of data stand and thereafter also holding separate meetings with russian president dmitry medvedev on the sidelines of the summit. so what can we expect from these talks. well as those meetings are going to happen still in a couple of hours but we can expect at least from a meeting between president dmitry medvedev and eros mahmoud ahmadinejad will touch of expectantly touch on the topic of the nuclear program as well as security in the region possibly common approaches between the two countries a bilateral approach to the situation in north africa and the middle east now with the president hamid karzai of course as we have seen in the past the talks will definitely be dominated by finding a solution to drugs again the countries here had said that they want a nonmilitary military solution to the problems that afghanistan is facing so we expect to hear this as well as trade deals between russia have got to start russia being very willing to invest in afghanistan and help its economy in order to a lift a country out of the problems that it is facing. all right tess thanks for much indee

to tackle this problem let's hear what our russian president dmitri medvedev had to say and what has been talked about today. afghanistan. is a country which hugely important. because of the leaders of afghanistan and iraq are also holding separate meetings with the russian president dmitry medvedev on the sidelines of the summit. so what can we expect from these talks. really as those meetings are going to happen still in a couple of hours but we can expect at least from a meeting between president dmitri medvedev and iran. will touch of expectedly touched on the topic of the nuclear program as well as security in the region and possibly common approaches between the two countries a bilateral approach to the situation in north africa and the middle east now with the president hamid karzai of course as we have seen in the past the talks will definitely be dominated by finding a solution to drugs again that the countries here had said that they want a nonmilitary military solution to the problems that afghanistan is facing so we expect to hear this as well as trade deals between russi

and president dmitry medvedev has just launched arts he dog a new r.t. t.v. channel featuring original documentaries all about russia the russian leader visited our r.t. headquarters right here in moscow to get the show on the road to channel broadcasts in english twenty four seven it explores history culture nature and science all with a russian twist and those who want to try out their communication skills will also learn the basics of the russian language with short tutorials called a little bit of russian party talk is available to millions of viewers of via satellite all around the globe and of course you can also be watched online at r t d. t v dot com today is a brand new launching the debut today of our new documentary channel. to have a look for. the shit that was. once. we had never broadcast before it's the first time i'm going to do this it's not. your ego that we think of as it would be if we didn't because it's so old people watching the satellites now what if we see this nobody has seen what's this broadcasting right now. the first though. so t

next year is a russian presidential election of won't see dmitri medvedev and prime minister putin and going head to head the longstanding speculation was finally ended by the russian president in an interview with a british newspaper. i'll be back with those stories in fifteen minutes time but first the sports news for that. hello there thanks for watching the sport good to have you company and they used other headlines. majestic mcelroy becomes the youngest u.s. open champion in almost a century. on the defensive serina williams and rafael nadal play down their chances of retaining their titles has been with them gets under way. our whole shockers in a plan to see you amid claims of policeman in the electric stun gun on strike it down caroline's of age. and treat the world cup touches down in moscow on a two day world when told. the first no knowledge remark to roy has won the u.s. open is the first major for the twenty two year old he won by a whopping eight shots making him the youngest winner since bobby jones in nineteen twenty three mcelroy had led from the very first random is

you with r t live from moscow it's good to have you with us and our president dmitri medvedev has just launched our doc it's a new r.t. t.v. channel featuring original documentaries all about russia the russian leader visited r.t. headquarters in moscow to get the show on the road the channel of broadcasts in english twenty four seven explores history culture nature and science all with a russian twist and those who want to try out their communication skills will also learn the basic basic scheme of the language with a short tutorials called a little bit of russian arty doc is available to millions of viewers via satellite all around the globe and of course it can also be watched online r t v dot r t dot com. two forty six in the afternoon here in moscow let's go to a unit in the sports union so it's a fine time to be a moscow fan in both football and basketball codes i tell you what rory football team top of their league running away with basketball they've just signed an n.b.a. player things are looking good for them much more not just the same impressive. thanks for joining us if th

