in moscow russia is stepping up efforts to help nato is struggling campaign in afghanistan it's agreed to allow the alliance's armored vehicles through its territory to afghanistan reducing the reliance on volatile pakistan confirmation came from russian foreign minister sergey lavrov during talks with his afghan counterpart here in moscow lavrov also pledged to keep up the battle against the drugs flow as alexian reports. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint u. s. russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two ministers sad that the cooperation is going well and it will expand in the future according

to mr lavrov so that we just learned that the cooperation between russia afghanistan and the united states in combat in drug trafficking will continue and the creation of relevant international laws is of crucial importance because the u.n. security council resolution adopted this october has already qualified drugs coming in from afghanistan as a threat to international safety and stability the war against narcotics remains one of the biggest problems in the ties between the two countries and that was something underlined by president veda and president karzai during their last meeting at the summit of nathan lisbon where president has said that as long as the drugs are being transported through the russian territory from afghanistan into europe this problem has to be dealt with and has to be dealt with now well we heard from mr lavrov that there's been a certain problem coming from the nato side on the transportation of russian helicopters the ones which russia is donating to afghanistan and this problem has

to be dealt with and obviously it will be dealt with in the nearest future other than that we know that this cooperation will also expand we know that russia is allowing nato to transport its war toys so its territory into afghanistan russia will supply the nato troops stationed in afghanistan with electricity and mr lavrov also spoke about further steps in that direction the nation russia and nato agreed continued cooperation towards a. afghan settlement program to train pilots and other security forces will be expanded with the aim of boosting security in the country and finding the drug flow of the easier conditions for transit across the border will be extended to armored vehicles clearly all that issues will be discussed between the russian president dmitry medvedev and he's afghan counterpart mr karzai when he comes to moscow in january twenty seventh and this visit of the afghan foreign minister in moscow is preparing that president's visit in the upcoming january. lexi you to shift your reporting there well many experts still believe the war in afghanistan cannot be

won despite all efforts my basic view is that the war is completely unwinnable russia may be making friendly noises towards nato now because of that as we know there's a rapprochement between the alliance and russia but in my view it's basically formal in other words these are gestures that they're. meant well i don't think russia is playing a double game i'm not trying to say that i'm simply saying that the war cannot be won the soviet union learned that lesson in the one nine hundred eighty s. the british learned it in the nineteenth century and the americans are in the process of learning it although it seems that they haven't learned yet so i don't believe that a military solution could in other words the shipment of arms could pacify afghanistan no. meanwhile the violence in afghanistan has reached an all time high during the nine year u.s. led war according to the latest pentagon report american military chiefs submit the

progress across the country is on even with just modest gains against the taliban and. lots of the mass relocation of american forces the latest attempt to break the deadlock. i will try but just a minute is coming to an end he's part of the american forces who stayed behind to train assist and he quit the iraqi security forces definitely sure there was a bomb that's for sure no one knows whether once they hear the generous not just movement of troops and equipment since world war two the u.s. army is moving its supplies from iraq to afghanistan certain equipment such as are en route. mine resistant vehicles are humvees or those types of equipment a lot of are rolling vehicles rolling stock of vehicles and some generation that equipment yes will be dedicated towards. the mission in

afghanistan but critics warn that moving troops won't help much that the lot of the . when i've gone people see us forces inside their country it brings antagonism and makes them turn to terrorism and al qaeda so as more american troops come here from iraq it will just make things worse i don't believe the americans will leave for another fifty years they have to have their main military bases here and they're now building the americans leaving iraq also sends the wrong message to insurgents the afghans seeing the americans withdrawing from iraq and they think themselves ok they're going to withdraw in a year or two we have a hold on things we'll take control in a year or two it doesn't matter i will to quote she's already been told he'll be going from iraq back to afghanistan. it'll be his second time there and he's not looking forward to it i would definitely say that afghanistan is a lot more difficult though the terrain is a lot more heavier and the mountainous region we have to do

a lot more walking and where the beefed up presence in afghanistan will help troops meet mixtures deadline to pull out or make it more difficult. the guys didn't just come back from the patrol everything went ok for the next one. but just a reminder there's plenty more stories to be discovered on our website it's. all the time here's a quick taste of what you could find there right now if you log on. u.s.b. about to see a comeback well sarah palin may have lost tiles in a bid to be vice president but is she now setting her sights on the top job in twenty twelve. and telling tales in a pitcher improve moscow's shocking gridlock officials one tribe has to text them for a reward. it's about a car users are driving them around the band. all available online thousands of people are gathered in front of the georgian parliament demanding outs with the old and in with the new the opposition's also joined the rally calling for

the resignation of president saakashvili sarah ferguson has this report. we're here at a gathering today outside the parliament building until a day and there's a movement has been organized by a group known as the people's gathering now this is a great this headed by public figures and they've been joined by a number of opposition parties are best saying that the main aims of calling for democratic elections and eventually the resignation of president saakashvili and his government's main goal of this. joint and international community. are the government really democracy. which will really enjoy. all these rallies today really anguish a mixed dream dissatisfaction face amongst the opposition parties and amongst the judean public with turkish billie's regime and they said his government damaging

