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and let's take a look at our main news stories this morning. experts politicians on the number of world leaders are gathering for the global policy forum in the russian city all. the details emerge of the amazing escape for my plane as it crash landed in a remote forest leaving all eighty one passengers shaken but unhurt. plus as the campaign against the u.s. military presence on the japanese island of okinawa grows stronger altie finds out what the americans are being blamed for. and the u.k. special envoy to afghanistan steps down as speculation mounts that he was forced out for base criticism of the military campaign there.

all right so today we have moved from our usual moscow studio to the fresh air of the city of yugoslavia for the next two days we'll be bringing you full coverage of the global policy forum which is being held here statesmen and strategists some of the world's best minds will be grappling with the issues such as boosting global security and improving standards of democracy and the first time the city has hosted a major international conference last year there was a forum on global security here in. back then it was attended by some five hundred politicians and journalists from eighteen countries. this year as there are representatives from twenty nine countries and it's being supported by the russian president. so at the forum we'll be talking to top experts academics and

politicians will also have all the latest news developments from russia and around the world the city is located about two hundred fifty kilometers northeast of moscow and it's actually a remarkable year for the city as it's entering the second millennium of its history and we'll be following those fells india celebrations which are taking place this coming week and founded in the year ten ten heroes lovelace one of the historic centers of russia and he's on the list of unesco heritage sites one of the biggest in a country has been built to celebrate that millennium let mark you could actually say that the city with this ancient traditions is an example of how the whole full of globalization has come it's no more than a place with infrastructure and very proud of its cultural heritage and to talk more about this important event in precious political character we're now joined by our correspondent. hello to you that the forum could make

a positive impact on both russian and foreign. as well as provide a platform for the discussion of important political problems in russia so what can we expect. also probably see participants journalists guests of the form have already begun to arrive in the arena two thousand the chosen venue for this year's world political forum here in the russian city of registration for the participants is scheduled for around now with the later schedule that include plenary sessions working sessions informal meetings between participants themselves between participants and journalists a lot on the agenda of course with the russian president taking part in some of the working session that are due to take place tomorrow this is of course a two day event last year it was focused primarily on global security and recovering from the world financial crisis this year it is also focusing on some of

those aspects were also looking at democracies and the way of developing a stable environment for one's country so a lot of people are here are members of over twenty countries have actually arrived in this russian town to share their views to hear what their colleagues and opponents have to say to debate it all out and we are expecting quite a significant amount of feedback of course this forum is a very young platform for this kind of opinions it's only the second year that this forum has been held but many including the hosts are very optimistic about its potential saying that if it continues to grow and expand as it's certainly doing right now this could very well become a global a major platform for political discussion that could very well affect the entire international community. of.

this forum is taking place only for the second time but it has already trying to. a lot of interest from our foreign partners as well as political circles aside from the russian president italy's prime minister silvio berlusconi and south korea's president lee myung bak will take place in the forum a large number of prominent florida and russian political analysts will participate and work in different fields i'm sure will draw lots of interesting conclusions during the forum president medvedev will meet his foreign colleagues and make an address but will also separately meet with russian and foreign political experts to discuss the problems and achievements during the year. all those foreign and political experts are gathering in the venue as we speak we will of course be attempting to also attempt to catch them to hear their impressions and share them of course with our viewers. that's very much indeed catherine about was of course for katherine a sort of a we'll have more live coverage for you from the global policy forum here in the

city of us level in the next hour so stay with us for that. position. when it's something really crucial what you want to get down to. special coverage. this time the latest news from a. long line drawn special guest discussions on the way the modern state in providing security and stability of the present day world. question. global security is going to be one of the major topics. for him ahead of the event i spoke to jacob alexander who is a british economic historian now he says the e.u. should consider russia's proposal forward you hear a pin security treaty. russia should be much more effective part of the european

security system and not be outside. because the european actually european military is very very weak the only two military in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernized and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to be part of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would be included russia and we should we should take

him up on that and really see will what we can do with it because after all russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. and you can watch the full interview with a robot jacob. let's look at some other news now prosecutors are investigating the crash landing of a crippled russian airliner northwest of the country all eighty one people on board had a miraculous escape off the electrical systems on the playing field while it was in flight it ran into trees. has this report. mirek elice that's what experts and passengers are calling the crash landing of this plane in the russian tiger without anyone injured was it was willingly ever in history and ended up in the woods the majesty crews arrived vitally average

thing was organized very fast. if not for the professionalism of the crew we would not be standing here. the tupolev one five four was flying at ten thousand meters on its way to moscow from russia's far east when there was a massive electrical failure the plane lost all automatic navigation and communication its fuel supply and wing flaps were crippled meaning i had to land quickly and at higher than normal speeds even the lights in the cabin and cockpit went out by sight alone the pilots found an abandoned their strip in the depths of the forest and managed to land on the third attempt but the look of course it's not being used for what it was intended because it's a helicopter airdrome the ground was too hard and without any runway markings but you have to be a monster to land the plane like this what is most important is the insurance and ability and professionalism of the whole crew if the whole crew listens to their pilot and he really acts with responsibility for the whole plane this is the main

