 --> 27:36.770 development but also confronting drug 27:36.770 --> 27:39.290 trafficking and other actors that try 27:39.290 --> 27:41.290 to corrupt the country . The second 27:41.290 --> 27:43.346 phase we've only been in power for 2 27:43.729 --> 27:46.849 weeks . There have been no changes to 27:46.849 --> 27:50.300 sanctions against individuals so far . 27:50.329 --> 27:53.150 Every administration always reviews 27:53.150 --> 27:55.755 existing sanctions . That they have 27:55.755 --> 27:57.977 inherited from previous administrations 27:57.977 --> 28:00.199 but to date no decisions have been made 28:00.199 --> 28:02.255 in that regard , nor have these been 28:02.255 --> 28:04.255 discussed or contemplated and third 28:04.255 --> 28:06.422 regarding the China question yes it is 28:06.422 --> 28:09.474 difficult . We know that the government 28:09.474 --> 28:12.194 in Beijing is committed not only to 28:12.194 --> 28:14.361 breaking those ties but also to coming 28:14.361 --> 28:17.474 into significant important sectors of 28:17.474 --> 28:19.474 the economy and they are . Obsessed 28:19.474 --> 28:21.780 with establishing or dominating 28:21.780 --> 28:24.780 telecommunications through Huawei and 28:24.780 --> 28:27.180 other companies , and this is a very 28:27.180 --> 28:30.939 serious threat to a country's security 28:30.939 --> 28:33.739 to be able to communicate without 28:33.739 --> 28:35.906 interruptions . They also like to make 28:35.906 --> 28:37.939 a lot of promises . We've seen case 28:37.939 --> 28:40.161 after case where the Chinese government 28:40.161 --> 28:42.328 comes in with billions of dollars that 28:42.328 --> 28:44.550 they promise they start a project . But 28:44.550 --> 28:46.717 then they never finished . They , they 28:46.717 --> 28:48.772 bring in their own workers to do the 28:48.772 --> 28:50.828 work and in the end , the project is 28:50.828 --> 28:52.939 either incomplete or they are in debt 28:52.939 --> 28:55.161 and now a government owes them billions 28:55.161 --> 28:58.604 of dollars in what we call a debt trap 28:59.125 --> 29:02.084 and we want governments to know about 29:02.084 --> 29:03.973 that risk . I also think that the 29:03.973 --> 29:06.140 relationship with Taiwan , as I said , 29:06.140 --> 29:08.362 we'll do everything we can to help with 29:08.362 --> 29:11.199 that . We are going to 29:12.569 --> 29:15.479 support it not only being diplomatic 29:15.770 --> 29:17.819 recognition but for it to also have 29:17.819 --> 29:19.652 economic benefits to do anything 29:19.652 --> 29:21.989 possible to bring investment in the 29:21.989 --> 29:24.267 economy Guatemala's developing economy . 29:28.969 --> 29:30.689 by the United States . 29:33.430 --> 29:36.599 Um , thanks very much to both of you . 29:36.989 --> 29:39.100 How is the administration planning to 29:39.100 --> 29:41.310 carry out the proposal of President 29:41.310 --> 29:43.310 Trump to own Gaza and relocate 29:43.310 --> 29:45.869 Palestinians for how long the US will 29:45.869 --> 29:48.099 be planning to stay in that territory 29:48.099 --> 29:51.109 and how can you accomplish the rebuild 29:51.109 --> 29:53.670 plan as regional partners have rejected 29:53.670 --> 29:56.030 the proposal to forcibly relocate 29:56.030 --> 29:57.949 Palestinians , advocate for the 29:57.949 --> 30:00.260 two-state solution , and Palestinian , 30:00.390 --> 30:02.612 uh , President Mahmoud Abbas has called 30:02.612 --> 30:05.050 for the unit . Nations to step in to 30:05.050 --> 30:07.161 protect the rights of the Palestinian 30:07.161 --> 30:10.969 people and um President President , the 30:10.969 --> 30:13.170 question for you is we know that now 30:13.170 --> 30:15.114 you will have an agreement that is 30:15.114 --> 30:17.337 similar to the one in Panama . Will you 30:17.337 --> 30:19.503 receive foreign nationals in Guatemala 30:19.503 --> 30:21.448 on these flights , the deportation 30:21.448 --> 30:23.670 flights coming from the United States , 30:23.670 --> 30:26.130 and how would that work ? And as in El 30:26.130 --> 30:28.420 Salvador , would you be willing to 30:28.420 --> 30:30.253 receive members of gangs such as 30:30.253 --> 30:33.209 theagua or other criminal gangs ? What 30:33.209 --> 30:35.489 President Trump said yesterday is an 30:35.489 --> 30:37.600 acknowledgement of the following Gaza 30:37.600 --> 30:39.822 has been severely damaged . If you look 30:39.822 --> 30:41.989 at the aerial imagery , you see what's 30:41.989 --> 30:43.989 