not merely peace in our time, but peace in all time. i speak of peace because of the new face of war. total war makes no sense in an age where free powers may maintain large and relatively invulnerable nuclear forces and refuse to surrender without resort to those forces. it makes no sense in an age nuclear weapon contains almost 10 times the explosive force delivered by all the allied air forces in the second world war. it makes no sense in an age when the deadly poisons produced by a nuclear exchange will be carried by wind and water and soil and seas to the far corners of the globe and to generations yet unborn. today, the expenditure of billions of dollars every year for weapons acquired for the purpose of making sure we never need them is essential to the keeping of peace. but the acquisition of such idle stockpiles, which can only destroy and never create, is not the only, much less most efficient means of assuring peace. i speak of peace as a necessary, rational end of rational men. i realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramat

and a new report says climate change is a fresh to world peace we talk to the organization that operates the server to find out more about the danger. of a warm welcome to you i'm under that she police in hong kong have fired tear gas at protesters trying to stop a controversial proposed law that would allow extradition to mainland china the city's legislative council has postponed a planned debate on the law after crowds blocked access to government buildings hong kong officials have ordered the demonstrators to disperse but this is a they're defending the territories freedom. they may not be super heroes but they are a force to be reckoned with tens of thousands of people have paralyzed hong kong once again today in protest against the controversial extradition bill. like mostly dressed in black their faces covered with surgical masks and wearing makeshift body armor the crowds today seem ready for a different kind of protest than the largely peaceful mass demonstrations on sunday . i would say it actually is wheat farmer or farmer approach astore we do it right or it is a different wa

instead of land for peace that the principle of land for peace you're offering them money for peace now land for peace is the essence of basically of the saudi initiative by late king. how much overlap is there any overlap at all between your plan and the arab initiative of the saudi king abdullah so i would say the 1st part if that's what they're saying that's a very uninformed position this is not money for peace this is economic prosperity and a business plan if there is peace right so the peace has to stand on its own but you can't just sign of peace. agreement after you know all these years of fighting that no sudden love each other and move on with life you have to be able to articulate what a future is that could be exciting for people if you think about it for the middle east the unifying feature of a lot of the arab world over the last 70 years is the hatred of israel and they've used that often to deflect from a lot of their own shortcomings internally and so israel is not the cause of the problems throughout a lot of this region throughout a lot of these places the problem is

instead of land for peace that of the principle of land for peace you're offering them money for peace now land for peace is the essence of the story of the saudi initiative by the late king. how much overlap is there any overlap it's all between your plan and the arab initiative of saudi king below so i would say the 1st part if that's what they're saying that's a very uninformed position this is not money for peace this is economic prosperity and a business plan if there is peace right so the peace has to stand on its own but you can't just sign a peace agreement after you know all these years of fighting then all sudden love each other and move on with life you have to be able to articulate what a future is that could be exciting for people if you think about it for the middle east the unifying feature of a lot of the arab world over the last 70 years is the hatred of israel and they've used that often to deflect from a lot of their own shortcomings internally and so israel is not the cause of the problems throughout a lot of this region throughout a lot of these places the problem

and peace.hree factors which include involvement in conflicts at home and abroad, the size of a country's military and internal security, including violent crime and terror. so according to this year's ranking, the improving situation in syria means that afghanistan is now the least peaceful country on earth. of all the world's nations, and despite unrest in the east of the country, ukraine showed the biggest improvement in peacefulness. the country which has showed the largest deterioration due to the violence there is nicaragua. steve killelea is the founder and executive chairman of the institute for economics and peace. he explained how syria has managed to improve its ranking in this year's report. what has happened with syria basically is isis has been defeated. now, it's still got elements, pockets of the fighters left in different parts of the country, but the overall number of people killed in battlefield deaths has dropped 13% in the last year. whereas for afghanistan, it really has no

the paris peace conference was intended in part to conclude peace treaties with the defeated states set up a shared tool of reparations payments to be made by germany and draft international borders that accurately reflected ethnic pounder it was. a total of $27.00 states took part in the conference but the negotiations were dominated by the big 4 allied powers. president wilson french prime minister also british prime minister david lloyd george. and the talian prime minister vittorio emanuele orlando. for the next several months the participants negotiated the terms of. peace treaties with the defeated powers the german delegation was not allowed to take part in the discussions. they hoped that the final treaty would be based on wilson's 14 points and would not involve any loss of territory. the germans were deeply concerned that claim a lso would take a hard line and weaken the new german republic so as to eliminate its ability to threaten from us i. at the end of 6 months of discussions the various delegations arrived at the palace of versailles to sign the main peace treaty. the ce

