live from moscow our top stories nato condemns the shooting down of a turkish military jet by syria shall stand by ankara but damascus maintains it acted in self-defense by targeting the plane over its territorial waters on friday . president putin tours the middle east pushing for a dialogue between israelis and palestinians having already focused on the syrian conflict and nuclear you drawn during his visit. the eurozone crisis claims its fifth victim as cyprus asked for

a multi-billion girl balance out to rescue its people banking sector and financing debts it follows in the footsteps of spain which saw twenty eight of its banks downgraded after madrid asked for financial aid. next hour to talk to syria's deputy foreign minister for the government's take on a solution to the ongoing crisis and his reaction to international efforts to mediate in in his view fuel the conflict. dr feisal general robert mood head of the united nations supervision mission in syria explains that the u.n. observer mission has been suspended due to an escalation of violence a lack of peaceful options for resolving the conflict and the warring parties determination to strengthen their respective military positions the thank you for joining us. thank you but would you agree these were the main reasons for

suspending the mission or was there a different perhaps hidden rationale behind this decision. first of all when syrian trusted the observers with capabilities and special privileges that were unprecedented for such u.n. missions and we were confident that this would help leave service carry out their plan and therefore contribute to the implementation of the kofi annan plan secondly there was never a time in the past two months when we would deny the observers access whenever they wanted to visit and inspect any area in syria except for places insurgents prevented the visiting now let me give you a short and straightforward answer we have identified three or four principles for interacting with the u.n. mission first we agreed to the kofi annan plan however what they say i'm convinced that we have delivered a lot on the six point peace plan we do not agree and will not agree with many of the statements in this regard especially those voiced by parties that are known for

their hostility toward the kofi annan plan secondly like i said we did cooperate with the u.n. observer mission and provided it with every possible privilege and thirdly we ensured the observers personal security throughout their stay and in all of their movements around the country this is exactly what has enabled us to deliver on the peace plan in many aspects that number four we did not prevent the observers from moving around syria and going any place they wanted. convinced and this is the opinion of the syrian government that the only feasible solution for the crisis we're facing is political dialogue supplying me insurgents with any type of lethal weapon including communication equipment does nothing but impede a peaceful settlement and result in more bloodshed for syria and. the head of russia and the united states have expressed reciprocal concerns regarding arms shipments to syria russia is arguing that only supplying damascus with what it describes as exclusively defensive weapons in accordance with the existing

bilateral contracts in turn moscow has accused the us of arming the syrian opposition. i would like to point you to the practically unlimited military aid that the us has been providing to israel which includes sophisticated hardware and even w m d's as a nation currently under attack syria has the right to procure weapons that it can use to protect itself its sovereignty and its people as for the countries that have been supplying the terrorists with weapons this is a proven fact that we have brought up time and again we are requesting mr kofi annan and those who support his plan to urge these governments to stop providing material and financial aid to the insurgents and supplying them with state of the art weapons and communication equipment the united states and france and some of the gulf nations have been providing the militants with that which in turn contributes to escalating violence in syria if they were to stop such military aid

the syrians would be able to sit down at the negotiating table the very next day and launch a genuine dialogue for nationwide reconciliation in other words it would help consolidate the syrian people and resolve the dangerous situation that is threatening our region and the world in general. but it has been argued recently that the military in syria should take it from here and ensure genuine security for the public and that is there really a split in opinion between the military and the policy makers in syria over how to solve the crisis. i mean. i think that people who say such things are simply ignorant about what is really going on in syria i believe this conflict can be resolved with peaceful means it is obvious that the so-called opposition and the armed terrorist groups and their sponsors are no match for the syrian armed forces then why doesn't the syrian army just wipe them out one may ask first of all they are concerned about the possible civilian casualties and devastation this might

entail including the possible destruction of privately owned homes and public facilities such methods will once in use but that was a long time ago i believe that the entire syrian public should put an end to the hostilities with every faction of society brought to the table regardless of their various interests and aspiration what the so-called opposition should sit down and negotiate because more bloodshed will only result in their own homes and families being affected by violence making reconciliation even more difficult. the the international community has repeatedly addressed the syrian government as the most influential stakeholder in syria capable of resolving the conflict what has the government undertaken recently to find a way out of the crisis whether some people like it or not we are indeed strong in the face of such challenges and we have conveyed this to international officials

