you know if you took the wisdom to repeat every greek closer who told him to tell you learned this or till tell him i'm positive toward the hutto the points was yours and i would prince harry to the splendid little in touch with the hotel who taught you will the future a good poet international has fled to cheap every green little for till. time as leader is in moscow eyeing multibillion dollar energy deals to fuel growth in the world's biggest emerging economies. the fate of colonel gadhafi russia's envoy to leave your homes talks with officials in tripoli trying to mediate an end to maybe a civil war and the future of its leader. and the greek government here is on the brink of collapse after a violent protest in golf athens in the face of deeper public cuts to the shrinking economy. and i'm mad for is over why you didn't see peter's bird of the same

petersburg international economic forum we're live with the business team and we're going to be talking about russia's obsessions with the w t o and a russia russia partnership with china on a gas pipeline and also a ten billion dollar state backed private equity fund all those and more coming your way in the business in about twenty minutes. one pm of the russian capital of this is r.c.m. arena joshie two of the world's biggest and fastest growing economies russia and china are meeting in moscow gas is one of the main sources of discussion as moscow becomes a vital supplier of energy fueling the massive growth of its eastern neighbor country as our reports on the other shared interests the two nations will be talking about. we know that but. sides say there's still

a lot of room for improvement within their bilateral relationship opposed to russia and china are each other's biggest neighbors and both sides certainly have a lot to gain probably of a beneficial relationship with their neighbor rochelle force is one of the world's largest jobs the sources of natural resources that just oil and gas of we do know that there are ongoing talks with gazprom and the chinese national gas company for gas supplies and also a gas pipeline that will be starting in west side period heading all the way to china and we know that according to the gas hob c.e.o. let's see miller the agreement for gas supplies to china was supposed to be signed sometime in two thousand and eleven and we know that today during. the chinese leaders visit a gas from officials will be present that of course those discussions will be taking place we also know that china of course is

a very lucrative market for russia not only for its natural resources but for various other things and right now the trade turnover the bilateral trade turnover with china is one of the biggest that russia currently has so a very strong partnership that has the potential to grow even stronger and that is definitely something that both has into our intimate immediate it will be looking to achieve during this meeting most people do seem to think that the questions of both syria and libya will definitely be raised during the chinese leaders time here in moscow we know that in the easing of the c.e.o. countries where the two leaders met a disagreement of some sort was reached them both sides do seem to share the position that a military presence or a military intervention is definitely not the correct solution and will not bring peace to libya and the diplomatic ways to resolve the conflict. should be sought

after and now before i should be preferred over any kind of military presence in that area of course we do know that both sides do seem to agree on that position in regards not only with libya but also with syria that both sides are against any sort of potential intervention or even extension of u.n. sanctions and that is something that is most likely going to be reiterated once again that shared position here in moscow caterina's our reporting there now for more on russia and china's growing ties are now joined by two to yell professor of economics and chinese sustainable development at the university of nottingham in the u.k. thanks very much for being us here the program sir first off russia's gas is arguably what beijing and is most interested in but is there is a stumbling point over the prize there is this likely to cast a shadow over a relations. i think the crises is a big issue because they had

a moment china actually secured looks up just so other countries especially its more neighbor for payments enjoy and so time it at the moment it's really a political positioning himself negotiating with the price but not to have to have patience in the longer term they did not inform china for a natural gas would be increasing and because the energy prices use keep going up so probably have to take a medium in longer terms to negotiate with china to get high have price. neutral beneficial. deal between the two giants i think russia is going for it if i see it ending all nato resources and china is going pretty fast because a menu cartel in which depends a lot of energy in cost east and a really good alternative all other kinds of in the oil. cole because it got him

less lucid and you can be transported pretty easy. not to stick time in all of you'd be ordered fairly extensive highline. and transporting the west to east bay a stop response would loose on the border of central asia into asia ancient always sees close to russia in all of the build up was started to pry like the king link from the yukon i'm. on call one don't change my bio look to leave to russia sure they have to come down and negotiate for a minute or benefits or deal for the two countries for the longer term we're talking about communities city you include key years old. mr g. . china's booming economy has turned the country in a strong player in the region but does its rapid growth in any way pose a potential danger to its neighbor russia in the future. i don't think so because

it took kountry are not competitive in terms of there are two of the two kinds you hit complimentarity. complementarities victorovna you have to actually. in russia have been a totally sort of wonky stick china need to place because so the trading between the conduit to leave in coos significantly over the last decade or fifteen years now. china used the largest trading nation of russia. lie weiss had become a very important trading partner for china so i don't see india going to be each other day to really help each other and we can see big because china's image and even some of the expansion the vibe is solid foundation for lots of tools we hate to give. if you need

