12/02/2000
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"We meet on a regular basis to discuss a number of national security issues."
"I think that the better course of action is for all of us to refrain from any kind of comment until we know what the facts are, because we will have the facts soon."
"Both those things should permit that relationship to grow and to flourish, to deepen."
"No decision has been reached yet; we're still talking with them."