completed after years of waiting the russian built to share reactor is expected to soon be supplying the country with electricity or he's an italian overcoat has more . overrun didn't announce the exact date when the nuclear power plant was launched and they say it was because there is still a lot of testing to be done and how 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 deliberation room for breach when the bush or plant is connected to the country's power grid even though iran 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 it will be the fuel that has been loaded it will be heating the water that will be generating steam that will be turning that european and then generating you know electricity and distilled is too soon to say that's a pushchair is now working as full capacity as there are

a lot of testing that has to be done 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 a new iran's nuclear program that is a big concern to the west that is a peaceful nuclear power plant and an international experts are saying that there's very little chance of proliferation also the russian companies will start them that helps operates and helps operate and help to build the nuclear power plant says that most 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 eased in any other way either other than the peaceful purposes. lot of here or a lot from the center for policy studies says it's russia's job to ensure the plant

is running safe. we why do well know all of that of there will be a russian engineers present at the facility of that of the facility is quite well controlled by russia and iran will give out both electricity and experience from the safer to and security viewpoint russia provides some may think there may be a proliferation concern there is none quite the opposite it opens new avenues for india's mental for iran in talks about peaceful uses of nuclear energy and iranian transparency on that. in switzerland voters are set to vote in a referendum on whether foreigners who commit serious crimes should be automatically expelled but in a country with a high proportion of immigrants some think it's a proposal that's too severe artie's tests are seller reports two years ago twenty two year old life was brutally cut short we. my son was at the carnival with his

friend he was just standing and having a conversation with three young men came towards him and started beating him with their fists on the hid beat him until he fell and then started kicking him on the beat 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 to 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 their out of paper should no longer be in switzerland because they don't deserve to be answered so there's some people i mean they get so much money and their yard really acting i

scream it is i mean because no no man accept them. you can't keep them all out we need immigrants period. over sure a member of the swiss people's party which initiated this referendum is adamant that the answer should be yes eighty percent of the prisoners in the suisse presence are forums it's very high every age you see our attitude in 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 a sensitive statement to make in a country with more than a fifth of its population made up of immigrants one of the largest in europe wary of a backlash from the e.u. and the world this response 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 move adding on to what's been dubbed as a rising wave 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 look whether he's white 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 those who come to switzerland if they don't become delinquent or violent then there will be no problem 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 no matter 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 just source. r t. stay with us here on r t coming up later moscow standstill moskovitz suffering sitting with traffic find out if there is a solution to the capital's gridlock. but first with thirty percent of the population living below the poverty line and an external debt becoming a growing concern many fear georgia could soon become a bankrupt nation critics of the saakashvili government say too much money is wasted on useless projects artie's sorry for of has more from tbilisi. anyone who's ever received a hefty credit card bill lay the pain of having to pay off. well judy could face an eight hundred million dollars in interest payments by twenty thirty she too

spiralling foreign debts. basically the 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 are currently on top of the forty percent 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 main 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 growing the country's economic potential needed to be growing to the. that with wind when it's only strong export products and

a lack of investment in areas that will generate money government will have no way of paying back what they most want is reversible 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 the need bridge for starters which cash at an estimated six million dollars and. then there's the presidential palaces snazzy new class dame which guess is between twenty one thirty two million dollars. and a number of other controversial projects including a glass monument and a raid which take two two hundred nine million dollars. the glass buildings which were symbols dreamed up by president saakashvili to portray a new chance parents government now seen as grimly ironic.

