after years of waiting the russian built sherry actors are expected to soon be supplying the country with electricity or to tell you know the couple has more run 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 are expecting it to happen within the next one to two months. hopefully we will witness a large deliberation room for a brief window brochure plonk is connected to the country's former group pool even though iran didn't announce the exact date it came as no surprise russian companies or saddam that helped to build this nuclear power plant has 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 generating unit i looked she said she and to still 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 down to have iran is currently under 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 however bush sure is not the part of new iran's nuclear program that is 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 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 used in any other way either other than the peaceful purposes. vladimir orloff from the center for policy studies says it's russia's role to ensure the plant is running safely. 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 iran will get 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 in good mental for iran in talks about peaceful uses of nuclear energy and iranian transparency on that. people in switzerland are said 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 artists are sillier reports 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 with three young men came towards him and started beating him with their fists on the hit beat him until he fell and then started kicking 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 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 and he acting i scream it is i

mean because no nomadic september. you can't keep them all out we need immigrants period. sure a member of the swiss people sparty wish initiated this referendum is adamant that the answer should be yes eighty percent of the prisoners in the swiss prisons are foreigners it's a very high every age you see our attitude in these foreigners we have a lot of foreigners into it who behave 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 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 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 in the program moscow's stand still in moscow by focusing our allies with the traffic to find out if there's a solution to the capital's daily gridlock. but first with thirty percent of the population living below the poverty line and an x. turn of the debt becoming a growing concern many fear georgia could soon become a bankrupt country critics of the saakashvili government say too much money is wasted on useless projects r t sorry for thousand more from tbilisi. anyone who's ever received a hefty credit card bill the pain of having to pay off. well judy could face an eight hundred million dollars in interest payments by twenty thirty. to spiralling

foreign debts. global 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 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 presidents has been the government's heavy investment in construction projects such as the freedom bridge which many people have said was completely unnecessary but is built just a couple of hundred meters away from the bridge that withstood. with the foreign debt poor laying the country's economic potential needed to be growing today. that with wine one of its only strong export products and a lack of investment in areas that will generate. 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 the need bridge for starters which kashdan at an estimated six million dollars and. then there's the presidential palaces. dame which guesses put at between twenty one. million dollars. and a number of other controversial projects including a glass monument and a raid which takes two hundred nine million dollars. the glass buildings which were symbols dreamed up by president saakashvili to portray a new chance parents of government now see clearly ironic.

extensively and to spend this money. this is really say this is a really strong. government to be held accountable for the. decisions in carrying such large debts that a country has also done little to improve the conditions of the population we need . such. as we. help to expenditure so used. to. be 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. 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 this and all the stories we're covering twenty four hours a day. here's a taste of what's online right now. feeling the need for adventure you might consider signing up for the russian army. foreigner. said russia leading the way with some help from a hollywood star in the by to save tigers on extinction more on this and all our stories just a click away at our t. dot com. a cargo plane has crashed into a densely populated area of caracas killing at least eight people the russian embassy in islamabad is checking the nationalities of the crewmembers after reports

suggested that all were russian the crash in pakistan's largest city sparked a huge blaze casualties on the ground appear likely as reports say accommodation buildings for naval officers around fire the country's aviation authority says it was a russian made cargo plane heading to sudan's of the liver relief we'll keep you updated on the story as it develops. take a look at some other stories now that are making headlines across the globe a joint military exercise between the west and south korea has begun in the yellow sea maneuvers are going ahead despite tension escalating between north and south korea after the north shelled an island earlier this week two marines in two residents were killed in the bombardment pyongyang has issued new warnings against the war games calling them an unpardonable provocation meanwhile former south korean military personnel clashed with police during a rally in the capital seoul over the government's handling of the shelling. thousands have marched through the streets of dublin to protest ireland's harsh austerity measures that include slashing jobs and raising taxes is the first major

