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major world powers agree a transitional plan for syria at a crisis meeting in geneva which rejects regime change something russia has always insisted on. as the german parliament rubber stamps the euro zone's massive bailout cash for disillusioned italians turn to comedians for leadership. and american troops might be out of iraq but the money is flowing in washington plans upgrades one hundred million dollars to its baghdad embassy despite cutting a third of its diplomatic stuff. online on screen international news and comment live from our new center here in moscow with you twenty four hours a day the world's major world powers i should say the world's major powers have agreed on a true transitional roadmap for syria which they say will allow syrians to determine their own future without interference following a crisis meeting in geneva russia's foreign minister said the document contains no ultimatums and includes representatives from all sides of the political divide and that's exactly what russia has been pushing for going to is going to have has more . they didn't manage to agree on

now seen no letup in sixteen months of violence despite deep divisions of the crisis conference in geneva are still ongoing moscow has expressed little hope that the talks may get things moving you've got a peace going off is there for us. this could very well be one of the last remaining chances for the international community to help fix this problem before the violence in syria schools out into the entire region and the u.n. special envoy kofi annan has warned that any further deaths in syria will be the responsibility of ours if they feel here a little progress has been made and there are complications for instance even though some of the key global powers are taking part in this conference i mean the permanent five members of the u.n. security council some countries who could also be helped. in the situation like iran for instance which is a very influential state in syria's neighborhood that country is not taking part in this meeting there's also a difference of approaches by several states like for instance to the united states which is pushing more for regime change was moscow is

the rich panicked, and many headed for geneva.ack then, however, property was cheaper, and swiss banking laws were more favorable. >> today, we are again seeing french people coming to switzerland. these days, though, it is not a case of taking illicit funds out of their mattresses and bringing them here. bank privacy has diminished. most banks would not accept undeclared money now. mammon no matter how many french people n euros and up flowing across the border, he wants a piece of that pie -- >> no matter how many french people and euros and a flowing across the border, they want a piece of that pie. they have even spent a -- built a small replica of the eiffel tower in the middle of town. >> rich people in greece have also started syphoning their money out of the country, fearing they could lose everything, should greece exit the europe. it seems hard to imagine, but it could take place if elections again fail to produce a functioning government, or if the winners are parties that want to stop austerity measures. that could wel

the chief negotiator in the syrian conflict says he's confident an upcoming meeting in geneva will bear fruit kofi annan has called the government of the world's most influential states to find common ground on how to end his to the seas in syria moscow and washington however have a chance to discuss the issue before the main talks and for more on this let's cross now live to lucy coming off and she is in some pretty well known of course are deep divisions between russia and america over syria talks are under way now what are the expectations of a positive outcome. while the expectations are it is certainly difficult to say but the stakes could not possibly be higher i just walked out of the hotel behind me where the secretary of state hillary clinton and sergei lavrov have walked in literally moments ago ago closed doors behind them and sat down finally for face to face talks to try to iron out the very very deep divide between the two countries that really could make or break the negotiations tomorrow in geneva on the. sides going to come to some sort of an agreement this means that t

that is all. >> next speaker. >> i lived in geneva have located outside mission. -- live in geneva located outside mission. if they are going to open and marijuana shop, i am very concerned some of the kids will eventually get addicted to this marijuana. marijuana is a drug. if people get addicted, they can have like a mental illusion. when i was waiting on the bus in the area, i have seen people after they took its, they are wobbling around and they do not know what is going on and they fall onto the ground. i have seen that they hurt themselves, bleeding from the head, then nose, i was extremely scared and frightened. let's say if marijuana can treat people, they are going to go to the hospital. they could go to a place to get the medicine. why would they have to open it in another area? i wish and marijuana shop owner, not because of the financial responsibility as well as because of jobs, they are hurting the next generation. i am totally opposed to having this marijuana shop to be open in that area. that is all. >> america is such a great country. anything they can treat. why would th