energy will remain at the very center of russian chinese relations was the message from president dmitry medvedev also talks with china's hu jintao in muscat the country's hope to her out of class deals worth billions of dollars worth of tips and just work for the city's international economic forum in the snowy is following the three day business brainstorming event. the economic forum is in full swing here in st petersburg top business executives global innovators and world leaders all gathered together to debate going forward economically and environmentally on various levels it's considered that this year the big players are close loss and china because while the euro and dollar are struggling severely these two countries are not only developing separately but dynamically in their bilateral cooperation i in fact it's come out statements from both sides recently that china and russia can say that they love the overcome the consequences of the economic crisis of two thousand and eight but they have between the record bubbles pre-crisis levels and that can allow them to set and vicious tasks to

usa will be discussed in some pieces but as international format does its last day presidents dmitri medvedev is there and the spanish prime minister and the finnish president let's get some more life and knowing who's there and the stock it's going to be an easy sell today that you know what's in store. busy indeed wants to sessions planned for this final day as well as high level bilateral meetings. and the sessions go from internet privacy to global food security from really such a wide range of issues being covered to what is called an economic forum but it really is global forum when you when you get down to a look at the real issues being discussed how the most high level meeting today will be of course the final session there the panel consists of president medvedev along with his counterparts the president of kazakhstan and the spanish and finnish leaders and they are the focus is going to be managing fault lines and. future crises of course a lot of talk these days about the euro crisis and the main challenge there is how to not let the euro crisis hamper trade between the e.u. and c

takes you want to round up the club journey into the very heart of russia president dmitry medvedev has just launched our dark new t.v. channel featuring original documentaries all about the country of the russian leader visited our party headquarters right here in moscow to get the show on the road the channel broadcasts in english twenty four seventh's explores history culture nature and science all with the russian twist party talk is available to millions of you all around the world via satellite it can also be watched online at . www dot r t v dot com the power are to go by takes a look at how a new vision of russia is going. they travel through snow and rain and cross rivers they go hunting beyond their polar circle and take to the skies they talk to goosed through shamans and studied just the archives they are the team of men treat a new channel made by those who want to share their discoveries over a shelf. or do you commensurate is unique with our viewers who will not only have a chance to find out more about russian history and nature culture traditions or curiosities but also

of corruption and a move towards a modernization at all levels that's the future the president dmitri medvedev outlined for russia he did so at the simply his book international economic forum and he said now is there with details. the modernization certainly was the main theme and in fact it ran through very smoothly into all of the other problems that he touched upon so modernization is connecting all of us. and challenge that faces to modernize its economy as the press. laid out in terms of modernization for these business executives and world leaders and modern interpreters this is what the boss and president had to say about what he's saps think are vital for russia to really move forward in its push to modernize the economy and we were better at the studios to launch a major we knew just outdated element from the economy stupid oh public institutions we need a systematic changes in these men we should not hesitate to say sorry about many bad habits to it's become focused only on the state of us fit development that would be a mistake there might be other stagnation behind the stability t

the meeting between president dmitri medvedev and iran. will touch of expected touch on the topic of the nuclear program as well as security in the region and possibly common approaches between the two countries a bilateral approach to the situation in north africa and the middle east now with the president hamid karzai of course as we have seen in the past the talks will definitely be dominated by finding a solution to drugs again that the countries here had said that they want a nonmilitary military solution to the problems that afghanistan is facing so we expect to hear this as well as trade deals between russia and afghanistan russia being very willing to invest in afghanistan and help its economy in order to lift the country out of the problems that it is facing. saucily reporting right now you are what you're going to use with your company today and still ahead for you in the program why the u.s. is building a secret cia drone base in the potion to fight militants in yemen. well the greek prime minister's facing tough position as he

