starts on t.v. dot com. hello this is are to live from moscow is kevin though in taking you through the headlines tonight israel was its peace treaty with egypt is in danger after cairo says the gas exports deal over payment and prices observers say the road's a consequence of the troubled revolution and foreign interference in egypt's of its . reports a senior afghan official believes u.s. troops could remain in afghanistan for another decade after the twenty fourteen withdrawal deadline that follows a deal between the two governments despite widespread opposition to the american military presence both in afghanistan and back. and france is currently the nicolas sarkozy narrowly loses to socialist rival francois hollande in the presidential

election first round which will see the pair now go then head to head in a runoff in just under a fortnight the winner will face a tough job of fixing a faltering economy and record unemployment. so as the french debate and dissect the first round of sunday's presidential election we talk now to a member of the socialist party but he gives his views on the second stage runoff and talks about the huge challenges his country is facing right now. so they were joined by a good want a member of the french socialist party since ninety seven he's also been a member of the european parliament from two thousand and four to two thousand and nine and today he's the spokes person of the socialist party that of french presidential candidate francois hollande thank you very much mr for joining us today first question will be of course on the future of france. socialist francois hollande and in common. kind of france are we going to see with the presidency.

probably affronts that's much fairer a much more egalitarian than it is today the friends we hear today is significantly poorer than it was five years ago she's probably lost her influence in the world with for example the failure of the union for the mediterranean she's lost much of her influence in europe and the best example of this is how angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy have agreed on a draft european treaty which is very favorable to german interests and very unfavorable to the interests of the rest of europe. france is mostly very divided with heritage today the task for francois hollande will be to somehow repair rebuild and assemble the french to avoid opposition to one another this is why his political project is intended primarily to address inequality is. the. one we get so talking about redefining or really establishing france's

a role of influence in europe and you bring up the treaty of law and the does want to renegotiate the fiscal part. leaders but how much leverage does he really have is going to go up against german chancellor angela merkel and let's be frank what she wants usually a very important role in decision making but for with a clear his message is clear if the treaty is not to be negotiated from this will not ratify it and therefore it cannot come into force if merkel wants to impose fiscal discipline in the eurozone area we will require a growth measure enough treaty where now there is no we want to make progress on euro bonds we want to expand the role of the european central bank there's no question for us that we would not accept a treaty that would result in austerity measures in france and europe at the same time most of our growth is related to trade with you if the french cannot buy companies cannot invest because of

a series of policies their own neighbors can either buy in or invest either because they too practice austerity or we believe that merkel is prepared to hear it we're simply saying that the treaty cannot proceed only under the terms of germany's economy in fact this treaty does not benefit the italian economy nor the spanish nor the french economy our great regret is that nicolas sarkozy has not defended the interests of the french economy or the economies of european countries sarkozy agreed to sign a treaty to appear a protector of from its europe and of the euro zone for simple public relations purposes he signed a treaty that weakens. because it focuses only on austerity or exclusive more with the. other talking about a sturdy are you against all types of belt tightening measures do you not see any merit to it speaking about growth measures bringing it up doesn't really mean. we want a real industrial policy based on a new instrument in public finance

a public investment. we will develop tools that allow us to compete with other european countries but also with countries outside the european union or your well let's talk about immigration other presidential candidates such as the national front. and even the keep bringing up the problem of immigration by using this as a campaign point what is your view on immigration in france in general and in particular illegal immigration. because of the when you go quite honestly immigration being an economic and social problem is primarily a political problem in many european countries the issue is systematically used to say that immigration is a threat to their country. when they talk about immigration they usually mean arab or african and muslim this is the way people approach the immigration question in a political debate in france and europe i think in fronts what the president the public said was nothing but a caricature as it will reach the point where

a great number of anglo-saxon newspapers can no longer see the difference between what. nicolas sarkozy sorry about islam and immigration. this is a major setback for france because the see the president today finds inspiration in the program of france's far right. this is a very great step back of what we're saying is that we need to discuss the conditions of economic migration and the needs of different sectors of the french economy if we must add rules to economic immigration and we will do so we don't want to make immigration an issue used to divide and frighten the french this is a serious matter that must be treated as such and must be subject to political economic and social responses it should not be a subject used by nicolas sarkozy all the pen to win votes and raise racism in france for five years the french reality is the rights of intolerance and violence

is perhaps more racist now than it was five years ago yes there is discrimination in hiring and yes there's discrimination in access to housing and yes there's discrimination in access to leisure it depends on whether you have a white face like mine and what i mean like no in a position like mine in a socialist party or your name is cadia or of arab or north african origin or omar from earlier but those who are in the league of other let's talk about nato and their france's participation campaigns and various can face alfonse rolonda wants to withdraw more troops in afghanistan earlier than planned however he doesn't want to withdraw pull out france completely from nato. but. may regarding nato we want to evaluate the decisions made by nicolas sarkozy to rejoin only integrated military command of nato we're not sure that our reintegration into the military command has had the expected results above all what we regret is that

