a lot of time will pass until the western press except me treats me fairly because for many years they've written about me negatively now it's difficult to change that but after achieving victory in unacceptable conditions during an incredibly dirty media campaign it's more probable that the media will change their opinion too moreover i showed that i want to be the president of all the citizens of serbia i've resigned the position as head of the party that i founded only three years ago and i took it to the top of the serbian political scene i left it as if it was a child well now my objective is to make serbia a developed and successful country and for that i need the support of all citizens not only members of the progressive party of serbia. aren't you afraid you'll lose the support of your traditional value to save your european stone your voice is that of thaw i'm not afraid because europe is a very attractive partner for serbia and our country should meet almost all the conditions that the e.u. imposes this process should stop only if they ask us to renounce part of our territory i'm referring to kosovo and metohija until now i've been open and sincere

with the citizens of serbia and i'm going to continue cooperating with the people at the moment they impose such conditions i told people immediately i think that's why i won't lose my popularity you know in our country the dismissal of a president is almost impossible nevertheless my term will last five years only if the citizens allow it if they no longer want to see me in this position i will walk away right now i'm convinced that the politics that i've been representing are the only good politics for serbia. in your first statement after the elections he said that serbia will not turn away from the european path and at the same time you promise to hold a referendum on whether citizens will have to decide if they want to join the e.u. or not we keep this promise as a ward of the referendum is going to happen we agreed with the democrats that when all the conditions are fulfilled for serbia's entry to the e.u. we will go to the people with the question do you want to be in the e.u. and they will decide. that's how they did it in croatia only

a few months ago but only after they had fulfilled all the conditions and when the e.u. had accepted co a share then they organized the referendum i think it's necessary to cooperate with citizens a lot more than in the past but that doesn't mean that i'm resigned to the european way my only fear is that they'll impose conditions that i personally wouldn't accept but probably the citizens would say that's fulfill it too because we want to be in the e.u. i won with fifty percent of votes and i know that the other half didn't support my ideas that's why i believe that i should ask them to get it. as those who come to power tonight when serbia is in a difficult economic situation when the country's unemployment rate exceeds twenty four percent on the other side europe also has its problems and it's becoming poorer day by day so why do so still want to become members of the here aren't you afraid that the greek scenario could be repeated in your country over to you know greece is another thing greece is a member of the e.u. which was spending more money than it could afford then one day it came out that it

didn't have anything left it took advantage of the e.u. which is not a state but a union of states the trust one another serbia is far behind any of the e.u. member countries i've had a meeting with the foreign affairs minister of slip out here who told me that much concern that unemployment in his country is ten percent i told him that we almost reached twenty five percent and that our debt by the end of the a.b.a. probably surpassed sixty five percent of g.d.p. which would be a catastrophe of the state most likely it's not the debt that is good for the g.d.p. of the state it is too low and it should go on trying to form part of the e.u. which means much more than simply belonging to a union a well organized judicial system of human rights freedom of expression with the struggle against organized crime bribery and corruption of the likud minority rights all these are achievements over the you also be an end to the e.u. i don't know that first of all they have the crisis of expansion today it's clear that we were being naive during the next ten years of the same. time they have the

existential crisis the euro is a currency that's turning weaker by the day on the other hand it's a big question how long is germany going to help men who are leaving at all that's to say how long should german taxpayer support the countries in crisis i promise to guide serbia to a path where no one could say that we don't want to enter the new the truth is that the world is a lot bigger my victory is a victory of the ideology of both the e.u. and russia only and not the e.u. or russia because of course it in the us doesn't know that that's interesting he don't think that sebi a will have to she's between the e.u. and russia i think it's possible to keep the right balance between them. you have a whole other level i'd prefer not to have to make the choice or i'd like serbia to be a home with two doors one to the west and the other to the east serbia simply belongs to the east as well as to the west we have a traditional and deep relationship with russia not only in terms of origin but also in religion as tree customs language but we have complementary industries that we've had exceptional economic relations since the second world war unfortunately

we ruined our industry with senseless privatization which led to people losing their jobs never the less we have the education we have the will power and natural resources to collaborate once again with the russian federation at a much higher level since two thousand serbia has moved away from russia's until two thousand and eight when russia signed with serbia and energy or even the allowing our country to breathe more easily will also those who are already talking about the construction of south stream of large investments in hydro and gas power stations and we should have done it earlier because the they shouldn't think that it's our unique partner because this way it could impose really harsh condition is the country should maintain its sovereignty and also have partners in other places and we shouldn't forget about the brics countries or the arab and african world to cooperate very well with serbia so when we open the doors of serbia to the world we do so for a prosperous future that's why i'll never choose between russia and the e.u. i know where my heart is and everybody in serbia knows that but i also think that

