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to avoid a default. save in. europe. and the west. latest round of crackdowns on protesters which reportedly killed more

than a hundred people on sunday but some experts from the foreign interference make matters worse. next he speaks to russia's deputy foreign minister about the ongoing events have come to be known as the arab spring we count down off explained why moscow is against any u.n. resolution condemning the syrian regime. shut the developments in the middle east concerned entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the un security council as well as an active member of the international court of the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister mikhail bogdanov one joins us to discuss recent developments of the situation in the middle east and answer the question whether the region is going through the arab spring with you know some experts say or a period of decline than just about done if as you know before you became deputy

foreign minister russia's ambassador to egypt for a number of years and witnessed the tragic events that ship the country the life of the best majority of egyptians really a bit of a heart i was constantly deteriorating when do you think there's a possibility that egypt will experience another way of going to protests this time inspired by economic demands and what are the prospects for egyptian state considering other and i went to the regions. it is true i was russian ambassador to egypt for over six years and i saw the social economic and political situation unfold in the world's largest out of country we are deeply concerned about egypt's future but we are also aware that any crucial decisions taken should only be taken by the people employing a democratic procedure be it a referendum plebiscite or a nationwide election did you know that there has been an action plan for reform drafted in egypt which includes reforming the electoral system for both parliamentary and presidential elections introducing amendments to the constitution

adjusting existing legislation and adopt an important new laws that will affect the social economic and political aspects of life for the out of community we hope our gyptian friends achieve progress and success on their process reforms we have seen political struggle flared up among various social and political forces including islamist movements and we are following all these events very closely we think that the best way to result. any problem is to start an inclusive nationwide dialogue. sort of your whole history into syria now which is one of the most difficult problems in the region the west responded negatively to the statements and the actions of the syrian government the us tightening its sanctions against syria a un resolution is being used to probe the situation for the possibility of military intervention how high are the chances that western countries will indeed unleash a military campaign against syria. we realize that city is going through a very difficult stage of development similar to

a few other countries in the region and internal civil conflict between the government and part of society political social and economic problems that are greeted both in terms of numbers and complexity we think the best way to deal with these problems is a nationwide dialogue going with crucial political social and economic reforms we support all efforts aimed at launching and promoting a substantiative dialogue between the government and the opposition we adhere to the notion that both parties should abstain from violence and engage in constructive dialogue in a not just feet of cooperation we wish them progress he said as he said the syrian government and president assad that delivered a number of statements on the reform plan for instance the president's speech damascus university what he presented the action plan for reform during our negotiations with the syrian leader we insisted that it should be implemented step by step in a consistent manner promptly and efficiently we also call in the sitting government to keep their promises and live up to the hopes and aspirations of the people there were adequately express during the mass rallies that. russia has refused to even

discuss the draft resolution on syria proposed by france what is the reason behind such a tough stance especially with regard to the fact that moscow did not stonewall the u.n. security council resolution on libya are there any other ways of resolving the syrian crisis with international help. all of them we believe that the syrian should address their problems as part of their domestic. ndaa this is an internal civil conflict and it should not be internationalized as for the situation in libya of course every country is unique in terms of its particular situation the background of its conflict the form of the scale of public protest a senator on the other hand we should learn our lessons this is the first the un resolution on libya you've mentioned we are all witness to it and we still see it now for the number of international players tend to digress from the strict observation of both the instructions and the spirit of these resolutions therefore we are not really concerned the such loose interpretations could only result in making some of the opposition circles tighten their position and opt for

a tougher approach which is by no means opposed of achievement in terms of finding a mutually acceptable solution. as far as the opposition is concerned international observers point out that the demands of the syrian opposition are quite in sync with the demands put forward by the west look at this be considered as evidence of some coordinated process in place and then there are such circumstances what meaning that the syrian delegations visit to moscow have. because the cities the way i see it the syrian opposition is not homogenous that is internal opposition there is external opposition and there are forces that indeed translate to a certain degree the opinion of some part of the public different think that we cannot talk of opposition as a uniform force some of it is leftist some stick to socialist or communist views that is a liberal opposition and islamist opposition represented by the muslim brotherhood and other islamist forces there for i think this matters a lot and makes a great difference in terms of our contacts with various parties i must say that we

