>> this is a dw news live from berlin. america's new foreign policy with a new face. secretary of state rex tillerson . >> the united states will consider working with russia. we can find areas of practical cooperation that will benefit the american people. >> at the g20, tillerson has his first eesti face meeting with his russian counterpart. also coming up, friends spying on friends.

angela merkel was in the hot seat as the german parliament investigates the nsa spying scandal. what did the german chancellor really know about the role of her own spies? islamic state claims responsibility for a suicide attack in pakistan. at least 70 people are dead after the bombing of a sufi temple. and adjusting up at the berlin international film festival, tonight, a lifetime achievement award for those showstopping costumes. honoring the work of melania cannnero. the woman behind some of cinema's most iconic looks. ♪ >> i am brits golf. it is good to have you with us tonight.

tonight, america first and moscow at their first face to face. amid some intense scrutiny, the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson held talks with sergey lavrov. the two met on the sides of the g20 meeting in bonn, germany. tillerson was known for his years of cozy business deals with russia. >> all eyes have been on two men in bonn, united states secretary of state rex tillerson and his counterpart sergey lavrov. the recent upsurge of violence in eastern ukraine was a subject of the summit and tillerson brought a message for moscow. >> the united states will stand up for the interest and values of america and her allies. as we search for new common ground, we expect russia to honor its agreement. >> meanwhile, lavrov

acknowledged that u.s.-russia relations have deteriorated. >> we discussed our bilateral relationship that has been substantially damaged by the obama administration, especially in the last couple of months. >> rex tillerson confirmed the intention to get rid of artificial barriers. >> berlin is watching closely as the u.s. arrives with policies on russia and nato under the new trump administration. german foreign minister sigmar gabriel responded, calling for a broad conversation about development in crisis a rather than a quick buck to defense budgets. >> we rightly complain that autocratic states essentially show off how important they are

by way of ballistic missile tests, but focusing solely on defense budgets is not what democratic states should be doing. >> long-standing allies trading blame and long-standing foes seeking common ground, it is anything but business as usual for the foreign ministers in bonn. >> i'm happy to have here at the big table someone from the think tank the german council on foreign relations. good to have you back on the show. what did you make of what we saw today? secretary of state rex tillerson, this was basically his debut on the world stage. >> i think he is seen as a very strong figure in the trump. it is obviously that he is very independent and people suspect he is his own man. of course he is seen as somebody who is open for better relations

with russia. it is very interesting to hear him have this nuanced, balanced view looking for ways to cooperate while also pinning down the annexation of the crimea and what happens in eastern ukraine is incorrect. the question is what is the real message? does he have to talk about ukraine to make the other thing more palatable to the europeans? >> is there a key here -- clear for policy coming from the white house through tillerson right now? can you identify a clear for policy right now? >> no. i think this is too early for trump. i believe trump wants to have better relations with russia. he has a certain sympathy for their author terry and ruler putin. but he also knows being too cozy with russia will fly in his face.

being helped by the russians and promising the russians too much. he have to look a bit tough on the other hand as well. >> how do you think russia perceives that? the fact that says you have to respect the minsk agreement or give the crimea back to ukraine, how do you think russia perceives that? >> russia is seeing itself in a position of global power with the right to have a place on the table. they want to negotiate i to live with the americans, they want to be taken seriously and of course they also feel a bit under siege by the rest of the world and want to come out of that corner. >> but it doesn't make sense to all of a sudden hear the u.s. administration saying anything that is not positive? >> obviously the russians

understand a complete shift of the u.s. government would not be credible on the western five -- side. they are getting nervous because of accusations that russia has mingled in the election process, something that trump is trying to fend off. they are waiting themselves how trump will come about on that. a lot depends on the deal they are going to make. if russia has nothing to offer because they do not want to retreat in ukraine and they do not have interest in fighting, they will not back down quickly, and local tru didn't -- what will trump do then? >> it almost begs the question why bother with these congresses -- conferences right now until we get clarity about what the world superpower wants to do?

