in india she's available in the movie go into the joint the hotel rooms. the gateway hotel the grand imperial trilogy the taj west coast coromandel. solo's mosquito sea don't need to go and. read this in the kennel was her job as a retreat. a schoolgirl out of for israelis nationwide to join the country's biggest social protest summoned sort of say the demonstrations a need benefiting the privileged. chance rhetoric between police and politicians in the u.k. as david cameron slams officers for their poor handling of street violence instead to the u.s. for advice. and contaminated legacy native americans in an area that witnessed a uranium mining boom say the u.s. government exploited that land and left them on the edge of extinction.

well those are our top stories this hour but now on our team we go live to tell wrong for an exclusive interview with mark what i'm going to shut president of the islamic republic of iran who will be talking to. kevin. president not going to thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy show jewel to be on r.t. international tonight for the next half hour or so to answer a number of questions that i like to put to you and get your latest thoughts on domestic issues and international issues i'll start if i may with the story that made all of the news headlines for the past six months that's unfolded in north africa in the middle east that's been the arab spring what are your views on the arab spring and we've spoken about it before but i just want to hear your latest thoughts do you think it's a popular uprising for the better to bring democracy or you think it's something

maybe there's been all constraint from abroad over three years or. it's a lot more than in the name of god the come from. the sun in the civil. rights and. privileges in the sun the source of our army to say hello to the viewers of your channels and we are now in the month of ramadan in iran and with the blessings of our love for all human beings in this month's holiday and our last midterm is the destiny of all human beings in this great mountain for the next in this manner is an amount of national kindness and i hope. all human beings. grind lead behavior to each other and they will enjoy the wind blessings you ask

a very important questions and we have seen very important developments in our region and in north africa there are a few important things we must pay attention to and it's not only about the peoples in the regions venkaiah world is not satisfied with the current status in the world there are class distinctions there are. there are conflicts and conflicts and a large number of nations in the world are being humiliated all the time today just dignity out of the requirements of all human beings all nations are seeking to gain justice and dignity and nations in our region and in north africa africa have the same aspirations and i think the nations in north africa region have the ability to run their own country

and they have the ability. to reach their goals and architectures that is important to take an oath of the interference of nato in the region as nato has interfered in the affairs of libya the security council has made a mistake instead of standing on planes to libya if they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for elections with the auspices of the united nations and whoever. won the elections would be acceptable to the people but the security council hastily issued a resolution which has a complicated situation that has led to killings and massacres of people and destruction of the infrastructures in the country ok she's been translated you know

so what you said ok can you highlight for me why you've had slightly different approaches to for instance the unrest in syria what's going on in egypt at the time just before hosni mubarak stepped down you you quoting it urged to continue their protests to free themselves and choose their own leaders in their own form of government but i can't let it happen in syria as well what's the difference. for that money simply going to show it's not only about us it's not only iran that has a different view there are many countries that have a different avenues for example the united states and europe have different ali what's the situation what has been going on in libya in bahrain and syria because there are there are different positions and this is because of a lot of the nature of the regional equations and the kind of attitude taken by the outside powers. do you think iran needs to liberalize do you think you should

introduce more political reforms to maybe head off something similar happening in this country as well at some point in the future does it worry you at all but they're going to have it's own i think the entire world needs more freedom. and more than everybody else in the world the europeans and americans need freedom . and europe is not freedom the only because that is the real freedom in the united states as. they are beating people in the streets by taking what you say so but there are real concerns about rights issues in this country as well the u.n. is concerned a lot of international organizations are concerned and also have the former prime minister. and the former house speaker under house arrest now why are the iranian authorities similarly so reluctant to take on more democracy to hear the voice of the people more we saw all the demonstrations in your disputed