the country and they've actually said today they called it the verdict of distrust he has monopolized power creating an authoritarian and corrupt regime that he's put huge at the edge of economic and social collapse and that he got george involved in the war with russia by his irresponsible and unwise actions causing humanitarian disaster november is traditionally a month that these types of rallies and some people will remember november two thousand and seven when a peaceful protest there. really is resignation violently dispersed now in that situation. this is the scenes to the brother the bullets and the water cannons it was a very very violent reaction to their protest and say today they're standing their ground saying these concerns need to be heard started philly and his parliament and government the rights of the people. that they're no longer representing the

population of georgia and they're full today they're calling for his resignation. economic recovery in europe is the topic for an annual business forum in germany which opened on thursday efforts to save the single currency a vital in the eurozone as nation succumb to the crisis one by one people in debt ridden greece have taken to the streets once again to protest against tough austerity measures as organize a three hour strike which destructive public transport in some state sector services comes hot on the heels of a monumental aid package and a mass strike in portugal where the country is reeling spain and belgium could also join the ranks of countries on the edge of economic collapse with fear spain's economy is too big to effectively bail out all over adam from the e.u. referendum campaign believes it's all signaling an end to the euro. a lot of economists there's an article on reuters today that sound that portugal is almost certainly going to meet bailing out and the big problem of course is spain because it's a huge country and it's not really as easy to bail out to somewhere like ireland or

portugal you know it's a huge country in the structure slightly different there so we could seriously be seen a collapse of the of the euro and a lot of people would say that not before time but if you look at it our campaign the e.u. referendum campaign we've got thousands and thousands of people now signed up pledge said e.u. referendum campaign dot com signed up pledge demanding that the government give us an in out referendum on our membership of the e.u. and that is growing and so it's things like that you know anyone can go in a home and sign up there on facebook crew example it's things like that that people start and say actually we're not happy with what's going on we want change and we want to have our say we're not going to listen to the government anymore with this sort of we know better than you attitude. for an insider's look at where the e.u. is heading you can watch our interview with british conservative m.e.p.

in just five minutes from now in fact less than that. tackling terrorism and extremism of the main issues on the plate for the members of the shanghai cooperation organization they've come together in the capital to share and be for the annual summit the group unites russia china and for central asian nations representing over one of the hearth billion people iran india pakistan are the associate members russia's prime minister vladimir putin came to be to discuss ways to smooth economic relations and keep the massive borders of its member secure disciplines in the summit also focused on developing agricultural trade and humanitarian corporation as well as fighting the consequences of the global financial crisis yes seo is not a military alliance but its top priority is the regional security of its member states. when after some other news making headlines around the world in our world update at the stage of the day itself career defense minister has resigned in the

aftermath of a firefight with north korea on tuesday to south koreans killed during the exchange of fire have been returned to the mainland china has publicly called for calm from both sides while the u.s. condemned the actions sending an aircraft carrier to the region tensions are still high on the peninsula with seoul beefing up its defenses and pyongyang threatening to retaliate against any provocation. for three people have been killed in five days of clashes between gang members and brazilian police in rio de janeiro thousands of officers backed by military tanks and helicopters been dispatched to deal with government who've been robbing motorists and burning cars since sunday officials say drug traffickers are fighting back against police operations aimed at tackling violence in cities slums authorities in the country trying to improve security in the lead up to the twenty for the world cup. to cambodia where the country has held a national day of mourning on thursday for the more than three hundred fifty victims killed in

a stampede in the capital government officials were among those who lined up to offer flowers and incense sticks in memory of the dead the tragedy happened among those crowds gathered on the bridge to celebrate the end of the annual water festival and as panic broke out when the bridge began to sway a many were crushed suffocated. iraqi president jalal talabani has given the country's prime minister the green light to form a new government the official request will pave the way to end eight month deadlock following inconclusive march elections which led to a power vacuum and an upsurge in sectarian violence prime minister nouri al maliki now has the task of forming a cabinet within the next thirty days that's expected to include all iraq's rival factions. to bring it up to date for the moment and i'll be back. in about ten minutes from now but first we'll be taking a closer look at the current state of affairs in wouldn't europe nor emmet met one who says it's time for the eurozone to go back to the drawing board that interview

just a few minutes away stay with us. i'm talking to. a member of the european parliament he thinks that the entire constructs of the european union is broken. thank you very much for talking to you now first of all how do you characterize the relationship with the u.k. and i meant well it may not be really obvious to many people but in the you know

in the shed about seventy five percent of the vegetation that a person in the u.k. lives in hungary oit's tobacco. grab. you so it's a very powerful legislative relationship which extraordinarily the people of europe and people of britain are totally on i want to create a much more balance and accountability between you did station. which overrides national legislation and the people whom religious laid for but unfortunately that in britain the british media is totally. oblivious to what goes on in brussels i mean i asked my friends in the british media why don't you cover what's going on in brussels it says it's like watching paint dry so if they

