back to the days of the russian empire and it's said that there have been some very serious problems though when it comes to migration and integration of migrants in russia that these problems over the last twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union were very serious indeed in our problems that russia is still struggling to to deal with today speaking about what the results can be of migration going wrong he warned of the rise of nationalism the rise of xenophobia these type of issues that we saw acted out in real life eight in moscow in two thousand and ten with ethnic clashes taking place i'm right next to the kremlin in the heart of the russian capital he hits out at those that seem nationalism right he hit out at those who have slogans such as stop feeding him stop funding the caucuses saying well the caucuses are a part of russia talking of multiculturalism he said that russia had a very unique system of multiculturalism something very different to say what happens in europe where he said basically multiculturalism had failed and that

russia system was something that had reviewed every different manner over to me and said that there's no way that you can completely get rid of all illegal immigration into russia but if he's elected president in the elections in march that he hopes to be able to to make significant cuts to the amount of people that are arriving in russia illegally now he wants to do this by toughening the laws to try into turkey people from entering the country illegally he also wants to see a system put in place not just to monitor foreign immigrants coming into russia but also to monitor internal migrants also by twenty thirty he wants to see an exam put in place to those wanting to come and settled and live and work in russia but they have to be able to pass the russian language exam also an exam on russian culture russian history so those are the things that he wants to put in place to tackle the issue of migration and multiculturalism in russia. as a large part approaches r.t.s. keeping a close eye on the pre-election campaigning quoting. well scandal flares up around

a veteran liberal candidate violations in the registration process may force him to quit the race log on to r.t. dot com for all the details on that story. let's now take a look at some other news making headlines around the world both houses of the french parliament have asked to bill making it a crime to deny the dealings of one and a half million armenians in one thousand nine hundred fifteen by the ottoman empire the vote on the armenian genocide came despite threats from turkey to cut ties with france ancora has already suspended military political and economic ties with paris for the bill to become law it's still has to be signed off by president sarkozy who's of whose party proposed the move turkey denies the massacre that's considered by many to be the twentieth century's first genocide. the founder of file sharing website mega offload kim dot com will remain in police custody after a bail hearing on monday in new zealand prosecutors argued dot com who also goes by

the name kim schmitz was a flight risk because he has multiple identities access to money and a history of criminal charges u.s. authorities want to extradite dot com claiming he made nearly two hundred million dollars by copying and sharing copyright material he has denied all the charges. two more bodies have been recovered from the capsized costa concordia cruise ship all full of italy's coast seventeen people are still missing after the ship ran aground a week ago environmental fears continue to grow as a sudden shift in the vessel could rupture the ship's fuel tanks there are about half a million gallons of heavy fuel and hundreds of tons of diesel oil still on board. the u.s. often calls for democratic change in the middle east but remains reluctant to recognize the right up palestinians to self-determination president of the palestinian national authority mahmoud abbas who's been on a visit to the russian capital talk to r.t.

about the latest moves in palestine is better for statehood schools is but the interviews up next. visit is the final stop on your european tour palestine is still waiting for a resolution to the statehood issue what do you expect from russia's leadership at this stage when the issue of palestinians legal rights is being decided according to international law. yeah. the russian federation as well as the soviet union

before it has been regarded as one of the key and principal hopes for the palestinian people since the one nine hundred seventy s. when the late palestinian president yasser arafat visited moscow our nations have enjoyed good relations it's not only the result of the role that russia plays in the region but also due to the fact that russia was a great power a member of the united nations security council and a member of the quartet of middle east mediators this is why we focused so much on strengthening our relations and why we expect russia to play a positive role recently the quartet took a number of steps calling for negotiations without doubt we coordinate our position with russia and several other countries to get an understanding of where palestine stands what it should do and what it shouldn't. this is why we visited the u.k. germany and have now come to russia we hope that the talks with israel currently underway in jordan will result in

a positive outcome but if they fail we would need to have a list of further steps to be taken and it putting together the action list we want to listen to the opinions of the countries i mentioned earlier and russia in particular. has railway officials the negotiations are just a way to gain time they say the talking games will not bring about solutions or agreement which will make time for those who know how to use it. how to use it what stands behind that statement. well. it means they want to preserve the status quo something we completely reject all illegal settlements all illegal buildings must be torn down and removed from palestinian territories perhaps the israelis have a different vision although in the past they have left their illegal settlements on the sinai peninsula and sharm el sheikh and returned back to their borders we have the same situation in lebanon they'll leave some of the settlements there even with

