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corporation president obama presses for the reduction deal to be given the green light in congress and. president obama is trying to push his arguably major foreign policy change one floor of the senate and if you check out any washington d.c. i'll be back with more and get the few moments. russian businessman says u.s. authorities offered him a deal but only if he confessed to crimes he insists he did not commit. moscow says it will continue providing all necessary support to victor boot but does not proclaim whether the russian citizen is innocent or guilty. with twenty four hour news from russia from around the world this is in moscow for

the first time since backing u.n. sanctions against iran over its nuclear. program russia's president has met iranian leader mahmoud ahmadinejad and it was those suspected atomic ambitions which were the focus of the talks held in azerbaijan the two were meeting at a summit of the five nations bordering the caspian sea all of whom have claims to the seas vast energy resources even reports. the meeting between the presidents of russia and iran is surely one of the biggest highlights of the summit since is the first time that they've met since russia back to the latest set off during sanctions on iran and also cancel the shipment of the ass three hundred air defense systems a move which was strongly criticized by iran and caused a significant a significant chilling in relations between the two countries after the meeting with her that this was a positive meeting and that both presidents who are not afraid to talk about complicated and even unpleasant issues and of course iran's controversial nuclear

program was discussed and moscow says that it's keen to get a clearer picture of iran's of views on the situation and also explain its position in order to try to move the dispute from the deadlock it's currently in russia and iran are neighbors in the caspian region and to moscow says that it's also keen to continue cooperation with iran in many other spheres like peaceful nuclear energy just remind you russia built the bush era nuclear power plant for iran and also even a military trade as well if these arms to sold arms don't fall under the latest set off the same president that when the new job the iranian leader said to that these this latest set of sanctions is ineffective and also call the international community to stop what he called was aggression one talking about iran's nuclear program if it wanted to vis a long standing dispute to finally come to an end well let me just tell you

a little bit about the caspian sea itself first of all the caspian sea is extremely rich in natural resources we're talking about up to twenty billion tons of oil and gas that's comparable with the deposits in the persian gulf also up to ninety percent of the global sturgeon catch is done here as well and during soviet times the sea was shared between the soviet you. iran but after the collapse of the u.s.s.r. new new independent states emerged in the region and obviously everybody wants a piece of the poor i would however the see still hasn't been officially divided and this is the third such summits of the summit off the caspian nations it's meant to figure out how to divide the sea and to build up enough fissile status for the sort of all to see so the decisions taken at this summit are quite important and do effected the lives of millions of people living in the in the bounding countries he

go to his kind of reporting that president obama addressed a bipartisan meeting in the white house where he's republicans to approve a key arms reduction deal with before the end of the year following gains in midterm elections republicans have so far been stalling the ratification of the new start treaty. and has more now from washington. but on the sit down with senators both democrat and republican to once again explain why the treaty needs to be ratified now is that what's at stake now is the u.s. national security and there is nothing more important for this lame duck session as this senate's time in office is running out the start treaty pensions reached their peak earlier a key republicans are can go here in the senate jon kyl said that there are very important things to do now in the senate and shouldn't run rush on the treaty ratification what's on the line now is arguably obama's major foreign policy achievement obama once again made it clear the start treaty is the milestone of the

reset in u.s. marshal nations the reset which as has been paris lee reminding resulted in critical cooperation from moscow on of ghana's stand and iran's the new start treaty is also a cornerstone of our relations with russia. and this goes beyond nuclear security russia has been fundamental to our efforts for strong sanctions in place to put pressure on to deal with it's your program it's been critical in supporting our troops in afghanistan through the northern distribution network it's been critical in working with us to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world. to enhance european security there is an understanding that further cooperation plans could go south without this treaty this key trading place the start is not just about reducing both country's nuclear arsenals by a third it's seen as a symbol of trust between the two nuclear superpowers many capitol hill observers

