so after years of waiting iran has switched on its first nuclear power plant the country's atomic chief says the russian built bushehr reactor will soon begin pumping electricity to iranian cities. or has the details. overrun didn't announce the exact date when the nuclear power plant was launched and they say it is because there is still a lot of testing to be done and had before it starts pumping electricity into iranian homes they're expecting it to happen within the next one to two months. hopefully we will witness a large store brief for every window is connected to the country's former grid pool even though the run didn't announce the exact date it came as no surprise to russian companies or saddam that helped to build this nuclear power plant as loading a fuel into make nuclear powerplants began on the twenty sixth of october now the next step which will the fuel that has been loaded will be heating the water that will be generating steam that will be turning that european and then generate electricity and distil is too soon to say that's

a pushchair is now working as full capacity is there a lot of testing that has to be down to have iran is currently under a un sanctions against its nuclear program and the last round of sanctions was imposed to this summer with threats that indeed iran might be creating a nuclear weapons who were sure is not the part of new iran's nuclear program that is of a big concern to the west that is a peaceful nuclear power plants and international experts are saying that there's very little chance of proliferation also russian companies will start them that helps operates and helps operate and help to build the nuclear power plant says that both russian and iranian experts are working under the supervision of international atomic energy experts and what's also very important is that marshall will be supplying the nuclear power plant with its enriched uranium but also taking the nuclear waste out of the country in order to make sure that it's not used in any other way either other than the peaceful purposes. well for more about the bush

years switch on let's know i talked to journalist afshin rattansi he's reported on iran extensively he's joining me now in london thanks very much for being with us here on r.t. now i mean the international concerns over iran's nuclear program how crucial do you think is russia's participation in this particular project. i think russia is being absolutely crucial and one should say it's a victory for iran but also a victory for russian in reining in relations kind of slap in the face to the p five plus one when meetings resume in december the fifth because even. that ball that we must remember she had envisaged a nuclear attack us an attack on iran because of things like when you say a victory for russian iranian relations russia's actually round of sanctions over iran and that was a kick in the teeth for iran they certainly weren't expecting that so are you saying that actually relations are much better now i think that moscow is playing

a complex game here it's true that the s three hundred missiles and defense system isn't going to be going to iran but nevertheless the fact that the fuel rods from this reactor will be going back to russia this is this is this shows collaboration and i'm sure raises eyebrows in the u.s. one must remember also that commentators in washington are saying they wouldn't be able to do this with the sanctions regime why is there still so much international concern over iran's nuclear ambitions after all it is now a proposed anti missile defense system for the whole of europe involving russia now which we've just learned about why because there's a perceived threat from north korea and iran they wouldn't be doing that for fun would they. i think it's interesting that recently a german delegation wear and tear on saying this is basically all about politics it's nothing to do with nuclear weapons or nuclear power or anything else this is about the oil that iran has the united states wants it and that's what it's all

about so the international community well when you look at the nonaligned movement and the big conferences in tehran of the line members they all know what this is really about and we now know that u.s. policy is failing miserably when it comes to isolating iran iran. as it seems to benefit from the sanctions some are even saying its economy is getting stronger because of the sanctions. you say but some people say that the sanctions have actually been hurting. as a result of the last meeting between the russian president and himself he actually agreed to go back to the negotiating table negotiating table is that because actually despite what you say the sanctions are working. i think there have been some surveys saying that homegrown industries are benefiting from the sanctions regime as regards president ahmadinejad and though those sorts of talks again i think more and more we're seeing that iran is surviving these situations and.

being very successful it has to be noted the iranians have been complaining that the information they do provide the i.a.e.a. has been leaked that's certainly a concern from we will hear a bit more about what's really going on between moscow and washington and the european powers as to what. is interesting you say that the i.a.e.a. the atomic agency because they're saying actually iran isn't cooperating and that is again another source of tension. but you seem to suggest otherwise that there is some sort of corporation going on between the. i think we did notice under the previous secretary general a lot of politicization of the i.a.e.a. but as far as i know they did say that the latest cooperation was was good there were always there are always. things going on in vienna that we don't perhaps know about i mean there were lots of suspicious things going on certainly the moment

