life expectancy in order to achieve this in order to give the opportunity to issue us to stay in this world longer we should. do our best to. spread democracy worldwide to do this we'll have to work a lot. that's what i'd like to. own the best. that lets work more and there. are that we are wrapping up the presentation there from where you get us level global policy forum that was italian leader and prime minister silvio berlusconi there addressing the forum in davos slothful south korean president lee myung bak was before him and a russian president dmitri medvedev kicked it all off now medvedev spent much of his time talking about the need for more global democracies that such a government establishments can solve the problems of poverty can protect issues of human rights and that people should have it the right to argue and debate politics and legislation having the right for their voices to be heard by media they have to

say that russia is a democracy i'll be at a young one making its first steps in a democratic direction now all three keynote speakers discussed issues of democracy economic diversification and global partnerships and very soon we will go to our teacher could do the job or for the specifics she is reporting live for us from the conference so we talking with artie's kevin owen and he sent our way in just a few moments so please stay with r.t. . a close up game has been to the our hangal speech. where the first russian fleet was born. our r.t. goes to the area which holds top position in oil and gas resources. where the biggest russian salmon can be our processing factories know cape. town where unique species of foreign fauna can be found welcome to the sun coming region. should

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hello and welcome to you covering the global policy forum taking place and let's take a look now at our main news stories. president medvedev says no one should be jealous about a new security agreement between russia and europe which would help everyone also at the global policy forum in europe the russian leader with the pace of development in the country accusations of tallia terry that some are simply a sign of form them. and another news russia's republic of north mourns the victims of yesterday's car bomb attack in its capital central market the blast killed seventeen of the more than one hundred injured. also on our t.v. we look into why a growing number of americans have been converting to islam since nine eleven despite accusations the media is fueling and it isn't once muslims.

so we start with the global policy forum here in the russian president's been speaking today to me through madrid of told the u.s. to overcome what he described as jealousy towards a proposed new european security deal he said that the new system would actually unite current institutions to make everyone more secure and also in a speech concentrating on democracy he said those who say ross it isn't democratic have very bad memories let's get more. alarcon wanted to have really a grouch over who is apple forum here and you're a slimeball hi there are cards here now tell us more about what was said in the speech and what reaction it's getting. a rise in recent having the main message president medvedev has been sending is that time has come not just to talk not just

to criticize russia but to find global solutions three main topics modernization democratization and efficiency were raised at this year's global policy forum in yugoslavia and the main idea which comes out of this is that there's a simple things is it time to stand but how to achieve this goal is is really a question and there was no consistency on there were so many different opinions spoken out as for president medvedev state from that is that nothing is very straightforward these day and this is what the forums about now as part of the central topic of these here to do its discussions democracy and diversified democracy experiences around the world well first of all it was debated what is democracy in the first place and if any adjectives could come before the world and yes we heard many of them lay very open with you were young to name just a few present made very is saying that democracy is

a process in the first place and that nobody really has the right to criticize russia's way of moving forward he was very articulate about russia specific way moving forward in particular he explained why where they control the sea about the word democracy in russia stems from he reminded about the nineteen ninety's when democracy as a term appeared in more than russia and he said that it was largely associated with something negative instead of leverage shoes and prosperity which reformers promised to the people they brought poverty but the country is moving forward things are changing very quickly and those who forget about it and call russian authoritarian state we bet have said simply have a short memory. and forget what the state was when it was the soviet union. to get each the satellites and i strongly disagree with those who say there's no democracy in russia and that there's authoritarian tendencies here it's not true that russia is

a democracy beyond any doubt it's young it's immature it's still not perfect and experience but it's a democracy nonetheless there's a way to go but we're ready to work on it in some countries and democracy is being imposed but it doesn't work that way and we've seen many examples of that. well to draw a bottom line present debate has been saying that modernization and dimmock democracy are the only signposts possible for russia and but all the talk about democracy would be a moot point if the country doesn't want to know is itself doesn't move itself away from its dependency on natural resources and doesn't diversify other industries the state is says is there as a media to help the country modernize itself but it's not the only answer told questions it's not the only two and the country tripe it's more than before if it didn't work now you want civil society to take an active part in modernizing russia and that's what he addressed told a businessman both in basra and elsewhere across the world to come to russia to how