rally since ireland open negotiations for an 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 crippled economy but troubles are spreading all around the euro zone with fears portugal and spain may be next up for a bailout. brazilian. police backed by helicopters and onward vehicles continue to crack down on gang violence in the slums of rio de janeiro at least thirty five people mostly suspected traffickers have been killed after a week of clashes you are got things have burned several houses and attacked police stations in the district authorities launched the operation to make the city safe for the football world cup in two thousand and fourteen at the olympics two years later. moscow's traffic is infamous with millions of drivers spending hours a day in gridlock a rapidly growing capital where almost everyone owns a car has come pounding the situation but the city's new mayor has a raft of plans aim to tackle the problem leaving muscovites hopeful that

a solution for a solution before the city becomes to a comes to a complete halt as are his diarrhea pushed found out. the time when moscow streets was base empty is long gone nowadays the city's traffic jams on a tory as the city has become so congested the problem has been given top priority at the top level the minister of the mess 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 per day going nowhere at the time he would no longer spend breathing in exhaust fumes with. of course you won't get a heart attack from one traffic jam co-edit if it's several times a day for many hours at that other adverse factors and your body will wear out 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 only recent efforts the speed of traffic has been dropping you know on year experts blame it primarily on a severe shortage of space your bonus for in moscow over the past fifty years the amount of road building was far from fast enough can you believe that we have three times fewer rage than in paris or. lack of coffee asking for his 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 man 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 foster alternatives russia's very. low now satellite system will also be used to monitor jams while

traffic cops will be replaced by automatic. 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 protest from their drivers not about the car the night time should be for sleeping networking. people have rest of the 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 vans would trigger a surge in prices rather short the good guys don't drive through the city on their

own will that burn the nerves and petrol to to provide for moscow's every day life we hope they don't think paying the trucks will mean heaven as follows because it won't. but most traffic experts agree the mayor's proposals reasonable as long as it's not just a publicity stunt and the money is the problem for making scenes like this one history. r t moscow. be back with the headlines in about twelve minutes first though nato leaders have mapped out the withdrawal of the alliance as combat troops from afghanistan in four years meanwhile there is doubts that kabul will be able to manage security on its own but in an hour to interview the afghan foreign minister dr zalmai rassoul says it's time for the country to stand on its own two feet.

afghan foreign minister thank you very much for being with us today our pleasure as a 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 as usual afghanistan wanted to be free independent and sovereign country to be put in he would his neighbors give region and have his own destinies their own 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 of thirty years since nine eleven two cards in one minute to make sure the community came to afghanistan to liberate afghanistan from the taliban. afghanistan is facing tremendous challenges to debug itself. because for thirty years for a country which solid you was a poor country has been completely destroyed so the challenge is. rebuilding the country giving the normal life toward people all 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 set that nato should prepare for another thirty forty years to stay in afghanistan which makes a mockery of that plan to 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 and the tribal chief in the tribal people of the first victim of the terrorism which are being killed every day. the date of two thousand and fourteen african proposal of president karzai is the first inaugural speech in the second term sit 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 dropped it in london and kabul conference by international community and that's been concretized and did you doing

this had that summit in lisbon that's a real things that afghanistan should be in the hands of afghans and the security 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 of afghanistan and the remaining ports of international community need to or not it will be supporting force not a fighting force how is the russian efforts to help their russian effort to what they help the war effort perceived in kabul i think russia is a great country 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 in

war foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of 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 and take longer time sir he 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 the. manned 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 alive for not you know security for your future. secondly when you came to our back

to afghanistan in two thousand and eleven to two thousand and one two thousand and two don't have any institution to fight it 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 be a 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 a it is a major fight that we are engaged in done 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 elections 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 were different kind of government. system democratic process

is taking root but you know you cannot make democracy in one day a new country especially in a country that had been no 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 have problem detection but the process is going on and people. believing in democracy that's the reason people are complaining millions of people anybody difficult condition of security when to vote not a woman for the first time in afghanistan. and the election to be men not the place it's good news with afghanistan but afghanistan cannot be switzerland. in nine years mr 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 .

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