emmanuel mccrone has urged the international monetary fund to renegotiate $45 billion worth of debt owedy argentino. president alberto fernandez is trying to draw international support from european leaders and try to get breathing room for an economy deep in procession. >>a working lunch at the presidential residence in paris. on the menu, the question of the south american nations long-running debt. why does aris is seeking to push back and reese -- windows aris is -- buenos aires is seeking to push back and refinance debt from the imf. >>[speaking french]. >>[speaking spanish]. >>the argentine president was not just in paris, he made the visit as part of a diplomatic tour across europe. alberto fernandez picked up support in portugal and spain for his initiative ahead of negotiations with the imf. the stakes are norma's. over the next three years, argentina is due to pay back almost all of the $45 billion it borrowed in the face of crushing economic woes under the previous government. it has left the country in a race against time and raised the specter of another default on payment a

civil war is brewing in france that's the warning from a number of french soldiers to president emmanuel mccrone for the 2nd time they accuse the president of granting what they called concessions to islamism the open letter was posted on a far right website that. echoed a similar text published last month by a group of retired generals but this time it was open to the public and the website says it received tens of thousands of signatories at least $800.00 soldiers involved in april's letter face sanctions before a military court both letters were condemned by the french government but welcomed by far right leader marine le upon who is seen as micron's main rival in next year's presidential election in parts of the letter addressed to president micron and his cabinet soldier said we are not talking about extending your mandate or conquering others we're talking about the survival of our country the survival of your country they describe themselves as part of a younger generation of soldiers who quote have offered up their lives to destroy the islamism that you have made concessions to on our so