there has been no strong initiative of france in favor of a genuine european defense system for five years we do not believe today that european defense and protection of the broader strategic interests of europe and the european union can be supported only by nato we consider it necessary to develop autonomous structures that's why we insist on developing a european defense we will evaluate the benefits and drawbacks involved with a return to the integrated military command of nato and on earth as you said in connection with our allies so as not to destabilize nato in afghanistan we will withdraw our troops from afghanistan before the end of twenty twelve. ok you want to reassess that francis. and fast or large ones cooperation other european their defense system however pulling out troops in afghanistan earlier than planned that sour relationships with germany for example who are investing

a lot in that effort. i think our analysis is that our military intervention is not able to add a value that allows a peaceful solution to the crisis in the conflict in afghanistan apply our military intervention there we lost the ability to act on political and diplomatic levels we want to regain freedom in our room to maneuver politically and diplomatically in order to find a solution together with major regional players in a conflict that requires to first withdraw our troops from afghanistan would we believe that a military solution is doomed to deadlock and. we do not believe that the solution to the conflict in afghanistan requires a military only approach otherwise we would have solved the conflict already synchronized attacks by the taliban in many parts of afghanistan will show that there is no longer any area in afghanistan today that is truly protected. must find ways to influence the immediate neighbors of afghanistan the larger regional

players in order to find a political solution to the afghan conflict a military operation must one day come to an end and we think it is now the time for their. approval ok so we're talking about political solutions here does that apply as well in syria for example. you know three syria is on the edge of civil war the proof is that despite the annan plan there are still dozens and dozens of deaths hundreds of deaths i want to come to talk about the role of russia in this matter by its place in the security council and through its role it can play by the syrian regime russia is in a key positions unlock the syrian situation and to avoid a bloodbath and civil war both at levels of bilateral franco russian relations and on the level of the e.u. russia relationship we want to rip surely tense association with russia we also want to try role of the international scene to contribute to stability. we can

understand the historical relations of the russian state with the syrian state but today. is a destabilizing factor in his country but also the whole region or we must respond in a concerted and coordinated way between russia the european union france and permanent members of the security council can a military intervention go through nato in syria at this point it seems premature and this is where the plan by kofi annan opened a possibility of a political solution with the involvement of observers in fact considering the number of observers who will go there and the difficulty in verifying whether or not atrocities are committed against civilians should be a strong force in place to ensure that observers really do observe what happens from. france very big. intervention. in libya we played two different roles at one point nicolas sarkozy wanted to sell nuclear powerplants to gadhafi then he bombed it out

. when you're a friend of nicolas sarkozy always be wary. it shows the completely incoherent nature of nicolas sarkozy's foreign policy i think the intervention in libya was a necessary because gadhafi used his armed forces against his own people but that doesn't mean that the situation is now stabilized we observe the movement of weapons and as a whole region is linked to the consequences of the conflict in libya this helps to arm groups like. al qaeda in islamic magreb some of the events in an earlier related to what happened in libya therefore we need stabilization policies growth and development here to france's intervenes to help end the gadhafi regime but the french development aid to developing countries fell from a point seven percent to north point four percent of our g.d.p. so we give weapons but we don't help the development growth and job creation and as

we know if there are weapons and no jobs there will be no more instability francois hollande is ambition is to focus on stabilizing the north africa region because it's a hot bed of potential and rest of europe and beyond including much of the african continent. the central. we'll. the other lists

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the a. top stories from r.t. tonight israel warns its peace treaty with egypt is in danger after cairo says exterminate the gas export deal over payment and prices observers said rose a consequence of the troubled revolution and foreign interference in egypt's affair . also making the headlines tonight with us from port say a senior afghan official believes u.s. troops could remain in afghanistan for another decade after twenty four withdrawal deadline that follows a deal between the two governments despite widespread opposition to the american military presence both in afghanistan back at home. and france is currently did nicolas sarkozy have narrowed the loses to his socialist rival francois hollande in the presidential first round which will though see them go head to head in a runoff in just under a fortnight the witness could face a tough job of fixing a faltering economy and record unemployment. now world sport.

thank you very much kevin welcome to the global sporting headlines here's what's coming up champions league showdown at roberta's chelsea i arrive in barcelona had a best semifinal second leg on tuesday as they look to defend their slender one nearly. perfection in the pool russia's swimming squad for this summer's olympic games in london is named following the national championship series moscow. back on track after six years without a p.g.a. title or not open champion ben curtis kept his hands of the texas open. but first excitement is growing ahead of this week's the champions league action chelsea have arrived in barcelona ahead of their semifinal second leg roberto di matteo as man

who won narrowly thanks to a didier drogba goal in the first leg the ivorian striker missed the draw at arsenal over the weekend with a knee injury but did train at the new camp on monday night meanwhile the catherine side lost their first home game in fifty five when real madrid won to run on saturday i think with all their news their hopes of retaining their league title although chelsea may be struggling domestically past a defender as there are p.k. is expecting a tough test it's hard to billions of them because they're really strong they're really competitive you know how to play these games because they have a lot of experience. it's always difficult when you play against players like. all these kind of players to be a lot of games in their legs and then all with your doing. elsewhere maybe another trophy less season for our snow but supporters can only select storm on robin van