to take an active part and as for the third major topic of this year's tour include full security president medvedev is actively promoting a new idea for a new security architecture for europe but he banned august two thousand and eight when up to georgia's invasion insult the satyr proved have shown that preventive measures would need it and that the existing security structures like nato and we always see the organization for security and cooperation in europe simply appear to be not helpful at all to the people of solve the city and russia was the only country to stand up to protect those from the mission is very famous saying that the existing security structures in russia are not sustainable they need to evolve to reflect today's realities and that's why he says a new architecture is needed for europe but he says that there are certain obstacles on the way he spoke about them today to. which

we need to create an institution that will bring together nato and non nato members and other structures my us counterpart president barack obama never avoids discussing this issue he does not say that is harmful or unnecessary but i would suggest that among our american partners a certain jealousy exists with regard to this idea however it is necessary to rise over this josee and try to look the truth in the eye without the creation of the system the world will not be able to survive we can help each other here. well of course the world's think tanks politicians had a representative will the president on some other sensitive issues like iran and they didn't miss the opportunity to ask the president how he sees the way he sees russia iranian relations in that in several years i would like i'm afraid we don't have a quote now we'll show it later to you but what he said is russia will help iran to find its place in the world within the framework of international law russia will

continue to co-create with the wrong well what the outcome of this forum will be of course remains to be seen but one thing is obviously does local will continue to open dialogue and this is what president a bit of today called a direct democracy another adjective attributed to the word democracy well of course it was a very informal get together meeting silvio berlusconi in his manner was very extravagant in his speech well in his way i hope we can see show it you know. i was not going to the. topics on the discussion forum. the section in my administration which has proved. that they're wrong one that's where. the moderator of the section of the plane remitting.

this presentation does not correspond to the discussion here. so much for the best laid plans as it goes wrong for the best of us more comment coming up in a second but let's just say thank you. for good to see you again when you get back to it and report will back to us on the show fully forthcoming hours here on r.t. as our live coverage continues now more thought this time from social science professor craig who nice from new york university he says while agreeing a new european security framework is going to take years of discussion it is however none the less necessary. i don't think that there has been a resolution about the proposal for the new european security security treaty but i do think that there is now a relationship of mutual respect between president medvedev and president obama and between the two countries and that includes the other european countries that would

have to be partners to any sort of agreement so in my view the discussion has to continue possibly for years before there is a resolution the disaster would be if any country breaks off the discussion and refuses to keep this process moving forward because we do need to reach an agreement and a new framework. thoughts there from new york university professor craig calhoun now president medvedev says he doesn't see russia developing as a parliamentary republic and it's not opinion shared by journalists or gave her love was also a member of the russian council on defense and foreign policy. i don't really see on the horizon the possibility of russia becoming a parliamentary democracy it wouldn't work here but what we have seen in the moment is that the party system. is becoming a proper process system. needs gets established i think is a good chance for the presidents to just cause for the appointments of the

parliament when fixing things and then finding checks and balances within the executive but if you can so you raise the idea of a strong executive a scoundrel you move to parliamentary democracy the cat may be another two hundred years little bit of a mentor some of these one now a country where. so really all of you know most of the are doing that to me to revive outlined at the forum today were also details in this article go russia that was written a year ago that set out measures to kick out corruption and kick start modernization with the ultimate day of reducing russia's dependency on its natural resources r.t. spoke to the president's press secretary to tell it to a covert to find out how that is going. the programs that the president medvedev gave a detailed and unflattering account of the situation russia is currently in it was not unflattering in the meaning of critical of the previous period and previous achievements no on the contrary they were giving credit but it was stated that the

model of development russia had chosen and pursued until now is no longer viable the president named a number of reasons that stand in the way of the country's development corruption was named as a major reason for delay in development it is true that no competition is possible until we have a well built and up to date judicial system until we combat corruption and have fair unbiased courts and on as an unbiased law enforcement personnel and without all this it will be hard for russia to secure a good place on the global scene in that way she missed. my. and will bring you that full interview with mr liu to make over next hour here on r.t. and we'll continue our coverage as well of the global policy forum here and jaroslav over the next few hours for do you can 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. round special guest discussions on the way the modern state in providing security and stability. at the present they want to. question. well here are the yugoslav president promised those behind us deadly terror attack in north sets you will be dealt with he said there's no point being soft with terrorists who said they must be destroyed the republic is holding an official day of mourning for the seventeen victims of the car blast that hit the capital central market. over reports from logic off cause for the first few rolls are now being held. we are at the exact street and logic of cars what the explosion has happened

