if you're just joining us a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. here are your headlines russia's foreign minister says the assad regime should be more active in implementing the un brokered cease fire plan in syria now just two days before the final deadline but so he left office also called on those supporting the opposition to pressure on the factions sabotaging peace of. the british prime minister seeks to ceylon historic weapons deal with japan and to

agree on a possible royal navy submarine deployment in the region many see the move was mirroring washington's recent drive to boost its military presence in the asia pacific. and russia and poland remember the victims of the tragic plane crash near smolensk that killed the polish president most of the country's political elite two years ago separate investigations by both moscow and warsaw bad weather and a pilot error to blame for the catastrophe. now when i see it spotlight today a firsthand look at the present political position ongoing in the middle east. welcome to sponsor. and. i'll go and play my guest here

on the program is. the russian foreign policy has been much concentrated lately on the middle east and particularly. for several months now while the world community negotiates a solution to the crisis and the government forces keep shooting the cafe announced plans may help but it has some uncertainty and weak points to so what's moscow's strategy. we'll discuss it with the russian deputy foreign minister. according to the koffi annan plan the violence in syria must stop by the end of this week the government forces should be the first to hold fighting with the rebels to full suit within forty eight hours the parties had reached an agreement but recently stepped back demanding region guarantees from each other diplomats are down for them the plan will ever work out but believe russia can become

a mediator the kremlin continues to staunchly opposed any kind of outside intervention in syria but is ready to put more pressure on damascus and. thank you very much for that. well let's start talking about about the peaceful syria and the down the coffee and now. well the violence according to the coffin is supposed to stop on the. paper so what will be russia's reaction if bashar assad's regime will fail to withdraw. by the eight. thank you very much earlier than a live news story from the maybe major point. as you know yesterday the security council it. can do because eventually the so on

syria as you rightly mentioned one of the provision of the mistreatment. is about stopping or fighting. suggested the syrian authorities stop the violence stop fighting with the road the heavy arms by the fans of people after that period the forty eight. starts and during this period the opposition and the komen should stop all primed of violence so this is the major point of course he announced eleven the beginning of the process after the escoffier anon suggested it a little but also should start syrian led early to call all embrace of political process and if it happens saw that means the.

solution get political therefore it's only succeed. s. four of the russians position it is a very well known from the very beginning we had a political settlement we supported the effort of sorbs. special envoy kofi annan actually it was a. russian initiative in the very beginning and we in the security council suggested there disagree pretty general should be a point this special in a way to start contacts with a position go home so. for us it's very clear that the should be syrian and the circle moment should be devolved any good no interference the fewest point is to stop fighting. to let the human you period

deliver is be dispatched to the people we need them to start the political process but the will must to continue the supporting assad if he if he is to fulfill the requirements of the. world i wouldn't try to persuade him to to do so this what we were doing all the time and good we are persuading. and we have been persuading from the very beginning to start reforms to. implement what he has already did clear and for us it's not the point that we support we support that there is an impasse that. we support political settlement. in the end who will be relieved are of the crown three because when you see of the syrian people so for us

personalities not the point where it personally is not the poor we should continue to try to block the attempts to sanction the syrian government well we have to wait and see. so far we don't know how the their will or months may. proceed because you know if you are talking about the syrian government the officially and said. they are in favor of political process they would be really to start political negotiations with the opposition but i would say that the problem would be the position their position is spread man page it's not united and. frankly speaking is. a minor believe see there is very difficult to distinguish accomplice in their

ranks or their position if there are only in case the army really pulls that from the city in case in case the deployment of observers there will monitor the cease fire he said how different is it possible that russian representatives may take part in this observing operation. well we have not been approved by the united nations the year two on this issue. you know this is a quite sensitive issue. and as we know the secretary general kofi annan are now are just young people also so thinking more of the composition of the mission of the mandate of the monitors so in our point of view of course the compositional be balanced and should consist of