the chief negotiator in the syrian conflict says he's confident an upcoming meeting in geneva will bear fruit kofi annan has called the gathering of the world's most influential states to find common ground on how to end hostilities there in syria russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton however have had a chance to discuss the issue before the main talks artie's lucy covenant has more now from st petersburg where they were meeting. i just walked out of the hotel behind me where the secretary of state hillary clinton and sergei lavrov have walked in literally moments ago closed doors behind them and sat down finally for face to face talks to try to iron out the very very deep divide between the two countries that really could make or break the negotiations tomorrow in geneva on the. sides to come to some sort of an agreement this means that this could really be an international turning point for how the syrian crisis will develop unfortunately the positions between the two countries are quite vast and it hasn't really seemed to based on the way

if you got president in geneva to keep us posted thank you. well as i was getting into their israel's dept news agency i thought to have close links with mossad is now reporting that saudi arabia has started to move troops towards neighboring jordan to mass them on syria's southeastern border that turkish forces gathered on the northern syrian front here following the recent downing of a military jet by damascus artie's marie phenomena is following developments in the syrian capital. we're gets an alarming reports on foreign troops being deployed at or headed towards the syrian borders from the north west and south some original media believed to have close ties with israel intelligence reports heavy saudi troop movements towards the jordanian and iraqi borders after king abdullah put the country's military on high alert for joining the uprising against president bashar assad in syria it's reported that special units have tanks misawa special forces and batteries and the plan is to enter jordan then move towards syria further and then and to s

as a crisis meeting in geneva major world powers agree a transitional plan for syria which rejects regime change and allows syrians to decide their own political future. as the german parliament roberts time to the euro zone's a massive bailout cash told his allusion to italian version seek consolation in comedy. and american troops might be heading out of iraq but the money is still flowing in washington plans a hundred million dollars worth of grades to baghdad embassy despite causing a surge of with diplomatic star. hello and welcome to all t twenty following news live from moscow. a story now the world's major powers have agreed on a transitional road map for syria which they say will allow syrians to determine their own future without outside interference following a crisis meeting in geneva russia's foreign minister said the document contains no ultimatums and includes representatives from all sides of the political divide and that's exactly what russia was pushing for. they didn't manage to agree on a new plan of the transition plan as it's called the powers which do include the th

get a national powers are heading for talks in geneva desperately seeking a plan to and syria's watched as turkey and reportedly saudi arabia are mobilizing forces towards the syrian border. join santal stay put out the door and embassy in london until a decision on his asylum request declining to comply with a demand from british police this ranter for extradition to sweden. and german chancellor angela merkel the fans uphold the e.u. deal to help struggling banks but their skepticism of the measure will solve the blocks or problems and death crisis. eleven am in the russian capital you're watching. major world and regional powers will convene in geneva today to try and map out a strategy to and the bloody sixteen month old conflict in syria and the deep divisions between nations russia's foreign minister says there's a good chance to forge common ground sergey lavrov was speaking after a one on one meeting with u.s. secretary hillary clinton are just losing often of has been following their talks in st petersburg. hillary clinton and lover of the foreign minister met for about an hour

major international players are gathering in geneva desperately seeking a plan to and syria's bloodshed s. turkey and reportedly saudi arabia are mobilizing forces towards the syrian border . join us on will stay put or an embassy in london until a decision on his asylum request declining to comply with a demand from british police to surrender for extradition to sweden. and german chancellor angela merkel to fans at home that deal to help struggling banks but there's skepticism the measure will solve the blocks core problems and debt crisis . coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie major world and regional powers are convening in geneva to try and map out a strategy to and the bloody sixteen month old conflict in syria and the deep divisions between nations russia's foreign minister says there's a good chance to forge common ground sergey lavrov was speaking after meeting u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton are just loosely confident was following their talks in st petersburg. hillary clinton and lover of the foreign minister met for about an hour the russian foreign minis

to a breaking point just ahead of a major international talk on the syrian crisis this weekend in geneva and as artie's peter all of our reports it's not the only route which is likely to overshadow the gathering. those differences really boil down to what involvement iran should have if any countries like the united states in great britain say that iran shouldn't be involved who we heard from said again today who reiterated russia's stance on this which is that iran isn't just a neighbor to syria that tehran exerts a certain amount of influence over damascus and that iran is a major player in that region sound and as in that role they should have a say and what's decided about the future of that part of the world look at that and you see the schoolkid we're not talking about stopping bloodshed in syria iran is certainly an influential player in this situation alongside other nations in the region and not inviting to run on board the geneva talks on sea. it's a mistake well there are already some experts that is saying that the expulsion of iran really counts they doubts over how success