to spend this money. this is really saying this is really for. the city in carrying such large debts to the country has also done little to improve the conditions of the population. such. as we. helped to expand which are so. 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 future it seems carries

a multi-million pound price tag that they'll be paying off for a long time to come so fast. you can always find more on the stories we're covering on our website our team here's a taste of what's getting the most clicks right now. feeling the need for adventure you might consider signing up for the russian army recruiting foreigners. the rush is leading the way with some help from the hollywood star in the fight to save tigers from extinction by more on this and all our stories that are to be done go. taking a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe a cargo plane with eight people aboard has crashed into a densely populated area in karachi it crashes pakistan's largest city sparked a huge blaze casualties on the ground appear likely as reports say accommodation buildings for naval officers are on fire the country's aviation authority says it

was a russian made cargo plane heading to sudan that came down shortly after takeoff. and police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles continue to crack down on jang violence in the slums of rio de janeiro at least thirty five people mostly suspected traffickers have been killed after a week of clashes drug gangs have burned several houses and attacked police stations of the district authorities launched the operation to make the city safe for the football world cup in two thousand and fourteen and the twenty sixteen olympics. thousands of marched through the streets of dublin to protest ireland's harsh austerity measures which include slashing jobs and hiking taxes it's the first major rally since ireland open negotiations for an e.u. i.m.f. survival package last week but trade unions say it's just the first of many around ninety billion euros are expected to be pumped into dublin's pimpled economy but initial troubles are spreading around the euro zone with fears portugal and spain may be next in line for a ballot. and pyongyang has accused south korea of using civilians as human

shields in their confrontation earlier this week this comes after former south korean military personnel clashed with police during a rally in seoul to show their anger at their country's response to its confrontation with the north tension between the koreas is running high as the us and south prepare for a large scale military drills set to begin sunday has issued new warnings against the war. amos calling them quote an unpardonable provocation. finally in this news block moscow's traffic is infamous with millions of drivers spending hours in daily gridlock rapidly growing capital where almost everyone owns a car is compounding the situation but the new mayor has a raft of plans aimed at tackling the problem leaving muscovites hopeful for a solution before the city comes to a complete halt as are to. the time when moscow streets was base empty is long gone nowadays the city's traffic jams on

a tory as this city has become soup congested the problem has been given top priority at the top level the minister of the ms plan has some good points if at least half of them realize they have found to be fewer traffic jams. that could save a cabbie like yaroslav up to three hours but they going nowhere at the time he would no longer spend breathing in exhaust fumes or with a group of course you won't get a heart attack from one traffic jam co-edit if it several times a day for many and i was add that to other adverse fact is and your body will wear so much faster. the problem was born in the one nine hundred seventy s. and eighty's when many of moscow's major roads were planned back then hardly anyone imagined a moscow family owning two or even three cars. despite all recent efforts the speed of traffic has been dropping year on year experts blame it primarily on a severe shortage of space you're born not over the past fifty years the amount of

road building was far from fast enough can you believe that we have three times a few roads that impairs. lack of car parking forces drivers to ditch their cars on the sides of the already congested roads and this is the old way of tackling a problem the new mayor promises a different approach his draft plan suggests among others road widening tolls and removing most ground level pedestrian crossings public transport also faces a major overhaul slow a trolley buses will be chased out of the city center by faster alternatives russia's very own g.p.s. glow now satellite system will also be used to monitor jams while traffic cops will be replaced by automatic eyes all these cameras and monitors only cover forty percent of the city far from enough say the police the system needs updating and modernizing none of which can happen without a serious injection of cold hard cash the mayor is now looking for ways to raise

the billions of rubles needed for the changes not everyone though is happy with the scheme a suggestion to ban trucks from the city during daylight has sparked protests from their drivers about the burka. night time should be for sleeping not working all people have rested night so should we. ironically the time saving move could end up costing people more retail companies in moscow claimed it would be impossible to deliver goods at night while replacing large cargo trucks with many smaller bands would trigger a surge in prices other. guys don't drive through the city on their own will burn the nerves and petrol to provide for moscow's every day life we hope they don't think paying the trucks will mean heaven as follows cause it's wild. but most traffic experts agree the mayor's proposals reasonable as long as it's not just

a publicity stunt and the money to solve the problem for making scenes like this one history. r t moscow. that's the news here on our team coming up next nato leaders have mapped out the withdrawal of the alliance's combat troops from afghanistan in four years meanwhile there is doubts that cobol will be able to manage security on its own and in our interview the afghan foreign minister dr zalmai rassoul says it's time for the country to stand on its own.