. representatives of the country and that would be acceptable for a syrian side so you would like to be under the shah. well i cannot tell you this point very good insisting you are not insist we are not insisting we have not been yet then why if varies in the invitation or a preposition on the side of the united nations of the secretary general of course we would consider it is better for the education is like that happened happened when people like you work it so are you working on. well of course his police will send people around us where we are calculating all of all possible scenarios around if you honestly i think i either there's nothing got to my question i think it's a lovely lateral if a russian representative it is is it is part of the observers mission because it is russia has always always backed a peaceful solution so if it happens why shouldn't i should be part of the voting machines i will be things medical ok now in the media we hear reports that i quote

russia's i'm a woman in this to trust the syrian opposition is explained by the world which the sunni islamist supported by saudi arabia played in the arctic uprising and quote is that true. no i wouldn't say they're true because the us now there is the problem or this through needs and. in. the context of the whole situation in syria but as far as we are a constant we are we do not make these distinguish between the sudanese and cheers for us it's important to reach the political settlements in syria this is our primary goal is a marine who could at least way so. we have very good relations with all confessionals. this is not the point we are trying to make a grand vision of this only total separation hey you said that one isn't sticking to the peru so now. you're for peaceful settlement but you also mentioned that you

are trying to persuade him to go ahead with the reforms in the liberalization that he has promised do you think that this person is still capable of conducting those reforms i mean psychologically after all that i opened is he is he still the person that made no or maybe it will be more sensitive to do. to change him as somebody so somebody who are former today who are openly well again i would reiterate it once again that this is for the syrian people to decide as far as we can feel it. who was willing to go with the reform process and if you look at truly. important political decisions. they have to go in line with the democrats ization of the political life in the series on depression was that. yes to certain extent

if it was under a. certain extent he was maybe too late we have these reforms and i would say we. draw his attention to all these misdeeds. but. we also have to take into account there. are the. the sudan well people will see a large part of the syrian population still supports. bush national are sure. and. so far. we cannot see that he's totally isolated from his people he still enjoys so all of that all the population of the syrian people will see syrian society and this is an important because the standoff you screen keening. be going a month old forces are fighting is the portal to really just groups and from the

groups to be in syria full of them it's an important and sensitive issue so you know if you get to a russian deputy foreign minister would be back shortly after we take a break so stay with us we'll be back in west. blind in russia would be soon which crisis if you mean about someone from phones to the russians. who for instance on t.v.

don't come. face face. to . welcome back to spotlight i'll nerve in just a reminder that my guest on the show today is good idea good russian there for a minister. you actually see well there are plans. of peaceful

transition of power in syria and some of these plans include include guarantees safety guarantees provided to the sheriff a last. port one of these plants if it starts to be implemented will be provided to us well i would point of this way that there are speak english and i was there about possible guarantees due caution if he steps down but graphically we did not hear from any party and the discussion on how to implement this. well is for the shuttle us to decide whether he continues his political life or his thumbs down or he. will transfer miscues authorities or someone

else actually he already did this because he said so his deputy shadow would be in charge of a. political process a political process with the opposition if political negotiations start so it's up to them to decide as i said in the beginning. even there is any. perceive believe he or any scenario that would be acceptable for all. major polluters in syria of course russia would support any any any optional that would be acceptable for them and the question is not about the opposition i know that in a couple of days in moscow there will be talks the russian side will be talking to the syrian representatives of the syrian opposition so any requirements and specific requests that you will have to the opposite each. we have only one

request and one peeled to be a position to start a political process would be syrian authorities because as i stole already said there's a position in this thread many people it's not united some of their position especially into a no is would call the opposition in syria. more responsive to suggestions to start a political process another part of their position external so-called it stored in our officials is more rigid their position is more caf they do not agree to be engaged in any conflicts with russia. and its surrounding so i understand the bits of it problem is now with two. will to find the will if you will of the common denominator in deferred action or

of the. opposition and to will to establish a group that would be responsible for starting political process. and by the way. the special envoy said that that would be one of his major task because if you can those who hold to talk to in damascus has said that i don't know whom to poke you in the ranks although i was asian i understand that morse code doesn't really trust the syrian opposition when you mention the opposition being fragmented so maybe there is a group in so in one of these fragments of the syrian opposition that moscow those troops that were asco things is worthwhile talking to and making deals with we would be open to any conflicts we all groups of the position and even what you call external. even the one actual we maintain contacts will be external positions

