What Is Lost Inwardly Must Be Won Outwardly - Part 1 Borgen

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BIRGITTE SPEAKS IN FRENCH

Au revoir, monsieur.

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Yes?

This is Mr Sadiq Barghani from the Kharunese Foreign Office.

Good morning.

Good morning.

I'm terribly sorry, there seems to have been a grave misunderstanding.

I understand that the Prime Minister was under the impression

that you would be meeting President Al-Jahwar?

Yes, very much so.

I'm afraid President Al-Jahwar will not be able to make it today.

He is on a trip away from Sahore.

But luckily, one of the advisors from the oil ministry

-will be able to meet.

-Mr Barghani...

-WHISPERS:

-Yes?

..I have to remind you that I am the Danish Prime Minister.

I only negotiate on the same political level.

I will not negotiate with a civil servant.

But, I am afraid, there is nothing I can do.

Well, then my trip was in vain. Goodbye.

Please, Madam Prime Minister...

Mr Vedfeld, please?

Mr Vedfeld, please, wait! Please!

MR BARGHANI SPEAKS URGENTLY ON PHONE

Please, Madam Prime Minister, wait!

AMIR SPEAKS IN ARABIC

Please, Madam Prime Minister, wait! Something wonderful has happened.

President Al-Jahwar has... unexpectedly arrived in Sahore.

-And will meet with us?

-Yes.

-Today?

-In a very short while.

Thank you.

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Mr President, Omar Al-Jahwar.

-Assalam alaikum.

-Wa alaikum assalam.

I'm Amir Diwan, this is Madam Prime Minister, Birgitte Nyborg.

HE SPEAKS IN ARABIC

Thank you very much for meeting with us, Mr President.

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AL-JAHWAR SPEAKS IN ARABIC

Allow me to be bold, Mr President.

I'm sure that certain people in the Arab world think of Denmark

as an arrogant anti-Muslim nation that is the loyal friend of the USA.

The West sees you, Mr President, as a war criminal,

because of your actions in the Nubisia Province

for the past five years.

They certainly don't sees the highly respected politician

and Cambridge fellow that your people regard you as.

They say, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but...

we still do that, don't we?

To me, it seems that both our nations could profit

from a change in the international perspective

on our nations, wouldn't you say?

Is that not worth a couple of hours of conversation?

Very well, Madam Prime Minister.

Let's talk then.

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Madam President Nyborg, you are most welcome here.

Thank you very much.

May I present his excellence, President Lokoya?

I cannot express how happy I am

to receive you here, Madam Prime Minister.

You are a brave woman. We need peace.

I am very glad to be here, Your Majesty. No, no "majesty", please.

To you, I am Jakob.

-Thank you.

-Hello.

Hello.

I'm afraid I have some bad news.

China has threatened to support the north further.

-The oil pipeline?

-Exactly.

China insists that if you win your independence,

you still use the north pipeline and sell your oil to the Chinese.

-How can they insist?

-Because they are...China.

And remember, you will still be an independent country.

And your freedom will only be limited

in relation to who you are going to sell your oil to.

-You're right.

-I would like to stress that China should pay no less

than market price for your oil.

This is how the world is,

but as far as we can negotiate a fair territorial agreement,

we can agree on this matter.

I assure you, your country's cry for freedom and peace has been heard.

It will be an honour for me

to conduct the negotiations in Copenhagen.

Hm, you're a good friend.

Listen, my dream is to make south Kharun a shining example

for all of Africa.

We have great resources, we just need to work together.

It's not an easy task to create a modern democracy,

but I am trying to reform our society,

both in spirit and technology.

Everybody in south Kharun is entitled to equality and freedom,

except homosexuals, of course.

But this is not a problem. There are no homosexuals in south Kharun.

It's just not part of our culture.

But we must discuss the territorial dispute. Please.

Thank you.

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Wow.

AS LOKOYA: There are no homosexuals in south Kharun!

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