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itself last hour musgrave this is our t. washington announces a deal to raise its debt ceiling and a vote default on two weeks of congressional wrangling but critics say the move doesn't solve the problems on its reputation is going down the drain. the u.s. and the e.u. step up their push to sanctions against the syrian government crackdown on protesters reports of the left more than a hundred people dead last day says violence on the side of the country's conflict is unacceptable. and veterans of hipness in the troops hold a rally in the stony air after being found in all the countries the glorification of wartime fascism in the baltic states is stirring fears about five knots and seven. meg's also you speak to russia's deputy foreign minister about only going

about that have come to be known as the arab spring mr lobel done off explain why moscow opposes any u.n. resolution against the syrian regime despite its condemnation of continuing violence in the country. that's a shock to developments in the middle east concerned the entire world and russia is no exception russia is a permanent member of the u.n. security council as well as an active member of the international court in the middle east russia's deputy foreign minister mikhail bogdanov joins us to discuss recent developments in the situation in the middle east and answered a question whether the region is going through the arab spring some experts say or a period of decline just about done of it before he became deputy foreign minister you were russia's ambassador to egypt for

a number of years and witnessed the tragic events to check the country the life of the vast majority of egyptians remain bitterly hard going to constantly deteriorating do you think there is a possibility that egypt will experience another way of mass protests this time inspired by economic demands what are the prospects for egyptian state or considering the influence of the region. 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 an adult an important new laws that will affect this

social economic and political aspects of life for the out of community we who have our gyptian friends achieve progress and success on their passes reforms we have seen political struggle flared up among various social and political forces including islamist movements 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. order your turn to syria now which is one of the most difficult problems in the region the west responded negatively to the statement and the actions of the syrian government the us tightening sanctions against syria the 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 with crucial political social and economic reforms we support all efforts aimed at launching and promoting a substandard of 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 an up to speed of cooperation we wish them progress he said as he said the syrian government and president assad have delivered a number of statements on the reform plan for instance the president's speech to damascus university pretty presented the action plan for reform joining 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 that were adequately express during the mass rallies that. russia has refused to even discuss the draft resolution and syria proposed by france what is the reason behind

such a tough stance especially with regard to the fact that moscow did not stone wall the un security council resolution on libya are there any other ways of resolving the syrian crisis with international help. we believe that the city and should address their problems as part of their domestic. and 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 protests the cetera on the other hand we should learn our lessons this tree first the un resolution on libya you've mentioned we are all witness to it and we still see it neither 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 a positive 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 could this be considered as evidence of some coordinated process in place and under such circumstances meaning that the syrian delegations visit. other. 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 islamic 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 practically all of syria's social and political forces left.

europe is becoming increasingly wary and disappointed with nato military campaign in libya the conflict shows no sign of ending the plight of the civilian population is deteriorating radically 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 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 both military and political aspects we actively encourage in promoting these constructive ideas put forth by

the african union 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 traveled to tripoli on benghazi we also maintain contacts with various third parties as for the humanitarian situation in libya you are right 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 have a mature it seems the middle east peace process was launched but we still haven't seen any feasible progress and negotiations 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 arab spring and the developments in particular countries in the region the palestinian issue will remain pivotal for the entire arab 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 both in the israeli government on the palestinian national authority as well as the palestinian liberation organization and the numerous palestinian 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 that we are certainly concerned with the negotiation 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 the mediators in the palestinian israeli negotiations would you say that the present format has exhausted its capacities and we should look for new ways what is your assessment of the quartet's latest meeting in washington where. the quartet is a perfect format for providing international assistance to the israeli palestinian peace process i happened to attend that meeting personally as part of the russian

delegation which was headed by foreign minister sergei lavrov and i witnessed a very constructive discussion among all the participants from the ministerial meeting the county date a comprehensive analysis of the situation and identify the reasons behind the current stalling negotiations they also discussed various future scenarios off the situation 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 be come 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 quarter we discussed other options for dealing with the situation and failing 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. there's.