barad i was head of it and we know that the even the phone calls of yukio amano there at the i.a.e.a. probably monitored we must remember that the us is involved the covert plan to destabilize iran as well. as called commentators have been predicting and it is amazing the bush era get off the ground despite the viral computer virus attacks as well so that's certainly not mandated by any u.n. security council resolution nevertheless you seem to say that iran is being rebuffed in all of this but surely what about the iranians themselves what about the international standing the international image of iran at the moment surely it's suffering as a result of all of this what's the next step how can that image be improved well again i mean i go back to the nonaligned movement conference members but around the world when you say international you mean latin america do you mean that venezuela a little bit here or chile or the pink tried across latin america is against iran do you think that many african countries are against iran do you think the global

south you know i think a lot of people in the global south see iran as a leader against us in germany in its defiance of. washington's desire to basically take over energy resources because it isn't just about like saudi arabia let's not forget very interesting here what you have to say we appreciate your time here on r t f she returns and joining me live in london thanks for being with us thank you. in switzerland people are set to vote on whether immigrants who commit crimes should be automatically deported supporters of the move safe or not friendly policy should be reversed to protect locals but in a country with a high proportion of immigrants many think the proposal ballot in sunday's referendum is too punitive. cilia as this report. two years ago twenty two year old life was brutally cut short we. know why son was at the carnival with his friend he was just standing and having a conversation when three young men came towards him and started beating him with

their fists they made him on the head beat him until he fell and then started kicking. him to death for no reason no reason at all they did it just for fun. details then emerged the victim was swiss the attackers were from the balkans and immigration sentiment rose giving traction to a referendum proposal to make it mandatory for foreign criminals with heavy crimes such as murder and rape to be kicked out of the country just a year after voting in favor of a law banning the building of new minarets on mosques the swiss are set to return to the polls on sunday with another yes or no decision to make they're out of paper should no longer be in switzerland because they don't deserve to be answered so some people are i mean they get so much money and it really matters i mean because no matter that suppose you can't keep them all out we need immigrants

period already sure a member of the swiss people's party which initiated this referendum is adamant that the ass survey should be yes eighty percent of the prisoners in the swiss prisons are foreigners it's very high every age you see our attitude in east these foreigners we have a lot of foreigners into it and who behave from within the law who respect the law who look for themselves they are welcome here in other words out with a black sheep it's a sensitive statement to make in a car with more than a fifth of this population made up of immigrants one of the largest in europe wary of a backlash from the e.u. and the world the swiss palm and released a counterproposal. with amendments to the list of crimes and provisions stating that deportations must fall within both swiss and international law still either version is seen by some as another anti immigration bill adding on to what's been

dubbed as a rising wave of and immigration sentiment sweeping across the country and the whole of europe can you make a difference between drug dealer who was from nigeria or from russia from india or is a swiss is a drug dealer a drug dealer a better one so i don't make a difference between someone who is doing something wrong the law should not wear the he's white brown black or whatever what language you speak for the father of them jani the debate is a personal one he prefers not to divulge his vote but does say this person and those who come to switzerland if they don't become delinquent or violent then there will be no problem the other one had the very idea of a proposed law targeting immigrants has raised accusations of racism and intolerance but could also be a way of saying that even tolerance has its limits and i'm out of the outcome of this referendum vote many european nations will continue to face such tough questions the answers to which may keep boiling down to a yes or

a no test or cilia r.t. zurich switzerland. just remind you can keep up to date with all the latest news on the website it's all dot com here's a taste of what you'll find online right now banned from writing their own names poll say they face daily discrimination in the thing when you read their native language is. today russia's far east for the globe or two or three had started when they saw this tank zooming around the city streets it was just a man going to the shops and more on that story. thousands marched through the streets of dublin to protest arlen's harsh austerity measures which include slashing jobs and increasing taxes because of the cuts to be to make to the rich and the banks instead of holding the people it's the first major rally since on and open negotiations for an e.u. i.m.f. survival package last week around ninety billion euros is expected to be pumped

into crippled economy financial troubles are spreading around the eurozone with fears portugal and spain may be next in line for. europe's biggest economies won't be able to pay for this debt forever. the german taxpayer is no longer willing to lease is very very becoming very reluctant to bail out countries like greece. example of very bad governments and we are no longer willing is neither to bail out ireland to fuel an ailing banking sector i think this is a general incentive this one which the. heads of government have created in a under the minutes of the president of the european central bank. that everybody wants to be protected and the more it's raining cats and dogs the more they want to be protected and the portuguese. prime minister and the finance minister pushed island to put themselves under the umbrella to be under the umbrella themselves as

quickly as possible this is an inflation of claims to be bailout which. the ruin of the eurozone sooner or later germany is economically not a bill to to bear such a bailout. and the german taxpayer who has a word to say in all that is no longer willing to do saying something like that that was marcus kerber professor of political economy in in with his aspirations to join the e.u. georgia certainly seems to be matching the union at least in one respect and that is the country's foreign debt is increasing spreading fears it could soon go bankrupt and critics say little of the borrowed money has actually been spent on people's needs with huge amounts being poured into vanity projects sarah firth has more. anyone who's ever received a hefty credit card bill made the pain of having to pay off. well judy could face an eight hundred million dollars in interest payments by twenty thirty g.b.