of next year's russia presidential election a wall to see dmitri medvedev and prime minister putin and going head to head the longstanding speculation that was finally ended by the russian president in an interview with a british newspaper. and up next takes a closer look at the nuclear crisis in japan we talk to the number two nuclear official in the disaster hit country to stay with us for that interview. we are here with he day he call in the shiite man who is with the ministry of a commie here in japan specifically with the agency that deals with nuclear safety and thank you very much for taking some time to be with us today now as this. devastating event has happened in the news has spread out around the world it's become clear in the past three months that the information coming from the from the nuclear plant has gotten worse can you tell us what's the situation on the ground right now the situation is improving. for example we're steadily in introducing a water to the reactors. you need one two and three and their fear is stable and it could. already asian. exposure is becoming

corruption move towards modernization and the world trade organization that's the future president dmitry medvedev outlined for russia on the scent petersburg international economic forum. ways at the meeting and give us more details on this now and what exactly did the president say about his plans for modernizing russia. modernization certainly was the main theme and in fact it ran for a very smooth. into all of the other problems that he touched upon so modernization is connected to all of the problems and challenges that it faces to modernize its economy as the president laid out in terms of modernization for these business executives and world leaders and moderate interveners this is what the russian president had to say about what he's that things are vital for russia to really move forward and its course to modernize the economy. whatever but at the studios i don't want to major renu of just outdated elements in the economy but constituencies we need systematic changes and we should not hesitate to say sorry about many bad habits it's become focused only on the step by step development that

on the sidelines of the shanghai cooperation organization summit russian president dmitri medvedev had sat down with . a closed door meeting and according to a foreign minister for all that important statement had been made at that meeting. confirming to dmitri medvedev it's total renouncement to assess a nuclear weapons and important statement to be made at a time when there's a lot of international pressure on iran in this regard now russia had also raised the possibility of a more constructive cooperation between iran and the nations referring to the five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany as well as the importance of increasing transparency between iran and the international atomic energy agency now a side of from the issue of a new its nuclear program a nuclear nonproliferation iran had also said that it is willing to work with. iran is seeking full membership. in the sanctions against it is proving to be a hurdle so it seems that iran is willing to work on this in order to clear the path for full membership to this group now aside from the president had a

on the two dmitri medvedev and prime minister of italy silvio berlusconi need just days after a major summit the g. eight summit wrapped up in france and of course the focus was mainly on those agreements already achieved between the leaders like a common stance on north africa and the middle east uprising again dmitri medvedev today reiterated russia's position on that russia only supports a peaceful resolution of the conflict in libya and considers it the country's internal affairs also invited for talks in rome today was the u.s. vice president joe biden together they discussed libya the middle east and apart from that the u.s. missile defense system for europe we don't rush expects more transparency more cooperation from the u.s. on that as america plans to deploy this a.m.d. very close to russia's borders so dialo could be intensified today new solutions found of course and these talks take place just days before another major get together of the european leaders takes place in the russian city of growth that is russia summit planned for a june nine and turn and so of course in t

on the sidelines of the a shanghai cooperation organization summit russian president dmitry medvedev had sat down with iraq's mahmoud ahmadinejad in a closed door meeting and according to a foreign minister sergei love for all that important statement had been made at that meeting i'm awkward about it which i've confirming to dmitri medvedev it's total renouncement defiance of assessing nuclear weapons reports statement to be made at a time when there's a lot of international pressure on iran in this regard now russia had also raise the possibility of a more constructive cooperation between iran and be a five plus one nations or for it to be a five permanent members of the u.s. security council plus germany as well as the importance of increasing transparency between iran and the international atomic energy agency now us side or from the issue of a new its nuclear program a nuclear nonproliferation iran had also said that it is willing to work with se or members in it lifting a leader u.n. sanction iran is seeking full membership at the c.e.o. and that the sanctions against it is pro

defeating corruption among the goals voiced by dmitry medvedev at the international economic forum in. cash us congress members say cut funding for libya and that's the president gets the constitutional go ahead. but the white house claims there's no need for congressional consent. plus the e.u. moves towards new sanctions against syria in a push that's fit to be a build up for libya's star intervention. but with more on those stories in less than thirty minutes from now in the meantime we take you to russia's sunny seaside and the sprawling shores of the black sea stay with us for that. if you're taking the first trip to russia you'll probably pack a coat in a bucket and spade but if you head down south to the krisna region you'll find beaches and hundreds of kilometers of beautiful coastline literally millions of people flocking every year proof that while russia may be famous for its snow and skiing there's plenty of sun sand and see here as well. this is the longest developed in europe fourteen kilometers of it and in the middle is this lady of. the hopes dreams. of. a stunning pl