that they want to preserve the existing situation of the palestinian territories and seek to convince the international community to accept that they want to make us accept this vision but we will never accept it. and then jimmy netanyahu said that he gave you a twenty one point proposal detailing the israeli position by doing so he refused to meet in ramallah despite his promise what is that document all about. i met him three times in september two thousand and ten the first time in washington on an invitation from president obama and the second time in sharm el sheikh the third time we met was on the twenty fifth of september at his house in jerusalem where we talked for four hours and discussed all the issues yet the talks ended with no positive results no discontinuation of the development of the occupied territories no changes to security policies the israeli way they intend to

occupy the west bank and the heights for another forty years. this is colonial policy and colonialist logic this is not the logic of a person interested in constructive talks and peaceful coexistence with his neighbors i don't refuse to meet but i need to have a good reason now i guess twenty one point proposal and what are these twenty one points are they just some headlines or indeed a list of twenty one issues that need to be addressed by our peoples. as of today we only need to discuss and solve two issues. borders and security why would we want to add more issues to the agenda did he think it was some sort of a secret but it's no news and it's not of any practical use either but it is not appropriate for a prime minister to submit this way a document that simply enumerates some issues such as borders security the jewish state of cetera with no clear indication of what is actually expected of the other party. do you think current events in the arab

world could strengthen the opposition in the peace talks and how to resolve the palestinian issue internationally. there's still no clear position common to all arab countries yes there are revolutionary changes taking place but it will take time to figure out what results they brought about the countries we want to work with in order to strengthen our position will need time to get back on their feet and build their states under the new conditions however the general arab stance on the palestinian issue has not changed and the people who lead these revolutions are the same people who supported the palestinians in their pursuit of independence and these people have not changed what has changed is their attitude towards their leaders and their governments but that is their internal matter and we don't get involved the arab stance on the palestinian issue has remained the same. that i think you very much for being with us to

the every possible thing in the implementation of political reforms and creation of a palestinian state. good. luck.

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thanks for being with us half past the hour here's a quick recap of your headlines syria rejects arab league proposals for president all of to cede power to his deputy and on the formation of a national unity government with the opposition damascus calls the initiative an interference and it's an internal affairs and an attack on syria sovereignty. the e.u. slumps more sanctions on iran targeting the country's main source of income for the

oil the union has reiterated that the move is negotiable provided. its nuclear program that the west sees as a threat and returns to the negotiating table. and croatia says yes to either membership but more turnout for the referendum and violent protests expose deep divisions within the pope and nation the country is now set to become the union's twenty say by july of next year but only after all the other members ratify the move. now it can only be reached by helicopter but the stunning scenery of the caucuses nature reserve in southern russia is definitely worth seeing with your own eyes you can take a tour of your own right now in our special report here on our. southern russia.

this faraway place can be reached by helicopter. the first few special permission to travel around here. mitri says he and his son kim have such a climate but it only allows them to film the landscapes. of all this close read it's all set up i can't tell you how beautiful. weather is right. crossland. this place has declared a world heritage site.

of the total area of the caucuses nature of. a long time ago the people of the caucuses used to shepherd droves of sheep across the a bug of lambs were often targeted by hawks even today they're. bringing hawks back to this past. all. but i mean this is a bearded vulture i mean it's not those of you that's on the skull with loads of this kind of bitterness on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. but when they go hunting for. fifty kilometers in search of food. they're

interesting creatures. the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mt fished one of the highest points in the western caucuses the local problem let's try to get the mountains in fraying filming is best done from the highest point on the a bug oh it's about one thousand eight hundred metres above sea level here dimitri is teaching your son killed how to set up for the filming. look. normal you can see that the lighting is on one side of the mist covers most of the

valley. we don't want to film only the mist we need to focus on the foreground look at the grass gleaming in the sunlight and it's light of the valley is dark. so the light strip will show this shot to the best advantage. no. the great in northern slope is a continuous chain of mountain ridges tops by snowy peaks millions of years ago there was a vast sea in this place the smallest part of it the black sea is now hidden behind mountain ridges they form a shield in the way of warm breezes blowing from the sea the warm air creates a sub tropical climate in the foothills of the southern slope of the greater caucuses ridge there is a moderate zone further upslope the kingdom of eternal snow and ice on the mountain tops is more than three thousand metres above sea level.

which is the. i'm going to film these magnificent landscapes we never know in order to show them. to the hundreds of people who never venture here. or with either because they have no time. when you go because they don't understand the meaning of nature. be able. to go lie side by side with the pass translated from the cassie and language means the mountain of caucasian goats the reserve is the only habitat of western caucasian goats in the wild here they don't move about very much a small herd might well stay for decades in the same area high in the mountains one thousand eight hundred metres. the only trail leading across the past begins in the above go grassland.

