next iraq's foreign minister tells r t how the revolutions in the region have been positive for his country. over the little film and what do you think of the demonstrations and revolutions that keep shaking the arab world what is the position of the iraqi government regarding these events is it positive negative or neutral i distain there are no war with iraq is positive iraq was one of the first arab states that welcomed the revolution in tunisia probably our official representative was the first one to arrive in tunisia and egypt to congratulate them on the revolution we've got good connections with other protesters movements as well they consider iraq to be an example despite all our drawbacks iraq is pursuing a line of new democracy it's an example of achieving democracy freedom and respecting human dignity we are all aware of our drawbacks however but they are looking at us whether we recognize the people's right to self-determination for

fulfilling their political will and making their political choice while being free and preserving their dignity iraq is anything but neutral in this situation but at the same time iraq is unwilling to interfere with other people's affairs we can set an example that's how we see our role which does not consist in choosing leaders. but do you have the same position regarding the current events in syria at the moment. yes the government has the same position regarding what's going on in syria however the investments in syria different due to the country's geopolitical position in the region and the role it plays for iraq syria is different from libya it's different from yemen with a good relationship and permanent contacts with our brothers in syria showed that we still have time for the reforms that would be really felt by ordinary people and that it's impossible to resolve the issue soley by force. even officially and

constantly demanding that iran should stop bombarding in all the neighboring regions of iraq stressing that such sanctions negatively affect their waste and should. between the two countries why doesn't iran react to it is iraq's weakness. oh. no these bombardments are unlawful and very harmful they've been a cause of concern for our previous and current government the people of iran and iraq are close we are friends and allies and actions like that do not serve to improve our relations which is what we keep telling them that iran wants the kurd free life party to see sect of it in the border regions because demand is completely understandable but that's not the way to solve this problem you have witnessed the shootings they are chaotic and pointless we have worked in the mountains and we know that these bombardments will not lead to any result we have recently around proposed solving the issue through negotiation and some of the security committees of the two countries and we support that proposal i believe that today's decrease in intensity of them will ultimately lead to their end we let

the iranian government know about the position of the iraqi government i often hear that the iraqi government doesn't have any final position on this issue but if that's not true we do have such a position and it's been stipulated in the relevant treaties and presented to the iranian ambassador more than once the position has been officially presented via diplomatic channels and in the personal meetings of the leaders and i personally carried out negotiations on this with the iranian foreign minister such talks of being conducted by other ministries opposition has been published and voiced in a parliamentary address in the mass media that was. my it was your father that quote that mr minister the leaders of political factions are carrying out and go with the government and the issue of american military instructor staying in the iraqi armed forces after america pulls most of its troops out how many are there going to be and how long are they going to stain iraq. how yes iraq needs military

instructors probably the military instructors won't be from the troops that are being pulled out from iraq probably the training itself will be conducted. iraqi we must be precise the published and only says the government is willing to start negotiations or rather than conclude an agreement on the agreement to pull out the coalition troops before the end of twenty eleven remains unshakable the. does it mean that before the end of this year all the american troops will be pulled out from iraq. or all the troops in departments will be pulled out before the end of twenty eleven without any delay but there is another problem here iraq has purchased tanks airplanes and military boats and this equipment requires thorough preparation and good instructors but that's the case throughout the world and let's say tomorrow we buy russian tanks then the instructors must be russian as well you should not mix up two different things and talk about the troops staying there longer until now the number of instructors and other details has not been defined

mr zebari i'm sure you are very well acquainted with the report presented by prime minister nouri al maliki to party leaders in parliament of the current status on iraq's armed forces what does it say that the report gives an assessment of the country's domestic security and it says that our armed forces have reached the level of proficiency and equipment status sufficient for maintaining it but i would like to point out again that we have no aircraft no air shield no defense system our ports in the gulf an imbalance or have no cover from the sea since there is no navy in place and there still remains a need for intelligence services in the view of the threat from al qaeda and terrorism and quite honestly we still need to build up our defense capacities we need equipment and armaments as well as qualified instructors who will be able to increase our army's performance to the level where it would become fully operational and self-sustained. given this when can we expect the iraqi armed