in geneva they are discussing the massacre. there's a widespread sense of outrage and that there's so lite that can be done to stop the carnage. this amounts to crimes against humanity and other international crimes and may be indicative of a pattern of widespread or systematic attacks against civilian populations that have been perpetrated with impunity. >> the continuing bloodshed is dominating russian president putin's talks with angela merkel in berlin and president francois hollande in paris. they will be trying to persuade him to put more pressure on damascus. no sign of russian support so far. that leaves the increasingly forlorn peace mission of kofi annan. after talks in syria produced no breakthrough as the bloody stalemate continues. but there has been one important sign of change. sunni merchants have closed up shop in protest of the massacre, in damascus. reinforces tried to make them reopen, by breaking locks. -- reinforcers tried to make them reopen, by breaking the locks. it is a devastating civil war. >> now to

human rights council is meeting in geneva right now. these are the pictures live to discuss how to respond to the escalating violence in syria. let's speak to our correspondent, imogen foulkes, who joins us from geneva. and pushing, imogen, for a war crimes probe into the events at houla. >> so, that's right. i think this is the fourth time that the u.n. human rights council has met in emergency session to discuss syria in the last 12 months. and we've had a number of reports from u.n. investigators saying that some of the violations, some of the events in syria do likely amount to war crimes, to crimes against humanity. this meeting is to discuss specifically the horrific events in houla last week, in which so many people, so many children, died, executed, u.n. observers in the region said. now, what the council is pressing for is an immediate, impartial, independent investigation. it wants syria to allow investigators into the country right away, today, tomorrow, as soon as. but syria has resisted all of these calls in the past. it ha

major world and regional powers are meeting in geneva to try and map out a strategy to end the bloody sixteen month old conflict in syria amid deep divisions between nations russia has said there is perhaps a good chance to forge some common ground reporting from geneva. there are big hopes that this meeting should lead to the international community being able to reach some sort of a joint understanding a mutual position on the conflict in syria and sure there are disagreements and we were on the plane with the russian foreign minister said again a lot of he did outline some of the key issues that moscow doesn't agree with such as any preconditions including the one for president assad to step down or any outside intervention interference into the situation there are part from equal pressure we should be applied on both sides of the conflict by all outside players and also these sides of the conflict themselves have to put their weapons down simultaneously and as soon as possible in order to create balance conditions for peaceful negotiations so like i said there are disagreements bu

one of its warplanes last week it's likely to heighten tension as foreign powers prepare to meet in geneva on saturday for talks they are aiming to unite influential states behind proposals for a syrian led political solution to the crisis there let's now talk to our correspondent in damascus maria finish. there are serious differences between the parties at the upcoming talks about how the crisis should be solved with iran's of course and what we're going to be a major bone of contention what more can you tell us. you're absolutely right marina runs a participation in the discussion over the syrian crisis on how to end the violence here in the country has been a bone of contention between russia and the us as the states with influence on both the rebels and government are preparing for me to be in geneva this saturday but this is now the matter of fact iraq iran will not be invited initially just to remind you when kofi annan and the national peace envoy has pushed forward beside dia he wanted iran to take part to participate saying that the remnants of a powerful regional player and the

of its warplanes just last week is likely to heighten tension as foreign powers prepare to meet in geneva on saturday for talks they're aiming to unite influential states behind proposals for a syrian led political solution to the ongoing crisis that. peter good to see you as we all know there are serious differences between the parties at the upcoming talks about how the crisis should be solved tell us more about that. well rory those differences really boil down to what involvement iran should have if any countries like the united states in great britain say that iran shouldn't be involved what we heard from said again today who reiterated russia's stance on this which is that iran isn't just a neighbor to syria that tehran exerts a certain amount of influence over damascus and that iran is a major player in that region and in that role they should have a say and what's decided about the future of that part of the world. look at that inner city school we're now talking about stopping bloodshed in syria iran is certainly an influential player in the situation alongside other nations in t