and anybody who approached us we are stronger because we work in the thick of the action and we have genuine power we lose our troops every day to terrorist attacks and we knew civilians who were killed by militants for no reason simply because an insurgent is instructed to kill a certain number of people in a specific area when armed rebels intimidate shop owners into shutting down this stalls this is presented as anti government protest whereas it is really submission by business owners afraid of their property getting burnt down if they disobey there are no real protests the people of syria are still confident that the government will help them out and that the reforms launched by the government will help resolve the conflict and ensure security and solidarity of syria as well as the entire middle east as soon as the armed opposition stop spilling blood and killing civilians peace and security will be restored in syria this will pave the way for a nationwide dialogue enabling the government to implement its intended reforms

that will provide peace and stability for syria and. iran. and what russia has recently called for a meeting that would include every possible stakeholder including all the neighboring countries and other middle east nations even those who support the syrian opposition as long as they are committed to providing a peaceful solution for syria do you think the opposition will embrace such an initiative would such a meeting be successful. we believe that the russian initiative is a constructive one we know that russia's attitude toward syria is based on three fundamental principles respect. for the u.n. charter respect for human rights and respect for the principle of national sovereignty as opposed to the colonias mind set maintained by the united states and its allies such as france the u.k. and a number of other e.u. member states this also refers to some of the arab countries who act as minions of america and the west and blindly follow their orders with regard to syria i believe

that russia's initiative is in the best interests of syria and such a meeting should be helpful in accomplishing what russia sees as the purpose of such dialogue and such a meeting should involve every stakeholder no matter if they side with us or not but there must be one commitment that every party sticks to namely that there should be no attempts at subverting or undoing the kofi annan plan all in all i'm very confident and optimistic about the future of syria. thank you and thank you for being with us. they've been living this way since the seventeenth century. their rituals are strict. their communities are isolated.

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nato condemned to a shooting down of a turkish military jet by syria down by ankara but damascus maintains an accident south of france by targeting the plane over its territorial waters on friday. president putin says russia found by the two state solution to the palestinian conflict as he held talks with president mahmoud abbas. to zone crisis claims of big cyprus asked for a multi billion euro bailout rescue its feeble banking sector and finance its debts it follows in the footsteps of spain which saw twenty eight of its banks downgraded after madrid asks for financial aid. the now for union and the latest board

and it's the calm before the storm at the european football championships isn't it that's right it's a rest day today and he said but of course the semifinals they start tomorrow spain versus portugal the first big one more not coming up in just a sec. thanks for joining us this is indeed sports today and we have plenty ahead for you including these stories and very. moving on our maria sharapova does what venus williams could not do on the first day of wimbledon when. kings of the court it's celebration time for the miami heat as the n.b.a. champions are healed at a parade. the high octane sport of cliff gets its season underway in corsica and russians are. among the front runners for the

global. plus get the ball rolling with tennis where maria sharapova has booked her place in the second round at wimbledon the russian speaking back to back after winning the french open last month the world number one not messing around against on the cod winning in straight sets six two six three however there was an even more impressive victory for another they. were number seventeen best sending five time champion venus williams packing in straight sets six one six three it's the first time in fifteen years that williams has lost you round up the. first. she played were made hardly any errors in service so. obviously i would like to have won the match but didn't happen. where we'll discover our first euro two thousand and twelve finalists on whedon's they win reigning champions spain take on portugal and while stopping christiane or another

will be vital to the holders hopes spanish midfielder so insists that spain's attack at all cost game plan will be altered. most of the things we are trying to do to have the control of the games. that's where to look for for the big three. teams that we are there is because we were sure no one takes nothing for granted and you have to bridge graham nash russell farmer. germany are cool favorites with spain to lift delaunay trophy for a record fourth time they meet italy in the semi's on thursday german shelf seeking a fifth win from five this tournament but may have to do so without bustin swines tiger the midfielder struggling with an ankle knock history not on their side either the germans have never beaten italy other major tournaments but now with euro two thousand and twelve reaching its final stages games are now at

a premium in fact the sole remaining much in poland will be the second semifinal on thursday which is on port fleet takes a look at how the tournament has been received so far in the country particularly in the northern city of get down. it's the biggest sporting event to have ever taken place in poland. and it's helped to put the city of god back on the map once again. in the early eighties the place was synonymous of solidarity movement the birthplace of which was the city's shipyards tankers and trawlers a still build here today and the cranes make it down instantly recognizable however for the last few years has been the european championships but a bit on everyone's lips. and it's certainly getting the city a positive boost has become much better also trams are so public transport everything got improved and i'm very sure ninety nine percent sure that this it is because of the tournament with poland departing the tournament so early this has

