first of all, catherine ashton sent a letter to the iranians and mr. jalali saying there would be respect for peaceful uses of iranian peaceful uses of technology. and this i think created the hope among the iranians that actually uranium enrichment could be discussed. it was a negotiable thing, and it would be on the table. they were willing i think to reduce their 20% requirement. but no such proposition was on the table. actually, the question was that the p 5 plus 1 insisted on suspension of uranium enrichment. i think the second thing that there was this question of that the iranians needed guarantees of being able to access 20% uranium because of their one million cancer patients and no such guarantees were provided. i think there is a history i presume that iranians have had a hard time in getting 20% uranium, enriched uranium for these medical purposes. on the other hand, of course, giving up may be the 20% enrichment that the iranians would expect a relaxation on sanctions. no such proposal was on the table. i think there was this proposal of

catherine ashton was pressing for a win-win deal between iran and the so-called p5 plus 1. they have had two meetings so far. the first one was very promising. there is another meeting coming up on june 18 in moscow, and it does not look good at all. why? because the u.s. has toughened its position. it does not seem to want a win- win deal where iran would give up its 20% enriched uranium. why has the united states adopted this position? it seems to be taking its cue from israel. president obama either thinks iran is a rival to [unintelligible] or he thinks with the elections coming up in november, that he has to carry favor with jewish voters. i fear the latter. >> can i just ask you to respond to that? how do you feel the u.s. has been given with the conflict in syria and what would you like the rest to do differently? >> the me say to introduce motions of jewish voters and the obama reelection bid i think is to detract from the fact there are more than 12,000 civilians shot dead by the al- assad regime. i would say the u.s. has been supportive in condemning the assad vio

catherine ashton says experts will meet in two weeks to discuss technical matters. >> it remains clear that there are significant gaps between the substance of the two positions. >> western leaders say the plan to strengthen economic sanctions against iran later this month. they are targeting its oil exports. a nuclear negotiator says the embargoes are certain to influence the country's approach to dialogue with the six coun y countri countries. the talks and sanctions are met to avert military action against iran. >> so, what are the fundamental differences between iran and the pf plus one countries? the members of the security council plus germany. >> one thing is sure. the pf plus one has been asking iran to comply, but these these talks, they've been talking about things that go beyond the resolutions. such as the closure of the enrichment plant and that's not a kind of thing that iran is ready to give up. but while they're asking for that, they're still not ready. the europeans and americans are not ready to give any sort of concession that iran is ready to take. >> you, u.s. and

. >> reporter: eu representative catherine ashton said she hopes to solve the nuclear standoff through dialogue. takashi ichinose, nhk world, luxembourg. >>> meanwhile, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has urged russia to step up pressure on iran over its nuclear program. netanyahu met russian president vladimir putin on monday and said he asked putin to bolster sanctions against tehran. israel has been threatening to use military force against iran's nuclear facilities. putin said only the talks were mutually useful and that russia and israel will continue to develop ties. russian officials have said they seek to solve the nuclear issue through dialogue, not tougher sanctions. moscow has been involved in talks between iran and the other u.n. security council members, plus germany. >>> egypt's president-elect has begun forming a cabinet. mohammed morsi intends to be a president for all egyptians in his politically divided country. morsi met with the commander in chief of the nation's armed forces, they discussed transferring the military's power to a civilian government by the

eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton and iran's top nuclear negotiator saeed jalili are participating in the two-day discussions. negotiators from the united states, russia, china, britain, france and germany are taking part as well. the group is sometimes referred to as the e-3 plus 3. >> what the e-3 plus 3 is looking for and hoping for is that the iranians will seriously engage on the set of proposals that we put on the table in baghdad. >> foreign officials want iranian scientists to stop enriching uranium to 20%. experts say once the material is at that concentration, it's much easier to enrich it further so it can be used to develop nuclear weapons. iranian authorities insist they have the right to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes. they are calling for international economic sanctions to be relaxed. but u.s. and european leaders plan to impose further sanctions targeting iranian oil exports by the end of june or early july. >>> the philippines and china have been locked in a standoff in the south china sea for two months. bo countries are pulling out of the area. but the

. >> reporter: eu representative catherine ashton said she hopes to resolve the nuclear standoff through dialogue. takashi ichinose, nhk world, luxembourg. >>> even the scope of mohamed morsi's powers is in question. nhk world's jun takahashi reports from cairo. >> reporter: after the big celebration lgs of morsi's victory, people are still occupying the square to protest against the military governments. egypt remains in upheaval. the military has passed laws limiting the new president's powers. young protesters in cairo's tahrir square are not happy. >> translator: i will be here 'til the military withdraws. don't let them make laws or a constitution on their own. >> translator: the military regime used to hand over power. >> reporter: the spring military council ordered the dissolution of egypt's parliament after ruling over the constitutional court. the council also revised a provision of the constitution seizing parliament's power to approve budgets. morsi was supported by many young people involved in last year's uprising. now, these supporters are watching to see how he deals with

eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton and iran's top nuclear negotiator saeed jalili are participating in the two-day discussions. negotiators from the united states, russia, china, britain, france and germany are taking part as well. the group is sometimes referred to as the e-3 plus 3. >> what the e-3 plus 3 is looking for and hoping for is that the iranians will seriously engage on the set of proposals that we put on the table in baghdad. >> foreign officials want iranian scientists to stop enriching uranium to 20%. experts say once the material is at that concentration, it's much easier to enrich it further so it can be used to develop nuclear weapons. iranian authorities insist they have the right to use atomic energy for peaceful purposes. they are calling for international economic sanctions to be relaxed. but u.s. and european leaders plan to impose further sanctions targeting iranian oil exports by the end of june or early july. >>> north korean authorities are warning they are prepared to take action if the u.s., japan and south korea go ahead with planned naval exercises. th

eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton said the bans target those responsible for the crackdown. eu officials had already stopped all oil imports from syria. they've imposed sanctions on assad and more than 170 persons and organizations. they've frozen financial assets and banned travel to europe. >>> north korea's official newspaper is urging south koreans to replace their president. former leaders of the two countries signed a statement 12 years ago aimed at improving relations. the workers party newspaper published an editorial marking the anniversary. the editorial says the re-election of south korean president lee myung-bak in december would lead to the end of inter-korean ties and all-out war. officials in pyongyang would like to see a more conciliatory government. they want to revive food aid and economic cooperation. >>> myanmar is trying to show the world it's taking steps to to bring violence under control. patchari raksawong is in bangkok with more. >> the world has been closely watching myanmar since the transition began early last year. recent clashes present buddhis

foreign policy chief catherine ashton just yesterday and the have already discussed the agendas which are going to be also discussed at that conference and the iranian foreign minister said that around hopes for a constructive dialogue which will include the understanding of both sides of this whole situation which recently garden new spin around has announced that. it's now entering the final stages of developing nuclear submarines stressing that every country has the right to use peaceful energy peaceful nuclear energy if it has the capacity to do so in this energy could be used if the country wants sold to power vessels as well while the russian foreign minister has also once again stressed that anything connected with the iranian nuclear program has to be done so all the through the united nations and any sanctions that could go all around the united nations will only harm the situation that are going to live with us on the line from ted thanks for that. there's another twist in the iranian issue as we explore later this hour for you with the new embargo against iran's oil trade r

foreign policy chief catherine ashton said that they have made some serious progress on certain issues but warns of that significant gaps remain in the two sides positions the next round of talks essentially is going to be a technical level meeting of nuclear experts that has been scheduled for july third in istanbul the arabian chief negotiator saeed jalili had a welcome to the technical level talks saying this is something that the iranians have been asking for all along he reiterated the arena and position that the right to enrich uranium is an inalienable right of the arabian people but he had also hoped expressed some us some hope that sanctions against iran would be lifted of course there has not been any agreement on that we have to keep in mind that israel has threatened to attack iran over its nuclear plans if a diplomatic solution isn't found that is a serious threat that was reiterated by the israeli president to the media interview on monday but we also have pressure for the u.s. president probably by this progress to essentially abandon talks that again some progress it do

foreign policy chief catherine ashton western diplomats are essentially sticking to a proposal that they put forth at last month's negotiations in baghdad that deal would have iran halting richmond's of your radium up to twenty percent that figure is significant because it puts me on the cusp of weapons grade material of course iran insists that his program is for civilian purposes and energy purposes only that deal would also require tehran to ship at least part of its twenty percent enriched stockpile out of the country and also halt operations at its controversial underground enrichment facility also one of the the developments that we've heard that the european union will not stop or postpone the impending oil embargo on iranian oil that is set to take place in less than two weeks that of course was one of the negotiating points of the iranians were hoping and the west would a budge on the israelis have threatened to effectively bomb iran if there is no diplomatic solution to this problem we saw the israeli president yesterday in an interview say that time is running out for iran the

the head of the six-power delegation, europe's catherine ashton was more positive, hoping for more tangible progress at the next round of talks in moscow on june 18th and a 19th. meanwhile, the head of the international atomic energy agency a, yukia amano went to iran for addressing specific concerns about past iranian activities. by the end of june, the united states is scheduled to tighten existing sanctions by beginning to sanction all foreign banks that process iranian oil transactions through iran's a central bank. the europeans are scheduled to ban all imports of iranian oil starting july 1st. and the centrifuge just keeps spinning, and suspicions about possible military dimensions of iran's nuclear program linger. as with the israeli/palestinian dispute, it's easier to sketch out the shape of a realistic ultimate solution than it is to figure out exactly how we get there. so to help us sort out this most difficult task, we have a panel of three eminent experts. by graphic highlights have been provided to you in writing. but let me introduce each to you with just a few words. ambassad

foreign policy chief catherine ashton said that they have made some serious progress on certain issues but warns of that significant gaps remain in the two sides positions the next round of talks essentially is going to be a technical level meeting of nuclear experts that has been scheduled for july third in istanbul this will give a chance for everyone to address some of the questions and concerns that were raised in the last round of negotiations after there will be a deputy level meeting between iran and the e.u. and at this point only at this point will the decision be made whether to progress forward with political level talks in other words there is hope for a diplomatic solution but agreement is far from being guaranteed now the arabian chief negotiator saeed jalili had a welcome to the technical level talks saying this is something that the iranians have been asking for all along he reiterated the iranian position that the. to enrich uranium isn't in the helium old mode right of the iranian people but he had also hoped to express some us some hope that sanctions against iran wo

