started opening opened the press conference with the words let's together greet our dear friend dmitri medvedev who is back well indeed relations between the two and russia could be described as a privileged relationship and it seems that very of has taken the lead from his predecessor vladimir putin to treat berlusconi not just as a partner but as a true friend and is the third time the two have matched in the last eight months the last time their match was during the g eight and g twenty summits today they

and the west was on show at a joint russian german summit in the city catherine board president dmitry medvedev and chancellor angela merkel indeed shared jokes about paul the psychic world cup octopus and. barack obama but amid all the smiles they got some business done too with dozens of agreements signed our correspondent daniel bushell's been following the story. in the windy city over you could get was very much a case of the madrid if and merkel i'm sure if you like is the su country's leaders rolf's more of their personal strong relationship really highlights the country's two excellent relationship at the moment historically as it was with greeted chatted with mr medvedev influence russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed off to perth but later promised it was not paul the octopus who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal over the world cup now there was talk of a trio of world leaders forward looking leaders barack obama rich madrid if i go merkel a transatlantic troika if you like moving the world forward on security and defense issues with foo

was on show was a joint russian german summit in the city of you've got that emberg president dmitri medvedev and chancellor angela merkel joked about. the smiles they got some business a number of agreements while our correspondent daniel bushell is in the russian city for single line daniel a busy day for the team leaders wasn't it but there appeared to be a lot of smiles and even the little. yes in the window over you could get was very much a case of the. show if you like is the. strong relationship really the country. the movement of people to agree to do. better in flu. and russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed octopus but later promised it was not people who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal all over the world cup now. there was talk of big business deals there starting to form a new trio of forward looking world leaders reach a bit better. and barack obama. tries that learned to troika to solve global security and defense issues with food as a unifying force let's listen in. to any money and let me draw your attention to the fact that ge

russia and the west doesn't show as a joint a russian german summit in the city of bug president dmitri medvedev and chancellor angela merkel shared drugs about paul that psychic world cup octopus and burgers with brock obama but amid the smiles i got some business done to you with dozens of agreements signed and our correspondent daniel bushell is following the story for us. in the windy city over you could get was very much a case of the madrid if and merkel or m.m. sure if you like is the su countries leaders roths more of their personal strong relationship really highlights the countries to excellent relationship at the moment historically until it was greeted and chatted with mr medvedev influence russian he with her off to a top local restaurant where they enjoyed all to perth but later promised it was not the both who predicted that germany would lose in the semifinal over the world cup now there was talk of a trio of world leaders forward looking leaders barack obama to reach madrid if i glue merkel a transatlantic troika if you like moving the world forward of security and defense issue

talking to the executive director of the united nations aids agency in vienna russian president dmitry medvedev is continuing a two day visit to finland and today it's down to business the talks what he's finished counterpart tell you hollande will focus on european security trade and economic cooperation corresponding orcus going up as the latest from finland. there is significant business cooperation going on between finland and especially some of the boarding regions of russia like the leaning about region and the republic of criteria and it's going to be discussed at the at this meeting since the trade turnover this year alone has already surpassed the five billion us dollars market which means that trade is already grown by over twenty percent compared to last year when the economic crisis was in full swing like i said this there is a lot of joint project between the two countries but other issues are on the table as well as you would be in security and the ecology of the baltic sea both leaders of bruce lee said that that's quite an important topic for both countries in fact later on wedn

fashion is a fitting scene for talks about cultural ties between russia and italy and indeed dmitri medvedev and solvable discone of name twenty eleven as a mutual year of culture to be held in both countries. reports from one of the cultural arts of italy. well it's really hard here in milan the atmosphere of the meeting was warm as well syria but a new school started opening opened the press conference with the words let's together greet our dear friend dmitri medvedev who is back well indeed relations between the two and russia could be described as a privileged relationship and it seems that very of has taken the lead from his predecessor vladimir putin to treat berlusconi not just as a partner but as a true friend and is the third time the two have matched in the last eight months the last time their match was during the g. eight and g. twenty summits today they discussed the outcome of those gatherings seem particular such international issues as the iranian nuclear program situation in afghanistan and the reform of the u.n. which they both said was needed well similar to law school an