russia's economy must modernize as president dmitry medvedev pledge just drastic measures to create a better investment climate of the country speaking and the international economic forum is saying to put his bad health of walls that corruption on to excessive state influence of business and trade threaten the country's development. u.s. congressman ford about cutting off funding for the big campaign saying of the ways acting illegally not seeking full approval to extend american military involvement last ninety days the white house. however denies it needs permission from capitol hill. plus new wave of protests in syria as the new moves towards a third round of sanctions against the country germany and france meanwhile say they will put pressure on russia and china to support a new resolution on syria which critics fearing is part of a buildup but another leave this town into much. and up next we had four black sea and the black sea and our special report looking at russia's most populous stretch of closed state it. if you're taking your first trip to russia you'll probably be more

and dmitri medvedev president of russia which is on our t.v.'s new documentary on our two d. printing stories on russia its history people and culture to the world twenty four hours a day. and up next the kaiser report in which max kaiser and co-host stacy herbert find out how the international monetary fund will actually profit and make money from european states in crisis such as greece. max kaiser this is the kaiser report we are back from athens where we were able to stand up to an onslaught of tear gas from provocative tours what's a provocative or that's a cop dressed up like an anarchist hastings arab or what's happening max in fact i believe they were i.m.f. agent stress that has anarchists and they are they tear gas canisters had c.d.'s written alongside collateralized debt swap on of the sort of that is financial terrorism i think it's called credit default swaps all right i'll go with that there are so many different names for these derivatives these days and that's actually the big topic of the day is all the debt circulating around the economy but first i want to

russia's economy must modernize as president dmitry medvedev pledges drastic measures to create a better investment climate in the country speaking at the international economic forum in st peters about colson warns that corruption and excessive state influence in business and trade threaten the country's devout. also u.s. congressman want to be counting on funding to believe big campaign saying obama weighs acting illegally and not seeking the approval to extend american military involvement last ninety days the white house how about. noisey needs permission from capitol hill. plus a new wave of protests in syria as the move towards a third round of sanctions against the country germany unfolds meanwhile say they will put pressure on russia and china to support a new resolution on syria with critics fearing it's part of the build up put enough that leave this stuff to about. a next to a dive into the black sea and how special report focusing on the sprawling shores of russia's most populous stretch of coast states and. if you're taking your first trip to russia you'll probably be more i

climate in the country centralizing power and defeating corruption are among the goals voiced by dmitri medvedev at the international economic forum in some petersburg. no consent no cash u.s. congress members say they'll cut funding for the libya campaign unless the president gets the proper constitutional go ahead and almost ninety days of action without sanction runs out this weekend but the white house claims there's no need for congressional consent. palestinians are out of pocket after israel holds back millions in tax has left tens of thousands of people without their wages in a move that tel aviv claims is necessary to prevent terrorism. talking about with more news for in less than thirty minutes from now in the meantime we take you to russia's sunny seaside in the sprawling shores of the black sea stay with us for that. if you're taking your first trip to russia you'll probably be more inclined to pack a fur coat rather than a bucket and spade but if you have down south to the president or region you'll find long sandy beaches and hundreds of kilometers a beautiful coastline literally

russia's economy must modernize its president dmitri medvedev bludgers a drastic measures to great a better investment climate in the country speaking of the international economic forum in st petersburg and also warns that corruption and excessive state influence in business and trade threaten the country's development. also u.s. congressman warn about cutting funding for the media campaign saying obama is acting illegally north seeking full approval to extend american military involvement past ninety days the white house however denies it needs permission from capitol hill. plus a new wave of protests in syria as the towards a third round of sanctions against the country germany and france meanwhile say they will put pressure on russia and china to support a new resolution on syria with critics fearing it's part of a build up but enough in the style intervention. is the headlines up next hour into the show spotlight talks to the project leader of the south stream gas pipeline kramer told the new route may mean for supplies to europe. hello again and welcome to spotlight the intervi