the european union foreign policy chief, catherine ashton, said diplomacy is still possible, despite failure in moscow. >> the choice is iran's. we expect iran to decide whether it is willing to make diplomacy work. to focus on reaching agreement on concrete confidence-building sets and to address the concerns of the international community. >> sreenivasan: ashton said high-level talks are being suspended. instead, lower-ranking representatives from the two sides will meet in istanbul, turkey, next month. the government of syria said today it is ready to heed a u.n. call to evacuate civilians from homs. it blamed rebels for obstructing the effort. today explosions and shelling continued to rock the region around homs. as many as a thousand families have been trapped by the ongoing assault on the city and surrounding towns. at the u.n., the chief of the observer mission to syria, norwegian general robert mood, briefed the security council on the rising violence. firefighters hoped to make more progress today in containing a wildfire in colorado that's burned across 92 square miles. th

is catherine ashton so let's have a little less sneering and a little more seriousness.i was under the impression that the canadians actually watch hockey on friday nights rather than debated politics, but i guess you couldn't miss the opportunity of seeing all of us knock each other around the state on the subject of europe, me an englishman, he a scotsman, he is german and he a sort of frenchmen. [laughter] which sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, really. which is what i understand many of you think europe and its currency are at the moment. but danny and i are going to ask you to step back and we are going to ask you to look at a more serious and a bigger picture. we are going to ask you to measure the european union against a longer history and a bigger age. before week can define failure in this motion, we have to know what we are talking about. indeed, the e.u.'s currency zone is certainly in trouble and it's sending out distress signals. i don't deny that, but the eurozone is not the whole european project. that project started in the six decades ago. when i

first of all, -- catherine ashton sent a letter saying that they would be respect for the peaceful uses, iranian uses of acknowledging. and this i think created the hope among the iranians that actually uranium enrichment was a negotiable thing and it would be on the table. they were willing i think to review their 20% requirement, but no such proposition was on the table. actually, the question was that the p5+1 insisted on suspension of uranium enrichment. and i think the second thing that there was this question of, that iranians need guarantees of being able to access 20% uranium because of their 1 million, and no such guarantees were provided. i think there's a history, i presume that the iranians have had a hard time in getting 20% enriched uranium for medical purposes. on the other hand, of course giving up maybe to 20% enrichment and uranium would expect relaxation on sanctions. no such proposal was on the table. i think there was this proposal of airplane parts and maybe minor things like that, so there was this clash. and the question is how to proceed. the iranian approach ha

the head of the six power delegation, europe's catherine ashton, was more positive hoping for a tangiblegress that the next round of talks in moscow on june 18-19th. meanwhile, the head of the international atomic energy agency went to to run to discuss a framework or structural approach for addressing specific concerns about past iranian activities. i the end of june, the united states is scheduled to tighten existing sanctions by beginning to sanction all foreign banks in the process of iranian oil transactions through iran's central bank, your teams are scheduled to ban all imports of iranian oil starting july 1. and the centrifuge keeps spinning, and suspicions about possible military -- of iran's nuclear program linger. as was the israeli-palestinian dispute, it's easier to sketch out the shape of a realistic solution than it is to figure out exactly how to get there. so to help us sort out this most difficult task, we have a panel of three eminent experts. by graphic highlights have been provided by you in writing to let me introduce each to you in a few words. ambassador thomas pi

now a new world record in that the catherine has been set at the u.s. and then pick child ashton eaton beating the previous mark by thirteen points however reigning olympic champion brian clay failed to finish in the top three and that means he won't be on the plane to london so just a few were very fortunate to be in this position. i don't want to be like. treated super special or anything like that because i think it's just in large part because the guys you compete with next to be working a long time to come out and try and put something together. i think there was a lot of a lot of hope and expectation there and when you see that kind of all got the window it's pretty disappointing well the london olympics will be the first summer games are russia's open water swim and deceiver she surprised many by making the squad after big names fail to qualify but she is determined to prove her worth are some good guardians reports. with only five weeks to go until the olympics took part in a lighter training session this weekend this open water event in moscow region allowed kima choose

is catherine ashton so let's have a little less sneering and a little more seriousness.i was under the impression that the canadians actually watch hockey on friday nights rather than debated politics, but i guess you couldn't miss the opportunity of seeing all of us knock each other around the state on the subject of europe, me an englishman, he a scotsman, he is german and he a sort of frenchmen. [laughter] which sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, really. which is what i understand many of you think europe and its currency are at the moment. but danny and i are going to ask you to step back and we are going to ask you to look at a more serious and a bigger picture. we are going to ask you to measure the european union against a longer history and a bigger age. before week can define failure in this motion, we have to know what we are talking about. indeed, the e.u.'s currency zone is certainly in trouble and it's sending out distress signals. i don't deny that, but the eurozone is not the whole european project. that project started in the six decades ago. when i

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