election. you know last election in two thousand and nine do you think some changes should be made in your country. one thing that could be challenged us that does not do to the whole world but what do you think about the person that of people there should participate in an election what do you think about the election turnout as little pain that eighty five percent called the point here is that a low record for an election supervisor the democracy they're doing there are thirty five kinds of the marcos' in the world are seeing in english the marchese and germany while proceeds are going to go you go to sea and do it american democracy or russian democracy they are this is all the one kind of a marxist in the son who has i think the question of human being. is rights are different. in europe right so if human beings are being violated it is also the same situation there is also the same situation in the rise of the states in asia in africa for the coming of the national rights of human

beings have not here. because little change you wish to do you know any country in the world that has opposite of human rights completely for the usual you have mentioned certain names and i think. judiciary has given sufficient explanations about the situation we have an independent judiciary. and of the very transparent legal proceedings as one who violates as well as a lot of it in collusion reaches the responsible to the to make unnecessary legal procedures and legal how do you get situation was this i cannot. make i cannot say anything to this relation really are independent. one last quick question do you think the dissenting voices in your country of which there are quite

a lot are listened to do you pay any heed to them. simply suggest there's a telephone going off in the background do you think you'd be dissenting voices in your country which there are some are listening to you give any heed to what they have to say to you. see. this isn't. going to be shows your head you think we have more freedom you know you're on the other cattle and the voices about more than any country i am among the people i am in close contact with we have mass media we have free press and they criticize the government but if you think i'm going to say we have an ideal situation where can you find in the world to be fully. iraq is among the best countries in the world in this respect a list of whatever we have more never said we are perfect. that

there should be a comparison ok i take in everything you say the vets look now at your neighbors new relationship with so your nearest neighbors when you bahrain yemen lebanon iraq . some of those countries have been complaining you are meddling in their internal affairs do they have a point. well that's. who all of those some countries or some sort of march in march of this year bahrain you may recall recalled its ambassador to this country after and reigning in foreign ministry spokesman said it was unacceptable it was a presence of foreign troops in bahrain also in april the gulf states saudi arabia united arab emirates qatar kuwait bahrain oman voice deep concern over what they called a radio interference in their affairs after you generally came to that dispatch to saudi troops in farai. you say the question have we

done a bad thing that we said people should not be killed in bahrain what about the did we do in the past think it's a spectacle of how do you call it an interference. with who are using military force in bahrain or are they doing that because only the who are interfering in the internal affairs are the reason. this show me one place or one a spot in the world where iranian military forces well the president there is no place in the world because. it's illegal it is forces that the american forces and nato level nato forces are around us everywhere around iran they are surrounded iran and the same forces say iran is interfering in the internal affairs

of the region which is what should we say. it's still better for me than about another neighbor of yours a rack of some referred to as your backyard iran's backyard and of course our backyard is sitting off a lot of action over the last eight years now the americans are pulling out how would you gauge the last eight years and what you think of that comment that iraq is your backyard. be done that you know he'll always. have a special relationship with egypt we have a common history. is there wasn't going to our people to marry each other we have never used one on our c.n.n. hero in the little board in iraq and many iraqis were born in iran so let me you know one of us which is one hundred years of every year there is a lot of tourism going on between the two countries. there is a profound historical relationship between our two nations. for example.

with the iraqi president the prime minister she ministers she ordered some news corps in the parliament told friends and they are also our friends. we have established we have a very flimsy relationship much of official who we are seeking to have an independent iraq which is independent and it is all it's solvent rights this is the best situation for us and how do you see that relationship developing over the next ten years for instance. i move over to the knowledge with the journey of milosevic below me relationally would have said if you are in with you know after a. quarter of exchanges and we have more than one thousand kilometers our boundaries common borders if you look. after and there is a regular exchange of visits between i think shows from both sides i think i don't

think there is a problem between you and your work. next up is going to talk about tonight's the nucleus subjects you're always having to answer about it i don't i'd like to ask you again if i may only recently iran announced that you've stepped up production of new centrifuges faster better sense of you used to make better higher quality raney and the question mark is why i know you said all the world on the line of iran does not want nuclear weapons around is a peaceful country but of course a lot of people in the west don't believe that they do feel that there's not enough transparency do you think this country you should be doing more to make it more transparent what have you caught in the. real thing that people in the west are concerned about that or they are the politicians the people are concerned about your country eventually having a nuclear weapon and you so do so. well among the snow that it has we don't like i

