you can do to do it in california. terms of energy sources or simply. let's go to support of. prevention we are taking from turning into a battlefield scientific authorities joining forces over the future of the region's mineral wealth. territory for a dialogue or a dispute hundreds are gathering in moscow for the international market for all the details in just a few months. also tonight russia won't be selling it said a friend to iran in compliance with the. tough talks of the u.n. millennium summit a gripping the big apple. russia nato meeting on missile defense and talks on how to deal with iran all this taking place in new york we'll bring you all the latest just ahead on the program.

hello very good evening from moscow this is r.t. it's just after nine pm here and i'm kevin zero in with the top stories this hour and first the arctic sun taps natural wealth is a source of great temptation for the countries surrounding the billions of barrels of oil lie beneath the sea in the arctic nations are keen to secure their share now some of the finest scientific minds gathered in moscow today to make sure a different kind of cold war doesn't break out. all of the countries that have an interest in the stake in the arctic namely russia the united states canada and two scandinavian states all of them have a very big interest and of course all want a bigger piece of the pie that is the untapped seabed full of natural resources or oil gas and various minerals so the arctic is a very tempting piece but so far all of the sides that have a stake and have

a potential claim to all of their resources have agreed to work out their issues and differences calmly peacefully they have put forward their claims they're trying to work together to make sure that all. unpleasantries are avoided and that the matters are settled in a very diplomatic and civilized manner so despite the fact that the temptation is huge it seems that all parties involved really do want to make sure that the negotiations and the do thing up once it comes to that is actually fair and square and done by the book maintaining the fragile ecosystem that is the arctic and the north pole and trying to get and tap at all of the resources that lie underneath the ice and water without damaging the ecology and the system that exists there as it is that of course the arctic is already affected by a global warming so it's a very very difficult issue and one that has received

a lot of attention here and talk a little bit more about this we're joined by this professor paul berkman from the university of cambridge thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us now as you're going through preserving the ecosystem of the arctic whilst getting at its resources seems to be like and impossible task is it one of the inspirations of the ingenuity of humankind is that if we think that we can build it and so part of the strategy that we're identifying is a need to have resource development in a environmentally. damaging manner. how this matures as. it's a question that technologies will help to address but there certainly are other issues associated with resources that are far more immediate and important to resolve in terms of the morning cooperation and venting conflict if we look at the problems that we face as a civilization. certainly on planetary scales and as well as regional scales the

time frame of the solution often is decades on which means that it's impossible to envision any of the magic bullet that suddenly appears instantaneously and solves the problem once and forever so the solution to really our dialogues and the russian geographic society has to be complemented for their vision and initiating a dialogue that will. that will support the type of cooperation and avoidance of conflict that is necessary to make the arctic a region that is used to the interest of all mankind president thank you so much for sharing many say it is walking on thin ice deciding the arctic future but everybody here certainly seems optimistic. so to hear our correspondent catherine a reporting for us they want to discuss the consequences of an exploration of the planet's nor the most reaches those talks to the key to of senate coffees an arctic expert is join us in the studio to say that very much so because you are just back from the arctic and in the last couple of days. really wanted to ask you what you

saw the so recently and is is this all blown up out of proportion the threat to the floor and for the what is the situation there what should the situation is that we can just see the changes from the arctic and we can see fuel disc you know the sea changes the climate. changes which are impacting wildlife particularly would most well the ribble spaces like polar bears. some other public good to the arctic species is there more more still impacted by these changes how dramatic is this change how dramatic is this threat. it's the worst replogle warming or the fact that various countries want to try and get that energy underneath an ever thinning ice you know global warming because a kind of big ground for all of the impacts which are enforced by global warming quote polar bears a good example it's not global warming what is killing polar bear global warming is pushing for beer on land because they're losing their prime habitus which is

drifting arctic sea ice and when their own land they're more exposed to all the big scores by humans and first of all is just literal killing of polar bears by humans . but of course the other big news story here is the fact that as i was saying this ice gets thinner it gets it becomes easier but it wasn't possible before to actually try to get down to those resources underneath we're talking about so much oil there aren't way. is there any way that the floor and for a man can live side by side that humans can get where the country does it that he was can get to the energy resources underneath and yet there's still enough room even given those are sitting ice sheets and they're in the area getting smaller the sill and of room for the the natural inhabitants there to stay on hand it is certainly a room and told to bear and so on our way of management you know if we're careful if we take. cold precautionary approach and do if we created this system of