maintain contact with try to be all of syria's social and political forces. europe is becoming increasingly wary and disappointed in the military campaign in libya the conflict shows no sign of ending the plight of the civilian population is deteriorating radically and what measures would you consider necessary for the conflict and parties and the international community to take in order to bring about a solution both in political and humanitarian terms. but. from the very start we have urged the parties in the conflict to cease all military action declared a truce and work at a sustainable solution for peace in libya in order to kick start the process of political reconciliation in this regard we have highly appreciated the contribution of the african union which prepared a rule of law for reconciliation in libya the u.n. secretary general's envoy for libya is also contributing a lot to this process having come up with a number of additional settlement proposals addressing bulled military and

political aspects we are totally encourage in promoting these constructive ideas put forth by the african union and the united nations as you know there have been several meetings in moscow with representatives from both tripoli and benghazi a russian presidential special envoy travel to tripoli on benghazi we also maintain contacts with the various third parties as for the humanitarian situation in libya you are right to know that it is a matter of serious concern for the entire international community in recent days we have provided additional. aid shipping food medicines and other humanitarian items to both tripoli and benghazi. as we discuss events in this region we can't avoid touching upon its key problem i mean the palestinian issue new generations of israelis and palestinians what short since the middle east peace process was washed but we still haven't seen any feasible progress and the goshi asians would you say this is a deadlock or is there a way to get the peace process on track and what would it require. because

like you said the palestinian issue is a key issue for the entire region i believe that regardless of the on obscuring and the developments in particular countries in the region the palestinian issue will remain pivotal for the entire out of world and for the region in general i also think that it will remain pivotal for our israeli partners as well i spent five years as an ambassador to israel myself i am personally acquainted with quite a few top ranking officials within the israeli government on the palestinian national authority as well as the palestinian liberation organization and the numerous problems thinning factions and i think that everybody realizes that the palestinians and israelis are bound by destiny itself to live side by side as you know russia advocates establishing an independent palestinian state as soon as possible for the state to live alongside israel maintaining peace and security we are committed to this purpose both as a permanent member of the security council and as an octave participant of the middle east quartet there was

a ministerial meeting of the quartet in washington recently which featured a very specific detailed discussion on the situation with regard to the palestinian israeli truck we are certainly concerned with the negotiations been stalled at the moment the negotiations can be suspended who still hope that both parties will find a way to agree on resuming the talks with a view to establishing an independent palestinian state as soon as possible and to resolve all of the remaining issues in order to reach a final settlement between israel and the palestinians. you were russia's ambassador to israel for five years and to egypt for six you're well informed about the situation there tell us what is the present role of mediators in the palestinian israeli negotiations would you say that the present format has exhausted its capacities and we should look for a new way what is your assessment of the quartet's latest meeting in washington. what. the quartet is a perfect format for providing international assistance to the israeli palestinian

peace process i happened to attend that meeting person is part of the russian delegation which is headed by foreign minister sergei lavrov and i witnessed a very constructive discussion and i know all the participants from the ministerial meeting at the county dade comprehensive analysis of the situation and identified the reasons behind the kind of stalled negotiations they also discussed various future scenarios office situations and most importantly the members of the quartet agreed to keep in touch intensively to keep an exchange of opinions and proposals running all the time all members of the quartet have committed to keep talking to both parties in the dispute this is based on the understanding that there probably will be one more meeting of the quartet in september once the un general assembly convenes for a regular session in new york and all of the members of the quartet will be there to discuss the situation one more time this proposal came from the russian foreign minister in the hope that the parties become out with a certain adjustments to the positions so as to be able to resume the peace process if that is not the case the court would discuss other options for dealing with the situations i'm referring to the initiative that is currently being discussed by the

palestinian public and has already been endorsed by the arab league which is the idea of taking the issue of establishing an independent palestinian state to the un general assembly. the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is a regime as an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about it we know for a fact that there are let there. this were just being carried out into the direction of dr david kay respected scientist and former u.n. inspector was leading the weapons search in iraq we are determined to take this

apart we have a tremendous a group of dedicated american men and women involved in this with the best assets of the intelligence community can provide. data cheney is not going to be done with this for quite some time david kay wants more time and he says it could take another six to nine months to make a definitive finding ministration is asking congress for hundreds of millions more six hundred million dollars to fund a continuing search have not yet found shiny pointy things that i would call a weapon before we can draw from conclusions we need to let the iraq survey group complete its work. we were all wrong probably in my judgment. and that is most disturbing. sometimes the true patriots takes the unpopular caress that helps their country of origin stakes and even if they come this way at least from patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no

defense for what they did the country is in a terrible international security situation that i think is perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of other.