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 we know for a fact there are limits there. this we're 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 we have not yet found shiny pointy things that i would call a weapon before we can draw from conclusions we need to let the iraqi survey group complete its work. we were all wrong probably in my judgment. and that is most just. sometimes the true patriot takes the unpopular course but it helps the country of wooden stakes and even if they call this way at least they tried 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 do the country is in the turbo international security situation but i think it's perilous so they're attacking the patriotism of.

washington announces a deal to raise its debt ceiling and the default to reach something fresh no wrangling big critics say the move dollars and solve america's problems and its reputation is going down the drain. the u.s. and the e.u. step hope that the sanctions against the syrian government off to a crackdown on protests and reports of the death toll of the one hundred dead ask a says the violence on either side of the country's conflict is on except. veterans of his any to seek to hold a rally in a stony air off to being founded all the countries of the glorification of wartime passions of the baltic states and stern seas of providing notice and you. told me for more stories about fifteen minutes time right now if it is of the

schools dance for the latest. they're welcome to the sports news this monday afternoon and here's a taste of what's coming up. in the score they're trying to spell out utah gets new signings as the russian transfer window opens the day off is to each side now the gap to meet me just take a. while back to the top serina williams bounces back from how long injury layoff to have first time thought in a very near. road to recovery we catch up with n.h.l. superstar yevgeny malkin who's planning his return to the ice following the surgery . as football and russia defender alexander a new call for signed a five year extension to his deal with the nets the twenty eight year old putting pen to paper a day after the russian champions struggling spots one nil to close the gap to test

to five points as a petersburg sides took the lead after twenty three minutes to head up with alexander crozier cough at the only goal of the game now the defending champions on going to narrow the need. two hundred two then our leaders should say to pick up their eight win in a row. so to spell working to restore their seven point cushion at the top that neighbors across the dock where they took a seventh minute need to kiss you. but then inside missed the first half penalty hitting the post before five equalising only out. of one one and finished on the men's lead down to five points. well elsewhere deny my loss that maintains that top three position with a two no victory and a stubborn vulgar new boys were reduced to ten men approaching the half hour of the about two yellow cards just over missed. one for the man advantage tonight and scored an absolute beauty through ego some shells. stuff and

alexander completed the score line midfielder first to the rebound and into injury time. well meanwhile authorities state sevenths with a stray no we're not lost off the meter spot netting the first just after eight minutes that goal has many games then ten minutes after the interval apart on quote humble ball nice to see double blockers me from the penalty spot while we think that our soft stuff the search with my units to go the beleaguered home side were also we due to ten men for the last few minutes after only after picked up the second yellow but it was a great start for monday jersey it's two wins from two. so a quick look at the top of the table operating matches it's test guys were still in the lead as a need have to close the gap though five points between the now and i'm up a third closely followed by country and rubin while at the other end clearly it's

a bit of a bottom but i couldn't move up to places if they win it one to one cause this monday night that they get present out on lines like that draw that's a scar on. the n.f.l. that indianapolis colts quarterback peyton manning says he still doesn't know when he'll be back in action the thirty five year old underwent neck surgery in may under still recuperating however he says he is delighted he signed a new five year deal with the colts with nineteen million dollars. that was important for me to get all this done tracking charts and trade just all one thing it's getting healthy to live away and all that with the lockout. in the lockout discussion sure it's going to be. for sure trying to get this kind of shadow and show it's nice to get those two things cards for one thing that's getting help. and also jenson button says his hunger in grand prix victory was down to a great team effort by mcclaren after the britain's tire changes made all the