say the debate is really not no longer about the content of the treaty but rather about flexing political muscle so there is a huge bipartisan support for the treaty among experts but not on the hill today we heard the head of russian state duma foreign relations committee because i think such will say the treaty is too important to be a victim of political bickering it will be. responsibility for the american part that will be the responsibility for the senate and the part of the senate which will oppose this certification and. do not want to believe in these respective because it is too dangerous it is too. forgivable so to see in terms of the global security we are both the united states and russia have a special responsibility to reach it can not be related to the interests of a certain political parties which may be the case in the ongoing discussions in the

streets. and many capitol hill observers here in washington say the whole of the basestar ratification debate now comes down to the question whether some republican senators are ready to undermine a landmark treaty which to most experts represents common sense just for the sake of picking on obama. nato is poised for a crucial summit in lisbon this weekend to map out missile defense its strategy in afghanistan and also the entire role of the alliance the presidents of russia and the u.s. will meet their russia's envoy to nato says while moscow and the alliance are moving closer on some issues common ground on nonproliferation and missile defense in europe still needs work secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen told r.t. that russia's participation in the european security system will be talked about seriously at the session. nato will decide to develop a nato based missile defense system at the summit and of course we can't expect the

russian president to give an answer just a few hours after a nato decision but what we will do at the nato meeting in lisbon is to initiate a durned analysis of how nato russia corporation and research defense could be implemented and that would be a very very positive step forward saw. i think the nato russia meeting in lisbon will be a very positive and very productive meeting and you can see the full interview with anders fogh rasmussen in the spotlight with our going on this friday here on r.t. well some experts do not share the optimistic expectations of the nato chief political writer donna johnston is skeptical about the chances the an answer in russia cooperating successfully in the future is specially in areas such as missile defense. i don't see how really they can work together and unless it's completely

on their terms or said by the united states and i think that this offer is simply to quell any objections that might exist in europe of that were offending russia but in fact i think it's a perfect example of the way the administration says two things that are opposite all the time we want to be friendly but we're building up our defenses we we're going to get rid of nuclear weapons we're going to develop some more i don't see that the united states has decided it's pointless to have confrontation with russia why then is it building up forces in the arctic. bringing in canadian and scandinavian forces who is only purpose could be to confront russia over resources in the arctic the united states is carrying out military maneuvers in the baltic clear whose only opposition could be russia and the black sea so i don't see

it really that the united states has decided that confrontation with russia is pointless again it's a double thing they say one thing and they do another and it's impossible since it's a big bureaucracy the pentagon you don't really know exactly what the policy is. still to come in the program out of the frying pan into the fall and. the gypsies face hersman ultimately deportation from some countries major challenge for them in. the first russian business from vick to boot says he came under severe pressure from u.s. authorities to admit charges of african and terrorism he's now in a new york prison and has rejected all accusations against him moscow says it will offer to russian officials say that doesn't mean they think he's innocent portnoy

reports now from new. the case surrounding viktor bout has been quite a tug of war between russia and the u.s. and the presidential aide to dmitri medvedev recently spoke out saying that the charges that the u.s. have leverage against the russian citizen and a serious and russia would like for those charges to be thoroughly investigated and russia is providing assistance to victor boot but russian officials have underscored the fact that that does not mean or should not be translated into a meeting that moscow believes victor boot is innocent or guilty they are just trying to make sure that everything is going according to plan and no laws are being violated and russian officials also said that they have nothing to hide in this circumstance the situation they're being very transparent and some have accused the u.s. of not being very transparent when it comes to picture boots extradition from

thailand to new york you're. willing to stress to the u.s. authorities of some very serious and profound. russian citizen we have nothing to can sue we don't consider this. anything of the we want to see this investigation. of the u.s. he will be given. students who are there the me we are claiming he's innocent you know. moscow is also accusing washington of a double standard so we have to remember boot forty three year old russian citizen is being accused of smuggling weapons to fork rebels that would have been used to kill americans yet russian officials say that washington did provide georgia with several weapons many weapons that were used during the war in. which hundreds of civilians were killed so obviously a very contentious and sensitive situation surrounding victor right now many are