happening . The num the billions of 30:43.989 --> 30:45.878 dollars are gonna be required for 30:45.878 --> 30:47.822 reconstruction are enormous . Some 30:47.822 --> 30:49.989 areas have been rendered unlivable now 30:49.989 --> 30:52.211 and for the foreseeable future . And so 30:52.211 --> 30:52.020 what the president , what President 30:52.020 --> 30:54.298 Trump announced yesterday is the offer , 30:54.298 --> 30:56.520 the willingness of the United States to 30:56.520 --> 30:58.020 become responsible for the 30:58.020 --> 31:00.242 reconstruction of that area . And while 31:00.242 --> 31:02.131 you are rebuilding , while you're 31:02.131 --> 31:04.187 clearing debris , by the way , there 31:04.187 --> 31:06.353 are unexploded munitions there are all 31:06.353 --> 31:08.409 kinds of Hamas weaponry still buried 31:08.409 --> 31:10.464 underground for people to be able to 31:10.464 --> 31:09.900 live in a place safely , all of that 31:09.900 --> 31:11.956 has to be removed . It's an enorm an 31:11.956 --> 31:13.956 enormous undertaking . And the only 31:13.956 --> 31:15.956 thing President Trump has done very 31:15.956 --> 31:17.900 generously in my view is offer the 31:17.900 --> 31:20.067 United States willingness to step in , 31:20.067 --> 31:22.178 clear the debris , clean the place up 31:22.178 --> 31:24.344 from all the destruction that's on the 31:24.344 --> 31:26.233 ground , clean it up of all these 31:26.233 --> 31:28.011 unexploded munitions and in the 31:28.011 --> 31:30.233 meantime , the people living there will 31:30.233 --> 31:32.289 not be able , the people who call at 31:32.289 --> 31:32.060 home will not be able to live there 31:32.060 --> 31:34.004 while you have crews coming in and 31:34.004 --> 31:35.727 removing debris while you have 31:35.727 --> 31:38.099 munitions being removed , etc . that's 31:38.099 --> 31:40.377 the offer that he's made it's actually . 31:40.599 --> 31:42.710 He made a similar obviously we didn't 31:42.710 --> 31:44.877 have a conflict at the time , but when 31:44.877 --> 31:47.099 he in his first term , he offered a $50 31:47.099 --> 31:49.321 billion plan to help Palestinians which 31:49.321 --> 31:51.377 was rejected by the PA and obviously 31:51.377 --> 31:53.543 others . So in the interim , obviously 31:53.543 --> 31:55.766 people are gonna have to live somewhere 31:55.766 --> 31:57.988 while you're rebuilding it . It is akin 31:57.988 --> 32:00.043 to a natural disaster . So what he's 32:00.043 --> 32:01.988 very generally very generously has 32:01.988 --> 32:04.155 offered . Is the ability of the United 32:04.155 --> 32:06.210 States to go in and help with debris 32:06.210 --> 32:08.432 removal , help with munitions removal , 32:08.432 --> 32:08.359 help with reconstruction , the 32:08.359 --> 32:10.526 rebuilding of homes and businesses and 32:10.526 --> 32:12.470 things of this nature so that then 32:12.470 --> 32:14.526 people can move back in . But in the 32:14.526 --> 32:16.748 meantime they'll have to live somewhere 32:16.748 --> 32:16.640 now the details of that , if it if it 32:16.640 --> 32:18.807 was accepted , would have to be worked 32:18.807 --> 32:20.862 out among multiple partner nations . 32:20.862 --> 32:23.084 It's , it's , it's a unique offer , you 32:23.084 --> 32:25.307 know , one that no other country in the 32:25.307 --> 32:27.584 world has stepped up and made an offer . 32:27.584 --> 32:27.069 But I think it's what people need to 32:27.069 --> 32:29.013 think about seriously , it was not 32:29.013 --> 32:31.180 meant as a hostile move . It was meant 32:31.180 --> 32:33.402 as a , I think a very generous move the 32:33.402 --> 32:35.625 offer to rebuild and to be in charge of 32:35.625 --> 32:37.847 the rebuilding of a place many parts of 32:37.847 --> 32:39.958 which right now , even if people move 32:39.958 --> 32:39.869 back , they would have nowhere to live 32:39.869 --> 32:41.591 safely because there are still 32:41.591 --> 32:43.591 unexploded munitions and debris and 32:43.591 --> 32:44.591 rubble . 33:07.339 --> 33:08.839 framework . that we have . 33:33.829 --> 33:34.449 And . 33:49.135 --> 33:50.968 The farewell to the president of 33:50.968 --> 33:53.255 Guatemala and United States Secretary 33:53.255 --> 33:56.344 of State Marco Rubio and with this this 33:56.344 --> 33:58.288 press conference comes to an end . 33:58.685 --> 34:00.905 Thank you very much , friends from the 34:00.905 --> 34:03.305 media , both uh domestic and 34:03.305 --> 34:03.915 international .