Talk Radio News Service Military Affairs Correspondent Richard Miller interviews Lt. Doug Lowery about humanitarian assistance while embedded in Afghanistan. (8:34)

 

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Briefer: Tony Fratto

President’s Schedule

At 10.15 am President Bush makes remarks on the 57th National Day of Prayer in the East Room of the White House. This afternoon, at 2:50 pm he will also make remarks at the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Deputy White House Press Secretary Tony Fratto will brief the press at 12.30 pm today.

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Latvian President Valdis Zatlers is making his first official state trip to the U.S. While he has been here before, as he was educated in the U.S., this trip is his first since being elected President. His visit to the National Press Club was to mark the 100 year anniversary of the press club and to discuss Latvia’s relationship with NATO and U.S.-Latvia relations. He thanked the U.S. and said he has been satisfied with his visit and with his meetings with President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Gates.

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Assistant Secretary of State of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Daniel Fried, says that the Allies at NATO recognized the threat of ballistic missile proliferation, and endorsed the U.S.-proposed system for protection. (0:33)

 

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At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Darfur, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) says that if it were his choice, he would “literally, not figuratively” unilaterally deploy U.S. forces to Darfur because “when a nation engages in genocide, it forfeits sovereignty.” He said that the only way to take action is for the United States to mobilize the rest of the world. (0:45)

 

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At the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Darfur, Jane Holl Lute, officer in charge of the United Nation’s Department of Field Support, says that there are 4,000 helicopters available in NATO countries, and asks if there are not 24 for Darfur. (0:41)

 

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At the American Turkish Council’s 27th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish relations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praises NATO enlargement despite controversy. (0:20)

 

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Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addressed an audience at the American Turkish Council’s 27th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish relations, expressing a desire for cooperation between the two governments. Rice assured her audience that the U.S. is developing a strategy to suppress the guerrilla organization PKK, or Kurdistan Worker’s Party. Rice also mentioned Turkey’s strategic location for oil transfer and the importance of investing in renewable energy, and said that the U.S. continues to support Turkey’s candidacy for membership in the European Union. Stressing the importance of an open democratic government and society, Rice said that the U.S. also supports amending Article 301 of the Turkish penal code that condemns criticism of the government.

When asked by an audience member about her perception of the recent NATO summit at Bucharest that she attended, Rice said that it was a great success with real conversation and progress and demonstrated that the Taliban in Afghanistan fears NATO. She also applauded the admission of new members despite controversy over enlargement of the treaty.

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaking at a press conference at the Pentagon, says that European NATO member countries need to be aware that they face a direct threat of terrorism from Afghanistan, and that should inspire them to increase their commitments to the war there. (0:25)

 

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Kurt Volker, the nominee for U.S. ambassador to NATO, says missile protection program desires to work with the Russian government, not against it. (0:30)

 

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