the new libya the militias calling the something the post revolutionary country are in no rush to disarm a trend some fear might see another power struggle. arguably the best place to turn for insight on the events making headlines this year is the un's most powerful group the security council kevin no one spoke to russia's envoy to the body. for his thoughts on tackling the world's divisive troubles. the un security council rejected russia's proposal to investigate civilian deaths from nato strikes in libya what are members avoiding or just simply a case the ongoing conflicts that are more important. well you know first of all it was not rejected the fact of the matter is that a number of security council delegations including the russian delegation raise the need to have some clarity about civilian casualties as

a result of nato bombings because for months we heard from made from nato that they are adopting all those measures in order to make sure that there cannot possibly be any civilian casualties and then you add on december eighteenth this a disturbing investigation published by the new york times which showed that there were dozens at least civilian casualties so it makes sense to us and seems to be a pretty obvious thing that to have this matter investigated in an impartial. and it's a political but also humanitarian case if there are people who became victims of those strikes maybe injured people or their relatives were killed then they should be given some assistance without waiting for a prolonged period of other ongoing investigations like the investigation by the human rights council or i.c.c. international criminal court which should deal with a whole range of possible. crimes transgressions which took place in libya in

the course of the military campaign but i don't see anything and tie in this after all nato is a partner of the united nations after all nato has been acting on the basis of a security council mandate so the security council we believe should play an active role also in having this matter clarified but also i think if you put too much emphasis on this issue you will forget that the security council is working quite harmoniously on a range of issues pertaining to the post conflict situation in libya the u.n. mission is there supported by the security council the security council is working under the resolution which was adopted by at. russia's initiative on looking into the dangers which are there in terms of spreading weapons out of libya which were left on that in the course of of the conflict. helping the libyans to rebuild their

political and economic structures so a lot of harmonious work is going on in the in the security council of the united nations on libya even though we continue to have some ideological and political difficult is as to whether it is a loose in nineteen seventy three was a properly implemented bus you touched on it just i wanted to pick up the. aussie rules of post conflict libya how they being made secure how is the u.n. stopping any of those weapons maybe ending up in syria. while they may be ending up in various places the best thing i can report of this point is that we're told that the most dangerous of those weapons in terms of terrorist use the so-called manpads man carried anti-aircraft weapons have so far not been that they're to the outside of libya so we hope that this concerted effort of the international community together with the libyan authorities can be successful in

the containing the danger of spread of weapons from out of that country something else i'd like to ask you said libyan militants to operate in syria what does that say about the nature of the syrian unrest that we've seen so far and why indeed does it appear that he un members seem to be holding back from denouncing that what's happening there two weeks ago the russian delegation introduced a draft the security council resolution to the council trying to encourage the political process encourage the league of arab states money during mission which is being deployed now in syria but. we have basing. a proposal or a new draft resolution on the presidential statement which was adopted by consensus in by the security council in august street which called on everybody to stop while also syria and which stated that the only solution to the syrian crisis could be found through a syrian led all inclusive political process had all the members of the security

council had all the influential members of the international community been guided by the principles of that presidential statement i believe the conflict would have been over in the months ago but what we see is that there are some who are trying to stir up trouble and as things would usually happen when there is a crisis here you go source of extremist terrorist elements to show up for instance several days ago there was a horrible terrorist attack in damascus and the day before that the minister of defense of lebanon said that they detected some al qaeda group. moving into syria from from lebanon so i wouldn't be surprised that you know some terrorist elements from libya or other places have found their way through to syria in order to not to stir up trouble and to try to fan some kind of s. neko or religious conflict there this is what the terrorists are all about about

starting conflict but we believe that they're all of the international community in a crisis situations like where we find in syria should be a two to help of the people of that country to find a peaceful political solution to the crisis that has been the line of the russian federation all along and that has been our guiding principle in the security council as well so with everything you've just said in mind how much more leeway would you like to see the syrian government given to sort out this from within. well we don't give any leeway to anybody we believe that the syrian government should be extremely prudent and should refrain from excessive use of force we believe that there has been there been some extremely troubling reports coming out of syria about excessive use of force by those or it is we urge the syrian government to cooperate to face fully with the when it ordering mission of the arab league but also telling that the everybody must put pressure on. the destructive

elements of the of the opposition or various destructive elements which may have found their way into syria that they are of violent acts are not going to be condoned by the international community this is a this is a key to finding a peaceful way out of the situation there and this is one of the discussions we're having. we talk with all colleagues in the security council about all draft resolution i'm talking about the armed groups out into the problems within syria is it difficult for the u.n. members to put sanctions on to syria because of the previous broken promises about known implemented reforms to now scale back it'll. well you cannot really talk about broken promises because some reforms were announced. some of them we are pretty far reaching like changing the constitution and getting rid of the political monopoly of one party but of course are to expect that those real reforms can be