don't know that other countries you have a lot of your so has the in the whole of really one of your solo your way and the nuclear weapons we must rise in opposition to the current. arsenal. and there are a lot of. us army corps and roles in belgium in germany and in other in europe calcuttan it's just straight this is a serious jeopardy against the international community ok i'm just waiting for the translation it comes let me just get this straight by you saying that at some point in the future you may want to acquire a nuclear deterrent a nuclear weapon. how did you how did you never have a house the whole go to you know the weapon is normally not paid a lot so it has something like we do not want in the real difference with what i see you know the little weapons again solace for a few days and because you feel they got this aggressive look here we are pushing a shooter and france are all here but there was a movie. mission when you're

a muslim faith here. let me explain i was a liquid you must be patient and i thought. you said looking at is this is in human . blood because of our beliefs we are against. our religion says it is prohibited. we are religious people elected will be the second has didn't get caught or you know clear weapon is as no. capability to the. police any country tries to make build a nuclear bomb. they have. wasted their money and resources and second they have created a big danger for themselves a lot more the author john great for example as the international equalizations are now are not the torment of the by nuclear arsenal. it's about the live off

human beings on because neither the americans have nuclear bombs and nuclear weapons because because they're going to some putin's wish it could be a win in iraq or in afghanistan. the boys should look as if you can't the nuclear weapons could be nuclear weapons help the israelis and gain the zionist regime from gain a victory in lebanon and in gaza has the authority sure he. could have nuclear weapons help the former soviet union and the from being quote collapse . the nuclear weapons is the issue of the for the previous century. this century the century of knowledge and tend i think it is the century of human beings. it is the century of culture and logic.

as you know clearly the weapon is not going to be determinate in full force in the world it is about the power of people not nuclear weapons. i mean why i should say that our goal in the country and the goal of our people our slogan is peace for our. nuclear energy for the us and real weapons for non. us this is our goal. our hearts and this is our money for war why the. and all activities nuclear activities in iran are being censored old as. the agency's cameras there hasn't been any document against iran in the agency because they've just claimed it is a claim by the united states. which is what they have no evidence that iran is

diverting to that purpose. ok i'd like to come back to another aspect of your own nuclear program little bit later the civilian side of it the sheer plant we'll get to that in a minute but let's stay with maybe possible aggression before a people ever consider it possible that the united states or israel could make a strike against you could launch military action against your country does it worry you will not is a dollar they have. they wish to do it they want to do with that they don't and that's what they know about our power we don't like your posts these although we are going to give them a very decisive response. i'm sorry to ask you again this is when you say a decisive response what you mean you just outlined what you're talking about right . but lidgerwood really million will give across your response. just don't know who and this is

a. normal reaction for c.h. . we have a saying in our right. song what elicits growth. throws a stone to put the smallest on you have all reacted with a bigger stone. me before we defend ourselves within our capabilities as a patient but i hope that they would never count the leverage of not there is no reason to go by them the cold war why should they attack us the same regards israel as well then yes there's no reason ever to go to war with them there's no reason to make a first strike a preemptive strike against them would you ever see that they really miss you're missing out on the current president is regime the case of zionist regime is different is. designed this way cheney has spent a career related for the purpose of i question the timing of it. has been

a created to secure the interests of the west in i get a lot and i could. call it the nature of the zionist regime aggression if they don't do it. actually they do not exist should they have been created for that purpose in the past sixty years they have done the same tent and that they behaved. in the same bring. on our children to go around the corner what you don't know maybe not they look at and maybe a world map they can find out about our history and our geopolitics. ok mr president we talked about one side of the nuclear question to the nuclear issue just now let's talk about the civil side of it nuclear plant which has been in development for a long time you had the official opening certainly very recently it's still not operationally on stream yet. you've got close relations with russia you always have

