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excited about the whole family together again. welcome back tourist return to australia. i'll say father relaxes. what will want some of the wealth, toughest coven 19 bowls? ah, the kremlin says the russian on us presidents can decide to meet at any time, but they are no firm plans yet. that's off to france, announced the jo bought in vladimir putin had agreed in principle to hold a summit on ukraine. short beat. we'll go live tall correspondent or said jabari in moscow. profess this report from shebra town. see in washington dc. we have reason to believe the russian forces are planned into an intend to attack ukraine. on friday, joe biden stumped. many of us allies categorically stating loudly my fusion had

made up his mind to invade ukraine. in the coming days. and on sunday, the president convened a meeting of his national security council to discuss the situation ahead of that meeting. the us secretary of state reaffirmed despite the president's announcement diplomacy was still an option until it settled until we know that the the tanks rolling. the planes are flying and the aggression has, has fully begun. we're going to do everything we kinda prevented, but we're prepared either way and we're prepared with a responsive will have massive consequences for russia. it actually carries the through. lincoln said he hoped, a forthcoming meeting this week with his russian counterpart would address both preventing war and addressing mutual security concerns for the us, europe and russia in dollars. the russian and ukrainian ambassadors to the u. s. were also on the some they took a circuit, anatoly, anton of denied any invasion of ukraine was found. he said moscow's priority was

the implementation of the minster agreement, which was designed permanently to stop the war and ukraine east. by among other things, given the region, some will turn them in united states, easy to stop such crisis. you have to dissuade a key to who few names agreement that phone ukraine ambassador said whether russia invaded or not. the country was already at war, but still held out the possibility of a diplomatic solution. we are colon, not only on the grass, which is russia, but also in all of our friends and allies to get together and use every opportunity to still deter russia from invited a friend to say that the summit agreed to in principle by the us and russia won't just be about ukraine, but about security and strategic stability in europe as a whole. the white house, as it was always committed to diplomacy, as long as there was no invasion but added as far as it was concerned, it was still saying preparations for a russian assault very soon,

but it's not specific when the president was on friday, she had a chance the al jazeera washington, although savari joins, is no longer from moscow. dorothy was most go had to say today about the potential meeting. well, according to the criminal spokesperson, dmitri prescott, nothing is confirmed. nothing has been set in stone. nothing concrete has been agreed to from the russian side. i think it's important to point out that following nearly 3, our phone conversation between lottery and the french president emanuel cron. very late last night here, the russian president made it very clear that he's always been open to the idea of meeting his us counterpart, us president joe biden. but i think the important point is that flattery wants to talk about specific security guarantees that he's looking for from the americans. and until those issues are put out on the agenda, i don't think we can see

a meeting between the 2 world leaders. but we are going to have a meeting between serving lab, rob, and anthony lincoln on thursday. i think that we've very significant as to whether or not these issues that russia has with nato and the us will be something the americans want to discuss until now. they said they are not interested in discussing nato's membership policy, the russian president. and now we understand where a colleague has called for a extraordinary session with his security council. and that is due to take place in the capital in the coming hours. this is a committee made up of a number of ministers as well as the head of the countries intelligent services. so i think things are rapidly moving forward. and i think the russian president certainly looking at all the options that he has at the moment we understand he will be also speaking to the german chancellor on the phone later this afternoon. off shot schools was, was rush on not too long ago where he had a meeting with letting me put, and i think these plethora of phone calls that are coming for the russian president

. just indicate how serious and critical time is at the moment. and of course, the french are very much at the forefront trying to play a big role in de escalate intentions. whether or not they'll succeed, we'll have to find out in the coming days as a result of these meetings and full calls that are taking place. many thanks for that, those jabari in most guy while ukraine says any push for talks is positive and it wants to be directly involved myoma due to a job. and you said it was of, i have hopes that this initiative, thanks to presidents, macro and biden, and which will be supported by prime minister boys johnson, will be implemented. this meeting and talks will be held not only between the peaceful countries that help us, but also between the 2 countries, which have been an international military conflict for 8 years. ukraine and russia and her summons in care with more on ukraine's foreign minister meeting his european counterparts. demitra caliber, the foreign minister who's in brussels,

