our guest today. is the minister for foreign affairs in the kingdom of bahrain is there anything they would like to say to the russian authorities about their position on the syria issue well the situation in syria is both difficult and dangerous not just for syrians and for all arab people everyone who wants to see peace and stability in the reaching out of the initiative put forward by arab nations was clear it was approved by syria the only question remaining is whether it will be implemented properly we've sent there and they were in danger unable to fulfill their mission but their reports and do indicate that the situation is extremely dire of the material and ahead of the observers mission and what he reported to the arab league differs from what we've heard from other observers agree with the syrian authorities that foreign military intervention would not be

tolerable we don't want to see that happen and we do not support calls for it not a single country in the region is calling for a military invasion in syria the question of an authority change in syria by whatever means is not a common peregrination to them. that the situation in syria is declining in part due to the fact that western states have not adopted the unified solid position on syria needed if the u.n. security council is to adopt a resolution in russia's case the motivation behind stopping the resolution was clear but the west is not a single minded on syria as it was on libya do you think that's true. the thing is after what happened in libya any country would think twice before committing to specific measures the situation extremely volatile the region under the jurisdiction of the cooperation council remains fairly calm and safe thank god our countries are doing all they can to keep it that really the policies of other

states who. not helping to bring peace and stability to the region's countries are divided into tears for major according to their geopolitical standing they are to one state or the other and their world in which. a regime change in a minor curry would not lead to changes and we gentle scale syria on the other hand is very important to the reason we have to think very hard about the possible repercussions and complications we might have to deal with before we interfere in syria's affairs. taking into account the battle cries we hear especially from american and european media do you feel that a full scale war might break out in the region that would harm gulf states and that well obviously having worked in the media for a long time you understand politics and we've engaged in global politics for a long time to have the cries for battle ever stopped we hear them constantly throughout our lives they come from the west to the east and the north we can't

simply ignore those calls will work on our own military. we've been hearing war drums throughout our entire lives and we've become used to that but we must take the situation seriously the region is unstable due to interference by various forces our own geopolitical situation is affected by what happens in iraq iran afghanistan the peace process is constantly threatened and israel is still threatening as it always has to strike out against iran its nuclear program therefore we work all day every day to relieve tensions in the region and to reach a mutual understanding we have to work on then we have to take this situation seriously the war drums you mentioned and not getting hotter and they won't stop in the near future event. could you give us more detail on the discussion about security in the region where. there might there are direct external threats coming from countries who don't want stability and security in our region as well as internal threats coming. from within the region our relations with iran are

currently threatened we find them on satisfactory there are stable and contradictory which we're not happy about especially as representatives of the cooperation council we are beginning to fear a deterioration in our relations with iran as well they're threatened by the unstable situation in iraq which developed after the u.s. forces pulled out of the change in iraqi government policy relations between booker in iraq have always been good historically speaking but the statements we'll hear coming from iraqi politicians and regional governors aren't in line with our tradition i was referring to specific threats to the cooperation council nations there are also certain hidden threat to stability and security in the region and these have to do it but arrange relations with the allies such as the usa the e.u. and russia we'd like to have a clear strategy and clear mutual understanding of problems of regional stability and security with all of our partners we're trying to make our region safe for

foreign trade vessels and contribute to global economic growth if we and our allies had a clear cooperative strategy we would have no problems with security has to belittle in our region we can achieve that by establishing open and transparent relations with all of our partners and that's what we're in a full. on is the gulf countries peaceful nuclear program intended to counter iran's nuclear program or would you have developed it anywhere. yes we do have such a program but we're not going to use it to stand against anything else the issue of iran's nuclear program is an international one but we live in this region and when it's discussed with iran the conversation turns political and touches upon many other issues when something concerns a particular region the opinions of those living in that region must be considered there are big and influential states in this region the cooperation council must take their opinions into account but i'd like to say that we are no less concerned

about. testability in the region and then with the iranian nuclear program sometimes we can't help but feel that many other issues it's not our biggest concern getting back to the gulf country's nuclear program and i'd say yes but firstly it won't be built to oppose any other regional nuclear program whether it's iran or any other country secondly this issue is still being discussed and a specific legislative framework is being worked on with the i.a.e.a. about this program will be peaceful and transparent at every stage just that it's required to be and we're working on that with total understanding of our full responsibility. before i'm tackling the challenges to regional security addressed the issue of strengthening cooperation with russia an important international stabilizing force we know the position of bahrain on this issue do you think your partners in the cooperation council will listen to these calls and take any specific steps to make cooperation with russia even closer than it is now. i