caucuses reserve ranges often use it to make rounds of the area they always do it on horseback a round trip usually takes one week. where they come across poachers interests on this path is broken europe is the only way here there are rocks on one side and a thick tangle of bread and rain on the other it is very difficult terrain. to. pull. the ranges camp out in small parts and it's always cold in the mountains at night.

or. shortly before dawn the metering kill had to a small flat mountain top according to an old caucasian legend do you often meet the sunrise in the mountains lives a long and happy life. real if you can never seem to go and you're right in the video the sun will rise from behind the pass. we're going to choose the highest point for filming we'll only have ten to fifteen minutes for that.

because i said to the sun rise is a mystery to the world used to it no single one is ever the same the villain in. its truly wonderful guy. the nearest settlement is far away radio is the only means of communication with human civilization. hey folks if you're listening to our movement the radio show us your hosts once again and you get to the last term and talked about the history of the caucuses nature reserve to get

you out of the small studio broadcasting the movement show is in the town of scores of kilometers away from the a bugger for schoolchildren tell locals about the caucuses reserve journalist tory shiver oversees the programs the children talk about the reserves animals surviving trees mountaintops and rare plants. they draw on their experience as reporters and engineers working in various protected areas therefore they always fully prepared for the program when they go on their. the roads have then i think when people look at it and they try to imagine one

place a tree saw a long time ago. as for me i always have this on the county feeling that my agent stature martin significant in front of these or inspiring giant. one of the most famous parts of the caucuses nature reserve is the growth situated close to the black sea coast the oldest tree here is over a thousand years old. the grove has survived several generations of tourists and many natural disasters. according to scientists the greatest of them took place some eighteen million years ago. a rupture in the earth's crust created a natural labyrinth and the gorge the gorges bed was filled with water from a mountain stream. this landscape has undergone no changes since then. visitors are fascinated by the mysterious origin of the grove and the agent trees

there in they think of it as a living relic of the distant past. i can tell you that i really do feel mystical about it was that people rarely break the rules here they're not eager to destroy or cut things down the wish that some people might say i'm crazy but i honestly believe nature herself is at work here and i think this place is protected by higher forces. a small canyon and the outer edge of the grove marks its natural boundary in the north the west and east in horns of an infamous mountain river called the haast joint where the canyon is at its most narrow and the never ending roar of water is a sign of its dangerous allure. then you'll know. this canyon is notorious because the water rises quickly when the snow melts or after terentia

already has been above though the whirlpool formed a strong water splashing against one side of the ravine and then against the other . anything that falls into the whirlpool gets sucked down to the bottom people trying to swim or walk across and end up drowning were. there have been several deaths as a result. that's why this place is infamously known as the devil's great meal in the top of bottle. there are four major waterways in the caucuses reserve a river is one of the deepest which is down has been put up there a small hydro power station supplies electricity to the heart's in the upper reaches of the reserves northern sector ranges stay for the night. the. water is clean through of the reserve. well w.

bush wherever you are you can get from any spraying a small river or ditch your morgan about what they saw fit for drinking and. play. international rafting competitions take place on the bella river every year the route is extreme the rapids a near impossible to clear what looked.

to well into the future science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. a cargo helicopter flies through a mountain coach before it reaches the weather station and to go to good is situated in the mountains of the caucuses nature is a as an altitude of more than two thousand minutes is about sea level it is the optimal station in the western caucuses it's total square is two hundred maybe two thousand head to our reserve is the only one in russia that occupies the territory of three russia. regions it's really unique.

the director of the caucuses reserve personally oversees the rotation of stars and food supplies in this remote area the helicopter rarely stops at juga for more than twenty minutes but even such a short period of time is enough for dimitri says i think just some kill to get several shots on take. most of the world's weather stations located in major cities recalled changes in the atmosphere resulting from industrial waste and vehicle fumes the data collected juga and similar stations is important for fundamental research into how the

earth's climate changes in areas situated far away from manmade sources of pollution. now the temperature of juba is fifteen degrees above zero but a couple of days ago trees were falling to the ground under the impact of strong gusts of wind which by the way where the snow is usually one way to date around this time in december temperatures were unusually high in november and it may well turn out to be the warmest november in twenty five years. each day caucuses reserve staff record temperatures wind velocity humidity and amice fair expression . one team is on shift for two months.