rory this is quite troubling information and indeed this meeting here in geneva could very well be one of the last remaining chances for the international community to help solve this problem in fact. if you are a new un special envoy has just said that any further deaths in syria will be the responsibility of world powers if we fail here since the violence has been continuing and something in needs to be done despite all the previous discussions and arguments a little progress has been made and there are complications for instance even though some of the key global powers are taking part in this conference i mean the permanent five members of the un security council some countries who could also be helpful in the situation like iran for instance which is a very influential state in syria's neighborhood that country is not taking part in this meeting there's also a difference of approaches by several states like for instance to the united states which is pushing more for regime change was moscow is calling for equal pressure which needs to be applied on both sides of this conflict but

for more on the meeting in geneva and what this can accomplish, i am joined by the former u.s. state department spokesperson, t.j. calich. secretary clinton said she had great hopes this could be a turning point for the syrian conflict. >> there is a dichotomy. one of the targets of the meeting is the syrian military. if the regional powers and the global powers are planning for a post-assad syria, they're basically saying those still supporting him will go. you would be on the right side or wrong side of history. there can be a powerful message. the real question is whether everyone can come together and define a route to a post-assad syria the same way. the good that has not been possible so far. -- >> that has not been possible so far. is there an agreement the russians would agree to? >> i do not think the united states would agree to the meeting if there was not going to be some sort of unity on paper. the real question is will all of the players, including russia, actually follow through to implement this plan. again, the dilemma for this plan is he is talking about a cea

so in november 1985 in geneva they have their first meeting. there's that famous picture some of you remember of the two of them greeting each other, and gash chauv arrives at the villa wearing a top hat and overcoat to protect himself from the cold and reagan walks out, just wearing his suit. this is something that the white house people loved. i mean, this image around the world showing ronald reagan looking more youthful and vibrant than a man 20 years his junior. but reagan and gorbachev weren't interested in making political points. they saw each other, a person and a partner, with whom they could make a deep connection. gorbachev later said at that moment, we shook hands like we friends. now, reagan and gorbachev didn't come to any agreements in geneva, other than they had to keep talking, but there were a few memorable moments from that summit. at one point they took a walk to a boat house on the grounds of the villa where they were meeting. on the way back reagan turned to gosh clave. what would you do in the united states were suddenly

with the research the university in beirut why sir if you think to iran hasn't been invited to this geneva conference. but of course iran has not been invaded because of the firm u.s. position that iran be excluded from any talks when it comes to syria the secretary of state made it very clear that basically because iran supports they should be excluded from any talks with that which is an absolutely absurd position to take because washington actually supports regime change so by that you know the countries are marja it should actually be excluded from any talks what's the situation in syria so really this is washington's heavy hand coming down again on international affairs in particular in this region and you know as russia has stated this conference coming together really will have not much impact a bit exclude iran and it is very unfortunate that this this unfortunate kofi annan who are so thank you said insists that iran should be included has caved in to us will on this and has excluded iran from the upcoming event will be a more this meeting is to support the peace plan back a syria

well, the bbc folks are in geneva for us. the speech i think it was to the u.n. labor organization, but that's -- the fact that her presence in geneva in itself is something, isn't it? >> yes. it's been 24 years since she set foot here and the last time she was here the berlin wall still stood. but also, she has been a particular ear at the united nations. someone whose been so admired for her support and democratic a great deal of personal advice in terms of separation from her children, from her husband. so when she came here today, i have to say i have never seen so many current and retired u.n. officials just standing outside, waiting to catch a glimpse of her. and her speech, i think reflected the kinds of things that she has stood for all these years. a very modest woman. but a very pragmatic woman. she said she wanted investments in burma, which it has to be to support mrs. -- she moves on from there. she had a word for new parliamentarians like herself, in fact, she said don't get above yourself. you're there to serve the people. >> so the superstar image

