that. in terms of where it was flying, it was well-clear of any territory in ukraine. it was international airspace over international water. thank you. nancy? thank you. during secretary austin s visit to egypt he held meetings with officials even though all press were banned from covering it. past defense chiefs when they ve been in similar situation have refused to proceed. given the biden administration has said one of its key pillars in terms of foreign policy is when presented between a choice of autocrats and democracies that it stands with democracies. can you help us understand why the secretary proceeded with those trips given the ban. our relationship with egypt is obviously an important strategic partnership. the secretary did appreciate the opportunity to meet with his counter parts and talk about that. i will tell you when it came to the press coverage of that portion having looked further into it, the egyptians lived up to what they had agreed upon. some of
portion having looked further into it, the egyptians lived up to what they had agreed upon. some of the lessons learned out of that was in terms of making sure we were on the same sheet when it came to understanding press access, and so we will continue to work with them. the u.s. had agreed beforehand there would be a ban of journalists. we did not agree to a ban on journalists. we agreed to have official photographers. we did have one reporter come into the session but a portion open to the press was subsequently not held and therefore there was not an opportunity to cover that. but, again, sometimes these meetings are very small, sometimes there s not the opportunity for media to come in, but again it s something we ve noted and continue to work closely with governments to ensure there s press access.