speculating about. whether we can get a fair trial in the u.s. to russian diplomats did visit with mr moved in the federal prison where he's being held in lower manhattan one russian diplomat said that he he is right now in ok circumstances he was a pretty hydrated he's being held in solitary confinement mr booth said that his all of his funds were essentially stolen while he was held in prison in thailand for more than two years boot is alleging and says that during his action flight from thailand to the u.s. u.s. officials had tried to pressure him to admit to the charges that have been leveraged against him and in return they promised him some privileges to said that he did not give in to what they wanted and so at this point he is now in

solitary confinement in a federal prison the u.s. attorney had also held a press conference outlining the charges against the picture and let's take a listen to what exactly they are there now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark who will be in court in early january that's the next time scheduled to take place. that room of gypsies facing growing prejudice across europe so many countries blame the roma for rising crime and tackle it by deporting them for the room of the situation in their native countries is appalling many live in slums and on the people to access basic services well if

you've done your bush reports now from area. seems like we could become common across europe the mayor of this town in southern belle garia told r.t. he had to tear down this block of flats because the room the residents had turned it into a slum. this pile of rubble is all that's left of the housing estate what all sorts of called a public health hazard infested with rats cockroaches and fleas thousands of roma back home. some have moved to this wasteland no shelter health care or education for the children. well built where citizens where there's a treat us like this schools won't take my son because he has lice and disease people here ask is this what the e.u.'s become with winter approaching they'll be sleeping in the cold. first to you politicians bury their heads in the sand only we can solve their own problems of. france to send tens of thousands of rumor back to

bulgaria sweden it's a lead denmark and germany had similar policies we use justice commissioner says it reminds her of world war two one of the evicted told me he picks pockets to feed his family member countries report rumor offenses all shooting up pushing rising numbers into angry and she gypsy groups the biggest problem. is the crime already like a civil war. or else. the life of of the people campaign is more than most roma said by france and other states can't integrate because there aren't enough jobs for them and both gearing up with education opportunities limited music remains one of the few parts success. a racy gypsy style of pop called childhood talk to the charts but campaigners say ethnic conflicts are set to surge until the e.u. learns to live and work with roma not just enjoy the music in the nightclubs don't

you push your party saffir. by the way you can check out our website for all the news features and analysis here's some of what's online right now for you dot com changing allegiance with u.s. troops moving out of its reach of most of its bid i should say that local armed groups a turning back to the old. also on the website today self-fulfilling prophecy we're in and faces twenty years behind bars for killing two people while seeking revenge on a fortune teller predicted he'd end up in prison you can find out more long plenty of other features in r.t. dot com. now before the business news let's check out some more international news this hour in a world update the governor of the central bank about and says he expects to come. to accept a substantial loan as part of an e.u. bailout package alone could be tens of billions of euros it all comes after eurozone finance ministers vell to support the country with its struggling economy

should request help the markets have been spooked by fears that some smaller member countries aren't capable of paying back their debts. the first one talk about to be tried in the us civil court has been found guilty on just one count of terrorism he was facing over two hundred eighty to thirty six year old. was convicted for his involvement of two attacks on american embassies in africa in one thousand nine hundred eighty when more than two hundred people were killed and get at least twenty years in prison the quantum of campus faced constant criticism amid revelations of torture and abuse of detainees. a suitcase containing a detonator trees and a ticking clock has been found on a passenger plane bound for new nic the case was intercepted walls and jet was being loaded in namibia but he said it's not yet clear if it was connected to terrorism on wednesday germany stepped up security after the interior ministry

received details of planned terror attack well that brings you up to date for the moment up next is all the latest business with that in just a moment stay with us. not the international association of russian language and literature teachers will hold the world festival of russian language. are you interested in a better understanding of russian language and culture can you sing russian songs well. become a participant of the world festival of russian language and will an exciting trip to st petersburg in russia. for more information visit the festival website.