russian president dmitry medvedev and chinese president hu jintao met on wednesday. they will boost to $2 billion. >> reporter: energy is a key area to practical cooperation between china and russia. both sides want to keep pushing forward with this on a mutually beneficial and win/win basis. >> in addition, the two leaders announced that joint declaration on international affairs charging that air strikes on libya by nato goes beyond the mandate of a united nations security council resolution. they also agreed to cooperate on finding solutions to iran and north korea's nuclear programs. >>> north korea has urged south korea to return nine people who crossed a maritime border in the yellow sea on two small boats last week. a south korean patrol boat spotted the boats near the south korean eye lan of yeonpyeong last saturday. the north korean red cross thursday sent a written message and demanded the south immediately send the group back. the south's government said the group is from south huayhei province in north korea. all nine reportedly asked for political asylum

also in next year's russian presidential election it won't see dmitri medvedev that prime minister putin going head to head during an interview with the russian leader insisted they wouldn't hold compete for the top. of the tragic story of a russian mob of whose baby died because she asked for help through the internet and not a doctor and a disturbing trend where children suffer from their parents and distrust of the health care services. you're watching r t two pm here in the russian capital thanks for joining us now would be a nuclear security forum in vienna begins with the japanese atomic crisis and international safety dominating the talks while a full report on the situation and the disaster hit country is to be presented later today it's expected to slam the japanese government for underestimating risks facing fukushima nuclear plant and for a slow response to the events artie's sean thomas visited the city just outside the no go zone where radiation levels are well above safety but i mean. the ominous and constant ticking of geiger counters scientists working in fukushima city c

you i really am see president dmitri medvedev distinguished guests dear colleagues ladies and gentlemen to friends. and colleagues you would you give me great pleasure to be here in a beautiful northern capital of russia. petersburg international economic forum twenty eleven. so here let me begin by offering my heart to you going regulation on the successful opening of the foreign. it's a launch in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven and today as. it has grown into an important. call it discussions you can all make development. in russia and beyond. attracting out danding representatives of different sectors it has enjoyed a rising global influence in the past fifteen years this forum has witnessed the sustained and faster growth of the russian economy and contributed to international economic exchanges and croaks rationed we call it the positive role this forum has played over the years and you see our world today is experiencing major development transformation and adjustment. there is a stronger call for development of alteration among the people. the trend towards a multiple of w

investment climate in the country he centralizing power defeating corruption among the goals voiced by dmitry medvedev at the international economic forum in peace but. no consent no cash u.s. congress members say they'll cut funding for the libya campaign unless the president gets the proper constitutional go ahead ninety days of action without sanction runs out this weekend but the white house claims there's no need for. consent. of palestinians or out of pocket after israel holds back millions in tax dollars is left tens of thousands of people without their wages in a move that television claims is necessary to prevent terrorism. i'll be back with another update for you in about fifteen minutes from now in the meantime martin andrews runs rings around moscow he's exploring one of the capitals of all roads but one which is perhaps one of the prettiest you'll find that's next . hello and welcome to the moscow out on the program this week. it was a recently created in the. top place the city's outer wall today it's undeniably the heartbeat of the russian capital. right next to the. public outdoor spac

but the trend of active participation in social networks among state officials was started by dmitry medvedev who's an avid internet user and blogger spokesman xander. explains why the foreign ministry has decided to stop tweeting. much broader. national major international. some previews of the teachers of the ministry and with the speech and of the leadership including the minister of course in the first place. but it's out of that now at some other international headlines at least ten civilians are reported killed and eight wounded in the suicide and gun attack on a hotel in the afghan capital kabul reports say militants wearing civilian clothes burst into the intercontinental breasts were having dinner at least one militant and several others to positions in the shootout with police the four hour standoff was ended by an airstrike from a nato helicopter the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. clashes in cairo seen stones throw tear gas used as recent protests as they stole from egypt into battle leaving dozens of violence started out saudi interior ministry and then shifted