peace requires more courage than conflict. i would like to extend my appreciation to the two leaders for being so brave, and i am very overwhelmed with emotion because we have been able to prove the way toward peace for the korean peninsula. continuous dialogue is the only viable option for achieving complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. today president trump and i have reaffirmed that we're absolutely on the same page when it comes to denuclearization and that we share common goals. in particular, as complete denuclearization and peace building on the korean peninsula and normalization of u.s.-dprk relations for the goals committed to in the singapore agreement we concur that implementing this agreement simultaneously and in parallel would be vitally important. to that end i hope the dialogue between the u.s. and dprk will resume as early as possible. and i hope that there will be a promise made between the leaders of the two countries together with the people of the republic of korea. and not only the security f

peace requires more courage than conflict.o brave and i'm very overwhelmed with emotions because we have been able to prove the way towards peace for the korean peninsula. it's the only viable option for achieving complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. today, president trump andi peninsula. today, president trump and i have reaffirmed where on the same page when it comes to denuclearisation and we share common goals. in particular, as complete peace building on the peninsula and normalisation of relations between north korea and the usa was agreed on the singapore agreement, we agree this is vitally important. to that end, i hope dialogue between the us and dprk will resume as soon as possible and i hope there will be a promise made between the leaders of the two countries together with the people of the republic of korea. and... not only the security for the broad us alliance has become a comprehensive strategic alliance, that strengthens cooperation in not only security but also the economic region and global iss

agreements common reconstitution view returned peace to the country also on the show. what do women footballers across africa wants equal pay and as much attention as men's football as nigeria and south africa get ready to represent the continent in a woman's wellcome and he put the challenges behind him on excel in the competition . and he michael jr is my name welcome to the program the central african republic has seen more than its fair share of peace deals none of which have actually brought peace to the fractured country and you have this yeah he's put pen to paper yet again pledge in peace now the president has started consultations about free conservation begins with one boy who doesn't yet know what that means because all he can remember is the violence. heavy can't sleep at night his mother also son has nightmares only doing the drawings can have have a stop seeing the peaches that haunted. me to get to sleep i have to. every time to get the images out of my head. at his just 12 years old his drawings are always the same pickup trucks with machine guns mounte

of the peace corps caucus, mr. kennedy, mr. graves, mr. sires, and ms. shalala for their support as original co-sponsors. mike other generations of americans my wife and i answered president john f. kennedy's call and served in the peace corps in ethiopia in 1966 to 1968. this foundational experience inspired our lifetime of service that continued in the state government in california, the clinton administration, and now the united states congress. since the establishment of the peace corps in 1961, more than 230,000 americans have volunteered and have served in 141 countries around the world. when the africans fought for their independence, the peace corps volunteers came and they were there to assist in the transition. in countries throughout that continent. they were there as teachers, communities development, agriculture, so that tradition carried on in countries all around the world. today there are some 8,000 peace corps volunteers in 65 countries. now more than ever congress should and must support the peace

for peace the palestinians have rejected the proposal. also the donors have placed $113000000.00 to help millions of palestinian refugees this year but it falls far short of more than $1000000000.00 it's needed and rottweilers been struggling to cash since the u.s. government cut funding last year and president trumpets are to veto new legislation aimed at addressing the surging numbers of asylum seekers coming across the mexican border the house of representatives approved a $4500000000.00 aid package which includes help to shelter and feed those in custody. that's just returned to our top story on the u.s. plan for the middle east many say without a political solution to the israeli palestinian conflict an economic one is unlikely and here's why the world bank reports that palestine's g.d.p. growth projection is minimal for the next 2 years the israeli restrictions of course in gaza is economy to collapse the palestinian g.d.p. was 14700000000 dollars last year. israel's economy is 20 times that figure almost one in every 3 palestinians

let's go over to peace house. what's interest being covering this white house is you just never know. we knew the president was going to the dmz. but even his closest aide didn't know he was going to send out that tweet i righting kim to come to the dmz. jon: we expect the news conference with president trump and moon jae-in to begin any moment now. we saw his daughter take her seat so it will start soon. as far as back as it go, it sometimes gets covered up but it take a back burner to the mystery of dealing with the north. >> the president talk about the economic miracle of south korea when he was here in november of 2017. i was standing in the same position watching the president address the sout -- the south kn parliament. he said look what's happening south of your border. south korea is the fourth largest economy in asia, the 11th largest in the world. they are shipping product all over the world. president trump is saying, you get rid of your nuclear program and join the community of nations globally, and t

