you stay with us here at r.t.i. next our exclusive interview with iran's president mahmoud abbas with. president mahmoud ahmadinejad thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy show jewel to be on r.t. and to answer a number of questions that i'd like to put to you and get your latest thoughts on domestic issues and international issues and i'll start if i may with the story that made all the news headlines for the past six months that 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 wanted 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 that's been orchestrated from abroad over to you. so we've seen very important developments in our region and in north africa it's not only about the people in the region today justice and dignity are among the requirements of all

human beings africa has the same aspirations and i think our region has the ability to run our own countries and they have the ability to reach their goals and objectives it's important to take note on the interference of nato in the region nato has interfered in the affairs of libya the security council has made a mistake instead of sending bombs and planes to libya they should have sent mediation groups in order to prepare for free elections under the auspices of the un and whoever won the elections would be acceptable for the people but the security council hastily issued a resolution and it has complicated the situation that has led to the killings and the massacre of people and destruction of infrastructure in the country. 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. i think the entire world needs more freedom and more than everybody else in the world the europeans and the

americans need freedom in europe is there freedom really is there real freedom in the united states they're beating people in the streets do you think the dissenting voices in your country of which there are some are listening to you do you give any heed to what they have to say to you. i think we have more freedom in iran than other countries on the voices are heard more than in other countries i am among the people and i am in close contact with the people we have mass media we have preferred the press and they criticize the government but if you think i'm going to say we have an ideal situation where in the world can you find a fully ideal country iran is among the best countries in the world in this respect we've never said we are perfect should be a comparison let's look now at your neighbors new relationship with some of your nearest neighbors i'm thinking bahrain yemen lebanon iraq palestine. some of those countries have been complaining we're meddling in their internal affairs do they

have a point. have we done a bad thing that we said that people should not be killed in bahrain what bad thing did we do do you call it interference who is using military force in bahrain are we doing that who is interfering in the internal affairs of the region show me one place or one location in the world where iranian military forces are present there is no such place the british forces american forces nato forces there are around us everywhere there surrounding iran and those same forces say iran is interfering in the internal affairs of the region what can we say to that. only recently iran announced that you've stepped up production of new centrifuges faster better centrifuges to make better higher quality. the question mark is why i know you said all the long line of rand does not want nuclear weapons ran 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. we don't like that some countries have nuclear weapons if we're going to be against nuclear weapons we must rise in opposition to current nuclear arsenals their own oil many nuclear arsenals in belgium in germany and other european countries. so let me just get this straight are you saying that in some point in the future you may want to acquire a nuclear deterrent a nuclear weapon. never never we do not want nuclear weapons we do not seek nuclear weapons this is an inhuman weapon our religion says it is prohibited and we are religious people nuclear weapons have no capability today if any country tries to build a nuclear bomb in fact they waste their money and resources and they create great danger for themselves the international equations are not determined by nuclear arsenals today the americans have nuclear bombs and nuclear weapons and could they

win in iraq and afghanistan could the nuclear weapons help the israelis to gain victory in lebanon and gaza could nuclear weapons help the former soviet union from collapse. nuclear weapons or other weapons of the previous century our goal in the country and the goal of our people is peace for all nuclear energy for rules and nuclear weapons for non all nuclear activities in iran are monitored by the i.a.e.a. there will be no document against iran from the agency it's just a claim by the us that we are after nuclear weapons. did you ever consider it possible that the. states could make strike against you could launch military action against your country does it worry you. they want to do it but they know. they know that we would give them a very decisive response. when you say a decisive response what do you mean what you talking about there. we would give them a crushing response that's a normal reaction we have

a saying if someone throws a small stone you reply with a bigger one we will defend ourselves to our full capability but i hope that will never come there's no reason for war why should they attack us. regards israel as well then yes there's no reason ever to go to war then there's no reason to make a first strike a preemptive strike against them would you have. the case of the zionist regime is different it was created for the purpose of threats and aggression it was created to secure the interests of the west if the zionist regime didn't terrorize occupy or threaten it wouldn't exist they've been created solely for that purpose and in the past sixty years they've always done the same thing they've always behaved the same way but anyway they can look at the world map they can see iran there and our history and geopolitics. nuclear power plant which has been in development for a long time obviously as a country must be very much looking forward to coming on stream to give you nuclear power you know when the launch date will be know the operational date when it feeds