the central market is always there the car has been parked there and the whole area is still blocked by the police the investigators have been working here all night and people are still coming to the sides are some of the i was standing in silence just watching someone crying people are remembering the dead and the victims there bringing flowers if you walk on this street right now you actually want can on glass it cracks under your feet and just a couple of meters away there is no ask old analog which is only broken glass the explosion was so powerful that it smashed out windows from their house is there are on this street many people in political constant sided to become blood donors and round and one hundred fifty have already donated their blood and more steel cueing in hospitals to the local authorities are repairing the damage how it was is at the moment and security is tight and in cars you can see police offices

everywhere also security has been tightened on the border between north a city and the neighboring republic. the day of mourning is declared today a see it here and people will be praying in churches in logic of cars and through our with the republic we will be praying. i think tim's they were praying are for the injured as well over a hundred of injured are still in hospitals in what it was ten of them are unconscious and doctors do not know their names and they don't know where they are coming from the head of the russian investigation committee is here at the moment and he's leading the investigation are there have been reports that police has detained three suspects they crawl belong to men coming from the owner was identified but he is not the one who was behind the wheel at the moment of explosion a criminal case has been launched and investigators qualify the case as an act of terrorism they also say that the bomb contained metal parts and this is what made

it worse and worse all of it in so many people being injured today in political cars the first funerals will be taken place as well. over there reporting from us one hundred thirty others were hurt in the blast and eleven casualties some of the worst injuries have been airlifted to moscow for treatment but we spoke to a father whose child is among the wounded. and we were the markets i went into a shop as my mother wife and two sons stayed outside and then an explosion i rushed out and saw all four of them on the ground i lost two of them my stone died was one and a half years old my three year old son is now in surgery doctors are fighting for his life there were a lot of people in the market stair is fine. the

injured were brought to the moscow region last night by emergencies ministry plane their condition is reported as very serious the russian government is promising compensation for the families of all the victims of the blast. and the tory's church of militant one. internationally for terrorism is pledging more attacks on russia. moral went on line after the bomb. and on the same day washington said militants operating in the north caucuses are linked to al qaida that's a change in the u.s. approach to the problem as argues gun you can't now reports. this time russia and the u.s. seem to be on the same page the u.s. state department said the terrorist attack in gaza as you mentioned is part of international terrorism and those who are responsible for it are international terrorist and they have connections to al qaida they also said it's

a common goal for russia and the u.s. to work together to fight those terrorist groups but washer and the u.s. had it always been on the same page like that for years russia tormented by a number of horrible attacks had been saying it's a common danger of these guys are international terrorists and we need help to find them to fight them but a while ago the common understanding of the common wisdom among many in the west was that those attacks are just part of separatist movements in russian caucuses and russia kept saying those terrorists are getting funding from abroad and a number of them were trained abroad but internationally it had been treated like some sort of a domestic fight against insurgents while now things seem to be changing the u.s. has acknowledged that groups operating in russia have for international ties a few months ago shortly after deadly suicide bombings in the moscow metro the u.s. state department included the person who claimed responsibility for the attacks it's the name of it into its list of most wanted terrorists and that was probably

the first time that they did that sort of thing forty people died then in that attack or not of also claimed responsibility for the attack on on the train traveling from same piece of work to moscow that was in november of last year well the russian security services would give a lot to have this man behind bars and now they seem to have some help from the united states in that in that fight. as a correspondent reporting from washington there and of course we're always interested in your opinion on the stories we're covering drop us a line have your say at art dot com today in fact we're asking what do you think is the best way to eradicate international terrorist networks thanks for giving us your thoughts if you have done so far seems a majority of you are pessimistic has to be said seems that you think there's no way out so why even bother trying let's just take a look at our graph most things twenty five percent of you want

a reversal of globalization another twenty five percent voted for simply banning all religions ok will seventeen percent of you believe increasing security forces is the best way forward. to seeing the results so far on the graph that you can make a change you can make your thoughts count your own artsy or just tell us what you think r.t. dot com is the place to do that now. on hold but not canceled the u.s. pastor who threatened to burn copies of the koran on saturday's anniversary of the nine eleven terrorist attacks says the event has only been postponed not called off that's right the initial threats have been met with worldwide condemnation of president obama described the burning ceremony as a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda is saying it will put american lives at risk meantime new figures in the united states show a rise in the number of people converting to islam after nine eleven now covering

