has been talking are we shaping the common security zone and he has proposed this common european security treaty what's your take on that what's your response to this group. i think that we can very closely together russia and europe without having a new structure i'm not so much in favor of putting up new structures new organizations if the old ones aren't working so i prefer to. avoid it one thing i'm very positive about is. the russian nato council and i attended the russia nato council meeting in november and that was a very very big focus from fresh but also from nature on we have to work together because we have some common challenges we have some common threats and we have to find solutions together. and i see that there is a way forward instead of talking about new structures you know some experts would argue that nato is a little bit outdated and needs restructuring and this common european security treaty is exactly what it needs to actually reshape itself in a multitude of whole worlds i'm saying what we didn't just one was also dug me actually reshaped nato and we made a new strategi

moscow's proposal for the european security treaty a legal document which would ensure the safety off european nations where all would also share the responsibility for the sifi off one of the another and still a lot of really stress that all of this is as essential in order to get rid of the how to did it in the old posts for you to dividing the way the west since the cold war you run into some of these stereotypes and said this also shows an essential for sustaining balance this acuity balance in europe and stressed that if this will not be maintained then russia will have to do it on its own. you saloon do a look for us we will go to if the dialogue between moscow and washington is used only to distract attention from the u.s. in the only anti missile defense system we could lose a unique chance of a few in agreement to discuss the possibility of a joint anti missile shield doesn't automatically mean russia is ready to join the program which is being drafted without its participation the idea of take it or leave it doesn't work you are. talking about all stereotypes we've heard a u

agency they also discussed working together more closely on the possible development of a european security treaty that must involve russia in some form of or another and briefly some comments there from the secretary of state of foreign affairs william hague they talked about a mutual foreign policy and security they agreed on a joint statement on afghanistan to continue supporting the afghan government through two thousand and fourteen and to help to work to prevent drug trafficking they updated a treaty on the hotline between ten downing street and the kremlin for no other reason than just to update the equipment and finally bearing in mind the prime minister david cameron will be visiting moscow sometime later in the year more details on that on our website that's r.t. dot com. but the u.s. is cutting its next deficit budget with president obama saying tough choices and sacrifices have to be made but there's one place the administration doesn't want to make any major cuts and that's defense spending with numerous u.s. . military bases located far beyond its own territory. because he found out

experts would argue that nato is a little bit outdated and it needs restructuring and this european security treaty is exactly what it needs to actually reshape itself in the world's but what i'm saying what we didn't respond was also that we actually reshaped nato and we made a new strategic concept for nato that's focusing on one of the challenges of the world today it's a cyber attacks it's terrorism it's so piracy and it's only it's a it's a love affair except it's not a conventional threat and we stated very clearly that for nato we do not see any country to be. became to me of a fear of nature so therefore it's we actually reshape nature and i think that it does help if you started from this point with russia or restarted with russia i think that in some way. we're talking about missile defense because we also have a common threat coming from the south. and i think that's a very positive move in in the way that we are working nato in russia together and that it's also my experience that russia post i've seen nature as being the big threat going on in the war not anymore. what exactly is labor

the russian foreign minister also talked about how both the european security treaty and the project of the unified anti missile defense system they're both essential in order to release the al to data dividing wings the left since the cold warrior and some of the stereotypes since then as well but as we found out here at the start for instance for some people all stereotypes or really hard to get rid off. we are proceeding with it because of the threat we face from iran not from the soviet union and. when you look from the former soviet. many other issues worse discussed here as well of course awake nuclear nonproliferation meaning iran's nuclear program falls in conflict the situation in the middle east and of course the current crisis in egypt with the international community and top level politicians voicing their views and their concerns of all of what's happening in the country at the moment and you go to the conference or spreads into sunday as well so we'll be checking in with us throughout the weekend to see what else they talk about artie's you've got this going on at the a

or leave it doesn't work here the russian foreign minister also talked about how both the european security treaty and the project of the unified anti missile defense system they're both essential in order to erase the outdated dividing wings left since the cold war era and some of the stereotypes since then. i don't think you can discount for putting their let's get some more on this i'm joined in the studio by sort of from the moscow based commerce and newspaper good to see you i'm so he is this deal a good example for other world's nuclear power is a possible other nuclear possessors could actually follow suit here i think where and when we discuss the importance of the start treaty we have to understand that this is not only the deepest of nuclear weapons in the world history it should definitely be as important political and psychological message a message to the world powers that nuclear weapons are obsolete they doesn't feed into the defense strategies or the world powers they have to count them but at the same time let us let us be frank so far there are no any indications that the world p

treaty. the issue of european security he said that the cold war legacy and phobias and suspicions must be putaside out of the world of culture and politics they must be a racist that paving the way for greater.