want excitement gods and circuses well they go to the house of commons but politics is not entertainment duties considered business of how to govern the various interests and it is very sad really that this relationship between the govern and the governors is so orpik in europe i think it's possible at this stage to then take that power and give it back to the individual countries but i think that'll happen in time because the construct which has been created the european union is getting increasingly are unmanageable. take for example we have created a foreign minister for the whole of europe who speaks with one voice for the whole of europe but there's also going to be a foreign minister for twenty seven member states so how can you have one boise

state is william hague not to utter a word as a british foreign minister stumps and of course not william hague will set out his own stall his own policies and his own agenda and so will the polish restore the latvian all of the estonian or the little minion. and the hun carrier in salt so what are they to do are they going to be caught and let cathy ashton the i representative speak on that we are that they would not have views and there'd be a cacophony of be a tower of babel. and the outside world will take will hey what are these guys doing or would respond to so what's the point of it is it just across the on top of their ocracy the point of a piece of their tried to create a country where the people who create in the country for have no more particular desire to have a country called europe created so the elites want

a country called europe created and they're stealing on ahead with it but the people not carrying the people and one day there could be such a train wreck. over this whole issue and when you start telling at what moment. it will stop functioning and then there will be a slow or realisation that it's not working and then really start working and the crisis comes like we have recently the financial crisis we saw there was no european response it was the germans building out the greeks or somebody else coming in to bail out somebody else but it was not an e.u. thing and now we are told it's the chinese coming to bail out the greeks and save the euro zone west europe in all of this so there you are we are supposed to have created of this economic block a trading block a very powerful block when there is

a crisis it is individual member states who have to pick up the pieces and slowly beginning to dawn on their leads to run all this that this is not working is what we're saying now the beginning of the end of the year is saying i don't know. it will be damaging either way because if the eurozone collapses it will damage our economy too because we trade with europe. our currency is not that strong but if the european union's construct come apart. then we need to be ready to pick up the pieces and run as we can in a more flexible fashion the regulation or burgling of our economy through legislation believed to find out what is what we should keep and what we should it could could be possible because. the russell center is incapable of dealing with

these problems so to go back to the vision said to be an angler merkle it would be a sucker see it would be david cameron it to be the spanish prime minister etc etc who will have to deal with the current crisis certainly not somebody in the coalition in brussels or in the hopes that you are involved with the e.u. as international development funds how efficient is the distribution of what must be a sizeable amount of money we are focusing all the time on public television that is wrought what we have to do is to do wealth creation it's a focusing on something called quality alleviation which means nothing to getting handouts if you think about wealth creation in reaction to. creating a self-sustaining because china. has taken three hundred million people out by creating wealth out of a power to trap india's going along nicely too but there are pockets of this

happening in africa. that he's. bigger all for a good price free enterprise and so on and that's what we should be focusing on how to create wealth not how to really be a party creating we're. in there because the u.k. lots of money to belong to the european union including fines that are pays for things like not displaying flag on projects which have received funding where does that money go the european union budget is about. hundred and six hundred seven billion a lot of the money that the member states contribution goes to keeping a very inefficient agricultural sector going in europe about forty percent of it goes to that cultural budget to subsidize. the unmentionable of them think about i mean we have a subsidy which. allows greek tobacco farmers to

grow tobacco and we have another unit that collects a ten bones it. yes. what's the solution then to that that seems to me an efficient distribution of money. accountability i mean the parliament has for the last i think eleven years refused to sign off the. commission's accounts because every year about four billion get lost. we don't know it made oh really you don't always read and for a company that's absolutely unacceptable if you did a company would have the entire board resigning so we said we are not signing these accounts off every year the member states give another tranche of money to the commission because we don't receive taxes member states arrest taxes and collect the money and give it to the commission and every year they sort of loose about

five percent of the budget somewhere and there are quite of what you just said these cards are great for parliament says we are not i mean these are. whole take is a mess. if you ask me what works well. even the single market make out isms are not working very well. because if there was a single market why are different parts of europe in different. rates of growth wise germany booming and. in great difficulty it is a single market. which are just a comparative advantage and therefore you don't see that in the united states all you don't see that in india that. only ties is decaying and dying and in bad crop and growing you don't say oh california is doing very well but probably days down the drain. but in europe you say that so even the single market doesn't work well.

that trying to construct is incapable of meeting the challenges of the twenty first century it was a construct constructed after the war churchill's empires of the mind in a single european space. it was constructed to prevent ever again a major war in the continental europe by locking in germany and france and all the other countries into a single space but to seeing with a set of values which democratic pluralistic diverse but a culture to values that structure to see the end of soviet communism and the destruction of. soviet marxism now

it needs a new construct to be able to work in cooperation with russia one of our primary energy producers suppliers to work as a good neighbor in the areas adjoining our boundaries in ukraine model builder roofs and so on. and we need that for a much longer flexible construct. we're through a neighborhood each of the member states to have. the freedom to maximize their opportunities with the emerging markets in china india russia. stephen thank you very much like.

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