nature protected areas which may which is in the essential important for more. to total protection for to convert a moment and if we remember the shower activity is properly it's ok but this specifics of this puritan the arctic is that it's not just global warming is the speed of global warming and the presence of fuel once and human activity in the arctic it sounds great in theory to say that everyone should work together but it is the will really there to do it i hope it is part of this political will of course when we work in our field would take precautions but it's political decision to make this a rule that nothing is done in the arctic that could really damage the arctic environment is the damage we've seen so far through global warming a tall reversible or is too much damage already being done too much damage has already been done by that was not done by global warming it was done by previous

explore rationing of the arctic you know for decades for many to say for a few hundreds of years arctic was exploring was exploited resources were explored everything was brought in the arctic nothing was taken out and were already destroyed a lot of papers. but you would have a lot and then we have to invest huge money just to greenlee's and privies and global water because just before. sink in for the simpler progeny factors we talked about polar bears just just now just paint a picture for all of us in what is the most endangered species there what is the scale of the danger facing them for polar bears let's talk about them first and also some other animals that they are so right for polar bears that is a danger and it's not just global warming but global warming which is making all of impacts being war so polar bears are the most immediate threats for

the bureau says just. eliminate of court appearance by humans because when they're not on their eyes but when they're on land they come under contact was here once and eliminated by humans and there's a major threat there are three of this pollution and destruction of poor behavior that's an disturb instructors where there are people a human beings there are a lot of just surplus for widely and if the situation carried on untamed unchecked nobody did anything about it what's your prediction how gloomy is it could could you see polar bears eradicated from the face of the earth in a certain timeframe i think i'm afraid yes i have to say that this scenario. could be negative if we do not take special special measures if we do not implement special measures to protect them and the problem is the policy which was applied. for possibly a consideration in previous decades is not effective now is not effective ice

conditions are changing so dramatically. but you could hear your first thoughts makita of cynical to expert data as you are just in the last couple days thanks me on the program thank you could see it. presidency to prevent it was ordered a ban on the supply of russian advanced defense missile systems to iran moscow says it shelved the sales because the missiles fall into the latest un sanctions on iran artie's the telling of a congress called the story tonight. the russian people step russia is not anymore going to sell its ass three hundred and two missile defense systems to iran to the recency imposed by the un security council sanctions against the country's nuclear program until stanchions does suggest that any sale of weapons to the country in military planes helicopters tanks and we can take missile defense shield now then

usually even the interior on the signs back in two thousand and seven when launches the stealth guides that has begun to cut to the concierge now they didn't have the various data points you bunch of people doubt whether this one check to be canceled altogether will depend on iran's actions we're still waiting to hear the runs on this decision the russian the thirty's russia has already once was the delivery or best thing hundred missiles to iran last winter and said the decision was not at all welcomes in iran so it is unlikely that it will be at this time but i shouldn't have done what they did here these police energy police and the they built together a nuclear plant the first nuclear front in iran in the physical appearance though it doesn't look like there's a somewhat patient between the two countries not here so we still have to hear from

iranian authorities while we go from the moscow based institute of world economy to international relations he spoke to us he says that russia's decision to stop selling missiles to to run will be a serious blow to iran's defense capabilities now. iran is totally dependent on a contract on its contract with most call if it wants to provide security for its airspace and there is no other way to get similar missiles but to purchase them from russia russian as three hundred complex it's not only missiles launched baird's it also radar facilities and so on is the state of the art equipment and international experts all agreed with their i guess that will the relations with current us will be judged regime in iran but i think the iranian authorities have to understand the message the message from international community here they have to change something you know the attitude towards the outer world and they have to think twice before going on with their nuclear program. coverage later in the

program tonight summer lovers and summer fighters but in the others are simply fighting for love find out what you learn to group are saving young couples persecution. before the world poverty and hunger and sharp focus of the u.n. summit in new york are also in the spotlight in meetings with the sidelines of global security afghanistan and around this nuclear program meantime the middle east peace cooled sets also trying to encourage a breakthrough between the israelis and palestinians that springs up that on the story tonight. on the canal in new york for us could see this even as a bit in the early progress city know what's been discussed so far today. absolutely kevin earlier today a meeting of russian nato council took place here in new york ahead of us summits being planned for november in lisbon the issues were that were discussed at this meeting were the stepping up of the fight against drug trafficking in afghanistan issues of security in europe as well as missile defense as we know in the last