a more but you need. to include structure. by doing to energy sources to china. professor of economics at the university of nottingham thanks very much indeed for joining us here on arts and thank you. to other stories now the fate of libya's leader and the political way out of the civil war will be at stake during talks in tripoli as russians and we will meet colonel gadhafi loyalists helmar gallops visit to try and broker since are comes as the latest nato airstrikes target an area close to his compound. and now reports. the visit to tripoli is part of russia's peace mediate a mission in the protracted libyan conflict moscow has been insisting all the time but a nonviolent negotiation is the only way out of the crisis russia has repeatedly criticized nato for starting a military operation here and has never support of a un security council resolution which authorized intervention russian special

presidential envoy mikhail margelov who was sent here to try to get everybody around the table that's actually very hard to achieve the rebel supported by nature allies wants to force gadhafi out while the colonel himself says that he will fight to the death meanwhile the recently have been several signs indicating that a compromise is possible last week may come again have met with the opposition leaders in the libyan rebel stronghold of benghazi and talked to get off his cousin in cairo and serve both sides have a mutual understanding that a protracted war is not an option and the crisis should be resolved through peaceful means he also cited that he had a feeling that the rebels are wrong was ready for a dialogue with gadhafi the people in tripoli we have been able to stick to our welcome in russia's afros they are extremely exhausted after months of war which

has taken many many lives and has almost completely destroyed the country's infrastructure due to a shortage of fuel gasoline lines stretch for kilometers and kilometers people have to spend hours even days lining up to fill up their cars and it's tyree moreover nature continues to strike tripoli and we can hear bombardments mess of bombardments almost every night and that scares them as well well people are getting more and more angry and all they want is to get their normal lives bag frustration is high among the rebels as well as they feel as though nature. he's taken control over words to that is the national of prizing it's too early to say whether russia will be able to bring peace and stability to leave it but what's clear among people on the ground is that it's tough for the plea we're trying to refinance now reporting they're also happy this hour here in r t a question of justice as alleged russian gun runner victor boot faces

a new round of these court battle we put the legality of the whole case under scrutiny. and find out how nationality is cast aside by explorers surviving in the freezing waters of the world's cold this continent. the greek prime minister is promising to reshuffle his cabinet and seek a vote of confidence in parliament after a coalition talks with opposition parties failed george papandreou has been trying to push through more cuts to secure a second easy you and i match handout the plan sent over twenty five thousand angry people into the streets of athens on wednesday while he was held a general strike protesters clashed with police who fired tear gas at the demonstrators threw rocks and petrol bombs and there were a number of arrests and injuries some of the protesters tried to block off parliament to stop in peace from voting on the new sturdy plan british iran cannot use the bailout isn't going to help the greek people because it's easier to say the

band's. one of the reasons that everybody is so determined to keep greece in the euro is so that the banks don't have to take a serious hit all therefore to be lending policies so there's something has gone seriously wrong with the banking system it's almost as if there's a little on the phobia laws of politicians and bankers versions will repeat will i'm sure that's what the people on the streets of athens today feel like don't think the banking crisis is over i suspect but it's hard i mean many cases it might have been better to do what i saw a little bit and say look these guys go bust these people lose their jobs these people lose their money. that's how i'm fortunate about life and i suspect we're going to regret keeping the vibes that float i mean presuming countries like greece inside a currency union which they just don't seem to. have actually sarah first was caught up in the violent protests in the heart of athens her firsthand account is available on our website r.t.

dot com. because we see the price but i don't really have the benefit. of the people providing it could even want to speak. to you but. us there are also plenty of other stories and videos that are to dot com including stunning images of the rare total eclipse of the moon on wednesday night. and your court will hear the next round of the ongoing legal battle over victor bullet the russian man american excuses of being an international arms dealer his lawyers and the prosecution will discuss the case with a judge good is awaiting trial in a u.s. prison but as more important i reports still a gallery of proceedings is being questioned every step of the way. he is the russian citizen america thought relentlessly to adopt victor boot was secretly and swiftly extradited to the u.s. seven months ago and this may be where he stays indefinitely if found guilty on