attending a you foreign ministers meeting a. he sounded very diplomatic. he said, every effort is worth trying. he welcomed the news of them, may be a summit. so really we are at a stage despite all this optimism and let's face it, the optimism is needed. there is really a situation where these are talks about talks. now there's another aspect to this or that is that sir, ukraine wants more of a say what's going on with when we heard the reference by emmanuel macro, about these talks and he did have a substantive, a conversation with bruton on sunday over the phone. he, he did say that the had to be other stake holders involved, and that was coded language for ukraine being the main stakeholder, the smallest stakeholder. it's the main player that's saying here, look, ukrainians ah, a direct threat. their lives are at stake here. so why can't we have more of

a say in the negotiations it runs president his on his 1st official visit to gulf states abraham racy has just signed a number of agreements with cutouts, a mere sake to mean been hammered. al tarney bryce is also attending a regional gas conference that he hopes will based political and trade relations. meanwhile, rounds foreign ministry as talks to revive the nuclear deal have made significant progress in vienna. but it's also a warning that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed still in bales on remarks from some european diplomats, if suggested an agreement could be possible very soon. ali hashim has the latest from vienna. this is the eights round, its been extended for a few months now. i think 2 months for since december to not 2 months and the talks are continuing hearing colberg palace. however, with all the optimism that's an optimism that's been expressed by different pop.

you still the moment there are 2 main points that are to be are to be agreed on. mainly the assurances that iran is requesting as we heard also the parliament is requesting this now. and on the other side, the united states of america and all the world powers wanting the advanced centrifuges in the wrong to be destroyed or to be sent outside. so these are the main points a just few minutes ago. one of the western diplomats passing by we had a chat with him and ask him about what that, what's going to happen this week. so he said it might be the week that we'll have big announcements. however, this is just up to what is going to be decided upon in the iran and in washington. like rain has given some height to cruise has been battling while fires in northern argentina for weeks now. the fires a blackening about $30000.00 hacked hairs of land in the west effect to province

korean tests. stephanie deca has a story. the choking smoke makes the day look like night. wildfires have been searing away. parts of argentine is north eastern province of korean t. s brought on by drought and high temperatures. b, p. glory, dodie, corn gun. so this is a typical historic. it's never happened. we've never looked something at this really of won't. this is what i can tell you. now. there's a blue for the province. this re oh felicity and only runs president abraham racy and cath as a mere shake mean venture, not out honey life. so praise the role being played by the joint economic committee between our both countries and the last of their this committee meetings were asked for hon. whoo, also look for their coming meeting in doha. we spoke about regional ashes,

international issues that are of answers to both countries. on top of these issues, the stability and the security of the region. we re affirm that dialogue is the best thing to sort out all the problems and to face or the challenges in our region . harmony with his excellence say, we have been briefed her regarding the vienna talks regarding the agreements between iran and the west. and this matter is quite important and has a lot of impact on the stability of the region kata is following up with full interest the negotiations. and we hope that very soon we're an agreement could be reached for the benefit of all parties to guarantee the rights of all countries to peaceful usage of nuclear power. according to the international laws and agreements,

i seize this opportunity to reaffirm them carter read them as to do whatever it takes in order to reach an agreement the what's an end to the difference. and we'll guarantee the security and stability of the region the palestinian coast also was discussed in details with, within our talks because it's the central issue of our region. we are confirmed, the importance of stopping does lagging is the palestine in people and salting out the matter according to the international outcome and the rights of the policies in determining its fate and live instability and fairness. also, i think we spoke about other issues like give afghans, tan, syria, and yemen. and we hope to find peaceful solutions to these ashes as soon as

we can because you all know that kata is hosting the world cup this year end of this year. and i'd like to go gradually, the iranians will be qualified to the world cup, and i invite to his excellency to attend the are games and matches of the world cup . he will welcome also, the iranian fans that will come to so puerto, the iranian team. and to enjoy the world cup here anchor al black. to welcome you miss a present once again, thank you for your visit and thank you for your participation tomorrow, and the gas exporting countries forum with the hope to achieve all our goals. thank you. miss melinda wanted him to dallas in the name of god, the compassionate the merciful share in her 1st fall, i would like to express my gratitude to check to rebel hot and sunny the

