lose millions and millions or is business businesses good? and that is the reality of what we're facing, which is fashion with a new era for russian chinese relations. this concern she's doing things 1st trip up to re election with the moscow next week. as i didn't see any issue with the additional relationship across investments with saudi arabia confirms it could very quickly start investing in iran, falling a breakthrough after a chinese broken agreement of restoring diplomatic relations between the states and we continue our special coverage of the grim legacy left by the disastrous us led war, you know, right? 20 years since then, us president george

w bush's ultimatum to saddam hussein. to give a power base with you live for my headquarters in moscow, you're watching r t international. my name is peter scott on here. the top stories at 3 pm this friday. thanks for joining us. official, she jane ping is set to visit moscow next week to meet with buddy mir. putin will be pennsaid to discuss from the russian chinese, a strategic partnership to pressing global issues. the signing of bilateral agreements has also been announced with more details to follow. our t correspondent donal quarter as well was we said earlier in the program, this high level upcoming meeting is going to be the 1st trip abroad. that teaching ping will makes sense. he was re elected president, and this is also connected to more than a few paul, a foreign policy spheres for both russia and china. not only are both leaders going

to be signing off on some very important bilateral agreements, but china's foreign ministry also said that this is going to be a meeting a piece. that's because beijing is ready to play a constructive role in regulating the ukraine conflict. and we also heard from that foreign ministry of china that they're basing is also looking to basically grounds these talks and the principles of non confrontation with 3rd parties. so that's all among other topics on the agenda, including questions of international and regional importance, as well as strengthening the strategic cooperative partnership between these 2 countries. now, it's also important to understand that these talks are, have just been announced on the backdrop of the marine security belt joint naval exercises which are between china, russia and iran. and these have been taking place in the gulf of all mon, since march 15th. so it represents another frontier of developing cooperation between these 2 countries. in this situation,

specifically naval and military cooperation says it's ready to invest in the iranian economy that's following the chinese broken agreement to restore diplomatic relations between saudi arabia and surround. how quickly in your mind do you think we're going to see saudi arabia making significant investments and vice versa? i would say very quickly as our neighbor and have been and would continue to be for hundreds of years. so i don't see any issues with prevents normalization of the relationship close investment successful. the turning points in the region, states of affairs was followed by a saudi statements on the oil market, stating that the country won't trade with those who impose any sort of price cups or restrictions on commodities. enterprise care were to be imposed and saudi oil experts will not sell oil to any country that imposes surprise kept on our supply

will reduce oil production and i would not be surprised if others do the same. the same and came as us legislators introduced a bill that would allow suing oil companies from opec plus countries, according to the saudi kingdoms, energy minister, the practice, would damage the market, creating intolerable consequences with opec plus, looking to counts of the bill that we discussed the opportunities offer the corporation between iran and saudi arabia with journalists and edit that martin j. iranian political analyst and academic professor, say it, mohammed mirandi and geopolitical analyst on that. the world is changing very fast, and the united states and the europeans do not have the cloud that they have before . and they've also shown that they're non reliable allies are reliable partners. they've shown that an honest on new administration in iran, it's policy is to strengthen ties with neighbors and also

pursue asian and your asian integration. those who do not want this to happen in the coming days and weeks will constantly try to use the western media to create tensions, to create division. definitely time has changed a bit. iran is a different iran today, maybe and target are more willing to understand the dynamics of 3 or 4 top in the past decades of negotiation. remember, there is one of the agreement that we're going to have 2 months period or basically seeing how she says iran coming to the deal. so it's going to, it's going to have too much of observation of what that right. it's going to come and what they are going to do. so definitely, iran is a neva, it's an untapped market. we expect they have 2 trillion dollars worth of goods, an investment and infrastructure. and definitely it's going to have a stake and,

and iran need some of the neighboring countries contribute to contribute them back . and this is definitely aligned with vision 2030, a lot of ground manufacture capabilities. they are very advanced and definitely they can contribute to the iranian and rebuilding, let's put it this way. and by looking iran, we are looking a lot of the neighboring countries and that's iraq, syria, lebanon, and yemen. and this is going to play a very big economic value within the region. there's a couple of months ahead of us where we will watch was very carefully they have had, in historically these, these, these, these periods of cooling off and then things worse and again, but i think now the signal that the signal is there, the both sides really want to work for peace because peace actually pays awful lot more than war. i mean the was the saudi got involved in which had been stopped by the americans. we must say of custom enough. so fortunate