can answer that not only on behalf of bahrain which cooperates with russia in many areas including those in regional security also corporates with the us e.u. countries with china japan india and many many other states we also see a positive response from russia regarding all areas of cooperation and the benefit from russia has always played a major role in international affairs and russia is a great power russia should be present in our region a troll is indispensable russia has put forward an initiative on security we go we supported it and confirmed it in a joint of. a doctor during a visit by our king to moscow and signed by him and president medvedev. should have cause for all political forces in the region to develop a cynical approach to gulf security. summit of the cooperation council for arab states of the gulf put forward a proposal to create a commonwealth have they taken any steps towards

a. this goal. the summit itself so a number of steps and transformation of the cooperation council into a commonwealth as proposed by the king of saudi arabia a working group has been formed and the group is to hold a number of meetings to come up with its proposals in me at the annual summit of the corporation council and riyadh steps are being taken not only as proposals but also in terms of concrete solutions. if you remember our previous interview we discussed the initiative by the king of bahrain to set up an intern commission on human rights and a special commission to gather evidence of human rights violations has this initiative been approved if so what's been done so far. we've achieved to the first is that a commission on gathering evidence or a relation as has been established on the commission is studying the events of the past year and about. it submitted a report to the king which as far as i'm concerned has been broadcast live around the world now another commission is to implement the twenty four proposals listed

in the report and that's been set up another thing is that a high ranking government of commission has been created to implement the tasks imposed on the go all proposals concerning legislation and additional system will be submitted to parliament but the second proposal was to create a human rights court in the arab world and that's hugely important of europe has an international court on human rights america has a court on human rights with its headquarters in costa rica arab countries don't have such an agency only the arab charter on human rights is in place and we don't have a competent body for anyone to address his or her issues over human rights violations and this proposal has been submitted to the arab league secretary general yet and will be considered at the assembly and much this year we're watching this process and continue to work on it i don't think the arab world is part of the whole wider world and in no way different from it and we're not trying to condemn anyone but the point is that our society must move forward and for us that's crucial.

thank you very much for your time.

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too much brighter. from funds to pressure. for instance on t.v. dot com. breaking news this hour the russian foreign minister says syria's leader is committed to ending violence in the country and is ready to negotiate with all political sides and syria's opposition in turn says it's not against russia's role the media in talks between them and the government sorry about probe was met with that in damascus also says both countries agree the arab league should continue and expand its mission in syria. the greeks are back on the streets of athens protesting against

massive new job because demonstrators have clashed with police tear gas to disperse the crowds that's of the country's coalition government struggles to agree on more austerity measures to appease e.u. creditors and secure a vital second ballot. and iran slams new u.s. sanctions targeting tehran's nuclear program calling them part of a psychological war in iraq obama earlier ordered fresh penalties that involve freezing iranian assets and stopping all transactions with the country's central bank. sports is up next year an artsy. hello welcome to the latest scores and here are the top stories. getting back to the pool manager kenny dalglish insists luis suarez should not have been found on

the striker returned off the bench in monday's goalless draw or taught them. simply the best tennis star neither drop of it is named the laureus sportsman of the year long ball so i don't get the team award. alex testing times williams becomes the last only one team to wield a new car out of the garage the pre-season preparations get underway in spain. but first a football and john terry will not retire from international football despite losing the england captaincy that's according to reports the football association strips the chelsea center half of the armband on friday while the thirty one year old is due to stand trial in july after allegations he racially abused q.p.r. defender anton ferdinand it's the second time terry has lost the captaincy following allegations in twenty ten of an affair with an england team mates ex-girlfriend terry who gave everything as he continued playing for his country well the little manager kenny dalglish has again vented his anger over the eight

game ban given to this story as the striker returned to the site by monday night's goal a stroll with tottenham after being found guilty of making racist remarks to not just you know just patrice evra you require star received rapturous applause from the on field place full when he came on as a substitute for caught up to sixty six minutes but he couldn't break the deadlock as both sides missed chances. between results when the boy thing is going to do something. with or if you get i'm bored. we don't think should have been away but we're going to get bikes to do it for two or three. well out militarism leaves spurs third in the table five points behind manchester united and seven adrift of leaders manchester city but now seven tears chelsea while liverpool go up also hunting a top four spot say seventy four points off a champions league place. to k.h. on ice hockey now and the moscow have claimed their fifth win in a row with

a five three victory at home to lucy beer to go within six points of the discussion in the western conference while the number were cruising in this one right from the very beginning to talk about putting them in front after fifteen minutes i'm sure to look back and competent but not make it to now before top of his grace and many were thinking it was game over at this point and those that weren't almost certainly were when the home side scored a fourth the start of the second period however not in total which pulled on back to see where it can even luskin he did for two but still never strictly restored their speed goal difference of got a kick off finding the net least so it did rally late on to make it five three but that's how it stayed in our extending their winning run to five games. one elsewhere cyclist and like looks set to be awarded the twenty ten tour de france title after alberto contador was stripped of the yellow jersey for failing