thing this means it's a professional crew the proof is that no one was injured on board the plane the runway was too small for the plane and it overshot plowing through two hundred meters of trees before stopping but despite the danger all eighty one people on board were evacuated to safety. investigators now pondering what caused such a massive electrical failure providing that to police what fifty four is not quite the brand you have craft and i'm sure that aircraft was manufactured probably at least twenty years ago when you with more. revenue there is a chance that they we plant was just more of. lines which owns the plane says it wasn't aware of any issues with it so i would have preferred to finish the investigation committees working out the site to find out what really happened before the flight the plane was functioning normally get it on the go on planned technical maintenance and preflight checks how does seventy two passengers only two people

a married couple refused to continue their journey by plane they went by train there was no real panic when the plane landed there was slight nervousness because there were emergency slides and everyone was anxious to leave the plane as soon as possible but the stewards did everything well and the evacuation was done in a normal manner and. the pilots are helping investigators to examine the scene before following the passengers back to the capital in a few days but whatever the technical courses there already calls for them to receive medals for bravery and skill with the passengers now back in moscow everyone's awaiting the return of the two pilots and when they do come back it will be to a hero's welcome tamasin r.t. moscow. the u.s. navy has delayed their release of its plans to move more than aids and a house thousand marines from their military base on a japanese island of okinawa the delays likely to upset locals who are highly critical of the u.s. presence there and have repeatedly requested they be moved. by the say the base is

damaging the environment and pushing the crime rate up to sean thomas went to to investigate. since the end of world war two the united states has had a military presence in japan which some. people living in okinawa are finding a nuisance i don't hate people but sometimes we have to. because of the. song. doesn't for. america. around eighteen percent of okinawa's main island is occupied by u.s. military forces here a week we can hear the noise of their airplanes which. have been maybe some accidents or crimes not only are we displaced but with their bases but.

as we know it's also. they also help the economy and people from now or into bases or depend on the basis leading some to believe that in order to provide a more stable future there needs to be less reliance on the basis. on the direction and the make more business. we need to be independent. station do need to market represents okinawa in japan's house of representatives and is looking to bring about change. it has been sixty years since world war two seventy percent of u.s. bases in japan are in okinawa i know that there are security measures and programs in place in asian countries we want the u.s. to reduce their bases. aside from noise pollution and space concerns one of the arguments against u.s. military bases on okinawa is crime according to the treaty american citizens attach

to the base can't be tried under japanese law now most of the crimes about ninety percent involve drinking and driving or are traffic related but there are a few high profile crimes which include rape and murder which have put a strain on japanese u.s. relations. with. if crimes do happen the japanese security cannot deal with them directly they must go through the u.s. military base command then you have to simply trust them it becomes very difficult . the u.s. military declined an interview with r.t. but did give us this statement. whereas a small group of people in okinawa vocalized said they're not happy with the bases many people there and on mainland japan fully support u.s. forces in okinawa and to japan they realize the vital role they play in the defense of japan and for regional stability and security but getting the u.s. out isn't as easy as

a vote by the people japan's surrender at the end of the war limits the country to having only a security defense force as part of the treaty the united states officially acts as japan's military in case a conflict should arise that affects the country but now there is a small but vocal movement suggesting that it is time to review all policies that just aren't needed anymore. this situation in egypt has there are no conflicts here any conflicts that exist or in western iraq and not here people know in our think that the strategic value of these bases has diminished for the u.s. . but with china growing stronger as a geo political force in the region and the instability of north korea still a concern it is likely that the united states won't be leaving okinawa any time soon john thomas r.t. okinawa japan. the special envoy to afghanistan has been an old spoken critic of military policy. from

his position there's speculation that sir sharer cooper called source for a start because of his views on the conflict artist laura amatus following this story for us in london. he had clashed with u.s. and nato officials his line has always been that there is no military solution to the problems that we're seeing in afghanistan and the only way forward is to open some sort of dialogue a close and have relationships with the taliban and the military solution just isn't viable he also. in june two thousand and ten he took an extended leave of absence from his post and already a couple of months ago it seemed unlikely that he would return possibly a slightly less clear cut issue is whether he jumped or was pushed he was quite influential with david miliband who was the former foreign secretary before

this new government came in four months ago but the moment the new government was appointed the new foreign secretary william hague put his position under review and so the question certainly is did his skepticism about u.s. foreign policy in the region mean that he had to go and his job was to coordinate strategy with the u.s. and with other countries that had troops that have troops in the region which is obviously a diplomatic position and diplomacy doesn't seem to be something that he either had much of or didn't didn't want to use this in this case and there's certainly a suggestion that he got into so many disputes with so many different people that they rendered his position really on untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as