>> it is a good dreadlocked -- it is a good backdrop for the negotiations going on around nato right now. they might retreat and lower their engagement and might be friends with russia and did this as a bit of the pressure on the europeans to do more. >> even the europeans don't know, right? >> they are pressing for the united line of the west especially when it comes to ukraine and the sanctions. it is obviously that if russia does not move in the area, especially when it comes to the minsk protest, it will be difficult for trump himself to wipe out the sanctions that many in the congress, even among the republicans especially, are pressing for. >> you are not expressing any big policy announcements coming out of the munich security conference, right? >> this will be the beginning of

a severed dialogue about what the americans are paying. it is fair to say that the europeans should do more. >> we appreciate you coming. >> thank you very much. >> we are here in germany. the chancellor angela merkel has been questioned by a poor little -- parliamentary inquiry into u.s. by. -- u.s. spying. we remember her cell phone was tapped by the national security agency and that brought her to review that spying on friends was not successful -- is not good. then it turned out the german spies were helping the nsa do just that. >> she was seen as the most powerful woman in europe, some even said the whole world.

the testimony from the nsa investigation indicates that angela merkel's influence ended with her intelligence services. after the news broke that u.s. intelligence services had cap angela merkel's phone for years, the chancellor declared spying on friends is not ok. but in 2015 came a new revelation, germany's intelligence service had spied on european politicians, government agencies and politicians, something angela merkel said she did not know. >> chancellor merkel presented a convincing case that she made the statements without knowing that the bnd spied on allies. it is up to you if you think that makes the matter better. >> the former bnd boss lost his job as part of the fallout in the service saw its activities rated by berlin. merkel claimed she did not do anything wrong.

>> this confirms my assessment that chancellor merkel has constructed a protective wall around herself. she has people who protect her from information and politically dangerous acts concerning german intelligence services. >> but opposition politicians take their critique a step further. they claim the government intentionally spread false information to protect itself during germany's parliamentary election during 2013. >> in pakistan, a suicide bombing has killed at least 70 people and wounded scores more at a shrine for sufi muslims. the town occurred in the country south. the islamic state has claimed responsibility by way of its news agency. pakistan has seen a surge in violence this week including

attacks by factions of the taliban. for more on this i am joined by assad ashima, journalist in islamabad. the reports coming out, they are very chaotic at the moment. what do we know at this hour? >> at this time we know that the death toll is around 75 confirmed to dead now according to media-based nearby. we know a suicide bomber found his way inside the shrine -- thousands way into a large compound inside it. the explosion actually went off quite close to the grave site. images from this site has blood across the walls and people who were wounded and others killed in this attack.

one of the many difficulties in treating those wounded is it is a very small town, a rather removed location. the nearest major hospital is about 70km away. >> what we know about islamic state, can we verify they claim -- to prove that was who was behind it? >> usually what tends to happen in these cases, we have seen islamic state and the few attacks that have carried out in pakistan is they have done it in conjunction with local affiliate. that has been in the past. a faction of about 25 and they also worked with other factions, a sunni muslim sectarian group that generally targets shia muslims. those affiliates will come

forward in the days that follow and confirm that they worked with islamic state. >> do we know why this mosque was targeted? >> this shrine is one of the most venerated sufi saints in pakistan. close to half a million people come to the shrine in order to say prayers and other various activities. every thursday they are also gathering at the shrine for a form of prayer and dancing as well. that was clearly what was being targeted in this case. this sort of attack has happened before in november. we saw a sufi shrine in

rochester -- rajastahnn being targeted. >> we are having to wrap it up. when we come back, more world news and the business headlines as well. stick around for that

♪ >> welcome back. you are with dw news live from berlin. our top story, america's new secretary of state has met his russian counterpart for the first time. rex tillerson and sergey lavrov met on the steps of the g20 meeting in bonn. and the berlin film festival is about to honor e -- melina callanero with a lifetime

achievement award. our roving reporters are going to stand by for us. did evening to you. >> later tonight we understand the honorary golden bear for lifetime achievement may go to someone many people may not have heard from. >> a lot of people have not heard of melana cannaera, but you have seen her work. " a clockwork orange", those outfits or her design. she dressed a jack nicholson in "the shining". and recently she worked with sofia coppola on marie antoinette.