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let us all means for the sake of peace.sus christ our lord the prayers of peace. i read now in french the message and then in english. he speaks french. he speaks french. with an open heart i give you apostolic blessing and for the bishops present and the faithful of your dioceses, and i call on god to bless all participants in these celebrations. the landing right here in normandy was decisive in the fight against nazi barbarism in that in enabled to pave the way to the end of that war, war which deeply ravaged europe and the world. that's why i make a grateful memorial of all the soldiers who come from several countries, france included, and were brave tojoin the countries, france included, and were brave to join the army and give their lives for freedom and peace. i confide in god's merciful love these soldiers as well as the millions of victims, not forgetting those who are in the german side fought obedient to a system of government motivated by a deadly ideology. i expressed the hope that this commemoration event will

instead of land for peace instead of the principle of land for peace you're offering them money for peace now land for peace is the essence of the study of the saudi initiative by late king. how much overlap is there any overlap at all between your plan and the arab initiative of the saudi king below so i would say the 1st part if that's what they're saying that's a very uninformed position this is not money for peace this is economic prosperity and a business plan if there is peace right so the peace has to stand on its own but you can't just sign of peace. dreamin after you know all these years of fighting then all sudden love each other and move on with life you have to be able to articulate what a future is that could be exciting for people if you think about it for the middle east the unifying feature of a lot of the arab world over the last 70 years is the hatred of israel and they've used that often to deflect from a lot of their own shortcomings internally and so israel is not the cause of the problems throughout a lot of this region throughout a lot of these places the problem is

can deliver on its promise to bring back peace to my. wants unity and yes despite the support of $20000.00 u.n. in foreign troops the president seems unable to bring the country together. he's facing mounting protests with calls for his resignation including from the influential cleric. leading the demonstrations. general says the president is my friend but i will continue to denounce his governance people from the north the armed groups the people fighting against each other we're all volume's we need to promote dialogue bring an end to the violence that's turning into a senseless war. it is a country in crisis deeply divided with each community mourning their dead unable to break the cycle of revenge more with nicholas who's now live in bamako for. 4 years i think for a peace accord was signed between the 2 groups and the big question would have to be where is that pace. welcome all that's right 4 years ago in that white building right behind me different armed groups decided to lay down their arms in this peace accord now that's right

keep the security and peace and their lives on but so far stockholm there. is still paralyzed by so many. if you was there from the side and that and. first of all the cease fire that map. that happened. the saudi air force has arthel with their allies. getting so many. targets and side yemen and this hoho this out of it i think the saudi arabia and launching attacks. measure on saudi border the southern border so. the 1st think that the international community should do is thought big just. the devil of it. confidence. and sit you would be harder to. promote the peace talks between the parties concerned indeed ok well for the moment we'll see whether the that is even possible under the conditions of wednesday mr lee asked for thanks for joining us from beirut. let's go back to one of our top stories and once the protests in hong kong where melinda lu is the beijing bureau chief for newsweek magazine and she joins me now from beijing good to have you with scan. to get your reaction to the images that you might have seen it where you are in beijing though we

permanent peace on the korean peninsula. and mr trump will be going down historian the president who made. this on the korean peninsula. and i'd like to keep my appreciation to mr trump and. north korean leader kim. and that is the practical and practical approach to peace. and as far as. is concerned. the complete station on the korean peninsula and prominence peace. is very important in an approach step by step and i wish on behalf of korean public that north korean leader and mr president. could make progress on that front. and the south korea and usa will happen strategic. and the us alliance going forward as well. and south korea and the usa will have a close. for the nation in terms of military. assistance. and since you know gratian orbit mr president. from usa. and the systematic system has been in place to help each other and that this is a triumph for both sides. and the 2 leaders. will implement to accelerate the trade. and. south korea and north korea south korea and usa we worked. and progress on trade as well.