couple of days the secretary general of nato has really been calling for and pushing for the possibility of cooperation on a joint project between russia and nato when it comes to missile defense and so far however he told the press earlier today that no details have been worked out no specifics have been discussed but this is something that nato hopes can be done in the near future in these nearest talks now russian media continue to disagree on issues of georgia and moldova and as we know of course that russia and nato have had a sort of difficult relationship because of the georgian war back in two thousand and eight and because of the issue of nato eastward expansion but now we're hearing today in new york from the secretary general of nato that he hopes that these ties between the two countries can become more trusting and the between the alliance excuse me and russia of course can become closer and this is what he told the media earlier today take a listen to what he had to. the joint review of the twenty first century common

security challenges. more cooperation on afghanistan. more practical cooperation in fighting terrorism or piracy. hopefully from my point of view and i start corporation on territorial myside defense. so i think the fundamental message from this meeting was clear. and very encouraging. today. cooperation with russia in addressing these challenges is no longer just an opportunity to build better relations with russia it has become a necessity if we want to be effective in preserving our common security and that is a solid foundation from which we can and will move forward. so

the main message that came out of this meeting earlier today was that north atlantic treaty organization and russia need each other now another important event taking place today here in new york is of course the meeting of the five permanent members of the security council plus germany where it is being planned to assess whether or not the same sions that were imposed by the security council the fourth round of sanctions imposed on iran this june whether or not they have been effective and whether the international community these six six countries should consider additional steps to make sure that iran hears the voice of the international community but it's important that the russian foreign minister earlier sergei lavrov said that he feels that certain countries should not be considering additional economic steps when it comes to certain developing nations he didn't name any names but drawing the lines there was clear that he was mentioning the united states and iran and of course we've been seeing only mixed signals from iran as of now iran has been seeing that war is

a possibility if the united states attacks its uranium enrichment facilities iran has also said that the possibility of doors being open is still there. media attention to the mideast peace corps to say how long it goes proceeding. well kevin the negotiations that took place between russia the united states the u.n. the united nations basically ended in an urge to israel to freeze its settlement settlement program in the west bank and gaza and gaza settlement construction there because of course there's a freeze a moratorium existing which expires at the end of this month and the clock is ticking and the world is waiting to see whether israel will extend this freeze or not because this is a very important milestone for the talks between israel and the palestinians to continue because the palestinians have said that unless this moratorium is extended if one more houses built in the territories the talks will come to an end and of

course the being on and off and on and off again the talks between these release and palestinians have only kicked off kicked off at the beginning of this month after having been halted for as much as two years ok. thanks for your help today from new york tonight. couples in india who marry against the parents' wishes could face violence and even death all in the name of protecting family but a group of so-called love commandos aims to shelters such newlyweds from home which the team volunteers behind the venture. your life's in danger your girlfriend's been kept captive welcome to the love commandos a newly formed helpline taking calls from distraught couples who have dared to marry against their family's wishes john because i see that i think that it is whenever we get a call that a couple is being threatened if we contact our commandos and tell them to go there

immediately to help them if they face any problem we inform the police our team of lawyers also reach there so that the couple is not attacked and threatened or mistreated. the love commandos include lawyers and social activists and claims to have attracted one hundred forty thousand volunteers across india they have helped to rescue many couples from death by forcing police to intervene. sanjaya not the other young couple in love who ran away from with their families against their marriage they had nowhere else to turn. we need five complaints to the police but no one to capture when i heard of the helpline i felt some who helped us right away and were staying in there see if. they're having a cent with. the help playing started following the recent upsurge in honor killings in northern india in some villages

local councils passed their sentences against couples formatting outside their caste or within this same clan. parents today are forgotten they too were young at some point they were also attracted to people in trying to fall in love not all were successful of course i think we take their frustration out on today's youngsters. one. anonymous a priority for the volunteers who have been targeted by angry relatives and the village councils the help lane operates from five secret locations in the capital and visitors are carefully screened. the work we do we have to do it quietly if anyone asks us our address we don't just give it to us we first ask them to reach a public spot and here our center we check to see whether he's a troublemaker who only wants to assure that he needs help then we take him with.