we can be a good bridge between europe and russia and the best partner of russia in the e.u. would be the use of my editing of this it seems like serbia is always having to meet new conditions to become e.u. members the other candidates had to join nato that what if they wanted to join it to. go to serbia will never enter nato as this is the will of the majority of the serbian people and the e.u. will never impose this condition because serbia doesn't have any reason to enter i don't see any sense in its existence but if nato becomes an organization which. together with the collective security treaty organization would fight against organized crime in the world then we would have participated serbia is a small country surrounded by nato members there's no one serbia would start a war with it we don't need nato to defend us we are militarily neutral and it will stay like that forever are you ready to maintain a dialogue with christina and with its leader touchy yes as governor of the purport

of this at that i'm ready for dialogue but not with hashem tattoo because there are suspicions that he committed crimes against the serbian eighth he cannot negotiate until the investigation of his case finishes but i will speak with other representatives after the bombing of serbia in one thousand nine hundred ninety we left nato in the territories to work we gave them civil and military power we have our administration for communities in northern cause of oil and the e.u. has asked us to abolish the serbian institutions and we responded that we cannot do that because we have a university there are hospitals and schools and colleges oil i just follow the constitution and in serbia the president is its guarantor yours our constitution says that kosovo and metohija are parts of serbia that either leave that he's hopeful to divide possibly in this case what would happen to the serbs living on the territory acquired by the albanians not to so that southers you're good at this moment and from the point of view of the constitutional it's not possible to and one of the citizens of serbia say yes in a referendum i don't know but the syrians who live outside these poor communities

as north depend on dana kay for when making a new lazies the international society especially the united nations should guarantee its absolute security and serbia should guarantee a good life and that's something that serbia avoided a bit and i will do my best over the serbs in kosovo can leave from their work without waiting for assistance and depending on the institutions of pristina you know because this would start the indirect recognition the loss of those independence of the us libya was a little bit of those use. of the cities that's in russia as well as in serbia you hear very often that the hague tried. you know it's unfair to the serbs do you plan to continue their cooperation with the tribe you know initiated by the democrats. not to be in the team leader who defended voice live show and i struggled against carla del ponte a for many years or even personally in strasbourg we had a very difficult conversation in the presence of many parliamentarians of the european council the hague tribunal will exist until the situation in the world

changes people have been convicted their people are dying there but the tribunals have the support of all countries and so far no one has launched a process to stop it and the way it will be closed soon because there are only a few processes let you know so that it will close in a fairly negative way for the global justice system or as the former president of serbia died in that you have to the presidents of croatia and bosnia have not been convicted discrimination of the serbian people began long ago and today nothing has changed and segregation continues obviously it's not fair that the serbian government adopted them nor on cooperation with the hague tribunal we have to respect that laurent stand by it like we've enjoyed many injustices in this world of what it was that that a. well thank you. thank you. my

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world sport. thank you very much of and welcome to the world of sports coming up. then there was one not maria sharapova is russia's only remaining player in the french open office for a lot of cars not so uber was beaten in the last sixteen by it's a nice are any. time are running out the chances dwindle for a double amputee oscar pistorius to make the london olympics after finishing the last of the golden league meeting. and hardwood hopes russia's basketball table also seeking a spot at this summer's olympic games a podium finish in the qualifying tournament in venezuela next month will see them achieve their ranking. but let's start with tennis where maria sharapova is the sole russian left in the french open singles this after sputnik and it's over went

down in straight sets to italy sorry the twenty sixth seed failed to even pick up a game in the first set of their last sixteen encounter she had better in the second but eventually went down six love seven five our army who also knocked out two thousand and eight champions an advantage which now faces at germany's angela. will be exact to the german beat unseeded croatian petra martic in straight sets straight sets six three seven five a comfortable scoreline in favor of the tenth seed kobe is looking to reach the last grand slam the second time career. well also in action on sunday's top seed victoria azarenka she's currently on court against dominique a simple clover and as you can see it's five all in the second set off a civil cobra surprisingly took the first set six two were going to the top seed in the late match of the day samantha stosur takes on sloane stephens of the usa. meanwhile in the men's draw world number one and top seed novak djokovic is

currently taking on its. under a set a in the last eight years five ball in the second set separate the italian again a surprise there took the first set six four against the world number one world number three roger federer is up against david goffin of belgium a little later on federer's davis cup team makes stanislav olinka his home favorite j. wilfred tsonga while former u.s. open champion one martin del potro takes on thomas buddy. now as mentioned maria sharapova is the only russian remaining in the competition the siberian native dominating china's push way six two six one on saturday meaning she's only dropped five games throughout. the french open is the only major the twenty five year old is get twelve. now that brings us to international football where the netherlands are shaping up nicely ahead of next weekend's european championships start the dutch dominating northern ireland in a friendly on saturday evening the first goal coming eleven minutes in

a work pool installed by robin van persie the packed amsterdam arena then got to see another brilliant take four minutes later man of the match was the snide of the score from percy with from a spot kick people that went on to make it all with the half time whistle approaching it with him after lie making the most of a great team move to get his second six minutes after the break but the route wasn't completed until a dozen minutes from time wrong blah the player noting home six no netherlands the biggest thing for northern ireland russia's opening world cup qualifying group opponents don't forget and i have a half a century. while croatia played out a one one draw against norway ambulances mimico in one lump in the seventy ninth minute by a pinpoint header by shut down at star eduardo silva noways target l.-u. nassi with an equaliser in extra time giving the local something to cheer about croatia the us with plenty to ponder ahead of the euro two thousand and twelve now