peace deal that we're always looking brink of signing it but it. was clear that i've been mentioned that several times in japan. russia warns. normalization of our relationship with the russian and japanese nation are interested in that so i thank you. well it's will be never ending press conference thank you and there you go with the last question up a japanese hot springs pretty apt after 4 hours plus of lemaire putin feeling questions from the russian public on their russian foreign press rather near putin just wrapping up that martha and q. and a session the annual session happening there in dun time in moscow you're watching r t international 36 minutes past 4 pm we're going to have a very very short break then be back with the guess we had a few moments ago don smith director of the stockholm international peace research institute talking about israel's nuclear weapons program stay with us. what do you do if we came here where did you work before you came here when you lived well death row and in many us states capital punishment is still pra

above all, there was a new peace to be assured. these were huge and daunting tasks. but the allies summoned strength from the faith, belief, loyalty, and love of those who fell here. they rebuilt a new europe together. there was first a great reconciliation among those who had been enemies, all of whom had suffered so greatly. the united states did its part, creating the marshall plan to help rebuild our allies and our former enemies. the marshall plan led to the atlantic alliance -- a great alliance that serves to this day as our shield for freedom, for prosperity, and for peace. in spite of our great efforts and successes, not all that followed the end of the war was happy or planned. some liberated countries were lost. the great sadness of this loss echoes down to our own time in the streets of warsaw, prague, and east berlin. soviet troops that came to the center of this continent did not leave when peace came. they're still there, uninvited, unwanted, unyielding, almost 40 years after the war. because of this, allied forces still stand on this continent. today,

peninsula, peace requires more courage than conflict. would like to extend my appreciation to the two leaders who are being so brave. and i am very overwhelmed we motions because we have been able to prove the way towards peace for the korean peninsula. the only viable option for complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. today president trump and i have reaffirmed we're on the same page when it comes to denuclearization and that we share common goals. in particular, as complete denuclearization and peace building on the korean peninsula and normalization of -- were the goals committed to in the singapore agreement we concur that implementing this agreement simultaneously. to that end i hope the dialogue between the u.s. will resume as soon as possible. i hope that there will be progress made between the leaders of the two countries, together with the people of the republic of korea. and, not only the security for the u.s. alliance has become a strategic alliance that strengths cooperation in not only security and global issues.

germany france on the americal welcomes her ukrainian counterparts in berlet to discuss efforts to bring peace to eastern ukraine including a possible extension of russian sanctions but concerns over chancellor merkel's health dominated the visit with the chancellor appearing to suffer the effects of dehydration amid a heat wave in the german capital also on the program germany's top security official says the shocking assassination of a local politician is an alarm bell for german democracy and evidence of the dangerous new face of right wing extremism and the former head of european football he should not see any maintains his innocence after being detained by police in france investigators are looking into the awarding of the 2022 world cup soccer tournament to the gulf state of qatar. thank you so much for your company everyone. we start this broadcast right here in berlin where german chancellor angela merkel has promised support to ukraine as it seeks to extend sanctions against russia sanctions that were put in place over russia's backing of separatist forces in the east of the country

will reveal the economic part of its middle east peace plan as a meeting in bahrain later on shoes day but protests have taken place across the palestinian territory as anger grows against one president donald trump has called the deal of the century protesters in the occupied west bank and images of the king of bahrain and one and real gaza resident dressed as former p.l.o. leader yasser arafat brandished a gun and several burning images of u.s. president donald trump well it's white house senior adviser jarred christian who'll be leaving the 2 day workshop and before flying to bahrain he spoke to al-jazeera and said that this new initiative should bring the palestinians and the region an opportunity for stability. so right now from unama we're focused on the economic aspects of what could be possible if there is a resolution but what i will say is that you know all of the people i speak to you know they talk about the arab peace initiative and again it was a it was a great effort but if that was where a deal was going to be made a deal would be made a long time ago i think we all hav

economic peace that has failed many times in the past and doesn't address the real issue. sidelined. any any notion politics and you simply can't just throw economic incentives that the palestinians and hope to get about that right there right turn shine we're going to . move them out i think that. sets up an organization of the conference with russia is incredibly. honest unions in israel these are not. the people the os speaking. from the business and that there is absolutely no political element. to this around. well that was yahoo henri from the palestinian policy think tank al shabab speaking with us earlier artless get some more analysis on this peace plan to do that i'm joined by professor natasha lynn state with the government department at the university of essex in the u.k. professor winston is a commentator on middle east politics and development policies professor it's good to have you on the program i want to ask you what came to your mind 1st today when you heard about jared kirshner's plan. i think what came to my mind is similar to what a lot of people the