this country and vice versa. there is some financial dispute at the moment with ra sas and that's the cooperation in russia regarding bushehr live in helping you develop it could you give us an idea of what that disputes about and more crucially is it likely to hold up the operational launch date of your a nuclear power plant no not so much of a i'm just hearing this from you on the limits of the officer with alonso like you are i have already talked with president medvedev and then this morning. there is no obstacle for the operation and the operation will start with time and i live a thousand times goes in the quiet where you learn as a master all the necessary things and cautions must be exercised obviously as a country must be very much looking forward to not coming on stream to give you nuclear power to know when the launch date will be know the operational date when

it feeds the grid. they need to have i'm does it go there it is in the stages of our operation along operation. base before the end of the year it will be fully lost in their fuel stations. i mean i was feeling as though that there is no problem. you don't notice yes of course it is part of the relationship between us and russia for that matter as a digital on and off course that can be visibly seen by the world community how many dogs and valuable international community are russia and how russians are building the nuclear power plants i'm not talking about religion now if i may more move we're hearing about the different denominations sunni shia alawite and splits between them why is this so much speculation today about sectarian

splits within islam what sort of but can you shed some light on it for us. initiave us a new question which is that any while us and shiites and sunnies. where did you see that. there was more talk of a the secular splits. but what. they did son he should pass how there are differences among all human beings one would have and indeed how the way that we believe that the religion is only one proof kalandia message here. it's not enough this has not sent up on christianity or judaism in the digital time if they are not separate separate from each other who don't like him and that sort of. god has not made any division among the nations with their hands on how to use that god loves all human means i mean somehow. and god has

created all human beings on one equal basis for better you saw that in somehow faith and religion has been offered a lot of the almighty for the well being of him be extended rigid now that there is only one religion as a term i see how would. jesus horizon as author of the same religion i'm with him i suppose if you had to measure but in proportion to the capacity of human beings i shouted to his own. human beings of two thousand years ago. nosers has also author of the same religion. was brought in for a version of the r.v. on beings two thousand six hundred years ago. but it is not one of the you know of the prophet of islam also author of the same religion i'm going to run religion but he offered a complete speculation. isn't there any carful or differences

among christians. or between christians and jews and i think you're going to get in so you are saying. if. somebody from the quality of. the same quality of prophets carved onto us from our law he would be able to give us the truth of the relation. of each for the love to be able to present the truth of religion then there will be no gap no difference or see here god knows you are no longer you he says we'll see that christians and muslims class leaves protestants we'll let me ask you for the same language john howard because the entire human community is sick and well being and. as the way to salvation is

only one path ok thank you for your thoughts i know your time is precious we've got five or ten minutes more if we may all of your time or a few more questions i want to ask you let's focus on china fast developing country actively promoting itself here in iran at the moment how do you see iranian development both ways do you think you'll be selling more of your energy to china in the future. what with all those other first we have. a three way relationship with. iran and china are four importance and the last laugh without a fight and they enjoy a centuries old civilization and consuls i'm sure. you have always maintained friendly thoughts i don't have to go there with hand through the we have identical views with regard for the international developments. but the common

denominator you know how relationship is based on justice security for our. relationship with russia has always been very good but it was a little shaky when for the first time russia decided to go with sanctions imposed here you said that was inadmissible last year and acceptable what are your relations with russia now. we need more time so yes we want to rush our toenails. hundred also graphically we should always remain neighbors doing the hands that we cannot change that reality shows i mean an image of a church because we cannot move or remove the lands. wish we must be friends and we must remain frat house and i will be family and we should understand our language our language the language or front of under we have

a lot of commonalities. and these commonalities are not against any other countries these commonalities would be entered in the interest of all nations is the father really must be in a position to make use of all these resources commenting with views earlier i had i had a very good talks with president put mr putin. also had a very useful talks with president medvedev but it will be that i'm sure between and i hope we would be able to expand our bilateral relations. with the jewish to have a lot especially with regard to the current global economic and political changes. in iraq and the russia can offer common solutions to the current international problems. and the two sides are suppose.