in capitals you know where the seeds are where they reside but not in moscow year so we are open and we would be clued in a while back to moscow to start a little contacts with them ok now i have to ask you i know it's not exactly your job inside the foreign ministry but since you are the deputy minister i have to ask you about a couple of the latest news we're getting connected with the russian diplomacy. the russian accused and sentenced to twenty five years in prison an american jail for a little allegedly trying to smuggle arms to terrorists well the foreign ministry already issued a statement saying that russia will be trying to to get him back to you can free him to me in this thing. releasing him so this you really

have any leverage do you do you have a resource to do that what is the resource that close to something else i want so yes mostly diplomacy we of course we do not agree with the verdict. against the report we see that all the accusations are we still is they do not have any. any any specific grounds no fair. so from the very beginning of the process we help the board all our diplomatic missions. then when she was transferred to the united states he new york were helping him and you know as a result of our diplomatic efforts so some restrictions were eased

of he's the reason we went through the united states so of course we do not accept some of the verdict and we would continue to do what there were also go on the political level what their worries possible in our political contacts will be your administration. to do will to solve this problem but. of the legal agreements that we have but don't you think that moscow has lost the diplomatic battle the day he was extradited from taylan to the u.s. because it was to begin with he wasn't supposed to be extradited he he according to law he was supposed to be extradited to russia. so so so do we lose the battle or is it just the first part of the. biblical will continue. i

will say that the with the laws of the bethel because we have tried to do our best in from the very beginning but. as i have put it in the framework of international law and the existing legal agreements are fortunately there is how our partners behave and not only in these particular kids butt. in other similar cases there's a world around you know about them so we always. will draw attention of our american partners because it's not acceptable and we will not accept the we how we handle the issue and of course we would continue to have this case in our focus and that will be always on the agenda with our world including our political negotiations diplomatic concert with our american partners a question to know for certain

a lawyer has the number two. diplomat in this country why would you come and why do you think america needed so badly to get booed and get him convicted why why wasn't so necessary for the guy you know the man personally called. times prime minister the prosecutor general i mean acting in this case to get a warrant why do they need. all cases political moment to be there. because the real you don't have any proof and it was in the wall in this kind of a t.v. and he's so i don't have any other explanation i mean the reason we're asking you because this is so strange to me because i bet it's underground. wants to be associated with reset in russia american relations power is starting to meddle into the other day saying well if i relax it's going to come to st peter's good

everything will be fine here and at the same time he is pushing and pulling this man can change why they did this sounds this sounds logical to me. made it sounds logical to us but for the americans maybe they have some lawyer because it's not a suitable they have going for a b. electoral process and it's. there are different political. powers in the united states with the euro on understanding or a vision of the russian and american. relations well the only thing that can tell you this point maybe this they have to calculate all these facts in their political game especially when behavior of the elections you will remember last year a spy case which ended up with the shame process if the tribute is to be probably

made the exchange to some american detained in russia and similar charges would be a diplomatic case or is it a political case and the foreign ministry has nothing to do with the world well to my understanding of course. it should be only to pull the decision it should be a political decision ok last question then you russian ambassador. is said to be. the prepuce pointed to to be the new russian understood to nato he's he's a career diplomats rather than the hardline politician doesn't mean that we're getting subtler relations with nato but would you say you know this is pretty well of course i know mr he's a very good colleague of mine he's a very good professional he's. in charge of the relations. between russia and mentor for quite

a long period of time he knows the problem very well. i think it's of course. he will be accepted in due in the inmate is the police as a diploma and he will make his. positive contribution in the. well improving world and advancing our relations with me very good. example of a good thank you very much for the excellence in just three mindset that my guest today was good not to get to a russian deputy foreign minister and that's it for now from all stars if you want to have your sales spotlight or if you have some money do you think i should say next time to drop me a line and how do you know that i teach it is dr you unless kids are like interest to be back with more present problems from what's going on in and outside russian homes and then stay in power to take.

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