implemented on it a situation when the the crisis is sort of teetering on the brink of civil war even under normal circumstances in any country the forms of such magnitude on all these are implemented but i mean the point i'm trying to make is that the sooner the crisis is the military clashes stop. in a better position the international community will be to demand the syrian authorities move along the reform track as quickly as possible towards forming the constitution doors conducting democratic open elections but all that in a situation when there is an armed conflict being encouraged from various quarters when we see weapons being moved. illegally into syria all that of course becomes a separate conversation like to broaden this out next and focus in about what might be ahead in two thousand and twelve more generally in the region islamist parties

have made inroads in the countries whose governments were overthrown in twenty eleven what additional risks does it bring to the middle east and north africa or indeed what action do you think that will require from the u.n. into twenty two let me say that i believe that the greatest. danger in terms of this debilitation in the next year if i make my if i may make that prediction might come from the very disturbing growing confrontation between the west and iran this is a very dangerous scenario russia has been working very hard in order to prevent the scenario from playing out but we do believe that the peaceful solution can still get the upper hand that we do believe that iran can stop. talks with the international atomic energy agency on those unanswered questions about their alleged former military activity in the in the military programs in the nuclear field with do believe that there is still

a possibility on the basis of the recent russians russian initiatives to restart the talks between iran and the group of the six of which russia is a member so i think that the the great focus of those who don't want to to see a very dramatic escalation of tensions and conflict in that whole area would be to make sure the. peaceful track the negotiating track in relations with with iran prevails in two thousand and twelve to be clear the u.s. and israel most notably the people that are worried about iran all or any of their fears justified in your view. well there are concerns which riseth in the shia concerns about the possibility of iran developing a nuclear weapon and that's why we have been working so hard in the format of the six and in the security council that's why a whale voted on now for sanctions resolution resolutions in the security council

target the iranian nuclear and missile programs a but we also do not accept the proposition that the best way to prevent the war is to stop the war and certainly any military move against iran at this at this point or if it in any in any kind of scenario i could possibly imagine would have a dramatic consequences which would in no way improve the security of the region which will in no way improve in the long term the security of israel and which could really have very tragic consequences metallic chuckin russia's ambassador to the u.n. seasonal greetings to wish you all the best for twenty twelve and thank you for being on at all the best all the best to you ok thank you.

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artie's top stories palestinians face a new year nightmare israel warns of another deadly onslaught against war battered gaza hitting the region with renewed air strikes. iran says it's ready to strike ships sailing through close to its maneuvers and your vital oriel route probably its threats to block if the west insists on top sanctions. and new leaders in the new libya the militias calling the shots in the post-revolutionary country are in no rush to disarm a trend some fear might see another power struggle. up next it's

a look at the latest from the world of sports with kate. well i was in this for some of these other top stories i mean machine holders russia come back to be slovakia three want to make it two wins in a row at the world junior championships in canada. while eyes up sell to the rangers one parkhead to win the old leapfrog that knowledge why was the talk of the scottish premier league. earning heat waves sings the last gasp went out as miami beach charlotte by a point to claim their third straight win in the n.b.a. . but first to ice hockey and holders russia have taken an out right leading group a at the world junior championships in canada after coming from behind to close slovakia three one with a second win out of two well all russians goals of flow in that seat in the red

already it was the reigning russian views champions and you've got enough money to go for and they keep it all putting their names on the scoresheet rival sweden could have joined russia at the top of the table but straight crew not dropped a point against switzerland if they could only manage an overtime win well meanwhile what did i will repeat not become the first through to the sorry finals in the annual six team spangler cup in switzerland the latvian side each german runners up vall spoke at the invitation went to their second victory out of two frederick von guerard scored within three minutes of each other in the opening period but firmly in the driver's seat. roberts that gets added a short handed goal to make it free will in the third period while false words could only manage a late consolation through nathan will be a man up so three wires away finished with radio moving into the last four russian powerhouse discussing petersburg move to the end of the

a trophy last season. football now in tesco moscow's prolific striker so you do bear has been voted the russian premier league player of the year for the country sports journalist with twenty three year old is the top flights leading scorer going into the winter break after netting an impressive twenty four goals in thirteen games for the army men so far and the in-form ivorian has also starred in the champions league having another five in as many appearances has got but a place in the last sixteen well then i must go captain and bet on him came second in the journalist paul he has netted eleven goals as well as much of a unique eating twelve assists and was also named ukraine's player of the year last week. while as it needs alexander goes off completes the top three russia star has scored sixteen goals for the defending champions this campaign including a memorable hat trick against bookies cluster in oldest. well me call it

a pall over without struggle luis suarez for tomorrow's family gave him to newcastle here's why starr has been banned for one match and fined for giving an offensive have ingested too full of fans on december the fifth suarez is also currently appearing against an eight game ban for racially abusing manchester united's patrice evra and could now miss almost a quarter of the season twenty four also scored five goals for the red so far this season while liverpool a six the number at home so i thought this campaign have scored only eleven goals and drawn six of the million games in for me a castle a just a point behind. everybody wants that award for the fantastic play that have just different as you're going to go because i'm sure you continue to pursue that. i'm sure next year we will be better for this being said before this year was a strange very early camp program where everybody drew ourselves and sort of my new