when both hon and meat of cutoff are formerly inviting me of that co c, o 2, i'm here for 2 purposes, foot on 2 objectives. first of all, to expand our relationships between the 2 countries, between iran and kata. i'm secondly to participate and a summit of for gas exporting immune countries. lawyer shift, i mean dish in there. very good for meeting that i had is that with the, i mean of natalie, natalia module is expensive shift. i mean, we agree to that a channel or used to have a lower sellers of the purchases of that capacities of the 2 countries for expanding relationships and different areas and different kind of his fears. if at all that his how does that mean even? hm. so you give a mental fear of what sign secchia is like with the got to the fight to the proximity to the affinity and to the cultural closeness on the finances we have between the 2 countries we have decided to expand our relationships, our corporation, and to take it serious the steps,

the newest steps in order to strengthen relations between the 2 countries. we agreed to go yesterday in economics, fear in energy is fear, infrastructure, trade, samuel investments, a health, a culture, he said to sent an end to expand our corporation and relationships. zoe, at the same time, iran was you home in general when it comes to are better organization now for. oh, won't, comp in cutout, we are here to cooperate with cutout for the organization of the game. this was able to live in different areas, geographically, infrastructure, the transit economy on the agenda, and also scientific areas also. and that comes to our expense. our graduates rushed to get a sense in our relations, our cooperation to students and to also to in short on mute on the regional

stability and security. and also in order to maurine, make sure that all of this type is used in order to open a new chapter in the relations between the cat on the wrong has gone away. this step is one of those steps, a baby shower and our efforts to expand our relations with between us and the neighboring companies in the persian gulf, specifically, town quite oh, you know, the level of a prison corporation in deb and not still currently as emo, which should be it's not currently on the basis of the actual capacities that we have. so we should make sure that these are as antenna for michael that they're develop further mortgage on, boarded for better cooperation, regionally. the tall and interactions regionally get or he has and cooperation and regional cooperation. regionalism. when we're slowing the somebody offering us. iran has not always made sure that we didn't miss that. spanish channel, national to shoulder with an independent countries,

pulled it over how me doing hardships. and we have proven our friendship whether the neighboring countries even had, he got told that most of the regional come to his i realize this and in this regard, which will be, he don't, we have similar experience at all. yes, law me the stomach going because the wrong, don't a giant, we have concluded 2 fields against all, resorted clara zoning, said he, and against maximum pressure against us. empty caldwell yet another state should send it to him. oh, at willis on a true unfreezes to, to lift the sanctions at all. yeah. receipt any of the telephone. i mean, in order to achieve agreement, it also detached him, ha, benefits are found in the nation about under best sanctions lifting of sanctions, c o. c. and guarantees unclosing down of all political gutierrez should reconsider. they are light of whitehall import us. our region has entered the new era with adults only after decades off for loyalty on occupying force as president

of thank you, paying for it was yes. then with estimate that the region is going back, but he does, he needs original owner to sell them at here. this victory was in short with there was a sense of the nation's to shuttle you, mentor eval yet regional countries with liaison was with what the defend with more dialogue in order to manage the choices each so that they're managed. emily, regional and internally said that a stay in tat 3 listen, the import, the lessons that we have had over the last decade are as follows. i had you all was a getty mack, who maybe she cast us occupation is doomed to fail. met java, me that resistance is going to be good to respond. well, you got my soil and i hadn't is all me. no, no issue, no problem. and that agent has military solution while i'm tuning down more than my solitary and also when it comes to regional issues, east, including yet fighting terrorism situation in afghanistan, one of them will not context elicits rate of didn't as that we also exchanged views,