this spiraling foreign debt. level of debt has doubled over three years there is an international norm saying that if a country's external debt which is sixty percent of g.d.p. in the country is considered bankrupt we're currently at over the forty percent mark in georgia continues this it is entirely possible that we will find ourselves in that situation. external debt is now a major concern for the country and the government has come under heavy criticism for borrowing so extensively one of the bank criticisms has been the government's heavy investment in construction projects such as the freedom bridge which many people have said was completely unnecessary but it was built just a couple of hundred meters away from the bridge that withstood. with the foreign debt ceiling the country's economic potential needed to be growing see. that with wine one of it's a nice strong export for that and

a lack of investment in areas that will generate money government will have no way of paying back what. we think it will be very difficult to cover such large payments from the state budget and the country may have to refinance the debt meaning it will have to take even more money from international organizations and partner countries. so just what have they been spending all that money on. well i need bridge for starters which kashdan at an estimated six million dollars and then there's the presidential palace is snazzy new class dame which guesses put at between twenty one. million dollars. and a number of other controversial projects including a glass monument and wade which take to two hundred nine million dollars. the glass buildings which were symbols dreamed up by president saakashvili to put trade and new transparent government now see clearly ironic. to

extensive and to spend this money beautification projects this is really say this is really a fraud. government should be held accountable for the behavior of the city in carrying such large debts to the country has also done little to improve the conditions of the population and we need to take into account with doing the same such the money has been. held to expenditure so the biggest. education expenditures have a big special despite all four promises have been really. economists say this foreign debt is now one of the most serious problems facing the country the georgian government say they've used the money to rebuild the country and forge a bright future but for taxpayers that it seems carries

a multi-million pound price tag they'll be paying off for a long time to come so fast. well for an in-depth analysis on what's happening to the world's finances do stay with us here on alt c president of the world bank robert zoellick explains what crisis hit countries should do to survive the harsh economic climate exclusive interview is in the business update that's coming your way in just a few minutes from now. let's have a quick look now at some of the stories making headlines around the world pyongyang has accused south korea of using civilians as human shields in their confrontation on you this week comes just after x. south korean military personnel clashed with police during a rally in seoul to show that the country's response to its competition even though tensions between the koreas is running high as the u.s. and the self the platform large scale military drill is set to begin on sunday. new warnings against the war games calling them another possible provocation.

authorities in baghdad have arrested twelve minutes in connection with last month's deadly chirps rock interior ministry says the arrests are a blow to the al qaeda network solutions to more than one hundred people hostage in the church and toba demanding the release of all kind of prisons the siege ended with more than fifty people dead including on. police in the u.s. state of oregon have arrested a teenager over a plot to explode a car bomb the somali born american youths alleged target was a crowded christmas tree lighting ceremony in the city of portland to tell. which people would decimate the device almost a fake supplied by the f.b.i. as part of a long time. the u.s. has briefed a number of foreign governments about the expected release of diplomatic files by the whistleblower website wiki leaks thought to include private assessments of foreign leaders and could erode trust in the u.s. as

a diplomatic policy the website says the amount published will be seven times greater than the pentagon files on the iraq war it released back in october and white house said they aren't sure what the leaks will contain that they will put lives at risk . on us in time to break out of chopsticks is a little later we'll be giving you a tour of moscow's very own chinatown. the star because what i look and smell are great because the ministry of chopsticks here fortunately i've used that. wonderful chinese food source in capital recently words disappointed.