difference during sunday's race button swaps tires at his third pit stop before rain fell and fast to make us hamilton to take the lead the fellow briton struggles in the west fell on his car red bulls championship leader sebastian vettel who started on pole with second that ferrari's fernando alonso third hamilton had six pit stops including a drive through penalty that still passed mark webber is red bull to finish fourth vettel mallees the championship by eighty three points from webber hamilton is the long as a force and button fifth after his win at the same track where he trained his first promptly victory six years ago. some reason i like these conditions. but it worked again so a great call by the team to put me in the prime time when they did and i think the great call by by all of us when we decided not to go to the so all round amazing weekend went on it's a big thank you to the whole team. and also back to winning ways is former tennis

world number one serena williams the american captured her first title since returning from a long injury 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 set when not seven five and then she stormed through the second six games to one it was a bit of revenge for serena who lost her bottle in the fourth round of this year's wimbledon and the american said afterwards there's more to come. home really good. i'm happy to walk away with the 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 i've been to work ok let me just does my shoulders up and keep the pusher. golf now and rocky scott stallings has won his first tournament on the p.g.a. tour after beating bob esther's and bill haas in a playoff at the green by classic in west virginia all three ended their final round on ten under par overall and so it went to

a playoff stallings landed his ball closest to the pin from that day and say i could sit back and watch the others part first hoss well he have the distance but not the accuracy and he parked the hole. and the nest is missed and easier part again going wide of the cup so stallings seized his chance reading the break of the green perfectly to win the title and a million dollars in prize money. while on the other side of the atlantic into simon dyson won the irish open snatching victory after australia's richard green buckled under pressure on the last hole dyson had a clubhouse they don't fifteen under par and green needed to par the eighteenth hole here to set up a playoff but a mr chance with a bogey this handed dyson the victory and qualification for next week's world golf championships in ohio. now the aquatics world championships may be ivo there's no

time to rest for four time champion in shanghai michael phelps as the greatest ever limpy and has been named a global ambassador for the special olympics these are the games for children and adults with intellectual disabilities which will also help in a four year basis next special and then picks the twenty thirty winter games will be staged in the south korean city of pyong chime which is also set to host the twenty eighteen winter olympics and fourteen time unpick gold medalist phelps is joining the likes of retired basketball start yawning and while we did strike a cutoff in a bid to raise awareness of the special olympics while fighting to shine once again at the london games next year. i haven't really felt the way i have been the water big mentally wise. you know over the last two years and really being over being able to get that back the last sixteen months i think it is going to play a huge factor in my performance next year. and finally one of the world's highest

paid ice hockey styles at any knocking hopes to return to training and it fell side the pittsburgh penguins within a month there are set for what has been sidelined with a serious knee injury they're receiving treatment here in moscow and they caught up with him on his twenty fifth birthday. eve game stanley cup winner in the russian household name is now going through one of the longest and toughest periods in his life then h.l. star nicknamed geno suffered a serious knee injury after a collision with a defenseman in general and was sidelined for the rest of the season. was 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 in hockey 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 stuff ford was able to train with his strength and conditioning coach in moscow and in

a month and a half he will start training camp with his team the bismarck being winds. right what you call today. and i saw a place. a matter of something in there. i think if you had ever said by the time ever since the. first day of training camp this is going to get you know a month and a half or tell. you our advice and. training. model can develop through the system into russian powerhouse miguel when the dollars and dated for the team in two thousand and three when he was just seventeen the following year he was drafted second overall by pittsburgh behind his national team mate alexander i reached him but due to a dispute elway a contract with metal gina 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 pointed the swap the russians still city for their merican one to keep the ice

a long sigh. then up and coming canadian sidney crosby and it seems like the rink is wet enough to hold both hockey giants. and we. know 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 could 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 and a big star who's already won almost all the trophies in hockey and he has no superiority complex marking 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 near future. where you know i haven't won a lot with the national side for me it's a great honor to play for my country all the greats like mario lemieux and wayne gretzky one limpid gold crosby's already grab gold too so i'm determined to win the olympics and not only in sochi one medal is never enough. despite 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 wins for it is just starting and speak to others both in north america and in russia should enjoy his skills for many years to come. his name by that of r.t. . that's all the sports desk i think. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on our team.