a certain point. the war was costing a $1000000000.00 a week. the diplomatic fail, as we know, was mediated by aging, completely bypassing the us, which is always like to see them at least as his own kind of spirit when it comes fear when it comes to influence. so that's just take a listen to what the chinese foreign minister ministry had to say about this. some in the u. s. style, their country is the beacon of democracy. but how surely democratic is the u. s. it is redoubled its efforts to tout its democracy and interfered in other countries as internal affairs and even instigated wars in the name of promoting democracy. facts have repeatedly proven that the drama for democracy orchestrated by the u. s. is never a boon, but a bane for the world. so my question to you is just how worried to you thing washington. it should be about such developments and rhetoric worried now really is the role that america plays. i completely agree with professor maroney, when he said the world has changed. he's too polite to spell it out in crude terms,

but basically, america's normal calling. the shots we commentators, such as myself, are wondering how much longer we use the term usaa gemini, when we, when we come on talk, shows like, like yours. i'm, you know, really, this is the last nail in the coffin now, of us leadership around the world. the fact that the chinese stepped up to the mark and broke this deal was pretty amazing. so i think lots of playful, very exciting, completely unprecedented. i didn't ever think i'd be on torture, talking about sound g iranian piece. iran on saudi arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties. last week f, to mediate a peace deal in yemen, gained pay. according to the wall street journal, sir on agreed to stop supplying weapons to the hooting movements in the war tone. country with iran has denied all obligations. the sense weapons are in the 1st place. get more details on this story and all the latest update on the headlines to head over to our website. doc funds,

india and india are set to conduct trade using their own currencies as the indian ruby and the tons and the shilling, which will now be used with both nations optimistic that the new agreement will increase the economic opportunities between the 2 nations. the move is in line with india's recent efforts to reduce his dependency on foreign currencies, especially the us dollar was discuss this more or less cross live now to shred, coley, an economist from new delhi. so thanks for joining those this afternoon. so one of the main benefits for both countries, tons of the and india in switching to the national courtesies for trade. can you explain it to layman such as myself, please? well, when you, when you try and the dollar stop, you have to agree to accept each other principally. you don't, you know what i me but how it was the banks of the country from india to down to the sounds in the india they opened special. what's your account?

so was the last 4 accounts. i bet you important explored by popping the ruby each other and you took off the important explore, sorry, and i'm waiting for that exports a nice but i mean the payments and i think it's been great and for the countries in fact, you know, at this point of time, i've done these arrangements with them all that what? they are not israel and a lot of other countries in india. and i think that we are creating the heading where dollars no more would be a supreme donor. we all know that he's 90, but another ratings around the work is done and us dollars, you know, 50 to 60 percent of the matter with the us dollar to the nice i think this is a very good move where the countries don't do not to present dollars not because

precious moment you start running, i will be fine if you're not feeling good. he thought i thought we thought i'd be locked up because without the dollar, i think it's a very good move. it also protects both the countries from be dollars, tuition, because you'll be part of the import us. there's a lot of losses because of because the punctuation i can do today then from be a very possible indian robi is gradually going over at the bottom is what i did. and i'm very proud of the fact that you will be doing this, and you're gonna be moving away from the dominant dollar. well, you know, the one what, what, what it does say to say that more and more countries are switching to trade in their own national currencies. what impact does this have on the dollar itself? well i think in fact would be obvious because and i said donna dominick was right.

so don't go gradually. you added the flux of time with more and more countries straight in each other kind of see you will find i don't like to do that. it's dominant and i have here, but do i can see that the price of the dollar b because the value that dollar come on at this point of time will also come down better. because with regard to your over to, you know, i will be indian dollar, it's about a b or a dollar. so i think with the weakening of the dollar become more prices for the country. so i have a feeling that kind of losing value is dollar bill to be and you will find that dollar supremacy and dollars prices i saying go to promise will gradually fade away . and the world is moving from the cycles of us dollar, particularly with great. no, you mentioned that switching to trade in national currencies helps shield companies

and countries from formations in the dollar. but isn't the fact that many countries do trade in the dollar is because it is relatively stable compared to the vast majority of, of the currencies. i mean, stable in the recent past, if you a what kind of a happy you're bleeding, especially after the american fake decided to be the interest rates. daughter has been gaining strength against most of the guy and see my wife a and just to, to continue straight with each other and get to see the level of fluctuation goes down there just one living station. the other time us mentioned to us yesterday viewers. the limitation is when 28 opens the account. it's called spectrum focus was for account. so when you opened the washer account, one of the conditions which people need to understand is for the account to be effective, is that the balance of trade between the 2 countries has to be at some kind of