also collaborating with malone of blahnik on the shoes on that film. it is a pretty big honor for a costume designer to receive this award. it is not happen every year. >> she is actually going to be awarding at a screening of "the shining". this is a pretty big deal. previous -- previous nominees have been sent via and other big names in cinema. this is a acknowledgment of the role in costume and film in general. >> where would we be without outflow -- clothes? >> we had a film nearing earlier tonight. give us the details about that. >> it is by director marcello

gomez. he didn't -- he and his cast from brazil just arrived a few moments ago. >> they are playing this 18th century period drama. they cleanup very nice. i was going crazy for this dress. >> she looks fantastic as it did her costar. he played the title role of a revolutionary in 18th-century brazil who fights against the portuguese. we have big topics, racial discrimination, slavery, and colonialism. >> probably not a good film for a hot saturday night date but it is an important one. >> unless they are a history buff. >> it is a historical drama

about the ills of politics but it seems he could fit with our current situation very easily. >> absolutely. that is very typical of berlli nella. we have seen films highlighting individual efforts to go again political regimes. we saw a film about a man who kept playing his swing music in the face of nazi persecution. >> let's take a listen to the director marcello gomez. >> we are discussing politics at the moment that sometimes in a very superficial way. it is very important to revisit the past so we can understand the present because of the past is embedded in the present. this is what the camera moves so much.

it is a handheld camera and we wanted you to understand the link between past and present. >> we will be talking with you a little bit later on in the day from the red carpets. thank you very much. time for business news and out. the latest on greece's debt crisis. >> built like a cut from the greatest list of business news. greece scrambling to meet an agreement with its creditors and head of the euro finance ministers meeting on monday. the country could be heading for default once again. it needs to unlock the next trec h of its next bailout in 2010. >> for months athens and its monetary fund flinders have failed to agree on the latest terms of its $86 billion -- 86

billion euro bailout. >> a compromise must be reached without any additional burden and without more cost to greek society. that means reaching an agreement without a single euro more of austerity measures. >> public-sector cuts have led to enlist protests in greece. farmers last month flooded the capital to demonstrate against government reforms they say will decimate their sector. eu top economics official met with prime minister alexis tsipras in athens in a attempt to end the standoff between greece and its international creditors. >> no institution must advocate for austerity but as you said there needs to be a balanced set of reforms in order to make this

economy even more competitive. >> greece has dependent on international bailouts since 2010. the crisis has wiped out more than a quarter of the greek economy and has left unemployment hovering at about 23%. >> general motors is looking to sell one of the world's longest lived car brands, opal. opal and to show both serve -- peugeat both serve equal markets -- the same markets. our correspondent spoke to worried opal workers. >> at the plant, workers changing shifts are reluctant to comment. >> a word on the situation? >> is this an opportunity? >> the stony silence from some

is understandable. workers caught off guard i news that their company may be sold off field the same way -- all seem to feel the same way. >> uncertain, we don't know what is coming. we've had the situation before. >> eizenach is a city with a rich history. it also has a history old auto industry. that industry has been marked by bad news from opal. the prospect of the automaker changing into french hands it dominates the conversation. >> first the americans had control and took advantage of it and we had to do with they wanted and now the french are coming. we don't know if it will get better. the jobs are supposed to be secure, but you know hudgens, there's always a catch. >> eizenach itself could suffer

as a result. on the outskirts of the city, we meet with a representative of a regional automotive association. he has high hopes of keeping the plant open, but he says opal's struggles have only increased. >> the markets have declined. i can understand if they want to minimize life -- losses. and if a buyer has been found, from this point of view, it is about adjusting their own production structures and integrating opal. if opal is sold to peugeat, what does it mean for the workers? >> we'll have to fight alongside the french for our jobs and that means fighting for compensation for shorter hours. the alternative would to the to shut down or find work elsewhere. >> but for people here giving up is not an option. >> this man, the chief executive

says claims of insider trading against him are false. the frankfurt exchange operator avoiding questions about the possibility of his resignation. came to today's press conference after good news of releasing strong earnings. ken geiter invested heavily in his own shares before merger talks with the london executive became public. his portfolio searched. >> canadian prime minister justin trudeau is in europe, suggesting policy makers of the world would profit from a strong european union. justin trudeau address the european parliament saying it is a good model for cooperation. european parliament approved the controversial ceta trade

agreement between canada and the eu just yesterday. justin said free trade only works when it works for the people, not against them. and that wraps up your business news now. >> thank you much. after a short break, i will take you through the day. we will take an in-depth look at what is going on in u.s. foreign-policy. stick around for that.

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