forces to complete building up their defense capacities and he called up the task of maintaining domestic security. of this. beyond my authority so i'm not prepared to answer this question but i can say that it will take some time no doubt. there is an opinion that the decision to employ u.s. forces personnel to train the iraqi army was made by iraq's political leaders under direct pressure from the us st what can you say about that. that i highly doubt no there was no pressure the americans helped us lay the foundation and start building our new army that's one sure thing that they keep helping us and monitoring the progress they give advice on what strategic armaments we can buy from them we have a need for them and they have their own interests in iraq and they're protecting their interests but not by way of putting pressure or telling us to do this or that there is nothing of this card they say that they are ready to stay only if iraq asks them to but we're not asking them our government hasn't given such

a request as for the military instructors this issue will be discussed by the government and the country's leaders of iraq has a need for them. that. have been made by iraq regarding terminating the cause of iraq's international isolation and what stands in the way of completing sanctions. right now beyond all the decisions about iraq's isolation and by the international community disarmament w m d's oil in exchange for food and other contracts that have expired the issue of iraqi assets has been sold dozens of agreements have been cancelled but are not relevant anymore but a number of decisions were primarily concerning kuwait a still effective this is a very sensitive issue to say nothing about port mubarak but there are also other decisions that we should comply with resolution eight three three on the iraqi weight boundary demarcation saddam's regime took this decision while our constitutional power must adopt this resolution. as part of our humanitarian record

we must solve the issue of prisoners and those missing the issue of kuwait property should be resolved. but we also have casualties and separated families a lot was stolen from our country in two thousand and three but we must solve things parliament and we have started this work five percent of our oil revenues go to kuwait as compensation and that will continue. given. that what's your assessment of the relations between baghdad and moscow is there a program to develop corporation relationship annoyance. thank god our relations are developing well and we're making significant progress i think that russian foreign minister lavrov his visit to baghdad is a good confirmation of this our relations in political economic trade construction and military areas have become quite advanced but they're very well thought through plans of russian iraqi military cooperation aiming at increasing combat readiness

of the iraqi armed forces which for many years have used russian military equipment and armaments there is also a plan for russian oil companies to participate in a number of projects to develop the iraqi oil industry including some investment projects or i think that we've proved that we make no preferences and do not obstruct russia's interests on iraq's markets as russian business circles might have thought earlier despite the fact that the u.s. and great britain are also active in iraq market and pursue their interests i'm sure that fair competition will allow russian oil companies to take their fair share in iraq's oil market. you have retained your position as foreign minister and prime minister is cabinet for a second term in office what is your opinion of the premier and the government's work as primarily a citizen of iraq and secondly the minister of foreign affairs. that you. were headed to i love a man learns never expected to become prime minister you never thought about the position i for my part never thought i would become foreign minister i was just

doing state service well but a man learns i'm sure. elma leakey has learned a lot about resolving the country's problems and countering threats to iraq during his first term he and i work side by side for twenty four hours a day following and managing our affairs we would not have achieved anything if we work separately on them the country needs every one of us to work the country needs a stronger political leadership stronger parties and parliament more unity. despite being the extraordinary and experienced man he is sakit would not have achieved anything if he had worked on his own you cannot clap with one hand because this is my opinion which we have learned a lot and we still have a lot to learn we have to define the criteria of national unity and national interests and rule the country based on these criteria and the will of the people there could never but the people will decide who runs the country fire elections no one can rule forever the people will change and replace their rulers that is what

democracy demands in all countries of the world not it was there thank you very much minister that. was six weeks early.

just so. much it would be soo much brighter if you knew about some move from funds to pressure these. stunts on t.v. don't come.