a level. so the balance of trade is too far from me. just one example, if a country just in port, yes, it $100000000.00. and it explores less than $2000000000.00. they walk around doesn't very well because you end up barking a lot of money in the other in the other country, which doesn't get used again rush out some time ago. so i think the balance of trade between the 2 countries is very important. what's 2 accounts will be very successful. they're both a warranty in terms of the by the $23.00, where there's a lot of areas of also it doesn't work, but i still see that going away from dollars. all the countries is going to benefit because for reserves is the biggest problem. the lot of countries from the money on these are facing, the moving out of is us being counted or big in order for them to assess these. they can order for their groceries. so i think i will begin with that problem. the moment is by day. well, i will say a lot of nobody starts picking up pace. no,

just one final question, just trade in 2 countries. if they try to the national currency, does that help shield them from external influences such as what it was case? sanctions for example, does it so the mitigate the effects of sanctions, not that in the autonomy are about to be sanctioned. well yes be, and how many is it when, when i just wanted let you know, my america and the other countries and india took us times that be able to continue to import oil from russia because it was, it was very, very specific on that and very particular on that and how it happened because i will not accept the sizes. so he came to the rescue. the ruby was his rubin agreement. so i think, i think the situation also protects you from that tomorrow. if there's a sign to the boss, it's just between the 2 of them. so if my phone is not going to see those are 5 being there, i think it definitely has

a very important point. it protects you as well. if that has to happen. well, sharp calling economist joiners life or from you delhi. thank you very much for breaking down. that's news wasn't making it very understandable. thanks very much. art i get my washington has announced a $150000000.00 in aid to africa. saw held region to find local minutes since the secretary of state, and he's a 4 day trip to ethiopia. anesha. i'll tease africa correspondence trouble. a toddler examines whether the u. s. fear of losing influence in africa may actually be feeling it's resurgence u. s. secretary of state anthony blinkin is back again on the african continent, taking off his visit in africa's 2nd most populous nation. if you'll be wasting little time blinking hell talks with senior officials of the ethiopian federal government and the te gray regions lead us. but blinking his next stop proved a bit peculiar. he became the 1st us secretary of state to visit the j. a country

in the for hell region which has been played by muslim extremists and other taro groups. despite their best efforts, various western lead missions in the for hell have failed dismally to quell the sensations, i'm your any yoga. and then on to year to reaffirm a pledge to present vibe made with u. s. africa liter summit late last year. but miss united states is committed to deep, responsive, and genuine partnerships on the continent. because we believe we can help you solve, share challenges and deliver on the fundamental aspirations of our people. if we work together, but the us may be making it's african return already on the back foot of his deal political adversaries, china and russia. the yanks were militarily present in this a hell while the extremist and terror groups grew in confidence and even successes

leading neeagin's neighbors. molly, end with gina fossil to cancel all military cooperation with western countries in favor of corporation with russia. and while the united states was losing the battle against tara elsewhere in the world, it was china that lead investments 20 j as part of its belt and roads in africa initiative. china has made significant investments in the day. so does the american government one to be in the j already having failed the sa hell region and security or investments? the mission is clear as mud. it even confuses senior american politicians in the senate. i didn't know there was a 1000 troops and a year. this is an endless war without boundaries and no limitation on time and geography. we don't know exactly where we're route and the world militarily and what we're doing. but perhaps the american resurgence is not led by what's image

here, but rather what's under it. leg of neighbors that i, how country is blessed with mineral resources, and it's too significant. uranium mines provide nearly 5 percent of the world's output from africa's highest all of uranium. what we know for certain is that americans are led by fear of losing grounds to their adversaries, and that is fueling the resurgence and is rebranding one continent before the month of march ends. the bridal administration is stepping up the african agenda, and if activities, there are 4 important toys in the month. and another military exercise vice president carmella harris will touch down on the continent before the month ends as well. and the big crescendo will be president, jo biden's visit to the continent later on this year. the question is,

will it be before or after august when south africa hose, the brick summit in the port city of durban, where china's and rush as president cheesy ping and letting me put it will also be on african routes. carmel is out for out of he transferred it is us just war in iraq, which left a trail of destruction on the 1000000 people. dead passes is 20th anniversary party continues special coverage of the conflicts the through the oil rich country into chaos on destabilize the region for years to come. ah, well 20 years ago to the day george w bush made the decision to oust the that len iraqi leader saddam hussein by force

