CSPAN - President Biden Meets With Indonesian President
Aired: 2024-11-12
Duration: 03:41

[00:00:00]  I brought you a little gift, which is an archaeological artifact from the foot of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which has the word Joseph, Yosef.
[00:00:11]  And as you know, in the Bible, it is said that Joseph will strengthen Israel.
[00:00:17]  And clearly, Mr. President, you've done it.
[00:00:19]  Thank you very much.
[00:00:21]  Well, I hope my father heard it.
[00:00:23]  My father was what we call a righteous Christian.
[00:00:26]  He couldn't understand why we didn't move more rapidly back in World War II than less.
[00:00:31]  And anyway.
[00:00:32]  That was a great legacy of your father.
[00:00:35]  Well, it was.
[00:00:36]  I remember how I got in trouble.
[00:00:38]  We were friends even back then when I said years ago as a senator, I said, you don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist.
[00:00:45]  And I know you are.
[00:00:46]  You're clearly a Zionist, Mr. President.
[00:00:48]  Well, God love you.
[00:00:50]  Thank you very much.
[00:00:50]  Thanks for being here.
[00:01:25]  Thanks everybody, the cameras need to go, thank you.
[00:01:30]  Well, Mr. President, welcome to the White House.
[00:01:32]  Thank you very much, sir.
[00:01:33]  Good to have you here, Anne.
[00:01:34]  Thank you very much.
[00:01:35]  We're marking an important anniversary.
[00:01:37]  75 years of diplomatic relationship between Indonesia and the United States.
[00:01:42]  75 years.
[00:01:43]  I'm proud that the partnership between our countries is stronger than it's ever been.
[00:01:48]  And today we're going to discuss how we continue to strengthen that partnership.
[00:01:52]  First, in my view, by advancing free and open Indo-Pacific with ASEAN at its center.
[00:01:59]  As to the largest democracies in the world, it seems to me our nations have a special responsibility in this vision.
[00:02:06]  Second, fighting the climate crisis.
[00:02:09]  Indonesia is a critical player in the clean energy transition.
[00:02:13]  And third, by building a secure and resilient supply chain.
[00:02:17]  And finally, by deepening our comprehensive strategic partnership that includes deepening our security cooperation.
[00:02:26]  We'll discuss also global challenges, including in Gaza and the South China Sea.
[00:02:30]  So, Mr. President, I'm looking forward to our discussion and welcome.
[00:02:34]  I would like to have you here.
[00:02:35]  The floor is yours.
[00:02:37]  Thank you.
[00:02:38]  Thank you, President Biden.
[00:02:40]  Thank you for receiving me.
[00:02:43]  I also would like to thank you.
[00:02:44]  You voted me yourself upon my election.
[00:02:50]  And yes, thank you very much.
[00:02:53]  And then finally, I could make it, and you received me today.
[00:02:59]  The United States, for us, is a very great friend.
[00:03:05]  The United States supported us in our struggle for independence and helped us many times in our time of need.
[00:03:16]  Therefore, I will work very hard to strengthen Indonesian-United States relationship.
[00:03:26]  And I would like to work towards this end that we have a strong cooperation.
[00:03:35]  Once again, President Biden, thank you very much for our discussion.
[00:03:40]  Thank you, sir.
[00:03:41]  Thank you.