persie who has been named the professional footballers' association player of the year and that's international leads the english scoring charts with thirty four goals in all competitions while tottenham's defender carl walker has been a young player of the year. means a lot because. if your opponent is people who are actually playing as we can we cannot actually vote for you. of compliment you. are really proud of it. for the fact that again everything we do play against. the opponent if they pick you indian as their best player. it's a massive. game all with only forty six days to go until euro two thousand and twelve begins organizers have unveiled the total it's take it design although there are no tickets left the match is taking place in poland there are still some available for games in three crimean cities have done yet. for those of you lucky

enough to be going the process of distribution is certain to begin. with. to cancel dissenters recommended lentulus three to four weeks ahead of the tournament we are presenting the tricky design today i want to say that it has many levels of protection there are no chances to imitate it the design incorporates elements of the national traditions and colors of paulton ukraine. now to ice hockey where they could go in cup finals and we're not in god and then our moscow will go into a seventh and deciding much this art of the not so side thrashed the visitors five two in game six to level the series at three three and they are called all right so we put the house ahead of the less than sixty seconds only for not in school that's a level for the visitors midway through the first period however after the break goals from tennis most ally of the need novak and mark trott held for the home side for me in control in the third period school found that one small flat was no more

than a consolation for the visit as i was called hill's empty net goal secured than on a convincing victory game seven will now be played in obs on wednesday. the swimming where the russian olympic team has been finalised the national championships have concluded here in moscow and is no reports they also doubled up as qualifying for this summer's games in london. although the haven't been many breathtaking results and even fewer records broken the annual russian swimming championships has slowly but surely been picking up swimmers for its olympic charge in london and on the final day it was no different than us to see it shall now really beating out hot favorites and already qualified olympian theme over in the women's two hundred meter breast stroke event it meant she will now also join the a female in london we enter this result means a lot to make of qualified pradelle infix i'm really pleased that everything starts now ahead of the main event. of course it's an honor to be crowned national champion but representing your country at the olympics seems to be even more

coveted unlike in other countries the russian national scene championships is the only chance for russian swimmers to pull a bike for the summer olympics and that means it will take a break for a lot of it takes the focus off the actual championships as many of the millions of the stillness of kuli focused on qualification. in the women's one hundred meter backstroke and us to see as we have a justified her place on the olympic team winning gold and posting the world's best time in the distance in twenty twelve hours you don't think overall i'm very pleased the market for months at the championships and i hope i'll be able to repeat again in picks. in probably the most closely contested event the men's one hundred meter freestyle nikita logans have finally made good after a dreadful start to the finals give us all i came to the championships completely out of form which was plain to see i completely flunked the four hundred metres and

didn't do much better in the two hundred metres but now i've more or less found my form again i got silver in the one hundred metres and i managed to qualify and i still think that's a success. but it was daniel is a lot of who claim gold in that event he too consolidating his place on the olympic team russian swimming federation president got to me a sound of afterward stated there were still areas that need improving but overall was very pleased with the selected batch of athletes. those who'd been selected to go national team some decencies is used for in a hundred freestyle man. group of seniors who are we with each other so you can sign after a short break the swimmers will convene in spain where they will begin the first of many training camps planned in the run up to the summer olympics michael schenker.

now staying with swimming around australia as olympic squad have gathered for a training camp although they were without one big name star rising talent james magnussen was missing because of a chest infection and twenty one year old is a big hope for team australia at the london games and is looking to become the first australian to win the one hundred meter freestyle olympic gold since one thousand nine hundred sixty eight he's currently world champion in the discipline and is already swum the fourth fastest time in history looks disappointing for everyone james is a big character now i have seen him. in the realize. he'd be very disappointed but he's not here is. a bit of a chest infection and we just don't want to take any risks. now it's been a good weekend for ben curtis over on the gulf greens with the american winning the texas open for his first title in six years curtis going from holding up the british open clara judd in two thousand and three to only being able to enter four

p.g.a. events this year he would roll in one of his three days on the seventh hole every meanwhile stayed in contention by sinking three days in a row the final effort coming on the sixth john how they finished tied for second with every as curtis held his the card in the final hole and secure a much needed win possibilities must pay dividends for curtis and the two struggling. i don't know how i do it but there are. some. you know tough couple years this you know this fighting through it very positive that's all you can do and you know like regular good support him back home finally in n.b.a. the rockets hopes of launching themselves into a post-season play off place have been dashed by miami le bron james coming to the fore in place of injured teammates dwayne wade and chris bosh making sure he's to miss the playoffs for the third straight year the rockets by seven at the end of

the first before shane battier cut the lady down to five for the possibility shot in the quarter. james lloyd put on an electrifying myanmar show yet again finishing the night with thirty two points eight rebounds and five assists they hate while that will finish the eight with twenty eight wins five losses at home the best such percentage in the franchise in history ninety seven eighty eight school all the lights. well that is all the sport for now there's plenty more later on twenty four hour. well with. science technology innovation all the least of melanin still

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