a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point. president barack obama says rebuilding america's infrastructure is the way to get the country out of the economic doldrums during his speech in ohio he defended his opposition to extending tax cuts for rich americans but his efforts have done little to prevent unemployment rising to almost ten percent selenski of trends for costa says about his plans have been like wait from the beginning. this was just a campaign speech i watched it closely people should really understand what's going on when was his last speech and where was it oh it happened to be in ohio one of those swing states it was just filled with the rhetoric his plans are light weighted and i want to show you the really the crux of what was going on here some of the things that he said in the past and what he just said now today he says

not everything we did worked as quickly as we hoped how about everything you did failed to get better very easily first of all beginning in washington state why these lawmakers are making too many laws they don't have to be on the job as much we could also start taxing the other people that aren't paying taxes like all these religious organizations would something to sell and pretending to give a lot they're getting a free ride let them pay they have their share and all these non-profits and all these other loophole organizations that are taking a free ride yeah and then he said you know he's going to tax the rich yes why two hundred fifty thousand dollars a year income if the united states today doesn't make you're rich if you're going to tax the tax the profits tax the gates tax the rockefeller's tax the balti billionaires and give the rest of the people

a break. well so if you're here reporting from where the global policy forum is taking place also by the way it's a city that celebrating its millennium in the official celebration this weekend which of course will be covering now let's have a look at some other stories making headlines around the world at this stage of the day nine portuguese tourists were killed when their bus overturned in northern iraq oh but weather is believed to have caused the accident that left another fourteen injured they're now receiving treatment in local hospitals the country's authorities have offered to pay medical. costs. in a fit of pain since the last day of an inquiry into efforts to end. eight hong kong tourists dead sponsor londell mendoza to go on to be called to demand he be reinstated in the police force the standoff lasted for eleven hours before the gunman was shot to death by. members of the investigation panel were shown every not meant to have the failed rescue of tampa and inspected bullet ridden vehicle.

hundreds of people took to the streets of los angeles to protest against the shooting of a guatemalan immigrant a police officer. threw rocks and exit a local police station and officers responded with rubber bullets and twenty demonstrators were arrested earlier about three hundred people blocked a nearby interception that's a part of that. and to remind you for the next two days we will be bringing you full live coverage from the global policy forum in the russian city. and we'll be talking to experts scientists and politicians every hour and of course we'll bring you all the other news updates from russia and across the world now though it's time to join you in our studios with the very latest business news that softer a short break stay with us here on r.t. . hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get

a human voice face to face with the news makers. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join us for technology update on r g. a very welcome time to get the latest from the world of business politicians at least in some countries have given up the pretense of economic recovery president obama this week called for another round of public spending to prevent a slide into depression but the debate has finally balance in europe determined to cut spending and bring down deficits united with reports. there at the bottom wants

to another one hundred eighty billion dollars into the u.s. economy after a data suggesting the economy from house prices to jobs is shrinking again given his mood is a debating whether more spending will lend a decade of contraction in the land of the rising sun the russians to face a choice for the next few years we seem to be spending. we see a combination of private increase spending that we believe. i believe that the the private capital will return to russia over the next twelve months in a meaningful manner secondly we do see the spending from the government as well combination of two should be the base for we believe to be five to six percent growth over the medium term the government plans to borrow more for the money this year but also. and there are means of this to be found domestic already accounts for with sixty million dollars and russia will be ready to issue your bones in

november fourteenth the finance ministry. will be boring a lot in any case a deficit of three point six percent. next year we will say for close to twenty twelve deficit will be three point one two point nine to twenty thirteen the current situation has forced us to borrow and we will be spending from the reserve fund next year. the reserve funds have shrunk to a third of their former size when that runs out it will glow hole in the russian budget unless the government can pump up its moorings or one by state companies legs bank with presidential elections less than two years away on a list say politicians with spending cuts off limits you know any minute of business. time to have a look at the markets let's start with asia where the markets for the first time in three days are worries about europe's financial health sending wall street high and

investor sentiment improved as they get a fresh fifteen year high against the dollar softened slightly. let's have a look at how the russian equity markets performed on wednesday to have my foot finished high up banks outperformed. again we have to two point seven percent energy majors also lent support prospect was more than two percent higher at. russia's credit rating outlook has been upgraded to positive from stable by ratings the reasons for the biggest stock celebrating growth a stabilizing banking industry and a flexible exchange rate policy from the central bank thinks that it may further raise russia's credit rating if the government reduces the country's vulnerability just when prices. plunging interest rates have led to a three fold rise. isn't boring on the syndicated loans market by russian companies corporate loans have jumped to twenty billion dollars from just under seven billion

dollars from the year before for example an unsecured loan taken this year by lukoil was about one percent higher than the interbank rate and last year a similar but secured loan by the same company had interest rates four times higher . the russian call markets could return to a pre-crisis levels and three years' time that's according to a new research from after stop russia would then be on the road with other top car markets like germany's well how would the market watchers were growth won't be quick after stock predicts russia sales will be less than two million vehicles this year. russia's economy has a long way to go before they were able becomes an international reserve currency that's the dominant view from a conference focused on the prospects for the russian currency good steps according to some analysts should be to boost the government bond market stabilize and table .