Make a statement on last weeks European Council. Long after we have theft the European Union the uk will be a strong and committed partner, standing on side our neighbors and working together advance our shared values and interests. This council provided a further opportunity to demonstrate that ongoing commitment, through discussions that include migration, the digital market, turkey, north korea and iran. And it may be important progress in moving towards the new deeps special partnership with the European Union we wanted to see. First on migration, the uk is playing its full part. The royal navy has intercepted 172 smuggling boats, and saved over 12,000 lives since operations in the year began. While our National Crime agency is work with libyan Law Enforcement in helping if the cablable to tackle the people smuggling and tracking networks. At the couple we welcomed the reduction in migrant crossings, and for renewed prevention behind the bolivian political process and must also add
Happy to learn that. X in fact i think i actually showed you some of the slides. This report makes it scathingly crystalclear what the relationship is between education and incarceration. Right . So, therefore, again, it is beyond our charge to say how we are going to do that, but i keep using the word ammunition which is not a good use not a good word to use but the information is certainly in this report that makes it clear that if you dont to go to prison or who goes to prison are the people that have the least access to those kinds of opportunities and education is a crucial one. That social policy assessing Community Need is certainly flamed in terms that trained in terms of declining incarceration rates, but our historical chapter makes it clear that it was not accidental that the communities most affected by incarceration were those that already suffered quite severe, as we say, racial segregation economic decline, and lack of opportunity and also serious educational lack of opp
We are live on this Tuesday Morning at the Atlantic Council here in washington, where the french, british, and german ambassadors will talk about europes role in the iran Nuclear Negotiations. Atlantic Council Senior fellow Barbara Slavin will monitor the session. It should get underway in just a moment live on cspan. Good morning, everyone. I am the executive Vice President or i he Atlantic Council and it is my pleasure to welcome our dismissed speakers. French ambassadors gerard araud, British Ambassador sir Peter Westmacott, and german ambassador peter wittig. It is a pleasure to host all of the other same time about the iran nuclear deal. I would like to welcome all of you on in the room and everyone joining us online and through the tv broadcast. We want to encourage everyone to join the conversation using the hashtag ac iran. The Iran Task Force was established to explore peaceful release Peaceful Solutions with iran. The Iran Task Force looks at it has published on this issues m
Could you talk about events in the South China Sea. Had the president been briefed on chinas alleged island building. Is he aware of some of the backandforth of the u. S. Military reconnaissance and aircraft . Josh earnest the president has often talked about how critically important it is. It is critical to the Global Economy as well. The free flow of commerce may South China Sea is something that needs to be maintained. The United States is committed to working with other countries in the region to protected. The cousin of the priority, yes you can expect the president has been briefed on the latest in a situation and will continue to be. About the approaching deadline, june 1 is when the taliban five are alleged to be released. They were swapped in the exchange. I read that general crystal knew immediately that bergdahl had walked away. He suggested that the admiral knew immediately. Im curious, did the president know immediately that bergdahl head walked away . Josh earnest there i
Leading carville says the perpetrators must be brought to justice. Plus we meet a young man who can walk again five years after he was paralyzed a scientific breakthrough is helping patients with spinal cord injury stand and even walk again with the help of an implanted device. Hello im terry martin welcome to the Program Within the next hour u. S. President donald trump is due to address the u. N. In new york at last years General Assembly trying to threaten to totally destroy north korea but this year he is expected to praise the relationship hes built with leader kim jong un is also likely to defend his decision to pull out of the Iran Nuclear Deal and its thought he will object to u. N. Aid programs that dont promote what he regards as american interests. We will be bringing you live coverage of the General Assembly meeting when donald trump begin speaking will be getting full analysis both from washington and and here in our studio speaking of which well think we got some footage