dmitri medvedev has lent his considerable weight to the issue of russia's falling ellen pick medal tallies the russian president stating any sport federation not preparing its athletes properly for international competition will face serious questions. the sports ministry must watch particular programs very closely and take all corresponding measures if they're not being carried out properly the ministry could go as far as to suspend the professional licenses of certain sports federations in the worst cases they could even take them away permanently. now it's going to be a one two star for red bowl at the european crown prince sebastian vettel and mark webber securing the leading spots on the grid ferrari's fernando alonso the only monies to post the fourth quickest time in the day despite topping friday's practice and some style his teammate felipe a must it will start right behind him in fifth while lewis hamilton was third fastest for mcclaren. knows vitaly petrov was forced to sell for eleventh paul vettel though aware that can be temperamental truck. it's a tricky circuit there's so m

heroism and huge sacrifices made in the fight against fascism russian leaders including president dmitri medvedev and prime minister vladimir putin laid a wreath tomb of the unknown soldier and by the crumb all the ceremony marking the importance of preserving the memory of the bravery sacrifice and heroism of the time another and remember those who were the first to face the nazis on soviet soil at the brest fortress. talk to some witness to the historic battle. but. like any careless child i had plans that even if i wasn't afraid when they started shelling i only remember that something exploded and my bed was thrown into another corner of the room. not only four year old canady was unaware of the water was happening his father an experienced red army officer was also caught flatfooted that night seventy years ago this summer but i was at his house with my mother my father who was delayed to defend the breast fortress this was our window on the first floor my father was sure there could be no war this is what the party gets saying he thought it was an earthquake he grabbed his accordion and ran

and president dmitri medvedev switches on our documentary channel part to bringing the stories on russiaits history people and culture to the world twenty four hours a day. and up next cross talk with peter lavelle discussing with his guests whether they underestimate the arab world may bring democracy and freedom or just more violence and instability. and you can. still. welcome to cross talk computor all about exit strategy obama's long awaited plan to start drawing down troops levels in afghanistan is in play but is it a real drawdown or just a reduction of the so-called surge of eighteen months ago did obama capitulate to public opinion over military needs and will american and nato troops ever completely leave afghanistan to afghans. can. cross talk us afghan strategy i'm joined by gareth porter in washington he's an investigative historian and journalist also in washington we have sam side by he is senior director of iran programs at nonviolence international and in london we crossed the alexis crow she's a research fellow in the international security program at chapman house all

will he or won't he the question president dmitry medvedev is being asked more and more about whether he'll run for a second term in an interview with london's financial times dimitri medvedev said he would not face off with prime minister vladimir putin as both of them represents the same political force. cities. it's definitely the question that the russian president has been asked most frequently in the recent months to begin with they decided to keep the suspense up for a little longer but if you don't i'm leader especially one who occupies the president's seat has to be willing to run for reelection however it's not a question of whether he would make that decision for himself i suggest waiting a bit longer and keeping the intrigue. of course the main intrigue of the twenty twelve presidential election still remains but with the imitative did answer some questions in relations to who will run for office and one thing is certain both he employed him and put him will not run for the same office it will just be one man or still remains to say cool well that mandate. it's hard for me

in the persistent problem of drugs drug production and trafficking and the russian president dmitri medvedev had reiterated that afghanistan being here as a potential observer state is a partner in combating this problem let's hear what he had to say. afghanistan. and it. can be closed which. is a country which hugely impacts. syria has always been and i'm sure. the meeting between the president. will touch expectedly touched on the topic of the nuclear program as well as security in the region and possibly common approaches between the two countries a bilateral approach to the situation in north africa and the middle east now with the president hamid karzai of course as we have seen in the past the talks will definitely be dominated by finding a solution to drugs again that the countries here had said that they want a non military nonmilitary solution to the problems that afghanistan is facing so we expect to hear this as well as trade deals between russia and russia being very willing to invest in afghanistan and help its economy in order to lift the country out of the problems that it is