. so he had to give a power and leave the country all face a tank by thousands of us. and i like saddam hussein and his sons must leave iraq within 48 hours. their refusal to do so will result in military conflict commenced at a time of our choosing. should saddam hussein shoes confrontation, the american people can know that every measure has been taken to avoid war. and every measure will be taken to when it what a spy, george bush has promised to take every measure to avoid war. his ultimate decision to invade iraq through the country on the wide region into chaos. displacing millions and killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. the earth invaded iraq under the pretext of stopping the danger from his alleged weapons of mass destruction. st. peaceful attempts to disarm by dot had failed, was despite your inspectors reporting no evidence of weapons in iraq. george bush's ultimatum came hours after the u. s. u cain, spain found

a joint draft resolution seeking military action. but 2 days later, the u. s. and his allies attacked iraq without un approval while the world is better off without saddam in power, george w bush's words were backed by former british prime minister, tony blair, who was joined by desire for regime change. the u. k. decided to join us forces in topping the iraqi government and unleashing chaos in the country. ortiz, marina crossover, except the story. once a years after the us led invasion of iraq and one question remains, could it have been prevented? well, the answer seems to be no, because it was the plan all along. after $911.00, it was payback time for america. and the hans for state sponsors of terrorism was on after afghanistan, iraq became the next target. and the british prime minister, tony blair, became george bush's accomplice. all that was missing was an excuse to invade. well

here in the declassified letter, we can see how blair tells bush that he's with him no matter what. as in, he'll support him in removing saddam hussein from power. i will be with you. what's heather? getting rid of saddam is the right thing to do. he's a potential threat he could be contained in another secret memo were told that the pair were concocting a p r campaign on how to sell the iraq war. an entire year before the us invaded to pay him said we needed an accompanying payoff strategy that highlighted the risks of saddam's w m. d program. and his appalling human rights record, bush strongly agreed to pay him said this approach would be important in managing european public opinion. and in helping the president constructs an international coalition, the p. m said no one could doubt the world would be a better place if there were regime change in iraq. what's more, they had

a strategy in case that saddam hussein actually gave you an weapons inspectors free reign to check on everything. the p. m late a commented to me privately that had spoken again to bush about the issue of un inspectors. bush and acknowledged that there was just a possibility that saddam would allow them in and go about their own business. if that happened, we would have to adjust our approach accordingly. so they didn't even want full transparency. that is pretended to wanted, hoping iraq's leader would say no. and that would be enough to topple him. well, september 2002, tony blair's infamous claim. the intelligence picture they paint is one accumulated over the last 4 years. it is extensive detail and authority. it concludes that iraq has chemical and biological weapons that saddam has continued to produce them. that he has existing and active military plans for the

use of chemical and biological weapons, which could be activated within 45 minutes. 45 minutes really sounds fake. well, it turned out to be, which was confirmed by british weapons expert dr. kelly to a b. b, c, journalist, it was transformed in the week before it was published to make it 6 here. the classic example was the claim that weapons of mass destruction were ready for use within 45 minutes. that information was not in the original draft. it was included in the dorsey against our wishes, because it wasn't reliable. most of the things in the dossier were double sourced, but that was single sourced. and we believe that the source was wrong. this fiasco even made it to the parliamentary hearings, which is where dr. kelly's name was revealed as he was asked to give evidence on what he knew. 2 days later, the man who set the british government sec,

stop iraq's w m. d. dosier was found dead. and 10 years after saddam hussein was hanged, they rock inquiry known as a chill cut report, revealed that the so called the rocky dictator posed no eminent threats at the time of the invasion. and that the war was fought on the basis of flawed intelligence. the spotlight was now put on george bush and tony blair, with some calling for the pair to be prosecuted and even take in their case, took courts. saddam hussein had known posed an immediate threat to the interest of the u. k. the intelligence regarding the weapons of mass destructions was presented with an warrenton sentence. he, the invasion was not necessary and the invasion had been undertaken without the authority of the one security council wants the attempts made to prosecute. mister blair failed as the u. k. court ruled that there exist no crime under english law,

which the former prime minister could be charged with. and the international criminal court said that the decision he made to go to war in 2003 is beyond their emits of investigations. and that's it. i apologize for the fact that the intelligence we received was, was wrong. the program in the form that we thought it was did not exist in the way that we thought over a 100000 civilian iraqis, killed many more displaced, british and american soldiers dead for no apparent reason. and this is what they get. oops, sorry about that. and what was the plan for the contract actor saddam hussein? well, they didn't care, as was revealed in a secret memo, ands of what that they care about iraq's oil reserves. and they were discussing it before the war even began declassified documents states that the british government was encouraged to start preliminary work to ensure you k companies are well placed

to pick up contracts in the aftermath of the war. by way of specific follow up, we should convene a meeting with b, p shell, and other appropriate u. k. companies, whether together or separately to explore ideas and tap into the expertise, we would need to handle this carefully and assure it was confidential to avoid charges of oil motivations. so preliminary work to ensure you k companies well place to pick up contracts. in the aftermath. this is all in the public domain. it's been 20 years and still no one has been held accountable. a country was destroyed, a president's was basically assassinated. and those who did it aren't behind bars. no, but lecturing, all those on war and peace. the bad guys got away, unbelievable unless he continues its coverage of the legacy that the u. s. left in iraq after the unprovoked invasion later on throughout the day. so do stay tuned at

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