president dmitry medvedev proposed the bill, saying it would help fight terrorism and extremist groups. civil rights activist vera the powers could be used to intimidate government opponents and suppress dissent. american researchers say the first six months of 2010 were the warmest on record. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the average global temperature between january and june rose to a new high. much of europe is in the grip of a heat wave, including germany. >> temperatures are soaring in frankfurt. even the wildlife is seeking respite on the banks of the river. >> july is off the charts. temperatures are five degrees above the average for this time of year. we don't know how the second half of the month will develop. next week, we are into the second half. the heat will continue. >> germany's farmers saw massive losses. their crops are simply with the ring in the heat. the long stretch of dry weather in the state of brandenburg means forest fires are becoming a problem. in russia, fire fighters are also battling the flames. it comes as no surprise that fa

interrupting our normal programming there but let's cross now live to milan where russian president dmitri medvedev has arrived there for talks with italian prime minister silvio berlusconi to ranging from cultural ties to issues related to nato the e.u. energy security and bilateral trade let's cross now live to my life to hear what they have to say. melanne gallery this is this is going to be our so-called touring. train then go to sigma lanka seadrill. and then. course we're going to watch. some are too diverse and we have around one hundred thousand churches and palaces. with a wonderful sorry sherry and atmosphere and a lot of museums archaeological museum this. on and other sites historic buildings for example last carla going to visit his. well that's why. this is as it is too short hard little time because there are so many beauties in need to leave to show and president medvedev promise me. many times so that's your public promise and then i invite my guest to my villa. where we're going to visit the university elaborate on your call which will start writing you know just starting from jan

deal to provide the country with state of the art technology trains and wind turbines president dmitry medvedev and chancellor angela merkel noted and yet they didn't vote that business was booming between the two countries daniel schorr parts . siemens fixes its position as one of the top foreign investors in russia it will build two hundred trains in the country to replace creaking regional stalk europe's biggest engineering group will help to produce wind turbines cutting the country's dependence on oil and gas siemens also agreed to join russia's new silicon valley being built at school near moscow the multi billion euro deal comes as president richard but if for help to pull the economy out of its backwardness you managed to get a might let me draw your attention to the point that germany is number one in the list of russia's power and switch and we have. created new technologies that will get released over one hundred years and we have perfect economic relations three years ago siemens was convicted of paying royalties with lucrative contracts in russia today's make a deal was signed on t

russian president dmitry medvedev is continuing a two day visit to settle in and today it's down to business the talks with his finnish counterpart to the hollande will focus on european security trade and economic cooperation all coude get the latest from our correspondent gryphus can offer is a feeling for us so igor do tell us what's expected to be special about this meeting. he's a little bit of technical difficulties here but now ari is without a doubt business is without a doubt a major part of relations between the two countries and there's significant business cooperation going on between finland and especially some of the boarding regions of russia like the leaning about region and the republic of criteria and it's going to be discussed at the at this meeting since the trade turnover this year alone has already surpassed the five billion us dollars mark which means that trade is already grown by over twenty percent compared to last year when the economic crisis was in full swing like i said this and there's a lot of the joint project between the two countries but other issues are on

they say all secrets come to light russia's president dmitri medvedev has signed a law preventing insider trading the new york firefighters i'm defines concepts such as insider information and market manipulation among stop this insider trading is an offense in most financial centers but until now the law has never passed its first hearing in russia and it won't take effect immediately that will come into force six months after publication. we spoke to a corporate lawyer max good broad from baker and mckenzie he says that russia's insider trading nor has much in common with western versions. if you look at the letter of it it's much more extensive a lot of details are regulated as you would have expected in russia they are however a couple of details which emerged in practice in the west which are not regulated that is in a situation that is also situations where you have conflicts of interest between people just imagine the state bank where the chairman of the supervisory board is one in the same and he deals with two banks and learns inside information two of them does it mean that fore