is the u.s. a reliable partner to peace for the palestinians. none of this theme this theme has been back stabbing the palestinians from day one and by the way they closed the office i used to head the embassy in washington right at the height of our engagement with the with them and that hopeful moment so they're not interested to talk to us and by the way they don't see us as a people that's why they were the close of the prometric mission and they would close the consulate general of the u.s. consul general in jerusalem that was there since 844 long before all this as a key contact between the u.s. people in government and palestine anyway you know doing all that closing our embassy the u.s. consulate giving as i enjoy most of them but if usually is the settlements all of a sudden are not illegal and not an obstacle the issue of borders giving them the golan heights and only 3 days ago the national security bulletin was in the jordan valley it telling that the now they would indorse has control of the studies you can as it was the most import

freedom peace and justice civilian rule this month chant these protesters. and circled by the troops plead with them. to hold their fire. peacefully peacefully they shouted. but since the early morning sudan's capital has been anything but peaceful. protest leaders have stopped cooperation with the transitional military council calling the crackdown a bloody massacre and said i cannot even evacuate the bodies are they said they are calling them martyrs. hundreds of the injured are being treated in cartoons row care hospital the sudan doctors committee says the death toll is difficult to count and can only rise but the army is meeting determined organize resistance the opposition have thrown up their own roadblocks in response stringing stones and burning tires across the city. after the dispersal of the city and we went back to the streets and squares and thank god with the help of the youth we closed the street and we will close everything again god willing. to day of violence by the army may have broken up the protests to sit in that it seems to have simpl

second argument is peace through democracy. it's possible, but it will take a longer time in the middle east. the third one could be chinese concept of peace through development. from the chinese perspective, the middle east development deficit is the cause of instability, terrorism, radicalization. peace through strength and democracy will take a longer time. maybe development from the grass roots level could work in some ways. so, in a word, if you look at the middle east, i think china has provided economic assistance as the hardware. china has built hospitals, roads, and schools, but u.s. has provided nurses, medical facilities, textbooks, and teachers. so, chinese hardwares and u.s. softwares in the future can be compatible. therefore, for the future development, i'm afraid the two sides can cooperate. i'm optimistic, and i wish you will all be optimistic as well. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> okay. now is the time we're going to go to questions from the audience. and some microphones that are going around. let me str

president's long awaited middle east peace plans been met with derision and anger from palestinians the 1st economic part of the plans being rolled out in bahrain's capital white house advisor john cushions calling it the opportunity of the century for palestinians and says there are exceptions is a precondition for peace but his role in jordan recalls washington d.c. palestinian leaders weren't at the meeting. shows that their business leaders and government officials are in mahna mahna to discuss the us his latest effort to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict a $50000000000.00 economic overhaul for the palestinian people and the region the us president's son in law has been working on this plan which relies on both private and public funding since 2017 this effort is better refer to as the opportunity of the century if leadership has the courage to pursue it this is about creating opportunity for the palestinian people this is about creating opportunity for the people throughout the middle east if implemented correctly and competently the economic plan i will go through now will

can deliver on its promise to bring back peace. want unity and yes despite the support of $20000.00 u.n. in foreign troops the president seems unable to bring the country together. he's facing mounting protests with calls for his resignation including from the influential cleric. leading the demonstrations. general says the president is my friend but i will continue to denounce his governance people from the north the armed groups the people fighting against each other we're all volume's we need to promote dialogue bring an end to the violence that's turning into a senseless war. it is a country in crisis deeply divided with each community mourning their dead unable to break the cycle of revenge nicholas hawke al-jazeera pharmaco. health officials in pakistan southern sindh province are struggling to treat people who tested positive for. most of them children the world health organization says there aren't enough drugs to treat all those infected laura but a man who reports. imtiaz ali and his family live in the tiny remote town of

this is not bad at all nor do we reject peace deal of the century and rank comfort well. i'm 3 things that dollar is going to be ruthless and it is simply not so it's a good thing the kids or i would love to give this paper and just for effort. also coming up tonight europe's big says ola heat wave has begun that could break records the mayor of paris is warning it could claim lives to see this heat wave has gone on for less than a week in paris but it could last one to 3 months we know very well that in a city made of stone human life will be very very very difficult. well to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and around the world welcome we begin the day with a peace plan for the palestinians and israelis that could just work in the world of donald trump today the u.s. president's son in law presented his peace to prosperity plan in what was immediately obvious this brainchild of kushner has all the hallmarks of a business product of drum a policy built busy on one assumption money and investment are the best way to finance a future without war and hate or tell