a drugs test during the race comes from luxembourg have finished second but now looks set to benefit from contador scared to verdict the spaniard had tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol play in his final test was due to eating contaminated meat over twenty nine year old will now also lose his twenty eleven judical tahlia title and remain barred from the sport until august after receiving a backdated two year ban the case has taken months to resolve after various appeals were to something slighting chiefs have criticised. that is fundamentally less time between sports just. under media events it is confident. cycling everyone cycling in spain. italy when they. will just cycling in france you say going argentina you won two stages just a few days ago. in the future it isn't absolutely necessary. just like

justice. and even with all that he's was extremely complex come up with a case. for however current to it a france champion could evans has defended cycling's recent record talking doping contador is the second rider to be stripped of the tour de france title following floyd landis in two thousand and six after he also fell the drugs test but evans says cycling is setting a good example. i bring to the sport. more than enough to prove itself it's doing the right thing and now it's time for other sports to look at cycling in and replicate replicate what cycling do so the body get instructions can be. bought. while evans was talking at the laureus sports awards ceremony in london which saw men's world number one tennis player know about joke a bitch name swelled sportsman of the year. of the show.

now the serbian horse imperious form last year lifting for a grand slam trophies and enjoying a forty one match winning streak including two from the previous season last month dr mitch clinched the australian open title to become only the fifth time in three majors move. bombing a long distance runner beating each other you was named sports woman of the year after winning the five thousand pound ten thousand meters at last year's world championships in south korea. vassallo doubt when i came to the team of the body out to find one that domestic football. for the third time in a row and the champions league for the third time in six years a president found herself accepting the award. moving on to formula one now and two time reigning champion sebastian vettel says it will be harder than ever to try to retain the world title this season his rival to look at how unveiled their new comedy obviate which uses the step or no it knows design team coach the new vehicle

will lead them a third straight constructors title that's all things in the design advantage they'll gain over their rivals will be less affected anything because here is the teams prepare for the start of the first race in melbourne on march the eighteenth . you know the last two years we had two big things taken away the double diffuses plus for this year this is the mother of the blow exhausts so you know we're missing that and therefore it's i think difficult to really create a difference as we see obviously we hope that you know all cars better than all the others but it will be difficult and i think because we'll be fairly similar as in the cups will be even closer than they have been. well meanwhile williams were the last team to pull the colors off their new car the u.k. based outfit have reunited with engine supply revenue for twenty twelve as the team marks its thirty fifth year in the high octane sport williams are nine time constructors champions and will be relying on you drive up bruce center as well as pass the law the other this season eleven out of the twelve f one teams are now in

head as in spain for pre-season testing. and finally brotherly love may prevent the heavyweight boxing champion from fighting each other but that wasn't an option for mixed martial arts going for the u n l inca the russian came up against his brother in a sub zero tournament last weekend although the pet find dignified solution as robert for the man explains. the moon special symbol of speed. this is the. russian. it is the best there of the sport came from for years the last weekend was a real trip the last emperor makes much more space. efficient than six times before the russian somewhat championship such as in front of a home crowd. to a four year old was going for his seventh in this time period this family very

funny to have a rest now for the head of us he will fight song have to listen it's not like you think my opponent was good to get back to the president and i wanna go too far but it was. the most anticipated by divans was simply inevitable in the final of the hewitt class for the place his younger brother four time rushed jan some of the men could also big respect in the global enemy arena some might have been looking to see a rumble. i was i left with just the seven seconds mustn't play. yes many expected an exciting fight at the two brothers who never fought against each other before but they came out and produced an elegant finale for the competition which the younger brother gave it into the elder one in a very dignified way. but he was. clever they then saw no end of tough

action and here is the proof.

well a hearts full of courage is often the competitive edge comes from martial arts and let's close with a solid example of that the super lightweight final. despite being exhausted by fluke and high temperature and having already won the title three times before anybody go dinner goes on to them to recruit through it commits the crime. the smell of it was a home even for me as i came from the famous some will seven training school based here in law school so i felt great responsibility i had to win so long ago roberts were the known artsy. kind of sunspots was tremendous.

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news this hour syria's opposition signals welcomes russia's mediating efforts in trying to bring them and the government to the negotiating table that's after president the sort russell's foreign minister of his readiness to talk to all political sides and promised syria's new constitution will soon be put to a vote. you know the news greek standoff clashes on the streets of athens as protesters voiced anger at massive new job cuts coalition members struggled to

agree on sturdy measures to secure vital second bailout. and a discovery that could reveal previously on known life forms russian scientists drilled deep into a glacial lake in the coldest place on earth explores the significance of this we're finding with our very own correspondent in antarctica. the. post's record growth business news in twenty minutes. to seven pm here in moscow let's go straight to our top story this hour members of the syrian opposition say they would welcome russia mediating talks with syrian authorities the reaction came after russia's foreign minister talks with president bashar al. assad in damascus following the meeting sergei lavrov said moscow.