oh welcome to the business bulletin helen naughty president dmitri medvedev wants to tap new sources of finance to diversify russia's economy he said investment along with business support services from the north to accounting other key to innovation are now joined to life from the modernization commission my office funded that tend to have clover and italian now what are the main obstacles to modernization. hello stephanie world at today's meeting of the presidential commission on more devastation has shown that when it comes to venture capital investment in russia it's easy to say what needs to be done then to make what has already been achieved so far there are at least twenty three venture funds working in russia with a total capital of two billion dollars which of course absolutely not enough for the country and building it over to the economy now the president meeting with have said that there was a lot of help to mum told me a lot of on the market and he criticised the properties which are reluctant to take the risk and invest in innovation he proposed something he proposed se

later in the program but first this hour they say all secrets come to light russia's president dmitri medvedev has signed a new law preventing insider trading the law clarifies and define such concepts as insider information market manipulation of its insider trading is an offense in most financial centers but until now the law has never passed the first hearing in russia and it won't take effect immediately the rules come into force six months after publication. the government says they will offload shares in state companies even if the budget doesn't need the money isn't there also a sell eight major companies which is fewer than expected and the earliest date for a sale will be next year the economic development minister said privatization will help build a competitive economy. which these will be fairly big companies possibly banks partially our companies from the fuel and energy sector privatization will be a means not only need to attract many into the budget which is very important but it's also wave influencing the structure of the economy currently the government has an excessive grow

i think really signals that things are going to go reasonably well present dmitri medvedev wants to tap new sources of find out to diversify russia's economy he said investments along with business support services from a lot of accounting of a key to innovation all correspondent to tell you how clover has the details. meeting of the presidential commission on more devastation has shown that when it comes to venture capital investment in russia it's easy to say what needs to be done then to make what has already been achieved so far there are only three venture funds working in russia with a total capital of two billion dollars which of course absolutely not enough for the country build a bit of a tech economy now president to decide that there is a lot to help them on new products on the market and he criticized the properties which are reluctant to take the risk and invest in innovation he proposed several concrete measures that are designed to know how to make the bench for capital investment work in russia still in the civil service that we need to develop the services needed for bu

they say all secrets come to light russia's president dmitri medvedev has signed a law preventing infighter trading the new yorker fison defines concepts such as insider information on market manipulation amongst others insider trading is an offense in most financial centers but until now the law has never passed its first hearing in russia and it won't take effect immediately the rules come into force six months after publication. we spoke to a corporate lawyer max good broad from baker and mckenzie he says russia's insider trading nor has much in common with western but. if you look at the little food that's what's more extensive lots of details we're going to have expected. however a couple of. protests in the west which will operate in these situations that is also situations of conflicts of interest between people. in the scene and he deals with inside information does it mean that foreign investors can now rely more on information flow in russia well relying two sides the first is that they get the information and second is that actually the information is disclosed. a lot regulates w

president dmitri medvedev wants to tap new sources of finance to diversify russia's economy he said investment along with business support services from law to accounting are the key to innovation our correspondent let tell you how clever has the details. leading up the presidential commission on modernisation has shown that when it comes to such a capital investment in russia it's easy to say what needs to be done but to make what has already be cheap shot there at least hope to prevent your funds working in russia with the total capital of two billion dollars which of course absolutely not enough for the country building it over to economy now president it is sad that there is a laptop the mom told me that it's on the market but the size the properties which are reluctant to take the rest of the best and innovation to post so concrete measures that are designed to work how about make better capital investment work in russia so when i see it was that we need to develop the services needed for business accounting information and service it's also necessary to increase to small enterprises you

estemirova has been identified and has been placed on a wanted list that's according to president dmitri medvedev who outlined the course of the investigation after a meeting with german chancellor angela merkel there's a year ago today since estimate of who was kidnapped and murdered in the north caucasus region she worked for the human rights organization memorial in russia's chechen republic she was well known for her investigative work into. cases of kidnap torture and abuse of authority. was a just mention from all the stories we're covering to check out our web site a lot of videos on a lot of blogs interviews chance for you to have your say as one of our stories about the discussion but by simply top that button let us know what you say taste or some stories online tonight for you the psychic german octopus back again outdone though this time by ukrainian animators in a special world cup edition of the cartoon done well in advance of the tournament incidentally make correctly predicted the teams in the final the score and even the red card don't believe me take a look at our web site altie