this story artie's prius rita she's met americans who recently become muslims and she finds out how they were adopted religion are often misconstrued in the u.s. media. it's the call to prayer and it's answered by more than a billion muslims all over the world including caitlin billings a twenty two year old american who is a very. christian i converted last year the first of ramadan my mother. she was afraid that i was going to marry someone who would be. she was crying a lot of thought that i was returning her by changing my religion to something that she didn't know about backtrack almost a decade ago to nine eleven today our fellow citizens our way of life are very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist attacks president bush waged

a war on terror targeting extremists muslims who are labeled as terrorists many americans like caitlin billings remember that time in the united states very well i was fourteen when september eleventh happened so i didn't really know what was going on if that really was as long as you know people thought it was so i believe just like everybody else but as billings got older she decided to find out for herself and her investigation led her to the mistah a center a mosque just outside of washington d.c. that has become a haven for many americans like billings who have found a new poll found that almost forty percent of americans believe that muslims should carry identification card despite that twenty thousand americans every year decide to convert to islam convert say they don't regret their decision at all it's a choice that they must think about every day around the world since nine eleven muslims have battled bands of their religious clothing profiling in airports and

discrimination in their everyday lives after joining a class to learn more about islam carl dodge also decided to become a muslim one of the big jokes that i've always made is before i actually sat down the class an open microphone everything i knew about islam i had learned from c.n.n. and when it comes to the mainstream media the depiction of converts can be somewhat extreme that pakistani officials have arrested adam gadahn this is the american born spokesman for al qaeda fox's work first there. john walker lindh the californian who converted joined the taliban and then did up fighting with them in afghanistan and then more recently it was jihad jane the blond haired blue eyed convert who allegedly recruited people to wage violent jihad and for many american muslims like dodge and billings the portrayal of converts is disturbing if those upset me a little bit because there's a lot of preconceptions people have and until i actually took the time to open a koran and see what was written you know that was my only impression of islam as

what i had seen on t.v. and in the united states they say a culture of islamophobia just doesn't make sense it's a rights a proper us your religion that's what this country was founded on just had somebody asked me the other day is also are you against america now and it's like ok. i mean you know u.s. veteran as well i served in the u.s. navy and so i do believe in this country no matter what unfolds around her billing says she's proud to be a muslim if no one in the world wants to talk to me and my friend i saw on the ground a happiness that might not make sense to those around her. reassure either party annandale virginia. now it's coming up to twenty four minutes in fact past the hour let's take a look at some world news in brief for you because of a huge explosion which killed one person and destroyed more than fifty homes in

california remains a mystery a local your tel aviv kompany did however confirm one of their gas lines ruptured in the inferno the explosion sent flames through a neighborhood in southern san francisco at least twenty people aren't hospital many in critical condition firefighters are still working to contain the blaze. torrent of mud into tiny village and so there needs to be heavy rain broken nearby rivers banks a twenty five year old woman is mostly for them she was working at a coffee bar when she was swept away by the mudslide let up now but more is expected over the coming days. and muslims around the world are celebrating the festival of egypt marking the end of the holy month of ramadan millions flocked to mosques to join in special morning prayers before street celebrations festivities can last for three days and our time for gifts and family gatherings following

a month of fasting between dusk and dawn rather and us. you're watching that is all for us here you know roots level for now but don't forget we've got a lot more lot of coverage to come from the global policy forum here throughout the day every hour we'll be talking to the people trying to come up with the big questions being posed here that's right a lot more to come for you will have all the news from your now let's go back to moscow a business update is coming up after a short break stay with us. this is more a region is economically and socially one of russia's better developed provinces the region has a significant scientific and industrial capacity that will realize its full potential after the construction of the. park can tell ya he has completed the i t. park or has r. and d. projects in the spheres of automotive construction aerospace and oil chemistry high

tech data center furbished with cutting edge servers and communication equipment will be constructed at the core of the park the project has been personally approved by prime minister vladimir putin the federal government is planning to allocate sizable funding for the parks construction investors will be given benefits such as property tax exemption low land rental prices and other preferences but it is this a more regional government is open to mutually beneficial cooperation we invite investors to participate in existing projects and we are ready to give a hand of fulfilling your projects and growing your business in the small region. how welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me russian support have increased cargo headlining by eight percent so far this year that's compared with the same period in two thousand and nine cargoes told around three hundred.