with islands next weekend spain. and there are other group opponents. now to athletics where double amputee sprinter oscar pistorius is in danger of saying his olympic dream of operate the four hundred meter specialist finishing last at a diamond league meeting in oregon over the weekend the south african running on prosthetic legs finished eighth with a time of forty six point eight six seconds well below the olympic a standard olympic champion sure merit meanwhile run down reigning world champion corolla james to win a time of forty four point nine one seconds dharmas native chris brown was moved up to second after james's appeal against a false start was dismissed and the running disqualified taylor was third pistorius will now look to improve his try next weekend in new york and the african championships later this month. while strong winds assisted leave sharon in winning the one hundred ten meter hurdles but also prevented him from equalling a world record for two thousand and four olympic gold medalist equaling de roadless

two thousand and eight mark of twelve point eight seven seconds but a strong breeze nullified tough eight another athens gold medal winner justin gatlin also coming out of taurus on the day a strong start never got wins for today but the thirty year old again made up for a sluggish beginning to finish strongly in a time of nine point nine zero seconds. now to golf where spencer levine is in prime position to claim his first tournament win on the p.g.a. tour the twenty seven year old holding a one stroke lead her into the final round of the memorial levine at moving up from a second place thanks to efforts like they see go on the fifth hole three bogeys however kept the american from increasing his laid over the field overnight. teenie slid down a spotty second on seven under the south african shot on the eleventh hole his sole birdie on the back nine rickie fowler is a further two strokes back while tiger woods is right behind them words now four

shots off the late. spike carving an impressive four birdies on the back nine. now on the n.b.a. hardwood kevin durant has once again staked his claim for the m.v.p. award on his this year the twenty three year old scored half of his thirty six points in the fourth quarter as oklahoma tied their western conference final series against san antonio at. the three time leading scorer in champion watching sixteen points in arrived in the final quarter after watching the fund a lot of fifteen point lead when the bouncer for his main sidekick russell westbrook was limited to just seven points this year baker poured in a career high twenty six to make up the point guards off night the series now heads back to san antonio for game five on monday night. twenty services you know of course from just moving the ball making the right plays or. the first record is kind opener for me in the fourth that i was able to make you

know russell said grace crazy j's great great purses it showed too much of a fetish now staying on the hardwood finally waiting russia have their eyes set on a place in the upcoming london olympics their last chance of booking their birth will occur next month at a qualification tournament in venezuela are some good koreans has more. russia's national basketball team needed to become first or second at the last year's european championship to get a straight ticket to the olympics but andrei kirilenko and his team mates finished the tournament just to play slower than their quiet clinching bromance against macedonia this means russia now has to take part in the qualifying event which starts on july the second even if. the first three teams will secure their place in london and head coach david blood is confident his men can achieve their aim i think we have a good team and i think we've proven that over the years. you know three teams out of twelve make it so i'm not

a mathematician but that's twenty five percent chance right sort of hopefully will hopefully will make those chances a little bit better than that while preparing for the qualification event russia will play friendly games against macedonia greece lithuania and great britain a lot will have a squad of seventeen players at his disposal however to play securely and can happen will join this cord later is the dual were given time off after a long club season while russia's experience guard sergei because i will miss the tournament after picking up any injury sergei he played a big role in all of the major competitions in the last seven years so his losses is a problem force but we have other talented players and other guys that have stepped in. to fill the position and hopefully they can they can do the job and river and save each is another doubt after he was taken to hospital with a spine injury earlier this week but despite these problems the team speirs

a high and everybody feels passionate to fulfil the task and book a place for london games it's great you know people are happy to be here you know something of a training camp so we're excited will still for us i guess you could say just excited to go out and so rushed. first opponents in qualification will be south korea followed by the dominican republic while the final games are scheduled for july eighth and with the women's team already qualified for the olympics the men will certainly try to do their best to make them. only ariens party moscow. well that is all the world of sport has to offer for now i'll be back and i would want it to last time that. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something

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hello and welcome you're watching the weekly here on our round up of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin owen and first russia's warning that the u.n. human rights resolution condemning the syrian leadership for last week's houla massacre risks the railing the peace plan moscow called it premature because the investigation's ongoing and that it's therefore putting pressure on the security council where russia is resisting foreign military action on sunday president assad insisted. his troops had nothing to do with the slaughter of more than one hundred people in the city he blamed armed rebel gangs for the attack and outside forces for instigating the conflict to trigger intervention washington which backs the syrian opposition and the push for regime change admits there are plans for military action let's get some thoughts on this and should we talk to a political journalist neil clark he's a contributor to britain's guardian newspaper is on the line now from walks with via skype hi there thanks for being on the program well.