Then a Bar Administration conversation on health care. Then gun violence activists. All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Happy tuesday. As advertised, im going to be joined today by bret mcguirk. Bret has been here a couple times before. Bret just left the National Security Council Meeting with the president. The president , as you know, convenes his National Security council every few weeks to review the progress that were making against isil. Bret presented the meeting and now is here to provide an update to all of you on that. Brets title is special president ial envoy to the Global Coalition against isil. Hes got a presentation that hell offer up and then hell take some questions, hell leave and then i can take your questions on nonisil related topics from there, okay . With that, bret, you want to take it away . Sure. Thanks, josh. So, thanks for having me. I thought i would give an update on the counterisil campaign. Last time i was here, it was about six months ago. I have a lo
Then a Bar Administration conversation on health care. Then gun violence activists. All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Happy tuesday. As advertised, im going to be joined today by bret mcguirk. Bret has been here a couple times before. Bret just left the National Security Council Meeting with the president. The president , as you know, convenes his National Security council every few weeks to review the progress that were making against isil. Bret presented the meeting and now is here to provide an update to all of you on that. Brets title is special president ial envoy to the Global Coalition against isil. Hes got a presentation that hell offer up and then hell take some questions, hell leave and then i can take your questions on nonisil related topics from there, okay . With that, bret, you want to take it away . Sure. Thanks, josh. So, thanks for having me. I thought i would give an update on the counterisil campaign. Last time i was here, it was about six months ago. I have a lo
The problem of foreign terrorist fighters has seriously worsened. We need a comprehensive approach that encompasses social and ideological components and also that would ensure respect for the sovereignty of all states. We support the initiative of the u. S. Presidency and the Security Council to adopt a resolution aimed at choking off any activities of foreign terrorist fighters. Likee same time, we would to caution again the temptation to narrow down the problem because of the Islamic State with its ideology. There is a need to consider the problems of terrorism and in all its dimensions. Establish a form involving countries of the region, the african union, league of arab states, the permanent five members of the un Security Council council, and other stakeholders. We should address longstanding conflicts primary being the arabisraeli conflict. This is one of the primary reasons enabling terrorist to receive moral support and recruit ever new members into their ranks. We call upon c
Developed countries and we are giving humanitarian aid to countries threatened by isil and foreign fighters. E must go further we must remain ever vigilant against cyber and Nuclear Terrorism and the utter terror and destruction they could unleash. Cyber is used to finance, recruit, and incite violence. We must prevent cyberspace from becoming not only the target of terror, but also a tool of terror. Nuclear terrorism however unthinkable is also a possibility. Seenost9 11 world has terrorist groups seeking nuclear materials. This is why International Efforts to prevent Nuclear Terrorism must be stepped up. President obamas leadership in proposing a summit on Nuclear Security five years ago in this say the Global Vision for Nuclear Security is getting stronger. We have a collective result is may a kickstart concrete, International Actions against the new scourge of foreign fighters. The fight against faceless, nameless terrorists without borders will not be easy. We also know that terro
The internet announced the arrival of russian cossacks and chechen fighters in the region the United States European Union and japan have declared the local plebiscite which will be held in ukraine to logans can get that provinces as illegal and bogus us secretary of state john kerry and eu Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton have called the margin leaders to stop fomenting unrest in the region. The diplomat said russia would potentially face further sanctions if it interferes with ukraines National Elections scheduled for may twenty fifth japanese Prime Minister shinzo ave has again urged russia to respect the results of the upcoming president ial elections in ukraine. Speaking after a meeting at me to take orders to rustle up they said his country would not tolerate the use of force in ukraine nato secretary general anders phone ross mitcham said the alliance was ready to take further steps if one of its members was to be trapped in the European Union japan and the United States ha