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i walk into the polls and these are the top stories. at last for my stanley cup when i like to cover the all things i failed at russian side that last nineteen successful years in that i challenged. tricks tiger woods for my caddie steve williams relishes winning his. father adam scott of the world championships in ohio. soundblaster russia come back for three goals down to beat switzerland six for the crash european beach soccer champions. let's start with ice hockey where last season schedule finalists atlanta have added some powerful reinforcements to their roster the moscow region side have unveiled three new signings among them. who returns to russia after nineteen years in north america the first ever russian play it to be drawn but in the first round of the n.h.l. made more than thirteen hundred appearances in america's top league school and more than a thousand points however the thirty eight year old stanley cup winner and an infant champion wasn't offered more than a one year deal in the n.h.l.

and decided to add lance will play alongside another russian who has returned from the n.h.l. the collision of that though the twenty six year old forward returns to atlanta for the third time in his career and it was another last minute surprise signing this for my spot at muscat captain bronco that you voyage joins with the winners as well . but first to go off and a nasty go for should say i want a difference a caddy makes as well as top bagman steve williams has helped his new partner adam scott to one of the biggest wins of his career while williams former employer tiger woods finished off way down the field at the world golf championships in ohio what's continued his erratic fall on the final day before but world number one was back playing off. reforma injury lay off but he struggled to find any consistency from used to thirty seven one of a pause while scott shot a final round of sixty five to a fourth straight victory of world number one luke donald and american rickie

fowler and rubbing salt into the wound county reader said that scott's new title was the most satisfying when he'd ever had williams was fired by woods last month after a successful topia partnership is now we discovered the winning touch with scores in seventeen and a part by rule. with this when i mean. i'm really starting to have one of the championship and win around this course in in nice fashion so close it out i was happy with overall i mean extremely happy being difficult being the front most fun thing i mean the fans have been unbelievable this week like i said i wasn't joking down that it's the greatest week of my life caring and i sincerely mean that. moving on to football and sponsor moscow coach valarie coppin says he was left physically drained after watching his side come from two goals down to win four to a ten man to act and it was a game that had everything from missed penalties a sending off the even floodlights a threat took a first tof lead to shine yes and that off there was

a. netted and sold out of new down to penalty to make it to no ten just before half time spot checks all transit but mr penalty so to know that spade however three minutes after the and all the ticks southlands and i ever saw red and if you can bugger off a goal back from the penalty spot before harry made it to two just seventy six minutes but then the lights went out of the new stadium. and it took fifteen minutes to get them partially read it. and then the game resumed zuba and ellison netted a go each deep into injury time to give the visitors the win fourteen the spotlight signing day we desire you made his debut in this game and understandably said he'd never forget it. i mean what was your chapters arraign kept the pressure on the top four with a controversial one nil win and second bottom spot to be independently under the silver saw his feeble first half penalty denied was off but igor liver danka saved

his blushes with a seventy second minute strike despite a wave of protests from the home side insisted the striker handled the boom in the build up the best being to the victory and stay fit. lot like a much more this new manager jersey crucero remains undefeated since taking children to lie the first despite his side's playing out a goal is to get him to bottom cycling to sort out of taking his tally three wins and to drop the unfortunate boss. while in the early kick off he was plastered i can make easy to know when is it mostly on prior to the month when this run the start ninth that you opened thirty. minutes and out in the second half naked at greenwich if the last of the a young range crack out from a set piece to contend this coolness i don't call that fair to face before games. so this is how the top of the table covered in the next test asked to lead the way but i now only two points ahead of champions needs done i must go off on tangents