dollars but will it guarantee a peace dividend also coming up tonight racing for the u.s. border but not all of these migrants. they were caught by mexican troops the video that is causing an outcry in mexico and the long shadow of thailand's military could the thai government be harassing and filling exiled dissidents abroad we hear the story of a group of chinese issues in laos fear for their lives. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin tonight with the latest attempts to pave a path to peace in the middle east today the united states launched a bid to drum up $50000000000.00 to invest in the palestinian territories a 2 day international conference was held in bahrain led by jared cushion u.s. president donald trump's son in law and senior adviser. it's billed as part of a wider white house in. to resolve the israeli palestinian conflict but palestinian leaders they've already rejected this plan calling it an attempt to further exploit the plight of the palestinians. and neither the israeli nor palestinian g

i also want to thank president trump for his vision and leadership and commitment to bring peace to the middle east and also to throughout the entire world i want to thank secretary minucci and for leading president trumps delegation to this workshop and for all the amazing work that you and your team have done to help us make this a reality i also want to thank everyone for joining us here today the people in this room are not people who shy away from hard problems and everyone here would like to see us bring an end to this new israeli palestinian conflict the fact that so many global leaders and experts on investment came from all around the world shows that there is a serious interest appetite and willingness by the global community to help the palestinian people if the right context can be created for too long the palestinian people have been trapped in an inefficient framework of the past the priest to prosperity vision is a modern framework for a brighter and more prosperous future it is a vision of what is possible with peace. the conventional wisdom about the fate of the palesti

the life of the world and that you lead us by his holy spirit into the parts of righteousness and peace are meant would you please stand. we dedicate this memorial to the memory of those who lost their lives in the battle of normandy and whose names will be recorded here. for those who we knew for those whose memory we trace. to lived and die in this piece of that country. me. there were 2 w.'s live coverage of the 75th anniversary of the d.-day landings in normandy on june 6th 1000 ording 4 is alive and has from the un belling the new memorial to those who died from britain. on the shores of normandy 75 years ago today. he. thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks did a lot of thanks and listening as commemoration abounds for d.-day on this day 75 years ago. british soldiers and other allied soldiers as well 150000 of them landing on the shores of normandy the british prime minister 3 some one in the french president manuel mccall there. having given speeches at this unveiling of that memorial you're viewing right now. striking very. much a sense of thanksgiving for a humbling

reagan: we are at peace today and we have that peace through strength, and you, our military, are the providers of that strength. most importantly of all, you are not wagers of wars, but keepers of the peace. [applause] pres. reagan: i'm tired of listening to those naysayers. i heard them often enough during my own years as commander-in-chief. our military buildup, we were told, threatened a dangerous escalation of tensions. our deploying of pershings and cruise missiles in europe would destroy any hope for negotiations with the soviet union, they said. our insistence on s.d.i. would scuttle the i.n.f. treaty. and what kind of fool would call the soviet union an evil empire, and say that communism was destined for the ashheap of history? you know, i have to wonder, just how many times do some people have to be wrong, on so many crucial points, before they start asking themselves a few questions? but you know what some of those critics are saying today? some of the same people who said our policies were doomed to failure because the soviets were supposedly too strong are now trying to

special envoy has been pushing for peace talks with the taliban. one of the central questions and all of this is whether and how pakistan can help? for a long time, there has been a view by some in this town that pakistan could fix it if they really wanted to. i think people who know the situation always doubted that it's that easy. but nonetheless, there is a biting question about whether and how pakistan is prepared to facilitate push towards a peaceful resolution or otherwise. and i know that you cannot speak for the taliban. but on the basis of pakistan's long- term interactions with the taliban, do you have a sense of what kind of settlement taliban leaders are looking for within afghanistan? in other words, if there are intra-afghan talks, what is it the taliban and are seeking as kind of a way to move forward. internal modus the bandai? and in that case, what can pakistan and others due to help bring that about? if you could shed light on that ? >> first of all, i think pakistan consistently believed that there is no not military solution to

in the us is the u.s. a reliable partner to peace for the palestinians. none of this theme this theme has been back stabbing the palestinians from day one and by the way they closed the office i used to head the embassy in washington right at the height of our engagement with the with them and that hopeful moment so they're not interested to talk to us and by the way they don't see us as a people that's why they were the close of the prometric mission and they would close the consulate general of the u.s. consul general in jerusalem that was there since 844 long before all this as a key contact between the u.s. people in government and palestine anyway you know doing all that closing our embassy the u.s. consulate giving as i enjoy most of them but if usually is the settlements all of a sudden are not illegal and not an obstacle the issue of borders giving them the golan heights and only 3 days ago the national security bulletin was in the jordan valley it telling that the now they would indorse has control of the strategic reservoir the most important fo