foreign minister scott peterson thank you very much for sitting down with r.t. well it's a pleasure iceland has recovered remarkably well following the two thousand a global financial crisis can you briefly describe to me how iceland came out of the circumstance they found themselves in in two thousand and eight we were the first country down during the crisis but we were also the first country or. apart from the rest of the countries in europe with him problem was the fact that i made an economic plan which i am happy and we stuck to the plan we stayed because we

took all the difficult decisions. we didn't but you know we we want a little bit different from the group in countries instead of just. adopting it in most years we also raised quite a lot reading about this. much greater income. they did make it able to pay that. and that of course we also put money into infrastructure projects to mutilate the economy so we went in mixed mixed paths really that is what was different between us and europe but considering the turmoil in the e.u. economy which may go into a recession now but iceland be better off just staying away from the european union i don't think so i'm pretty convinced that the eurozone will go through the present difficulties and will sail through the rough seas in the end i believe that the

euro will be a stronger currency long before but you already see that it holds more than hold for example again the american bar low during milk well in the young. for example it was point five. stronger than the dollar so i think it is a currency but wait in iceland you have this. special situation we are probably the. smallest the nation with an independent currency and then be globalized world we find ourselves i mean if you are a small country with very little independent currency you you become like a prey that is attacked by all the sharks all the firms so. therefore a lot of icelanders they think that in future there will be filled with a new growth so that is what we really are seeking well oh yes. but mind you this

is something that will be it's a decision that will be taken by the people also holding a referendum already. put in a lot of what we're seeking by joining the european union is. greater currency area with greater stability lower rates and hopefully better shelter for another crisis that may loom in future for europe and i said that four of its big banks fall in two thousand but supported sectors of its economy europe is doing the exact opposite right now as forging our aid to the alan banking system while imposing austerity measures on the people why isn't the european union learning from iceland experience of the big companies they probably had of. the big countries the big comfortable asians never look at the small fish in the pond and ask themselves why are they doing well but what we did what was completely

opposite to the euro zone countries and you into the united states is that we didn't realise the losses we didn't let the taxpayer. shouldering the burden what did all of that. phone call. go away with losses but we did the whole thing we. really miss the average person not just to say the state government did the passage of the individuals so you put the people first before the corporations that's why it happened that's what we do in life. that sounds pretty nice pretty considerate it worked for us it worked for us and in the end i mean only four years after the crisis you know when when the world completely wrote off iceland what you see

a small country that is doing well we have the highest rate of growth in europe now the new figures showing about the growth in iceland three point five percent projected to be that. in the same area for the next two years unemployment is down to four point five percent four point five zero point five so on and it is working the icelandic system is working do you think that a european union will survive with all of its current members or just think some will have to pay off load at greece i think it will survive and i'll tell you why i think greece as you put it so eloquently will be offloaded because it will be so expensive for europe it will be a very expensive for some of the rich countries of europe from so i think people will just come to terms and come to the conclusion that it will be. easier cheaper too. and i think that this what will happen iceland is one of the key players in

the arctic region that is estimated to hold thirty percent of the world's undiscovered gas deposits and thirteen percent of the world's undiscovered oil deposits could the arctic become the new middle east just a few decades from now perhaps not a new middle east but. the arctic contains a lot of research. if you just think about iceland in the future of iceland lemme think within perhaps twelve or twenty years you will have three oil fields north of iceland one with the iceland economics so that's one which we know this business pretty well. should just it may be huge so i think definitely in the arctic you will see a lot of new wealth drawn from in the future that will be to the benefit of countries like yours like russia like iceland like greenland possibly the fairways

as well and some others but it isn't the only opportunity i mean if you look at iceland we are placed so to speak in the affluent of the arctic ocean and some of these spills are exactly in the areas where we knew where the current poor let go between iceland and greenland so let's just think for a moment the pub what happened in the gulf of mexico christ if that would happen worth of iceland at the extreme low temperature oil doesn't the great need to really but the catalyst doesn't do not work it could be a cut or stroke so we have to tread very very carefully. but the answer is yes i think a lot of nations will drop a lot of wealth from the arctic how do you respond to recent reports of chinese investors becoming increasingly interested in leasing land in iceland and what do

you think china's involvement in the region will mean geo politically well the icelanders. reacted very positively in the first place or this is a very. interest they welcome this interest and china like russia has always treated with respect you know our friends in the past even of systems like russia did during our crisis i think a lot of apprehension now by the icelanders about china this is probably and possibly by. external media about all seem to be afraid on iceland's behalf but what will happen is there will be a new traffic route across the arctic definitely and china is looking at the because it will cut the cost so. transporting chinese goods from asia to europe by forty percent so in iceland there is