afghan foreign minister thank you very much for being with us today mr foreign minister when soviet forces withdrew from afghanistan you have been publishing a resistance journal for eighteen years what did you and your compatriots expect for your country's future back then. wanted to be free independent and sovereign country to be good its neighbors. region and have his own destinies that are on

hand with something that you wanted and that's something that afghans always will how would you describe the state of your nation as of today afghan people have been at war for the last thirty years since nine eleven two thousand and one when international community came to afghanistan to liberate afghanistan from the who left the taliban. afghanistan is facing tremendous challenges to rebuild itself. because for thirty years for the country which solidly was a poor country has been completely destroyed so the challenge is. rebuilding the country giving the normal life toward people our children go to school to have a health care target you cation. that is what you're trying to do now with our friends british defense chief general sir david richards said that nature should prepare for another thirty forty years to stay in afghanistan which makes a mockery of their plans transition in two thousand and fourteen why do you think

major change its strategy and do you think that strategy defeating the tribal opposition was right in the first place number one it's not a tribal position it is a fight against terrorism and extremism in the tribal chief in the tribal people of the first victim of terrorism which are being killed every day. date of two thousand and fourteen it's afghan proposal president karzai is the first in a guerilla speech in the second term said afghanistan should take the responsibility of its own security starting by two thousand and eleven and if an issue by two thousand and fourteen that's been proposed and i thought that in london and kabul conference by international community and had to be concretized and had the summit in lisbon that's a real things that afghanistan should be in the hands of afghans and basically. afghanistan is the responsibility of the afghans so starting by two thousand and

eleven and finishing by two thousand and fourteen the afghan national security forces will be in charge of security. and the remaining force of international community need to or not will be supporting force not a fighting force how is the russian effort to help the russian effort to what to help the war effort perceived in kabul i think russia is a great country a great power in the world is a great partner of afghanistan in the region and we seek the support and cooperation of russia for peace and security in afghanistan because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product involved foreign policy in the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is

a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue until the longest time you told the u.n. general assembly and i quote you to complement our efforts towards eliminating poppy production who wish to see greater action to counter smuggling of precursors into our country and to reduce demand and consumption of drugs in other countries as of today over two and a half million russians are addicted to afghan heroin this is where mr why has your administration and your allies failed to tackle the poppy production first of all the poppy production in afghanistan have to result of thirty years of war and lawlessness and despair of the afghan people who do new tomorrow he's going to be a life or not you know security for their future. can be when he came to our back to afghanistan in two thousand and eleven to go two thousand and one two thousand and two don't have any institution to fight it you know. no police no judicial system no army and in that will take time before you can put.

in place but the fight that is not quite dick is also one of the priority of afghanistan because afghanistan will pay first for that suffer first before they are there will suffer from it and you are not taking the benefit of that because the money produced by the traffickers will go outside afghanistan and not stay in afghanistan so definitely it is there it is a major fight to be a good conduct this fight cannot be done by afghanistan alone we need support of international community we need the support of the regions by enforcement of law by us mentioned a precursor which are not produced in afghanistan has proved outside afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to reduce and eliminate poppy cultivation afghanistan but also a role in the region should do did it forced to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's

a common effort commonly for reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to to grow something poppy elections have also been a lot in need lately two actions have taken place since the nato led invasion both sat fraudulent with the rigging with results published only two months after the poll what do you say to those who are claiming you and your allies are planning an unsustainable political system. afghanistan a democratic system afghanistan after thirty years of war and lawlessness no government practically with different kind of government has now system to democratic process is taking root but you know you cannot make democracy in one day a new country. especially the country that had been at war for fifty years so i think that there are probably going to be problems and i think the problem on

addiction is not only in this specific one afghanistan lots of countries even more developed countries. that's had problems that action but the process is going on and people. believe in democracy that's the reason people are complaining millions of people anybody difficult condition of security when to vote not the woman for the first time in afghanistan. and election men not the place it's good news what afghanistan what afghanistan cannot be switzerland. and nine years as a foreign minister thank you very much for this interview and i wish you and your people every success in achieving peace and democracy in your country. seventy six hours of intense fighting. six thousand dead.

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