but they have to be kept in being, they have to be given help.onal otherwise syrians face a choice etween the assad regime and extremists and greatly to the credit of the national coalition tank on thepared to extremists -- take on the xtremists and continue the opposition to the regime. so, we see ourselves as acting to make that possible and in order to make it even therer to the regime that is no military victory available to them. that is the extra dimension if you would like to our strategy what we have discussed today. next question. you say analysis remains be a political solution and the way everybody the eing it at the moment elections going on in syria and in the what is new dynamic that it can get a political process there? can add anything you coming out of the talks? and there is the second question havens.fe it is feared the opposition will be run out of the little space the regime as continues to embattle. is there any possibility of to improve the safe havens even though it is a difficult decision to make? i don't have any announcement to make about safe havens. requires a

is going to be a diplomatic gain .etween russia and the west so far, what i've seen over the past weekr so, this war of words actually subsided. i would take that as a mild positive, even though on the ground there are still a lot of uncertainty. >> how should we take the five percent gain in the russian benchmark stock index last week? the micex is slightly down today. what is the message that the micex is telling us right now? >> what i hear that everybody is bearish on russia, maybe i am thinking at some point it will be time to buy. positioning is actually quite heavy on the british side right now. i would not be aggressively bearish on the ruble anymore. a technicalg to be turnaround at some point. >> you're a contrarian when it comes to positioning come argue? >> as we know, technical factors have a huge impact on markets. look at what is going on in the eurozone. those are many technical moves. we see that kind of fencing on the amateur market side. >> just a few weeks ago you said your post on the stocks are particularly are you optimistic, --ras any areas that you is only seei

the protracted negotiations ,etween both political camps deeply divided over the future of their countrye military, apparently, yesterday, decided to move in and seize control. it took the military just minutes to do what the protesters have been calling for months, which is the government to be thrown out. that is what we have now. he army chief staging this to -- coup and in charge. you see these images from the high army club as this unfolded. it was dramatic in terms of its scope. people flooding the subways and buses to get home in time for a 10:00 p.m. curfew last night. that will remain in effect for the time being across the entire nation. until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it was business as usual somewhat today in bangkok. no reports of violence or shots fired. troops did remain in the streets. oh testers were told to disband and go home. the military provided dozens of buses to ship them out and send them back to the countryside from whence they came. today, 114 members of the government, the x government -- summoned.ent was seen minister leaving their headquarters accompanied

it is likely to be rising etween 3.5% to 5% depending on where we are in the global economy.tal has a portfolio of properties. it can go there generating significant cash for hareholders. at least 25 pounds a share. therefore any bid is cominging in significant premiums to last. >> it is interesting. the tax motivation that is being mentioned a lot around u.k. companies with u.s. interest in them. the -- u.s. companies don't want to take their money back to the united states now to have it taxed so they spend it on doing deals in the united kingdom. do you care what the motivation is if another company wants to buy holdings do you care what the motivation whether it is motivated by tax or growth? >> in a broader context of course one has to care. the health to have u.k. economy is -- the quality emitted from the businesses that run within it. there are significant operational benefits. they can cut costs and streamline ongoing activities. tax is an important element in terms of affordability. it is about operational wisdom. >> you like these hotel businesses but just manage h

there has been a case of interdependency or dependency, depending on how you look etween, created b russia and europe now where europe is not an independent agent. where we said with nato, where we will move with nato as a n alliance, we are asking malta, the united kingdom, countries that benefit from the russian empire to take strong action that will hurt their economies. it is not going to happen. for a trigger force them there's no trigger force we can do in the near term that could stop the russians. what will stop the russians from going further is the reading of their own interests that they have gone as far as they need to. why, if your putin, thinking about the kind of stability? he is in a place where 45% of the population is russian and the rest is ukrainian. you push ukrainians further away and you make sure you just left the russians. what you do not do is you take over an area that is 100% ukrainian and have to deal with them. as we know too well, occupations are tough, and i think putin is a little smarter about that. >> i agree i do not think putin is looking to occupy ukra

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and that is the inconsistency etween federal and state predaning marijuana lawses -- pertaining marijuanalaws and particularly medical marijuana laws. yes, mr. speaker, a majority of our nation's state, alabama, alaska, arizona, california, colorado, connecticut, delaware, hawaii, illinois, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, mississippi, montana, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, oregon, rhode island, utah and vermont, wisconsin, and washington,s withals with the district of columbia all have some form of medical marijuana law on the books. of course this means that these states allow their residents to engage in activity that are prohibited by the federal government. to be exact, there are already 26 states who recommend the medical use of marijuana or its derivatives and many more states are expected to take this step and do the same thing in the near future. listed ly, the states a democrat or epublican issue. the legislators and their residents all have recognized the same reality. and that is the potential medical benefits of marijuana, marijuana's deriv