lawful dodie, and we agree on hillary's that the fight things go terrorism on yuki and different forms as one of to priorities we have on monday. all you eat on down, move out there beneath his feet on that's in successful fighting against terrorism is here on the documented about all you, not only it said the region, but also it can help that. i said the whole world, i'm so you're going out when it's done with cash out of the neighboring countries. i've got his don, shouldn't. you also want to consist with also helping different ethnic groups in afghanistan, political group stuff, get a sense of that does and inclusive government in afghanistan, data meetings with at otherwise it's for madison insecurity will return to this oppressed nation that awarded him and let him as the domain, young men, therapist, nation of yemen, much of the we also discussed the amongst the senator magnet him as loom, yet it is all man, this is was on. it is a necessity to do away with operations down the only solution to of his own choices

in iran is to stop why lation article patient in is, are in and in yemen. i'm in sure yamani dialogue along canada in the same way that i announce during my integration. yeah me. i search my hand, the friendship refused to resume the count. see the, specifically a mental, they've been in countries all the benefits of the events or substance and maximum interaction as me amongst the nation. the reason once again, i would like to express my gratitude for the policy of the rough cutter and the government off. well, me don't, don't, i'm on, i hope dot ingle to go over these dialogues are going to be fruitful on tomorrow's meeting, which is going to be the assembly of the gothic sporting man. she'll country spoke to you about. we hope that it will be the beginning of new law to good at all for this country. thank you. ok, if you're just joining us,

we've been listening to iran's president abraham. right. you see who is currently in capsule meeting with the amir shake to me, but how much al tani, we had for him both lead is at this press conference here in doha, in the last few minutes. the leaders here have both been signing several agreements in, in the course of this morning, but races also attending a regional gas conference which will take place to morrow. let's go to our correspondence, m i l. style who has been listening in to, to the, to the various meetings. jamal took us through the significance of this visit because this is iraq. this, this is the president, every new president's 1st official visit to gulf states. isn't it, wendy, this very significant on a number of levels and that's why both heads of states insisted on ensuring that there was

a press briefing at the end of the signing ceremony. and after those bilateral talks concluded so that they can highlights just how significant it is, let's try and break it down into different fields. we have the energy sector, we have regional politics, international politics, and then you have specific roles that both iran, i'm have been carving for themselves over the past several years if not the case in terms of energy. obviously, both big gas production companies, both of them come countries rather both of them have a keen interest in ensuring that where their markets are focused enjoy some sort of sustain stability. and therefore, there was a lot of discussions with regards to that on the eve of this 6 gas exporting countries submits, with regards to regional stability. you mentioned the 1st visit by their rating president to a golf country. we heard from the foreign ministry prior to this visit,

that the iranians were open to holding direct talks between them and the south. he's obviously both saudi arabia under, on regional power houses, but on conflicting sides of several conflicts, not least in yemen, lebanon, and other issue other other countries as well. so the fact that they are saying that they are not willing to do this to have these discussions finds itself in a role where it can play the mediator between the 2 countries. particularly considering that the promoter ties between both of the all the and to her on have been i see, at best in recent years. okay. many thanks for that jamal al child there for us. indo for now from ukraine and for people living in the east of the country. meetings and diplomatic discussions have done little to stop escalating bombardments. more than a dozen houses have been damaged in the small village. another cabinet nefco

selling has been going on for days, but most people have little choice, but to stay put a kinda muscogee, keep a dog. where should we go? yeah, we will all leave. but is there anyone waiting for us there? where should i go? yeah, we will receive me maybe for a day or 2, but what about after that? and when i come back, there will be nothing ruins have. i lived my life on nothing but the hold of it at last. michael min, your son i did you stop the war, tell zalinski and put into store, pull this, i just can't live like this. every one he'll will tell you the same thing. they should reach an agreement including america, everyone who's responsible. we are suffering. we are simple people. they can just drive off with their millions and we have to remain here. children have to hide and baseman said yes, yes, so my neighbor with a 2 month old as she was running to the basement, it should be like this. the want me to put it down. can i be sure to put the well,