russia is going to be soon which brightened if you move out soon from finest impressions. of stunts on t v dot com. hello time to get the latest from the world of business russia is aiming to spend twenty billion dollars on its roads and twenty eleven almost nine percent more this year but the government recognizes it's still not enough and wants additional help the private sector make full has the details. russia manages to combine a number of the worst problems in transport just getting from a to b. can prove torture of some made all the worse by the sheer size of the country motorways a far and few between and the roads are often badly patrolled moscow is

a case in point it has the fourth worst traffic jams of any major city in the world it's a very unorganized writings there is what is the main point is missing in my eyes and started shaking planning for the city. you know what they said he doesn't try to understand. the base of the traffic. interconnecting system which in fact which i was a huge investment is also needed to build just one kilometer of road in the capital can cost up to three hundred million dollars the sums involved is such that the government needs private money if it's not to put too big a dent in the budget and wants to improve efficiency private companies have a lot of knowhow they have a lot of experience of similar projects when they come here than of cost to be honest to money but it's just the size of the market attract them and those contracts we are talking about a contract run for ten years fifteen years or twenty years the time it takes to

make a return on an investment is a major deterrent is to investors even when construction companies can be found to join a public private partnership they find it hard to convince the banks to provide backing this is where the world bank can lend a hand and generally will be a lot of institutional work which will be basically providing support to the companies in the future if they are once we go further down the road there raby possibilities of financial activity once the roads are built people will still need to find a place to park often a time consuming problem in moscow the government may be able to help by changing legislation so developers can buy land inside the city rather than just renting it this would provide added incentives to incorporate profit traffic management and shopping malls and business districts would be adequately supplied with poking spaces freeing up the roads for people who are trying to get somewhere nick pool

business altie. the russian government has approved its privatization plan for twenty eleven to twenty thirteen the asset sales are expected to raise as much as thirty two billion dollars the minister of economic development he had only been wooden explains the papa saw the program. the key difference of the plan for twenty eleven two thousand and thirteen is of course it's large scale character the aim of such a privatization program is not only to bring additional funds to the state budget even though that's of high importance our key task is to encourage investment into companies. and just take a look at the equity markets u.s. stocks are rallying thursday nearly a raising losses for the week as investors her increasingly confident that arlen will receive her best to challenge elmo just made a big splash on its return to markets less than a year and a half bankrupt. rising optimists wept across european markets today as

i went aged closer to bailout and as earnings from as a bill miller and british airways joined minus in supporting bush stocks. and markets finished up but moscow tracking those global trends old blue chips were high on the benchmark myself for bungles again took a not two point six percent in the black as feature beat is not far behind up the one cent. rogers your human chris net profit by forty six percent of the third quarter to more than one hundred fifty six million dollars hearing him sees continued strength for the next six months that's on the back of rising prices for fertilizer is driven by growing demand understatements like. russia is currently last fashionable for investors then brazil according to the deputies see. where the market from the triple i've seen disagrees he believes there are compelling reasons why some investors up picking russia over all the emerging markets. it will look at

the relative valuation russian equity is now a valued at a nine a half p. vs a brazilian about fourteen so this is much you know it's a big difference and of course what accounted has accounted for that discount has been their political risk premium which has been evaporating my view quite rapidly over the past sixteen months i think we will see more funds coming out of many other emerging markets coming into russia and brazil torquey seem like a very obvious kind is because capital controls the turks they're more expensive china is much more expensive than russia and that could take some money out of that the current signs out of russia is that marker bond is much stronger personalities expected if you look at the data market data out of russia for the past several months it consistently has been above the expectations of the market so i will not be surprised to see alice revising their marker forecasts for

a shop boards in the near future. russia will create a special economic zone for titanium companies as soon as this here that's according to the head of the world's top titanium make the assembly of the small speaking exclusively to our t. hey explains the progress being made on the so-called titanium valley but i don't see it but to project his gain support from the local and federal authorities you cannot make ministry in the tree didn't industry ministry have also supported us the government is preparing a decree to create a freakonomics zone there are some difficulties i think we'll do with them as early as this here via simpy you always ready to divest up to one hundred fifty million dollars in a project. that example to cook all the business for knowledge join the next stall for more business stories. the book.

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