one so that's very helpful for us. and now we're going to two tough going and we're looking forward to the new going to those going to the best spirit and confidence about yourselves and we're looking forward to going to our field. two days of christmas for all the big winners at the top one manchester united and tottenham and manchester city remain first with a five going to be united express a thirty seven points off the leaders for the game in hand chelsea stay fourth and after the first off the five strokes it's possible he has me to go to liverpool on friday our seventh i've only lost twice on that travels. or the other end of the table wards are two points clear of safety ahead of wigan he was our selves two points ahead of valsin but like they're a five points adrift with man it just be keen on the mounting pressure and right this second face the daunting task of a trip to manchester united on saturday. my gesture united don't you know seven

eight games ago you know they went back to being solid and you know really hard to beat know the became a little bit more expansive again so we know that the strengths that they have within the squad but i think we can tick a lot of confidence when we went to anfield you know when you look at what you know can you put on the pitch and we had only bench as well and you know a fit with stuck to our task where we defensive i saw you know that's going to be key because normally we score when we're clear we feel more. well we want to scotland celtic of leaps and arch rivals rangers at the top of the s.p.l. following it's like one nil victory helfand parkhead chances came and went begging for both sides in the first half. to see joe ledley finally broke the deadlock soon after the restart charlie mulgrew blasted in a corner electing to head home what proved to be the winner celtic hung on to their nine straight women to lead rangers by two points which is in stark contrast to

well you know them by and by trial by sixteen feet two games behind. i mean margin to legend diego maradona once again has to face the consequences of his infamous temper the outspoken former midfielder has been fined just under two and a half thousand dollars vocally abusing a rival in the u.a.e. top flight the fifty one year old owl was all manager has been engaged in a feud with one of his opposite numbers since losing an ill tempered nationalist no marathoners i was all table while he says he'd love to stay on the helm or even also take up the job as national coach of the emirates. if i was given the opportunity to coach the u.a.e. national team i would accept with pleasure i'm very proud of what has been mentioned and what i've heard but first of all i must give my time to old boss so i have a mission here and i want to complete this mission and who knows maybe one day i will coach both teams. passable now and i'm wade nailed

a late shots to how the miami heat their third straight win since the start of the season the n.b.a. dream team fighting back to edge the charlotte b'sobcats on the road by a single point one slide went out of their way to please the regular public land of nearly twenty thousand people right away right from the off and the ball pats were in cruise control for most of the match d.j. justin and gerald henderson connecting all forty one points between them to drop back out to shots le bron james also ran wild calling in a game high thirty five point one heat and chris bosh added another twenty five last three seconds to go find a way to hit what looked like a tough shot with what dustin missed a buzzer beating three point zero would have saved the day for charlotte that's ninety six ninety five to miami it finished. and he finished his mobile schiphol rushes to a famous covers instrumental in the denver nuggets victory at home to the utah jazz

on wednesday but before that when i read visit home in the summer the center talked to our own among ourselves. despite its not quite making its of itself on the bill just yet city my famous golf had already managed to make the headlines in north america he became part of a blockbuster multiplayer trade saw him move to denver nuggets and carmelo anthony to the new york knicks well mozzies new team were knocked out of the first playoff round in the n.b.a. given him an opportunity to visit home and prepare for the upcoming european championships in lithuania winning the continental trophy in twenty eleven will mean automatic qualification for the london olympics. i can't make any promises in regards to the euro basket but i can say that i'm sure the guys will perform at their best and no one will cut corners and i think they found drake you're an anchor joins us we'll have better chances because of his experience to be a great help despite leaving russia still has

a large fan base had his previous club called mozzie keeps in touch with them through his online blog and those lucky enough may even catch one of his master classes in the russian capital but where are the fans most dedicated in russia or the united states. you're playing. when i played for khimki i saw the same people at all the games it was a group of fans who form the majority of the audience and even followed the team to other cities in regards to the n.b.a. well they might have something similar although i personally never came across such a thing you just get a full audience of people who come to support the team but i never saw such a thing in the us when an organized group of fans would take up a large share of the audience and root for their teams. fan support is not the only difference between the russian basketball league and the n.b.a. the american schedule is more intense with the regular season games sometimes held four times a week so the studying of the opponent shot practice or simply warm up takes center

stage during practice providing plenty of room for him. divisional skills. it is team play no one negates saddle but compared to europe it is somehow more individualized i would say the game is based on single players who play one on one and win it they may score a goal just make a pass european basketball not to mention russia is slightly different people try to find other solutions to the difficulties that arise during the game. the russians will be hoping to qualify for the london olympics by winning the european championship in september it's hope that both russian and be a stars and break into lanka and to more famous golf will be available to help the team in lithuania quired individual skills from the united states and their home bred team play is expected to be the winning formula. moscow.

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week the. palestinians face a new year of nightmare israel warns of another deadly onslaught against war battered gaza hitting the region with renewed air strikes and. iran says it's ready to strike slip selling too close to its maneuvers near a vital i'll root following its threats to block passage in the west and says on top of sanctions also. people became very draconian jaring those times very seldom for oppressive and they would have supported the government to bring in the army so the mountains when britain boiled over our days.