and join the moscow team in ten minutes from now here on t.v. well before that let's catch up with kareena she's got all the latest business news for us. and i welcome to our weekend business program good to have you with us policies to stimulate growth are the best way to ensure the economic recovery doesn't fall to according to the president of the world bank it's a view that appears sharply at all with the austerity measures being brought in across europe correspondent paul caught up with robert zoellick in st petersburg this week to discuss the recovery trade and currency wars. much of the debate is talked about the current account imbalances and sort of rebalance seen aggregate demand that has a worthwhile role but i think it needs to be combined with a growth agenda so not only talking about shifting the existing growth but how do you build future growth this is

a lot focus is on infrastructure development where we saw with china in the ninety's and were seen in other developing countries investment infrastructure today can create jobs but also remove bottlenecks for future productivity growth but this is going to be true for the developed countries too they're also going to have to have their structural reforms in the in the currency area i think you're moving towards a system where the dollar will remain dominant but you're going to have the role of . the euro sterling and over time the chinese currency agreement be that isn't ready yet because it's not open capital account and over time the question is how will they move to that issue so the currency issues i think reflects some of the lack of confidence in the nature of the overall economic recovery and again to put that on the right track i personally think the pro growth solutions are the most important do you believe that the u.s. is actively devaluing its currency no i don't think it is now the currency may go down but i don't believe that's the government policy if the traditional developed

economies in the west want to moshing players to play a more active role and here i'm thinking of the. shouldn't they have agreed to stay in the key financial institutions like the i.m.f. and world bank i think that's a natural course of development of this new system that we just talked about i mean so part of this is you're moving from a g seven g eight world to a g twenty world which has those countries at the table another part is that over the past couple years we've been able to shift some of the voting shares so the developing in transition countries at the world bank now represent about forty seven point two percent of the vote we added another chair on our board. for sub-saharan africa just as important and that is the staffing so for the first time in the bank's history the level right below mine the three managing directors are all from developing countries our chief economist is from china so i think these are part of the evolution at the same time is developing countries play

a larger role they also have to assume responsibilities and that's part of the tension you see whether it be climate change trade growth currencies do you think you'll be the last american to lead the world bank first off those are questions obviously for the shareholders to decide i'm just trying to do the best in my term second it was very interesting how you stated it if you open it up to broader process i hope you're not precluding but if you say i'm the last american that would preclude it but i think that's an important point because just from my own perspective you know while i've served the u.s. government at the state department treasury i personally believe the united states needs to engage in the international community to engage in multilateral institutions my worry is more sometimes the trends towards isolationism so i think it's healthy when the united states has a role in these institutions now their tradition she would never find us head of the secretary general of the u.n. other institutions or save for regional authorities so this is what international

politics will be about i do believe from my point of view i've tried to strengthen the role of the emerging countries both in senior management and in terms of the voting power and equally important treating them as clients so the age of sort of trying to tell countries what to do is gone. and must stop closing the red on friday amid declines in equities and or prices due to escalating tensions in korea has been the percent lower in my eyes it's closed down over a quarter of a percent most of the finished in the red but gas from game one point two percent on expectations that. three and a half percent stake in the gas giant would be sold to us to teach it can best. now the week has been volatile for the us and markets with investors concerned about the debt problems in europe from truck a dialogue explains what other reasons for the decline. it's thought it's with decent growth in international markets but. tuesday we saw

a sharp decline in all markets and actually that was driven by korean problems and second the weakness of europe on concerns that island is experiencing serious problems and europe will have to help them with the situation but then we saw the growth the own wednesday just before thanksgiving day in just a russian market full of this in general situation is changing that's for sure we saw some one to money entering russian markets and we saw the bias probably first time in many many months i would say industrial which is very very important because from looks very interesting i think the board decided to cut complex next year by ten percent which was taken by the market very positively and the market also expects that bloke of about three point five percent will be bought out by the colombine and that's also very positive for the market because problems were very well beat this week and that gives me kind of hope that said

december will be stronger and i think the markets will be expecting the budget expenditures growing in december and that's will cause the markets move further up at least it will give them a good very good support. and that's our rabbit of the week where you can always find most always on our website that's r t dot com slash bests.

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we're with you live here in the russian capital twenty four hours a day top stories now this hour in r.t. iran pelz up its first nuclear energy plant and the country's atomic chief says the russian built bushehr reactor will begin pumping electricity into iranian homes around temperate. switzerland is said to vote on whether immigrants who commit serious crimes should be deported from the country when the referendum comes just a year off the swiss people voted in favor of banning the building of new minarets on mosques. and the georgian economy is living on borrowed time as its debt spirals on the president because suckers really watch for spreading fear as a country could soon go bankrupt critics say the money is being wasted on all of the vanity projects. with another update for us and fifty minutes from now the mean time lost in andrew.