arms smuggling and terrorism related charges if you use can but. he's looking at life there's no parole there's no early release of the federal system really the only was in the federal system you get a reduction in your sentence. a significant reduction is if you cooperate with the united states government some have argued. needs to be on captain america's team however captain america is being accused of playing dirty and illegally to remove the air cargo business man from thailand according to documents released by wiki leaks all levels of washington top to bottom amounted political pressure against bangkok to gain custody of boot in a us cable dated august thirteenth two thousand and nine u.s. president barack obama was urged to call thailand's prime minister correctly about boot the u.s. attorney general and state department were encouraged to call the thai ambassador

highlighting a massive drug enforcement administration commitment to thailand and the us ambassador in bangkok urged the thai government to issue a public statement of disappointment at the judge's ruling not to extradite boot america's the world's most powerful nation but it's not more powerful than the world unfortunately the way things stand right now they're willing to flaunt every international law to get what they want and that means doing all these illegal things in the case of their to extradite him or i should say kidnapping who was arrested in bangkok in march two thousand and eight during a u.s. sting operation he was charged with conspiring to sell weapons to colombian fark rebels m two occasions the thai court rejected america's extradition request when an entourage of armed u.s. agents removed him from thailand following a decision of the thai government his extradition was still not legally approved the covert operation was kept secret from russia boots family and his attorney.

the transfer of victor boot to america was a violation of a very important thai american treaty signed in one thousand nine hundred which the political offenders cannot be extradited the case was not finalized and was moved to the us america used various means political. another's outside the boundaries of due legal process to get victor approved that means that your boot is not getting a fair deal to this day high officials have not provided official documents explaining the legal grounds behind the extradition this despite repeated inquiries made by the russian foreign ministry that. we know for sure let's all move into sixteenth two thousand and turn at the moment to beat was physically taken out of its own prison his case is being considered by the thai court of appeals that is why there are no legal grounds for him to face at a u.s. court. meantime victor boot remains in the u.s. prison held in solitary confinement his wife doubts her husband will receive

a fair trial from the country she says violated international and bilateral laws to get him but. it's clear to everyone that the case has long been moved from the sphere of lots of politics i think or rather i would love to think that the american court is unbiased but i have strong doubts about it because i think such pressure could be put on anyone including the jury. the country accusing bitterroot of dealing now finds itself accused of political harm twisting come october an american jury will decide if the future was a political pressure at your side by the u.s. army evidently they are worried a fortnight or three. thousand some other stories from around the world and a second in command has become its leader according to a statement allegedly issued by the organization. is believed to have been the

operational brains behind and i don't have the taps a week ago he said a summer bin ladin will continue to terrify the united states from beyond the great former leader was killed by american special forces in pakistan last month. a u.s. congresswoman. shot in the head in january has been released from hospital after recovering enough to walk and talk again temporale give hurts still faces daily intensive therapy and may never be able to return to work six people were killed and twelve others injured in the arizona shooting that took place during a political rally the man accused of the shooting has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. in an extreme world of ice and cold as far as the eye can see it's well over all it all for one every human stem there to work wherever they come from is a vital link in the chain of survival r.t. shaun thomas went to antarctica to see international relations at their best. in the icy waters of the antarctic and this research vessel was damaged in some very

rough seas going to sea is never easy it always involves risk we ran into a storm and had some trouble with our rudder so we came into this choice for a free base where we're having that your way in supply and parts and where the russian bases offered help and other bases around have offered any help that's the kind of international cooperation that we get in the antarctic which we may not get in other places because of its remoteness and because all countries that are here recognize the importance of all the work that we all do here working together is vital for the survival of those at the different international stations as well and the winter medical evacuations are impossible because of the weather conditions. and one of this is very important to cooperate with our stations where different doctors care with different specialties so we complement each other for example my main specialty is orthopedics trauma i'm the only one here as you can imagine my

specialties and i demand here there for our neighbors get in touch with me quite often we also ask our neighbors to help us with diagnostic devices we don't have one of the areas where cooperation between countries is strongly evident is in the realm of scientific research where ideas and information are exchanged regularly so that multiple projects can benefit for example we are working right now with the germans who are further down the peninsula doing a survey and we will combine our data with their data at the cannes or meeting we also work closely with the british and provide any other help with the scientific investigators that come aboard our ship to conduct their search their studies as well. here to different dive teams discuss how they can share information and samples between russia and germany. and beyond the lot of different countries keep an eye on each other to make sure that all activities are in line. the antarctic treaty system an international monitoring program that helps protect the earth's