washington agrees on measures to avoid. to save the country from economic collapses criticize the nations. the west threatens to punish the syrian regime of crackdowns on protests which reportedly killed more than one hundred people some experts warn the. tendencies. and supports of. activists say the glorification of. xenophobia across europe. stories around fifty minutes time.

hello there thanks for watching the schools and this is what is coming up closing in zinni narrowed the gap on leaders to a scar to five points off road one a win over spot had now. class road to recovery we catch up with the nigel superstar you're getting now he's planning to return to action believe the jury. answering the banks is back home to claim her first title you know for a year. but we start with football and with the russian transfer window opening today's any. he says he intends to strengthen his side in time for the champions league as any to currently second in the russian premier league but have closed the gap until you got to five points after one year when i respond now a chick side taking the lead after twenty three minutes when victor physically head

out with alexandra could you call paid to head home to go with the guy in st petersburg side hung on to their narrowly to pick up that i. want to sky had the chance and still have a seven point lead at the top of class and took an early lead thanks to concede the honda but despite missing a penalty the high side eventually found a second half equaliser through on the to make here one one finished a then the army men's league down to five point. one zero mosque to maintain their top three position with the two victory over a stop involved as the new boys were reduced to ten men approaching the. picking up to yell like cards in just over a minute and with a man advantage the number then scored a p.c. through your same shelf. alexander scimitar of completing the school on midfield the first three are very banks due to injury time

. i offer my take had a good win on the road again rostov brain will have finished in this one on sunday to meet your last called netting the first is in as many games dimitri sideshows then double the late on the spot. i don't know and make it out ourselves got the great stuff new man take us into the past two wins from two gangs. quick look at the table at the top there after eighteen matches the guys who are hanging on to. closing that gap five points between them to. closely followed by angie and has been at the other end of yet at the bottom they play and cuts and i present a night after that for all but. one of the world's highest paid ice hockey stars if any malkin hopes to return to training with the pittsburgh penguins within a month the russian forward has been sidelined with

a serious knee injury but has been receiving treatment in moscow and we caught up with him on his twenty fifth birthday. you game out that stanley cup winner in the russian household name is now going through one of the longest and toughest periods in his life then a child star nicknamed geno some pretty serious knee injury after a collision with a defenseman in general and was sidelined for the rest of the season. it was really hard for me as it's the first time i've been in such a situation you can't get away without injuries and you just have to put up with it and don't let it play on your mind so it was more of a mental challenge for me however the surgery went well and this month the star forward was able to train with the strength and conditioning coach must go and in a month and a half he will start training camp with his team the biz both being was. very subtle with your workload today. and i saw face. financial.

i mean they're. betting it's going to have a percent by the time september sixteenth is around which is the first day of training camp so it's going to get you know another month and a half to work out and do hours off ice. training. mile can develop through the system into russian powerhouse without money that horse and dated for the team in two thousand and three when he was just seventeen the following year he was drafted second overall by feasible behind his national team mate alexandrovitch but due to dispute where contract with metal luke gino was forced to stay for another year however his dream of playing in the n.h.l. came true in two thousand and six when he finally swapped the russians still city for them eric n y o to keep the ice alongside then up and coming canadian sidney crosby and it seems like the wind is a wide enough to hold both hockey giants the best and we're just going to crosby

was injured last season too and we spent a lot of time together while we were recovering we supported and cheered on our teammates when we couldn't we keep in touch and i know that his recovery is going well too and he's training on the ice already he's a nice guy in a big star who's already won almost all the trophies in hockey and he has no superiority complex molecule has been adding two of his to his cabinet every year but there are still no olympic medals in his collection and undoubtedly it's one of his per year it is for the knee a future. in ensure you really haven't won a lot with a national side which for me it's a great honor to play for my country all the greats like mario lemieux and wayne gretzky one olympic gold you think crosby's already grabbed gold too so i'm determined to win the olympics and not only insulting one medal is never enough. despite malkin's many honors the star player remains a straightforward almost reserved person while still greedy for victories on the ice at the age of twenty five the career of the big. sure it is just starting and.