a lot of interest in certain areas to work with chinese on developing this route in the future i think. you will see that anyway however things developed by stunt will be one of the stepping stones between. europe where the ice has melted money that you will. have a new car good luck will be pretty soon perhaps within some two years ago iceland came up with something called a modern media and national have its legal framework to promote investigative journalism considering the fact that iceland and you yourself have become the victim of wiki leaks what's in it for iceland to promote such a legal framework well i wouldn't phrase it. the way you do with the dice on a victim of little is but you publish your free article i mean you're talking to

a guy who certainly saw a confidential report made by the. splash storm of the pages of the media actually the weekly screw made the first trial run with documents related to iceland because they had some particular connection to icelandic individual but. in the end this resulted in this bill of like islay say a lot is being proposed in the icelandic parliament and that has been embraced to a certain extent by all sides of the house i mean iceland at least tries to be a partner in what. transpired but this doesn't mean that we want to be a haven for illegal things not at all but what we're trying to do of this bill. individual m.p. is trying to lay a groundwork for a corporation between nation where it is easier to blow the whistle to publish

things that might be negative for individual institutions or governments but nevertheless good for the society as a whole i mean for example if you have corruption within government i think it was positive that it should be put out in the op open. that's the angle i take on it but it hasn't been passed as the foreign minister thank you very much for your time thank you. in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them even told me directly that i was too short to deal with the client's computers already spent three months in this hospital and plans to stay for another four to

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as barack obama and mitt romney gear up for the final production debate with some observers saying there's no difference and these are america's role in the world and don't miss out on special in-depth coverage of the presidential race it's. just one hour with this. hello there thanks for your company and this is what's coming up applying the pressure to scar be ten man the rule being to go within two points of leaders dangi in the russian premier league. plus kremlin the kremlin caroline wozniacki be sam stosur to claim her twentieth tour title in moscow. and going through the opposition e.c.u. conference leaders practice or come from the four one down to base to make a. full stop with a full way to scar back to within just two points of leaders and after winning two

know at home to ten man that will be in the russian primarily to scar taking the lead from the spot with twenty minutes to go after. ended there by even my car no one but us who saw him home well it was a bad day from a car no he didn't so we're straight red after a high challenge we can see the honda here and the army men did make the most of the extra man muso scoring their second eight minutes from time to be able to discard them the final straw man for the second in the title. just behind a high flying public be called one nil they call it anchors volley and not. the victory they are third in the table four points off the top spot. a brace from an arm a striker alexander according gave his side it two one win over lowly mordovia twenty one year old getting his first just six minutes in there however that early strike was cancelled out by retaken penalty from mohamed he. was

a controversial decision i i managed to put the ball again i thought i did home i know you're going to respond swiftly heading in what seemed to be the winner down pressies man to twelve. points at the relegation zone . and fifth place locking might even now we have seen three matches after the away men were held for go through a rough start. but there's one more game on monday clues to get off welcome bottom side fall guy who have only got one point so far from their last ten games. quick look at what's been happening in england bottom p.p.r. three one one with everton yesterday i have been having steven pienaar sent off and sunderland snatched a one one draw against him my new castle after a late and go in them but. now former tennis world number one cowan a mostly at sea says she's very pleased to have won the kremlin cup to reach

a career milestone the dane beat australia some studies and a gruelling three setter in moscow to claim the twentieth title the day increased to the first set six to. the top seed for back in the second to take the school run it was a close affair in the decider for wozniacki converted her second match point seven five the. title of the season in the twenty two year old could also write the world's top ten should she win the champions which gets underway in bulgaria later this month. i think very well done. such a good for her sly's show her some. different things to some of the other players star and you know the service replace more men's kind of tennis which makes it difficult with the spin and everything but i was very pleased about the way i handled everything out there. talian and he said it was crowned the men's champion

and he came down from a set it came back from a set down to beat brazil thomas baluchi in the final this is the title of said his career and the second of this season. let's switch to ice hockey where to pull off an incredible win to keep top spot in the eastern conference they battled back from four one down against fast track to win five four after a shootout elsewhere in the east and yes and you got wins well severe and now just two points behind trying to draw out the top of the table after winning the battle for second place against bars with a beer i've never been the two time regarding cup winners in the k h l and got off with a good start with alexander nicole in on target. some of pittsburgh penguins star lexi were also off equalized at the end of the second period but to third period goals from severe and from when you hear the captain maxine cleave on north gate the host of victory not allowed to steer to these drug bars into session spots. the