the grid. it will be operational they say before the end of the year there is no problem of course it's part of the relationship between us and russia and of course that can be seen by the world community and the entire international community watches how russians are building our nuclear power plant. 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. we have a two way relationship with iran and china are too important and large countries and they enjoy a centuries old civilizations and consciousness we've always maintained friendly ties and today we have identical views on international development for the common denominator in our relationship is based on justice and security for all. 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 i relations with russia now. iran and russia are two neighbors geographically we should always remain neighbors we cannot change that reality because we cannot move our land we must be friends and we must remain friends we must be in a position to make use of these resources and common views earlier i had very good talks with mr putin and also very useful discussions with president medvedev i hope will be able to expand our bilateral relations especially with regard to the present global economic and political changes iran and russia can offer common solutions to the current international troubles and the two sides must develop their ties and contacts and hopefully we'll be able to increase the level of those by. relations in twenty thirteen you'll be coming to the end of your a second and final presidential term you've been extremely busy for the last eight

years what are you going to do then what does a president then become what are you looking forward to doing and what will you miss about the job we have free elections in our country whoever is elected by the people will be the right one and this is the right of our nation they have the right to freely elect anybody they wish and i will help them i mean university professor and to preserve his job and profession and i'll continue to serve the nation anywhere and at the university they'll be no problem. let me ask you know what you will most miss about the job would you most enjoyed about the job. myself . ok. president image of the run thank you so much for taking the time to be with altie international you know you times preciousness very much appreciate it and. this is a cable from the u.s. embassy in colombo to talk about here an apparent june seventh incident of

extrajudicial executions the military reported to the press that on that day the children knowing to release them come back the best edition by instructs you including you know and their strongly suggest however that the nine were executed by the army and then dressed in military fatigues. to. explain how you know this kind of phenomenon where bodies are dressed up as guerrillas and presented as killed in action and this and this idea that you need to produce bodies actually encouraged paramilitary collaboration this is a cia document central intelligence agency they knew about these activities they knew they were happening they knew about links to paramilitary groups and yet. u.s. aid continued to flow.

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but we've got now all of the stories but this week. the british. turned into a clash with police. officers are turning their anger on the government seeking help from a veteran of. the u.s. . credit status from a major ratings agency which also gave the country a negative economic outlook to move through global markets which include a new. military offensive. to regain control of the territory resulting in a five day war and claimed hundreds of innocent lives. those are the headlines from this past week. the sport we thought. was going to be playing football in russia soon but perhaps not for the cameroon striker giving

a cryptic message about whether he will leave. even though it did seem like a done deal a few days ago. good to have you company and things ahead. of the top of the russian crimea. plus little known american student does not lead to why the p.g.a. championship. on the server you get for one number one free in a williams reaches the world just fine. but the need to have the chance to join other top of the russian premier league later today a fifth win in a row against would be enough for them to draw level on points with the men however

. he insists it won't be easy have a better record on the right than at home that said they still buying one five times this season still without injured midfield. while portuguese midfielder danny is a dad don't have any injury problems of their own but history isn't on their side any big news any once before and that was. elsewhere today also welcomed off a mighty spot at moscow nanjing head to head across by bottom side creosote yet so . seventeen chasing to the moment he grabbed a point yesterday although it's only the second point in three games and with i was behind the offer and he does not tell you scoring from the spot the ref played for . the army man had a chance to school a penalty themselves in the second half after the star striker wagner lovers pushed him a six yard box signature of age. from the spot still. one

point however his side kept pressing right up until the end they got their reward challenge is a go if with the largest one one the final score three points about second place and if you asked time. well. supply when did almost go in terry gross in matter. the visitors from chechnya grapple a daily on you with their own creeping in the back. but that was as good as it would get the terror enormous. first equalizing through on the revolver and enough the half an hour. and then six minutes later they took the lead every good onion neatly taking. to the side of the brain would make terex job even harder show through cross doesn't matter to you support claims enormous for that six to have a one sided clash with the nomination to be in four points of top spot themselves.