love can sometimes be a dangerous thing in india especially in rural communities but with the love commandos just a phone call away there's at last a glimmer of hope for the many couples endangered by their feelings for each other . r t new delhi. cup the world news stories in brief to bring you up to date with at least ten people have been killed in the explosion in the town of northwestern iran but twenty others were injured it happened during a military parade this. the country the thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of the war with iraq a provincial governor believes the kurdish separatists were behind the attack. is the amount of the release the captain of a fishing boat was to take to the east china sea the country's premier wen jiabao is threatening to take action against japan if the situation is addressed the chinese vessel crushed into two japanese coast guard boats to taiwan two weeks ago the crew were arrested causing beijing to suspend contact with tokyo. we reveal the mystery of the legendary house that's just three hundred meters from the

kremlin walls it's a good work let's check the business news before that there was just a moment. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. every month we give you the future we hope you understand how we'll get. the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world. join our technology update on our g. hello welcome to the business program with me charlayne was folly to a new copland's operated by foreign companies have opened in st petersburg experts

say the high and factories will substantially the development of the country's automobile industry prime minister vladimir putin officially opened both enterprises and promised to continue supporting foreign investors and tell you how close are reports. it took russia a lot of effort and money to steer the car industry out of the crisis and though it's too early to reap all the benefits some progress can already be seen as sales of locally made cause a back to growth and global brands expand their presence the russian government is seeking to develop the domestic manufacturing base by ensuring local production of call components. we will create more attractive investment terms in russia to make it profitable for foreign companies to work here we will also make sure the production will be of the necessary quality and volume to cover the demands of the internal russian market and provide good terms for export abroad. st

petersburg with its automotive cluster is setting an example of how russia goes about further industrial development prime minister vladimir putin has opened the facilities of two more residents of this techno paulk the huge i plant which will be its first full cycle cup production enterprise in russia and magna all to parts factory intended to be a major supplier a car utility plant built by the canadian company will have an annual production capacity equivalent to one hundred million dollars the canadian also components produce a silent supply agreements with him and a general motors that rests on already working in st petersburg area even before its own blog has been officially opened with magnus enterprise the idea to localize full cycle call production in russia will finally become a reality. magnus crow chief executive officer believes russia should continue creating incentives for investors and says he's company is keen to open more plants

and car companies. in your grow which means the auto parts industry needs to grow so whether we have ten plants here in ten years or thirty points here really depends on what we're being asked to do by our customers and how competitive we are but it is history for key growth. areas strategy for. your business in russia as much as sixty percent of policy russian cut production for be made locally within the next six years the government believes the increase localization along with more from the cycle call factories will provide russia's auto industry with a much needed shot in the arm at the. same. staying with the car industry now in sales of luxury models in russia of being one of the main beneficiaries has been rolls royce as a company c. explains to business. russia is for us one of the most important global luxury car markets in the world we have tripled our sales compared to last

year's up to now this year that we should see you this year increase of twenty percent of the least for the luxury car market segment of course china is reprieved go then the russian market bought their growth potential in a way of how fast markets are developing you can see that moralist on the same level in china as you see that in russia but of course on a different level of the figures. times take a look at the markets now and here in moscow stocks it closed in the red energy majors gazprom are often after the main lose their trading more than one percent on the l.t.s. bucking the downward trend there was very poor which finished almost three point five percent. now latest figures show that russia's economy shrank by no point four percent in august compared to the previous month that's after seasonal factors were taken into account such as the record drought agriculture accounted for about sixty percent of the decline while transport also showed low dynamics according to

a report by the finance ministry on an annualized basis gross domestic product grew two point four percent in august the russians still make a service dollars reportedly planning to spin off its gold assets and list the new company on the london stock exchange the financial times newspaper says the offering may take place later this year and could be worth as much as four billion dollars citing people close to the company the paper that's the seven star will retain a seventy percent stake in the gold unit have a star has been expanding it for failure so it's a series of acquisitions including the recent purchase of canada's crude gold meanwhile very own prices are currently at record highs as investors use that precious metal as a hedge against economic uncertainty and inflation. and i should update for this hour you can always find more stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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