motor sport ballot danny producer has won a rain a short and malaysian grand prix to cut the gap to motor g.p. leader your goal of enzo to twenty three points with just two races to go at are ensured downfall forced the organizers to red flag the race after thirteen full length six riders fairly in total but did manage to stay upright and did manage also to pass lorenzo who started on pole and was awarded second outgoing champion casey stoner completed the podium. elsewhere in men's week i have been and has won the rally of italy this is first big three for the factory citron team and secured him. second place in the overall standings behind the world champion sebastian low ebb who crashed out on friday. or staying with major sport because there was a dramatic end to the run a world series russian the neil kiviat just missing out on being crowned world champion at the final race of the season in barcelona from there with more is constantine perturb off. fourteen points separated the new york riyad from stuff in

one door and before the final race of the complaint and i went to a dramatically affected the results of the morning qualification session as well as the race without felt no pressure and captured a crucial pole position while his title rival had a disastrous run and had to begin from sixteen sports yet the twenty year old belgian produced a fantastic start as he overtook ten opponents to go six on the second leg but he dodged another car in the torn and one door and was forced to retire for the first time this season and had to finish on the podium to grab the title unfortunately after the second leg by touch with somebody and i went out of the race so. that ends then i thought ok it's it's all gone gone again meanwhile could out set a great pace and was comfortably head of the chasing back but first date in year old was fined for not making a stop on time and sleeps to third and then his team paid for not changing tires as

the tread dried and it was impossible to keep up his speed so clear out had to watch as a victory sleep through his fingers and he eventually finished eighth in a real options for the. tires of the truck seem to be a sleeper and red and there were some clouds coming in with the rain will fall down again so. of to mimic sometimes wrong choice doesn't make right choice today was wrong choice all of a roland of the four tech team was the first to take the checkered flag however it was wondering who stole the show as he was crowned this season's champions and takes home half a million euros our i feel really delighted after after securing a title but i mean after all today after qualifying it was it was going to be over in and i was going to have to lose the championship because i was starting p.-six dean and my rival was starting on pole so i think it will it looked on. much like

an incredible job but my team and everybody around me it really supported me and said it was not done yet it was a thrilling climax to a great rivalry at the circuit and. hopefully both one door and then will take the next step and move up a cholesterol formula renaud three point five and maybe in a couple of years time i'll be watching them compete in formula one. archie barcelona spain. good luck to them finally the first season of the international student possible lake has got underway in moscow with twenty two teams from six countries taking part but russian organizers do hope. and row winners from a cost that it expects. then uniforms i is be able unites the highest echelons of student basketball from russia ukraine delivers kazakhstan lithuania and estonia the sports popularity in those nations is a long way from north america's and c.w.a.

march madness but there's no doubt the organizers will do all they can in the inaugural season so that she believes it's the end expansion student basketball in russia is not at the level that it would like it to be in the long run so i'm sure that the existence of the primal e course student basketball teams plus the international teams will help us to resolve the issue and we probably will go to the next level next season but this is a trial season so there will be mistakes will be problems try to make it work better national student dance cue ball league has been a work in progress for many years and mosco state university along with sponsors and russian government officials have finally made the first step towards creating a highly competitive college who is capable of. basketball is generally a game for young smart people and here we have students who are just that basketball has always been extremely popular with students and we hope that one day

or two. will be taking part in top international university competitions and come out as winners of course as keyboardist addition to the i as b. l's board of trustees includes at least three russian ministers and top management from one of the country's leading banks that fact alone could potentially ensure the i as beals permanent status let alone the creation of basketball hubs iran russia but for now it's all about trial and error and of course and to see as well for both of them were for our goal for the season is to get to know each other better that will be definitely running into lots of issues related to visas flying between russia and who to any and and other countries and stuff like that so during the first real season we'll have to learn to deal with that is by the risk and we still need to start somewhere before we need to experiment with any big journey begins with. an experiment you know it's the season the eye has bails exposure will

be limited to the six former soviet republics but the players themselves will get a chance to assess their strength against and see them play and top european universities as soon as may of next year at the international student basketball festival in the capitals of the rest where i am on call for of our take. and that's it for me for the moment. mission free credit take shouldn't free transport charges free. range month free. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects a free video dog party dot com.

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