europe we pay a great deal of attention to the idea of european security as you know president to get it has put forward an initiative to sign a treaty on security in the year of atlanta that we are confident that it's necessary to create a solid legal foundation for providing equally guaranteed security for all countries on the whole i'm pleased with today's negotiations and expecting an interesting discussion on a number of other regional and international issues. and although this hasn't always been an easy diplomatic and political relationship it's always been a good business relationship and the two sides seem keen to build on that of course we saw the deal between b.p. and sniffed and that was mentioned in a speech that mr left made earlier today and he outlined some areas in which he thinks that russia in the u.k. can cooperate to develop russia's economy he's talking about things like finance the financial sector this to be built up in moscow the nano tech industry and the g. efficiency working together to promote small and medium sized businesses and also improving the business environment in russia so again small steps take

is of great importance it's often been called the cornerstone of european security texture and would certainly like the new modified treaty to be fully into force. and i think at the moment the situation is however that it's actually the russian federation that has suspended its implementation and there are various discussions taking place in vienna and also nato russia council is a is a place where this discussions can take place and we hope very much that we can work out again ok well let's get back to lisbon that this poor lisbon declaration confirms that nature's daus i quote remain. why the open for all european democracies well i think this is. one of the quotes from from nato papers that makes people in russia want to well start talking again about possible russia's membership in nato well this this for me has always sounded strange well maybe i'm a product of the cold war this well i remember this time so so so i don't think this may ever happen in our lifetime at least do you think this is something to think about at least for the for the future made this over happen what would you say the question of and in pote

after the doctrine of those un security council resolutions other international organizations followed suit. by adopting additional treaties or resolution by the european parliament a resolution by the parliamentary assembly of the council in europe there is aleutian by the organization for security and cooperation in europe we always see and bio you other international organizations who understand that settlement can only be reached gradually and that occupying its territory of another state is absolutely unacceptable. then go see sions on the caspian sea convention could you tell us why the negotiations are so difficult and why this convention is needed at all what are the factors holding it back why the negotiations have lasted for so long. convince a fatalist national what let me start with a little prelude describing the background of this issue after the disintegration of the soviet union several new states emerged in the caspian area as only natural the legal regime that existed in the caspian area since the times of the soviet union and iran had to be modified taking into account the mergence of us here by john because us done japan is dan plus

security treaty. if there was a country that was the aggressor, we all ganged up on the aggressor until the aggression is deterred. it worked against iraq. was failing here. the europeans had said initially in '91 when the war bke and out in croatia, let's not forget the president of croatia is here -- that was our second gelinas war since the second -- its second deadliest war since the second world war. the europeans said they could handle it. luxembourg, portugal, and the netherlands -- in an environment of eastern europe, that was not a very impressive representation of europe. i do not mean to fault the individuals. it isust tell the european system worked at that time. certainly by 93, people in the region had given up. what gave the u.s. so much power was, first, the impression left from our spectacular military success in gulf war role in one. one of the things about having all this military technology is it is great when you actually use it. when you get bogged down in iraq or afghanistan, it is not that impressive. second, we were the last resort. when i went to carry out my diplomatic assignment, i felt like the voice of god. people would never say, "no, we

security treaty. if there was a country that was the aggressor, we all ganged up on the aggressor until the aggression is deterred. it worked against iraq. it was failing here. the europeans had said initially in '91 when the war broke and out in croatia, let's not forget the president of croatia is here -- that was our second gelinas war since the second -- its second deadliest war since the second world war. the europeans said they could handle it. luxembourg, portugal, and the netherlands -- in an environment of eastern europe, that was not a very impressive representation of europe. i do not mean to fault the individuals. it is just tell the european system worked at that time. certainly by 93, people in the region had given up. what gave the u.s. so much power was, first, the impression left from our spectacular military success in gulf war role in one. one of the things about having all this military technology is it is great when you actually use it. when you get bogged down in iraq or afghanistan, it is not that impressive. second, we were the last resort. when i went to carry out my diplomatic assignment, i felt like the voice of god. people would never say, "no,