baroness catherine ashton gave an introduction and then the iranian foreign minister and from negotiator, suffering pretties series back problems, gave a powerpoint hesitation on his black lap top for about an hour. the last few minutes the iranian deputy foreign minister said the world powers have reacted positively to the proposals. we don't know what the proposals are. the morning session is over. key, obviously, what is in the powerpoint. but we can assume, i presume, it is a roadmap. it was a series of punctuation points? >> we would imagine . we were told in the mediairan had a three-step proposal, but was struggling to work out step 1, 2, and three. but we know the aim of the government is to essentially do what it can to get sanctions lifted because those sanctions, particularly against the oil industry, have severely impacted the ability of the country to get money, which has affected ordinary people. essentially mr. rouhani was elected in june with a mandate to change iran's relationship with the outside world. that change is tested and begins right here. to a certaine that ext

catherine ashton didn't give much away. she said the meeting had been intensive and there would be another round of talks in november. >> the foreign minister presented an outline of a plan as a proposed basis for negotiation, which is being carefully considered as an important contribution. it was decided to meet on december 7 and eight. >> today iran's foreign minister says he hopes the talks mark the start of a new phase in relations. >> we have two days of extensive consultations, which will hopefully be the beginning of a new phase in our relations. >> russia says there is no reason to applaud the latest talks on iran's nuclear program, but both sides did describe them as useful. that is significant in itself. >> useful is a keyword. let's not minimize the significance of that language given that these talks have led almost nowhere. the fact they say that is significant. we went into these talks with both sides saying let's not expect a breakthrough. this is going to be a long, tough law. -- slog. the reason they were

this is how she described britain's catherine ashton, the head of the e.u. foreign affair service. >> [speaking french ] >> do you think her presence and her job helps your cause because it makes everyone more eurocentric? >> [speaking french] >> let me ask you about immigration. that is a very powerful issue for you. too many people who oppose you, it sounds like old-fashioned european anti-muslim xenophobia. >> [speaking french] isthe europe that you want the europe of natural fortresses, borders and barriers. limiting trade and economic activity. you want to retreat to national silos. >> [speaking french] >> what is your strategy? french]king >> if they succeed in building this pan-european alliance, it could have an immediate impact on the edifice of european government. one thing parliament always strongly pro-federalist in the past will have for the first time in its history, a strong and coherent group dedicated to dismantling much of the postwar european project. second and more decisive will be the impact that group has on government backed homes. u

allowed to talk to his family once and also the european union's top diplomat -- top diplomat catherine ashton has visited him. at november 4 will be the first time he has been seen in public if he indeed attends the trial. security will be a key issue for the authority because, of course, mohamed morsi supporters are still in the streets everyday and has been since he has been deposed, refusing to accept what happened. >> thank you. reporting from cairo. exactly one year ago today pakistani teenager malala was shot in the head by the taliban. she was attacked over her fight for girls education. one year on, conditions for pakistani girls are still difficult with more than 5 million out of school. but the islamists are not just winning on that front. the irony is that both malala the front-runner for the nobel peace prize and her fight are little known or appreciated at home. >> in this region of punjab province, a group of men are discussing their daughters' futures. >> this was prompted by a recent announcement by the provincial government to turn all segregated primary schools into coeducat

catherine ashton serves as the chair for representatives of iran and since world powers. she met in tokyo with the japanese foreign minister, kishida, who said japanese officials will take advantage of their relations with iranians and urged them to take concrete steps forward. >>> international inspectors in charge of disposing of syria's chemical weapons expect to finish one task soon. a senior official with the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons said they'll meet a friday deadline for destroying facilities for weapons production. >> we are quite sure that the process of destruction of the mixing facilities or filling facilities is -- will completely be done by the expected date. >> the inspectors will begin the second phase of their operation. they'll start disposing of the 1,000 tons of chemical agents they estimate the syrian government has stockpiled. horin said officials are looking for ways to get rid of the agents safely. >>> moving on to business news now. investors around the world are looking for clues about when the u.s. federal reserve will

any easing of sanctions that a slightly more nerd a spokeswoman for you foreign policy chief catherine ashton said on tuesday that there is a sense of courses optimism but that it's now time for results political communication professor. from to run university says negotiations are being made in good faith but could yet be derailed. i think the iranian side is very much ready for some sort of settlement and the nuclear portfolio i think there are a good number of people in the us administration that want the same thing what we have to worry about is the radicals that are associated with the government both inside the u.s. government and outside the u.s. government people who are working for a lobby in the united states and they don't want to see a deal they want to threaten iran and sanction iranian people those are the people that we have to worry about i think the iranian leadership is very much speaking in the same tone in the same lines what they want is they want to get the sanctions removed and to do that they're willing to actually put everything on the table except that enrichment abi

foreign policy chief catherine ashton said this morning that there is a sense of cautious optimism but that it's now time for results professor of international affairs at durham university on those shammy says mutual suspicion could still stand in the way of any agreement the lawmakers united states very watered about the direction of travel as indeed are the lawmakers in iran who also have the doubts about the success of these discussions and also a concern equally about america's so in a sense these parties are while not interfering with the process of sounding you know cautionary notes to say that don't push too far don't go too head of your people the public opinion i take is that by the time which is in fact exactly what both parties into iran and emotion have been saying russia and europe or you don't have got a critical role to play because they're the ones telling the americans that you've got to stay the course and if you can deliver at least then and walk the walk and talk the talk. now the national of a server john suspected over last week's killing of a twenty five year ol