southernmost land and we've seen that just today because these people basically they all very closely you can very well treated the russians the giants and the chinese cities for you i think it's one of the unique treaties in the world history in terms of that kind of corporation and it is this special bond of working together in such an extreme environment that creates such a lasting friendships that thirty years ago when i came to the station for the first time one chilean put it very well leave the conflict the politicians we the polar explorers have to live in peace because if we can remind ourselves who else can we rely on for help in antarctica sean thomas. bartkus on thomas reporting from the world's coldest and there you can read more about his adventures in antarctica and his blog at r.t. . more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica

and people have to be aware that they're far away from civilization sean thomas discovers for makes antarctica so special that attractive for many wildlife in antarctica is a bonus if you live in the flood zone. expedition to the bottom of the earth are. precious getting down to business as saying that is very plays host to the movers and shakers of the financial world at its annual economic forum our business desk is live there getting across all the deals and discussions . i mad très a with our do business team live at the st petersburg international economic forum lots of business going on today lots of investment talk going on today some exciting things happening here in russia's northern capital among the

main topics of discussion in st petersburg russia as a session to the w g o the world trade organization and also the creation of a state backed ten billion dollars private equity fund aimed to agree more business and investment to russia not only is russia looking west. to. bring up business for the conference looking to western firms and companies but also looking east china a big player and a big participant in this year's conference president hu jintao of china into russia right now working on the last minute details of a gas deal between russia and china something that's definitely going to be on the table here in st petersburg we're expecting to hear from president medvedev and president hu jintao things that are going to be brought she will live here on our team as we get them. lots going on here a lot to talk about i've got many important exciting guests and among them right here with me now catherine tivo she's the managing director of troika dialog thank you very much for joining us here on r.g.p.

for a time they came up with the first question that we have what are investors hoping to get from this forum what are you hoping to get from this forum what do you think comes out of all this. leave that the current missive the inviting of the pope some from the investors coming to this place i think there's a lot of hopes in terms of getting a sense of the direction of the russian economy and how it's it's being in full think the bill because i mean there's a lot of hopes and see making it right and working and getting you know explain it but the right part is making some contacts and suddenly the business part of it that this is potentially the sunny day on the t.v. . there hopefully are going to be a bunch of agreements congress beside those of the far right now how would you rate the russian investment climate and what you think could be done to improve it. right now i would rate it depression investment high and climate as a and improving the time of the need there there have been a lot of changes and there's a lot of challenges to be addressed the good thing is that the challenges are

addressed they are formulated which is already a very good step in the right direction and the implementation of these steps is going to be very much in the scrutiny and is somebody always the good the deterrence part but of but differently. the direction is set that is going forward so those challenges that you see affecting russia the do you think the government has are going to have a war on them and do you think that also the perception of them are from the outside world the challenges of investing in russia something that's being addressed at the government for me as a as a grasp on that it's not meeting that obviously on top of the list is investing of time and the corruption. you know the long term also perspective of your investments so so that the grasp of the government is the only aisle on these items . but how how really now it's going to be implemented and how you know that monitoring of these initiatives will be will be followed is also the responsibility

of the businesses of international community in helping all these businesses then to to to follow on this how do you think russia cannot establish a long term relationship with its investors. by being transparent by being a really what if partner and me that is for the long term here in certainly making sure that the rules of the game of the corporations are very clearly said set out and presented so that there's a big chunk also in terms of you know redrafting the legislation. as we talked we talked. you know steps being taken and perception obviously there's a big gap between the two and russia has always been a victim of the perception that it's something that needs to be addressed and it's russia addresses that it's only it's going to be in a very much better shape to address these next that's next year as we have discussed there are the presidential elections as legislative elections coming up here in russia do you think that will affect the climate certainly certainly it

will it doesn't ready there's a lot of other believe there's a lot of. speculation it's going to be full of time until the outcome is going to be known that is something that investors have to take into consideration it's not necessarily you know a moment this is a more confession to be taken there in the situation it's about bikes but the rewards certainly can be can be at the size of the potential of this of this economy so that's the toughest thing what do you think are russia's post-crisis trial and. there are many post-crisis challenges for russia but i guess what one of the day that confucius said you know something of the global economic crisis that never went through easily is the internet interconnection of all the kind of these you can't really go on living on your own economy and you and she even some perspective so you have to really put other. things others all the other countries all just refuse other. matters in his into perspective and i think here russia is

doing also the right thing in some of this forum would it have been straight steal finance. it certainly does understand its relevance in the children still you know the global geographical balance i think it's important to leave it and to empower russia to put the right will they are simply rough and thank you very much for having to go managing director try to get all of my different ideas thanks. and that is it for me for an hour for the business team here in st petersburg more next hour and throughout the day here on r.g.p. over the course of the conference so stay with us.

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