00:00And as another development, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on the G20 to work together in
00:06the opening plenary meeting.
00:08Marco Rubio has said that he has championed the PAC-Silica initiative aimed at uniting G20 countries
00:14who are concerned about China's dominance in rare earths and other critical minerals.
00:20Remember, Marco Rubio is also hosting the gathering, the G20 foreign ministers' gathering in Atlanta,
00:25and he has now flagged China's dominance in rare earths and other critical minerals.
00:29Marco Rubio has also said that any movement on that front will probably come afterwards,
00:35pointing to a U.S.-led statement on excess industrial capacity that some G20 trade ministers signed after the group failed
00:43to reach consensus.
00:45Listen in to what Marco Rubio said.
00:49I want to welcome all of you to the city of Atlanta here in Georgia.
00:53Georgia, and this, what I hope, will be a productive meeting today as we are in a critical moment.
01:00I would call it a moment of choosing, and I would say not just for my country, the United States
01:05of America, but frankly for the world.
01:08We are facing a series of interconnected economic and geopolitical crises, many of which pose severe threats,
01:14severe threats to essential foundations of the global economic order,
01:19new disruptions and strains to global energy and food supplies and food markets,
01:25to the global supply chain, to trade, to freedom of navigation itself.
01:29And the G20 must work together to confront these threats, to strengthen our economic resilience,
01:34to safeguard our markets and the economies that they sustain.
01:38And joining us now is Ambassador Gore, who is in Atlanta for the G20.
01:42Ambassador, thank you so much for speaking with us.
01:44Give us a quick overview.
01:46What brings you here?
01:47We know there's a quad meeting tomorrow.
01:49And then also, what else can you tell us about that elusive trade deal?
01:54Look, it's incredible to be back home in the United States.
01:57And Secretary Rubio is going to be hosting here, just in a few minutes,
02:00a G20 meeting with all the foreign ministers of the G20, along with some invited guests.
02:05A lot of very important items will be discussed over the next two days,
02:09including, as you mentioned, the quad.
02:11This will be our third meeting of the quad in this year alone.
02:14And there's great progress happening with that.
02:16So we're very excited.
02:17When we're able to get our partners together in one room and discuss these things,
02:21good things happen.
02:22Great to see you.
02:23Thank you, sir.