s foreign affairs chief catherine ashton said the e.u. should use military grade drones for border surveillance or do you make of this suggestion and could it strengthen border control that. i think it is a good suggestion it's not a new suggestion of course because when we are talking about front takes and. that is our system systems that are being developed right now to make the border controls in the mediterranean especially more efficient and this is about radar this is about satellite images this is about drones as well and every technological possibility should be used to control our borders to combat illegal immigration and at the same time this could also help to save lives because when we can see in this stage that people that people are trying to cross the mediterranean in boats that are just not sea worthy we could have an alert and ask the. coastguards of the southern mediterranean countries to intervene directly and i think this is a good way to help save lives quickly right but don't you think there is a danger that top asyl

before easing sanctions on a slightly more of beaten out a spokesman for foreign policy chief catherine ashton said this morning that there is a sense of optimism but that it's now time for results professor a new shift hammy of the school of government and international affairs the university of durham joins us now live for more analysis on of the talks thank you so much sir for being here with us on r.t. so first off what hopes do you have for these talks on the back of such negative comments. i'm delighted to be with you i think you know everybody's kind of sitting on their own stall when it comes to these discussions obviously the lawmakers united states of very watered about the direction of travel as indeed are the lawmakers in iran who also have their doubts about the success of these discussions and also are concerned equally about america's game plan and so in a sense these parties are while not interfering with the process of sounding you know cautionary notes to say that don't push too far don't go too head of your people the public opinion and take a step at a time which is in fact

s foreign affairs chief catherine ashton is suggesting the use of military drones for surveillance of migrants is that a good idea from your point of view no i don't believe that crossing borders will solve anything because the situation will still be difficult for the people in. in africa or central africa or the middle east as i said we have to create different policy which we cannot turmoil company is killing people in nigeria we're going to mirror old company is hiring international mirror scenary group think you know what i should have i don't think the suggestion is to close borders is actually to use military style drones for surveillance it has been some criticism about that but what's the problem with that i know but. i believe when kitchener shouldn't go out and she says these things but i believe in the end it will be used to close the borders. information system of already close the borders from africa to worry about their initiative that's a want to m.e.p. who we've spoken to say the whole initiative is to save lives let's have a listen to what they said. realty should be

foreign policy chief catherine ashton said this morning that there's a quote sense of cautious optimism but that it's now time for results professor of political communication folders are these joining me on the line live from around let's talk to him now nice to see you tonight sir i mentioned some of the skeptics there in the critics they have been vocal but nonetheless there is a chance of a very real breakthrough here isn't there. yes i think so i think that you know on the other side is very much ready for some sort of settlement and the nuclear portfolio i think there are a good number of people within the u.s. administration that want the same thing what you have to worry about is there are the causes that are associated with the government both inside the u.s. government and outside the u.s. government people who are working for there's a lot of the in the united states and they don't want to see it the they want to threaten iran and sanction iranian people those are the people that you have to worry about what about back home president rouhani has been criticized by some quarte

the negotiations were chaired by the european union's high representative for foreign affairs catherine ashton. her spokesman on this, the first day of new talks had a positive tone. >> we have come here with a sense of cautious optimism and a great sense of determination because we believe it is really time now for tangible results >> those who followed the long history of negotiations with iran say there's now a new pace and urgency to the process. >> the very fact that the timeline has been shortened - these talks are two weeks after an agreement to hold them was made. this is in the rely m of iran nuclear talks - a new world. there's a lot to play for. negotiations will continue on wednesday. there has been progress, but no one is talking yet of a breakthrough or a final deal. in fact, there's already the suggestion that there could be further negotiations in just a matter of weeks. >> now, bill richardson is a former governor of new mexico. he has a cautious view on how the u.s. should approach iran but is optimistic things could change? >> this is their big opportunity. otherwise sanctio

not technically disappeared because he was allowed a visit from catherine ashton, the du foreign-policyhief, and from an african union panel. the military effectively allowed these visits as well as visits by to selected human rights thatrs in order to prove legally speaking he is not disappeared, that the state is taking responsibility for his to tension but refusing, for security reasons, to disclose his location. having said that, he is denied due process rights, the rights of her printer to have access to family visits, medical visits, and to a lawyer -- the rights to have family visits, medical visits, and a lawyer. we believe former morsi should be prosecuted. he should be held accountable for crimes that he offered during his one year in office. he did praise the police and .rder them to kill protesters in january, he did allow his supporters to set up effectively a torture camp for his opponents outside the gates of the presidential palace, among many other human rights violations. and we're not talking about governance, we are talking about recognizable criminal offense that he

the european union foreign policy chief, catherine ashton, is lead negotiator for the u.s., britain, france, china, russia and germany. >> we've had the opportunity as i've already indicated to talk in much greater detail than ever before, to answer each other's questions. we're not going to go into the detail. what i would say is our positions have been set out on a number of issues. >> suarez: the chief issues revolve around iran's enrichment of nuclear material to purity levels that could make it easy to use in weapons. that activity has led to debilitating sanctions that crippled the islamic republic's economy. today, iran's newly named foreign minister javad zarif said he hopes for an eventual end to what he labeled an unnecessary crisis. >> there are more important issues that we need to deal with and the right of iran to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful purposes including enrichment can in fact be exercised with the necessary political will without any proliferation concerns and that is what we are going to move forward and achieve in my view. >> suarez: in washington, w