dmitri medvedev is spending a couple of days in finland where alongside a bit of official business there's also a bit of time for some scandinavian sightseeing to start with the finnish president toddy helen and gave me a bit of a tour of her official summer residence known as the golden bank it's the second time the leaders have enjoyed a stroll in the sun the two last met in the russian resort of sochi last august present that is next year to soak up some baltic history but then it's down to business leaders are set to talk about energy deals and environmental issues and the details are in our business update later for you this hour on r.t. . london's christie's auction house is insisting the painting it sold to a russian billionaire is authentic it's been reportedly sued by a businessman victim who claims the artwork he bought is a fake burger allegedly splashed on nearly three million dollars when this painting caught his eye in two thousand and five it's called or at least supposedly by the russian artist. but arctic sports and russia have taken a closer look and then are convinced it

thank you very much for all the best howard and there you have it with the russian president dmitri medvedev the meeting with italian prime minister silvio berlusconi in the city of milan and they covered a wide range of subjects there with them highlighting this year as the year of italian language and culture in russia and the year over russian language and culture in italy that will start with silvio berlusconi here who spent some time highlighting that the historic sites across italy and insisting that the russian president must live up to his promise of visiting some of these sites are also inviting dedicated to his private personal villa but on the issue of international topics discussed they said that there has been increased bilateral trade between italy and russia over the past two years they also discussed the issue of the middle east peace process also that of iran that iran must return to the nuclear negotiating table and afghanistan or those countries involved in afghanistan must a real commitment to global security there now the russian president medvedev he said he's been visi

market news in just a moment but first they say all secrets come to light russia's president dmitri medvedev has signed a law preventing insider trading the new law clarifies and defines concepts such as insider information and market manipulation amongst others insider trading is an offense in most financial centers but until now the law has never passed its first hearing in russia and it won't take effect immediately the rules come into force six months after publication. the government says it will offload shares in state companies even if the budget doesn't need the money so far the finance ministry proposes selling up to eleven major companies like ross enough to spare bank to name a few the earliest date for a sale will be next year the economic development minister said privatization will help build a competitive economy. these would be fairly big companies you. partially our companies from the fuel and energy sector privatization will be a means not an easy track to many into the budget which is very little also weighed influencing the structure of the economy currently the governmen

now russian president dmitry medvedev is continuing a two day visit to finland and today it's down to business the talks with his finnish counterpart tare how then will focus on european security trade and anomic cooperation both leaders are also expected to discuss partnership in the energy industry and simplifying visas between the countries besides business retributive it has already found time for some sightseeing as the finnish president gave him a tour of her official summer residence known as the golden bank. and still to come here on r.t.e. kicking out freedom of speech nonviolent protest camp gets evicted by a london police questions are raised about the u.k. government's tolerance for criticism. now people flocking to the beaches for summer sun one black sea resort in ukraine has an altogether seedier side of gas has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry a strategic location makes it a hotspot for human trafficking between the region and the rest of the world. it is fun in the sun in the ukraine in port city offer desa hundreds of thousands come here during the hi

they say all secrets come to light russia's president dmitri medvedev has signed a law preventing insider trading the new look clarifies and defines concepts such as insider information and market manipulation amongst others insider trading is an offense in most financial centers but until now the law has never passed its first hearing in russia and it won't take effect immediately the rules come into force six months after publication. and for more on the new regulations i'm not joined in the studio by mark's a good project partner baker and mckenzie thanks very much for joining me now what exactly is being regulated there are three areas of first sanctioning of market one occlusion circle the sanctioning of insider trading and through public publicity requirements for insiders so insiders will have to publish their shareholdings now if we focus on the insider trading how would that compare with similar laws in europe and if you look at the letter of the substance of it it's very similar to what you have in the west if you look at the level of it it's much more extensive a lot of details