spot and meanwhile have climbed off the bottom following it to know when away to f.c. tom the business is taking the lead fifteen minutes from time alexander just to see finding that he didn't dare on the contenders the midst of the season is one of them. over when it looks far easy to score the striker would make amends right at that hitting home with the top sides defense once again will see the school inside bury. the band six after beating rostock two one on the right zillion defender screwed for first the cabana but at the monterey bay rays well for the equaliser. but shortly after that mark and i began six minutes for the band in front again meanwhile off the page and cameron struck a similar to says he might not sign for russian third row he says negotiations are

ongoing with the club but added stay at interop play for a side in england and reporters who have offered him a pipe package of just under seventy seventy dollars. for the first day of the new english premier league season so giving out sent off on his day before arsenal the gunners drawing will nail with newcastle at st james's given your red carded with fourteen minutes to get off the sloppy lead tassel going fast and in the face of the manager arsene vanga thought he should have just been a booking elsewhere sunderland fans back to take a point at anfield need to make you start to inspire. rank is the price for when you're trying to fold and who are top of the moment along with a big black i know it's got a point a way to begin but i'm an aston villa shared their spoils and spurs again says it was because of the rise in england in the fleet. now on sunday defending champions manchester united west brom and chelsea begin that count stuff. to whittle nine americans are leading the way goals fine final major of the year brendan stale

and jason dufner are shot ahead of keegan bradley at the p.g.a. championship still has only finished in the top ten one so far this season and that was when he won the texas open so his sudden form here shot a sixty six in saturday's taking the fi by surprise stu on seven and along with another unexpected nine jason dufner is keeping up his great full thirty's back to back on the fifteenth and sixteenth i was giving him a shot at the well another american p.g.a. tour rookie bradley is just a short given the american some hype that in six majors short of the day although we don't think he meant it went to no man's rory mcilroy. just above the water that nicely to loft his ball on to the green had to smile even though he's sporting shots often do stuff and steal who are trying to stay focused. my expectations are just to go play a solid around tomorrow and if it's good enough then great and if it's not you know

it'll be my this is my first major so hopefully first of many you know probably be a little anxious for me i don't think i get i guess you could probably call it nerves but for me it's just anxious to get out there get the competition go in and see you know how i can stack up against this field against this golf course i think that's what all the guys are out here they're all trying to win tournaments and it is just want to see how they stack up i think to new faces but a familiar name is taking control of tennis again former world number one trainer williams is through to the final of the rogers cup in toronto eighteen the world. after a long layoff through injury but is coming back to the best sweeping past of tory as you rank in straight sets that when you see much young to set up a fire the strategy is sound stows. also it was made to work a bit harder with a nice good advance the poll leveled the match at a settle but started then responded in a decided to take that six two and the match finishing with an ace to set

a. review. i'm finding with another big name russian to catch up with from ice hockey is n.h.l. veteran sergei gonchar is a stanley cup winner and five time all star and told us about his favorite plays training regimes and of course his own future in the game. going to. work or. not skating at the summer time pretty much when there were i mean our barbara starr we're going to start getting next week. and then you know workout wise i just try to use my you know body weight more of them off weights or a just different i don't think you know there's really something special about it you know where your money needs enemies you know how much time you need to get ready so it's very much the program that you kind of. figure out through your career. kind. of work or.

i would love to play a man that's posts that have a winter olympics in russia i'm sure i mean seems like. country governments you know they're doing everything to make sure you know everything is going to be perfect last stall and i'm looking really looking forward to it so all hope well play there with it i'm not going to play on the point now where your games. are going. it was a cause for mine for i think the year. before i went to north america and i had a chance to work with him during the world cup. so i know him i know him i mean on of style of his fortunes so i think like he's one of those guys who. you know wants to win and i'm very level that he's working.

for. i don't think that there is anybody close to the hit on that's not a skinner malkan no trouble charms legros rise above everybody else for him beyond they have so much talent them seems like they're the i mean very see you a good player but i don't think they're as good as a mile can the average can or. culture. seems like the league is progressing over the years last couple years the games are getting more competitive and i think the quality of cards are getting better so and i will swear still talking through people my friends who are going theorems be saying the same thing so ok cho i think moving in the right direction i'm just not a they'd be easy to circumscribe chin on building new league and seems like you're doing right thing to move forward. we're

going. to talk with fewer some players looked around them i played for the players whole fod they want to championship larry last year was a captain put it to me and then talk to him i talked to on three once in a while i'm not sure we are going to probably call them next few days. and you know . to keep in touch with those guys from me telling me what's going on. for. as long as i feel how say you know there is no need injuries so i'd like to continue playing at the lakers i mean i still want to play i had a surgery a couple years ago on my shoulder and i most missed for almost a year and i was like i was great to spend time with your family because my career i've been trouble with a lot come you know spent a lot of time away from the family but you know in the same time i felt like there is still i still want to play and you know and i'll still continue playing somewhere. and that is how the sport is looking for the moment with the weather

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