i did. so a correspond charles traffic has multiple notting, paul, and don't ask in general laquatta nigel on the 420 kilometer front line. although we are hearing the ports of overnight, sporadic shilling, most notably around the ship, which is controlled city at the next. we've been speaking to people inside the city . they describe shelling overnight, they were unsure, couldn't confirm whether it was outgoing or incoming. meanwhile, some of those people telling us that young men are increasingly afraid of being, as they describe, forced into joining the separate despite as we know that there is this. as the separatist leadership is called it a mass mobilization of all men between the ages of 1855, some men that we've spoken to describing vans around the city, stopping men and encouraging them to enlist. of course, we cannot in any way confirm those reports. meanwhile, the evacuation of thousands of people along that front line on the ship,

which is controlled side goes on. we see pictures of people queueing up in the train station, notably the train station to boat survey, which has a direct train line into russia. in the south here it has been quite a overnight, but it's going to be a very interesting day going forward as what many western leaders are describing as being a last chance and avoiding a serious military escalation. the credit of the chinese war ship is being accused of using a laser to target and australian surveillance jet. china says australia's version of events, dr. square up with the facts. that's riley's prime minister, as, as the reckless and dangerous incident happened. all the countries northern coast on thursday was st. either. the weekend you would swing the reports of a chinese naval vessel. i'm using a laser to target, i, astride in defense force of violence aircraft. this is completely unacceptable,

and so we have demanded there be an investigation on the behavior of what occurred on that vessel. it was dangerous, it was reckless. and it was unprofessional for what should be a sophisticated navy. so we expect china to provide some answers on those matters. in new zealand prime ministers as covert 19 vaccine mandates and other measures will be lifted when on the call. infection for demonstrations against vaccine mandates have been going on in front of the parliament for more than 2 weeks. police arrested 8 protesters and 7 offices have been injured. australian tourism operators say they're looking forward to rebuilding the relaxation of coven 19 border roles. the government has been shifting away from its fortress like approach a sara clark reports from brisbin. oh,

jubilance and excitement as tourists and international passages. touchdown in australia. after almost 2 years of border closures being out my best friend, i haven't seen him since 2018 and he made it back just in time for my wedding in ponies. i'm really excited actually. yes. i'm. i'm going to see my friends for the 1st time in the since 5 here. that a loss was here. yeah. surreal. it doesn't feel quite real like it. it feels a bit bizarre. it wasn't just tourists surviving, but families reuniting over the last 2 years. and strategy has pursued a tough 0 covered 19 strategy. quarantine restrictions have also been in place posing a major hurdle for australian citizens wanting to return. i didn't know flotsap potentially be delayed because of what's going on overseas, but, and there's very few repatriation plots really to even for london is it was like $55000.00 strange one to come home and it's very flotsam outside, you know, it was pretty green, but it's,

it's good to see my sister again and i come i to go see mom and dad. now because of a morning bout them for 2 years. australia has one of the highest immunization rights in the world with more than 90 percent of people. over 16 fully vaccinated tourists coming here must be double vaccinated or have a medical exemption. more than 1000000 tourist visas had been issued for arrival this month. tourism was one of the fastest growing sector in australia's economy before the pandemic in 2019 it contributed around $30000000000.00, but the border closures earned the nation, the reputation as fortress, australia, and tourism groups know they've got a big job on their hands to convince tourists to return, there's a huge storm ahead of us. we have had an incredible disruption to our industry, no international visitors, great disruption people, mystic market as well. but a screen that made last about $800000000000.00 worth of international revenue and on and to put it all back together. it's a complex machine or industry. you have

a nice balcony in the wholesale ready, but not every state in australia is welcoming arrivals. western australia has been closed to both international travelers and had quarantine restrictions in place for vaccinated australian citizens for most of the pandemic. it will eventually open its borders in march. sera, clark out 0 brisbin, australia. ah, this is out there. are these your top stories? president joe biden and vladimir putin have accepted in principle to hold a summit over ukraine. the kremlin says there no concrete plans for meeting just yet doughty jabari has the latest from moscow. according to the kremlin spokesperson, dmitri pascall, nothing is confirmed, nothing has been set in stone. nothing concrete has been agree to from the russian side. i think it's.