in the country the centralizing power and defeating corruption are among the goals voiced by dmitri medvedev at the international economic forum in some pieces but. also reporting this hour no consent no cash u.s. congress members say they'll cut funding for the libya campaign unless the president gets the proper constitutional go ahead adama's ninety days of action without sanction runs out this weekend but the white house claims there's no need for congressional concerns. plus the e.u. moves towards new sanctions against syria and a push that's been to be a build up for libya style intervention. i'll be back with more news more developments when less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the latest from the world of sports with natasha. this is sports news live from our team and here is what's coming up in the program hitting the high school claim an incredible ninth straight russian basketball championship following victory over him in the final series. causing the cast of all the brightest stars in women's tennis the town the annual wimbledon designed with the grand slam of the y

along the meeting between russian president dmitri medvedev and identified it was a closed door meeting however afterwards prime minister for foreign minister that is did come out and said that and confirmed that mahmoud ahmadinejad's did confirm to a president medvedev that iran is going is that is in total renouncement of plans to possess nuclear weapons and there you have it the word said that according to mr lavrov had come from my dinner job now this is important because the nuclear powered nonproliferation has been a major topic here at the summit as well as the controversial nuclear program of iran and also discussed at that meeting is the. plan of iran to work with the members the six men. burs here in order to get rid of the u.n. sanctions because the u.s. has really proving to be a hurdle. for membership but aside from president get it also met with. of course the drug situation in the country which is threatening to security russia as well as the potential business deals between the two countries big deals apparently because russia is willing to contribute a lot to the rebuil

horizons and building creative capital the key speakers at the forum go the russian president dmitry medvedev and president of china hu jintao we'll see what they have to say and you will have the cooperation of the ground here on our team. russia and china are hoping a landmark gas deal will be signed as the chinese leader meets with president medvedev in moscow the deal follows the launch of an oil pipeline to china this year and is key to globalizing russia's energy trade and also hopes to gain increased bargaining power in european markets but currently absorbed most of its gas exports to china on the other hand needs russian gas to help fuel its record economic growth and reduce the use of environmentally damaging coal but despite common strategic economic goals the two nations are struggling to agree on gas prices. let's take a look at how the markets are performing oil prices are gaining after meeting more than a four percent loss overnight the biggest one day drop in a month was spurred on by a spike in the u.s. dollar against the euro as greece's debt troubles appear to be worsening.

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the minimum level needed to take up a seat in the duma speaking before making the decision that dmitri medvedev said it could be possible to lower that figure to three percent in the future if you think the reform aims to boost political competition and help to modernize the country however medvedev pointed out that the december parliamentary election will be held that using the current regulations the change in the threshold if you look try to elections in two thousand and sixteen. well having to give politics some fresh impetus is one of russia's richest men who now has his sights set on parliament. has been elected leader of the right course party which plans to run in december elections it stands for a more liberal russia but profit off himself didn't want to call it an opposition group he promised to make the right course party the second largest after the united russia and said he would like to one day become prime minister an exclusive interview with the billionaire is coming your way next hour look here's a preview. although not the kind of person who turns the dreamer plunges into illu

second term but the fall of the city rests with the people that's according to russian president dmitry medvedev in an interview with london's financial times he said it's too early to say he will stand for election next year but made it clear that he and prime minister putin will not run against each other party's caution that service. recently the question russian president with a bit of gets asked the most is of course the one about his potential participation in the twenty four presidential elections but keeping true to his style russian president maintain the entry but is it him or the new leader especially one who walked upon as the president's seat has to be willing to run for reelection however it's not a question of whether he would make that decision for himself i suggest waiting a bit longer and keeping the intrigue you like do you think that unified him approaching could run for presidency at the same signs of president. it's hard for me to imagine loving we are putin and i both running for president of the same time for at least one reason. we strictly speaking represent the same po