america and russia should enjoy his skills for many years to come. his name but the above. remark indianapolis colts quarterback peyton manning says he still doesn't know when he'll be back in action he underwent neck surgery in may and he's still recuperating however he does say he is delighted he signed a new five year deal with with the colts with nineteen million dollars. that was important for me to get all this done so i can try out some trade just all. get healthy a lot of weight albeit with a lot. of a lot here are discussions words. for sure trying to get this contract or nice to get those two things but the one thing that's good no. moving to formula one and mclaren's jenson button has claimed his second win of the season a thrilling one daring grand prix button change tires it is third pit stop before

rain fell then past hamilton to take the lead on hamilton didn't have the best of times and spun these cars red bulls championship lead to sebastian vettel who had started on pole was second with rory's fernando alongside how much than six pit stops including a drive through penalty still pass mark webber dreadful to finish fourth best all now leads the championship by eighty three points from webb at hamilton is the eighty eight points adrift with a long sigh for button fear after his win the same track where he claimed his first grand prix victory six years ago. for some reason i like these conditions don't ask me why. but it worked again so a great call by the team to put me on the front when they did and i think the great but all of us when we decided not to go to the. all round amazing weekend went on to a big thank you to the whole team. now also back to winning ways is former tennis number

one serena williams she has captured her first tournament since returning from a long layoff beating marion bartoli in straight sets to win the bank of the west classic in california williams had to overcome to break points in the first game in that seven five and then storm through the second six games to one bit of revenge for williams who lost the ball totally in the fourth round of woman in the she the american afterward saying there's more to come. home really. i'm happy to walk away with it wherever you want to term and while. it's really good but i'm not finished i don't feel that by any means that my finished work ok metres does my shoulder push rocky scott stallings has won his first golf tournament on the p.g.a. tour he claimed the greenbrier classic in west virginia getting the better of bob best bill hearts in the playoff all three ended their final round on ten under par

overall and went to a playoff stallings landed his ball here closest to the pain from the tee and so sit back and watch the other parts first. ask his ball had the legs but not the accuracy and he parked the whole. unless there is then misleading easy. again going wide of the cup. and storing seized his charm so he read the break on the green perfectly to win the title and a million dollars in prize money and then explain how the bible helped him to victory. state in old verse scorpions three thirteen fourteen for getting was behind pressing on towards ago i just told myself the whole entire day. even when i had my warm water tell myself. you know come out champion of the year tourism refuse the dream come true and on the other side of the atlantic england simon dies in here has won the ari show snatching victory after

a straight richard green buckled under pressure on the last hole dyson had the clubhouse lead on fifteen under and green needed to par the eighteenth to set up a playoff but he missed his chance with the baby anding dyson victory and qualification for next week's world golf championship in ohio. the russian sports minister vitaly moot court says he is satisfied with the country's performance at the world aquatics championships they finished third in the medals table behind the usa and china american ryan lochte was the star of the pool though with five goals and says he was spurred by his rivalry with teammate michael phelps for wasn't really satisfied of what i accomplished in two thousand and eight. i told myself i was just tired i was tired of always getting second to. no more. and that's when i basically got really focused. on my surgery changing

a lot of things in my die in my trainer also out of the pool and i mean it just has made me just a bit of. definitely work now we will end with football but a light hearted game n.b.a. star kobe bryant starred alongside barcelona coach pep guardiola in a charity match in washington your son julie's like his man not exactly in sparkling fall maybe he'd have other things on his mind brian has said if the n.b.a. lockout continues in your tent city this seems sad to see this have expressed interest. so that's a sport for the moment we got the weather next. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers on.

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