seen a drop in interest around the country with the fans owns it all for host cities people pass through their gates. however the euro two thousand and twelve co-host time to dance can particular have embraced the armies of traveling fans. in spain in the republic of ireland both play group matches here and the two countries sport an army of around thirty thousand fans each and my best memory are the evening spent in some parts in this day of the irish people in the spanish people and the day when they were singing the polish song so we were singing their songs there we were inventing the new songs and. the big fun the very good morning everybody it is the best and perfect jokes from irish people i didn't know that have such a good sense of humor. it has been a real eye opener have a polls have taken to such large numbers of travelling fans on the doorstep as they

have not had to deal with such an influx of visitors supporters of greece and germany were the last to descend on mastodons and they only had good things to say about the city nothing of the harbor especially because we are from home of this world so we are from the the from. we have a big haul as well so having. to see the water this is quite nice voice fantastic it's organized i would say. it's a great tournament and we hope it will be a good winner not surprisingly tourism has surged over the last month in poland the city in the north of the country is a ready popular for its beaches and a historical city center for euro's tourist numbers have doubled in comparison to two thousand and eleven the tournament is almost coming to an end with the last game in poland taking place on the twenty eighth from warsaw however the hundreds of thousands of fans who will leave this country with a very good impression. poland.

it's also a party time beach the miami heat basketball team and fun celebrating only their second ever n.b.a. title last year's runners up breaking through in twenty twelve by finishing off the oklahoma city thunder on thursday and of thousands of supporters on hand to witness the redemption of the bron james chris bosh doing wade and company. his second trophy here and the only survivors from the two thousand and six championship winning squad and even sweeter moment for james who claimed his first ever title on the finals m.v.p. award. some sad news coming from korea show where the president of the russian loose federation has been found dead thirty nine or alina gart apparently drawing near the city of split card had suffered another incident in the region last summer when a vessel he was sailing in sank it's believed friends of his said he had received strange phone calls shortly before his death construction company was widely known

to be in debt leading to further speculation about the incident the businessman made huge strides in the philippine lucian's becoming russian chief two years ago heading the renovation of the claimed part of circuits on development ahead of the twenty forty saatchi. sure lympics russia also hosted the european championships for the first time on the court's watch. splash the twenty twelve cliff diving world series got going over the weekend on the french island of corsica but although it was a new year it was an old head who came away with the wind robert for done reports. diving from twenty seven mirrors this might be looking in same with a little exception. for these guys it is something they cannot live without it's a reason for season the clique diving scrim of the crop with their stunning skills

on the show. the first of seven stops for the red bull world series twenty twelve the french island of corsica. with a pre-season favorites the reigning jen banbury hand last season's runner up. in the two thousand and nine serious winner or landed again in the spotlight. last year in injury forced the colombian legend out of the competition this is an opener proved he was back in the game in force. with clearly the best performance of the day the thirty seven year old claimed the first stage win and the twenty twelve series over a lead or longer the duke came back in style i wanted to make a comeback at least the same level that i was last year but. even though i want to win i wasn't expecting it you know i know the level keeps going up conditions are really tricky and i was able to use to handle all that but you know just was really

really happy i put a lot of time into preparing myself and i mean it looks like the results are are just coming back american still in libya claim his first world series podium with second place. which will never do edging out. hound in the head to head round the third woman really in practice and doing a lot of mental training with that as you see if it offers only a couple points behind orlando it isn't that i mean isn't that incredible to me so just super stoked about everything and. it was a great location and more singer never did really well this first first down by the show and this year it's very difficult also like everybody everybody tried to push everybody tried to push themselves to do it i am really happy i finished third place rushes for term sujan goes one of those who try to find to his showcase in make it even more complicated adding one more twist to his famous arm standoff. this resulted in some mistakes during the so-called blind entry into the water and

left the russian with only eighth place however we close with a little reminder that it was the who produced the most awesome high diving before the sport has ever seen the twenty eight year old claimed the highest scores in history to win last season's final stage he knew crean. it's all your sport paul scott is here with more in just under two hours time but now it's the weather here in twenty four hour r.t. . the news is secret laboratory to mccurdy was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which will unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach music creation why it should care

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