and with being a level on points awful and fifth respectively spartak moscow six as close seventh . well sweater seems to be no end to the transfer saga of into. as the netherlands midfielder has voiced his belief that he is up for sale after all the twenty seven year old has been quoted as saying in the dutch media that his current slide into on just waiting for me put it in the offer to sell him snyder has been heavily linked with managed united and manchester city in the english premier league however both clubs have rejected his persistent reports. on me while russia have won the year a league super fine in each socket for the second time in history the coming from three goals down to beat switzerland six four here in moscow as one cause for every pause. russia has already established itself as one of the world's big soccer powerhouses alongside giants like brazil spain and portugal to name just a few a euro league super final held in moscow for the first time by the way proved once

again that they seem is a force to be reckoned with come the world cup however their home team started this super final slope and that's because it lightly this which side who are the euro league runners up in last year's tournament managed to upset the sold out improvise to be sure read up three times by the end of the first period their star player and look at what's even moscow striker de young star goodish scored a brace and his teammate borrero added the third to get a good enough i'm getting it was obvious that you want to be top form in the opening minutes believe we could hold on to the ball and eventually conceded some pretty easy kills but there were things to ok which we were by far more come from the second period with it and achieved a result. the russians finally brought some joy to the fans in the first minute of the second period after scoring a penalty switzerland replied with a goal of their own a minute later but despite the disadvantage the home side managed to build on that first goal and equalized at the end of the second period it's not easy to play here against three thousand people and those who are one

strong russian team. about that think they make a good game but those of you know what us is one of the best team in the world. and we have to learn from this to this game the score remained at four four until the last showed three minutes before the final whistle and it was a bend out russia to believe for the first time in this super final through the meeting shisha and two minutes later the same player for the yearly crown beyond any doubt for russia after scoring his second for the team russia had become the champions of the continent for the second sign while switzerland have lost the euro league super final for the second time in a row however both teams will get a chance to square off once again at the upcoming world cup in september that's like eleven big soccer season baseball problem over the gulf nations are now moving on to the benefits they think of before on or is that the soccer world cup where russia this consider to be one of the favorite things robots call for it already

moscow. our history will be made at the foster approaching athletics will championships in south korea with blade runner oscar pistorius is set to become the first ever amputee to compete at the top is and down to four year olds dreams come true off to being named in the south africa squad i'm going wrong in his coffin five the legs in the four hundred meters as well as the four by four hundred which is really like the story has got to the qualifying time last month and it was also his personal best time of forty five point zero seven seconds which is just over a second slower than the sure merits winning time at the wall championships in bennett two years ago on pistorius he's also eligible to take the next summons among. thanks. had that start where we finished or that's finish where we started by talking where detroit red wings then to follow that circus won this year's column of top trophy in their wallet is given by russian newspaper soviet's sport which recognizes the top russian player in the n.h.l. and r.t. spoke with that suit about life on and off the ice.

it's a hard question slippery also saw and what they have from the horror of being system there a man there from. mike not only in the inside team runoff organisation i'm going to be working closely with them to build the list fifteen years might be more when the disability people work hard to get word to jump inside to the real economy in the families in the square and everybody you know it is more towards the days when from here. i'm still playing soccer and i a large start to have a lot of. rain stored so it will slow but i can what more. does his merry way when i'm drunk i'm just thinking when the fireplace

party and some of them plans are going to them start in the play in the hockey and then find a time for soccer and i am i think one thing. that cement delivered borth her from the broad theme is more than a also in the courtroom me from the minute in her ear dane was just going to make help i was was a small girl so to do this like combination. maybe i'm not strong enough to hold somebody or prevent that sort of more than be thinking about what penalty it's all those final to you know when you stop working so i never thought was. the worst but not to.

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credit downgrade it comes on top of the volatile trading day elsewhere in the world thanks to the spreading european debt crisis. anarky in the u.k. parts of london turned into a battlefield for a second night as rioters and looters react to a fatal police shooting. and more stories three years after georgia's attack on south and said here we'll talk to those in bear the scars of the conflict about how they're rebuilding their lives. my from moscow you're watching r t with me and he's now way in seven pm here in the russian capital eleven am in new york where the u.s. markets have opened and doing the rest of the global.