stayed up chatting to the early hours of the morning this time angela merkel agreed to talk to dmitry medvedev influence russian before he invited her to a top local restaurant midriff revealed that they ate oct suppose there but promised it was not paul the octopus who correctly predicted germany's demise in the world cup they've signed several big deals here industrial giant siemens has pledged to join the silicon valley being built on the outskirts of more sco they will also upgrade and build new trains of course the road network key to russia's regions where of course some roads are actually nonexistent thirdly siemens will also invest in wind turbines as russia tries to harness the world's push towards ecological technologies the two leaders said these good relations also extended to security and defense with food obviously a unifying force. receiving money and let me draw your attention to the fact that germany is number one on the list of russia's partners we have a long time relations which have not been spoiled even by difficult chapters in our history. when it comes to russia and ger

it's a fitting setting for talks on cultural ties between russia and italy key on the agenda for dmitri medvedev and silvio berlusconi will be two thousand and eleven as a mutual year of culture to be held in both countries european security russia e.u. and russia nato relations as well as iran and afghanistan to be discussed after the meeting russian president and the italian prime minister are expected to give a news conference which we will cover live. but with the tourist season at its height many beachgoers flocked to the black sea coast for some summer fun but alongside the chic hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has a murkier side odessa has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it a hotspot for human trafficking to learn from the region. reports. it is fun in the sun in the crane in port city offer desa hundreds of thousands come here during the height to recede. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life. i met a man who told me h

and on the business dmitri medvedev signs a law banning insider trading and we have more on russia's biggest privatization in fifteen years all that in just twenty minutes time. coming to you live from the russian capital. forest fires have killed at least seven people and left thousands homeless in central russia as a heat wave grips much of the country and the situation has escalated following weeks of record breaking temperatures more than a thousand homes have been destroyed and over six hundred hectares of forest of course fire across the country strong winds have been found in the flames with villages and hospitals. to be evacuated a total of two hundred thousand firefighters are involved in operations with more people and machinery being brought to the region president medvedev has ordered troops to help tackle the wildfires he's also asked regional officials to draw up plans to assist rebuilding efforts.

started opening opened the press conference with the words let's together greet our dear friend dmitri medvedev who is back well indeed relations between the two and russia could be described as a privileged relationship and it seems that very of has taken the lead from his predecessor vladimir putin to treat berlusconi not just as a partner but as a true friend and it's the third time the two have matched in the last eight months the last time they match was during the g. eight and g. twenty summits today they discussed the outcome of those gatherings seem particularly such international issues as the iranian nuclear program situation in afghanistan and the reform of the u.n. which they both said was need it all simmer a little scorn indeed tried hard to create a proper refined zone viewers for these high ranking meeting he was invited for a walk around the sixteenth century cathedral they do your tea palace where the meeting took place later big business legend read warm with the symbol of this city and it took five centuries to complete this cathedral one of the biggest golf it could be dril

dmitri medvedev is spending a couple of days in finland where alongside a bit of official business there's also a bit of time for some scandinavian sightseeing to start with the finnish president tell you helen gave me a bit of a tour of her official summer residence known as the golden bank is the second time the leaders of enjoyed a stroll in the sun the two last met in the russian resort of sochi last august because medvedev next due to soak up some baltic history but then it's down to business leaders are set to talk about energy deals and environmental issues the details are in our business update later this hour. israel's attack on the gods about aid flotilla has been holding the headlines for most two months no one is really and people it was a clear provocation and an attempt to gain the world's attention. my point was that we are here are we're fighting and a war of ideas and there is an effort even i would say acquired in a good effort to isolate. to portray it as illegitimate state and we let ships four times them our path and nothing happened because ultimately it's all about t

and in moscow, president dmitry medvedev made the same pledge, in a teleconference. >> ( translated )as far as i understand, there is a separate problem regarding the large quantity of people who lost their houses. we need to prepare special programs on each of the regions that suffered from fires in order to provide temporary housing for those who lost their homes, and also to build new houses from modern quality materials. >> sreenivasan: the fires have sent heavy smoke and ash drifting over moscow and other cities. cooler air brought some relief in places today. a major wildfire also raged in california today in the hills north of los angeles. it stretched across 12 and a half square miles. firefighters focused on protecting a cluster of power transmission lines that provide electricity to much of southern california. some 2,000 people were forced from their homes on thursday, but most of them returned today. the u.s. consulate in juarez, mexico has closed, as drug violence rages there. three months ago drug gangs killed three people linked to the consulate. last night, the u.s. em