i believe the geneva car barn is a diamond in the rough and it should be a neighborhood asset better utilized than it is. my oldest daughter just graduated from san francisco state, second generation. i have a high school student in tech. she wants to go to city college. my wife and i attend city college. so we are there in the neighborhood. we've been there for over 30 years. we're frequent travelers and we've seen enough beautiful cities in the world to realize that this is a beautiful city and i think we can contribute in a positive way to seeing some good improvements out there. i wanted to mention that my family will be leaving on a cross-country trip. we'll be leaving for six weeks, returning august 1 so i hope that doesn't present any problem. and with that, if you have any questions i'd be happen to answer them. supervisor kim: are there any questions from committee members? thank you very much. daniel weaver has already let our office know that unfortunately he cannot attend today's rules committee meeting. we do have alexander maleny. ok, if not alexander, scott valkon and

and arab league envoy kofi annan as invited delegates to discuss syria in a meeting on thursday in geneva. russia's u.n. ambassador said his country would participate. >> -- has accepted the invitation of kofi annan to come to geneva. >> u.s. officials oppose the meeting. >>> the turkish prime minister has warned the syrian military to stay away from the border. syrian forces shot down a turkish war plane last week. two pilots are missing. the rules of engagement for turkish armed forces have changed he said. any military element that approaches the border and poses a security risk will be treated as a target. syrian government officials blamed turkey for the incidents. they say the military plane violated their nation's airspace. >>> russian president vladimir putin is urging israeli and palestinian officials to resume peace talks. he called on both side to void any move that would jeopardize the process. putin met with mahmoud abbas. the palestinian president in the west bank town of bethlehem. he held talks with benjamin netanyahu. the russian president criticized the israelis for buil

the plans will be discussed in geneva on saturday. russia supports a political transition but says it will not back demands for president assad's resignation. >> the meeting in geneva was intended to support kofi annan's plan, but it must set the conditions for the end of violence and the start of an all-syrian national dialogue. not predetermine the contents of this dialogue. >> he said syria's should be able to design their own future -- decide their own future. spokesman for the syrian opposition said it would reject any proposal for a unity government i -- unless it required the syrian president to quit. >> in a moment, we will get to all of the euro 2012 action. >> first, a look at some of the other stories making news. >> the war crimes tribunal has dropped one of two genocide charges. judges say prosecutors did not have enough evidence. he still faces 10 more charges, including genocide for the alleged involvement in the 1995 massacre. then the candidates in mexico's presidential race have wrapped up their campaigns ahead of su

. >> world powers are preparing for talks in geneva this weekend on the crisis in syria. and as the conflict intensifies, the international media -- mediator for the region has called the meeting of foreign ministers of the five permanent united nations security council members to discuss new measures for a political transition. >> on the ground in syria, that transition looks very far away. >> on wednesday, gunmen stormed the headquarters of a pro- government tv station. officials said seven employees were killed. at the same time, attacks on demonstrators and civilians homes are growing in scale and brutality. in may, more than 100 civilians were killed. united nations investigators say government forces may have been largely responsible. >> syria's president, who previously blamed the violence on foreign terrorists spoke for the first time of a war in the country. meanwhile, the united nations special envoy is continuing to push for the implementation of a six-point peace plan and for a new action put to syria. culling special talks for this saturday in geneva, he refu

top stories now major world powers agree a transitional plan for syria at a crisis meeting in geneva which rejects regime change and syrians to decide their own political future. as the german parliament rubber stamps the euro zone's massive bailout cash disillusioned italians turn to comedians for leadership. and american troops might be out of iraq but the money is flowing in washington plans upgrades one hundred million dollars to its baghdad embassy despite cutting a third of its diplomatic staff. so that brings up today for the moment i'll be back with a news team with more fully in half an hour from now in the mean time limits a former front runner for the egyptian presidency asking what he thinks the future holds for the country. with me i have a moose a presidential candidate in egypt's recent elections and also before me he'd of the arab league so thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. many people were surprised that you did not make it through to the second round of the recent presidential elections why do you think you did not do as well as expected i was among th

at the talks in geneva, we have, also proposed deep cuts in strategic offensive weapons. and the western allies have, likewise, made far-reaching proposals to reduce the danger of conventional war and to place a total ban on chemical weapons. while we pursue these arms reductions, i pledge to you that we will maintain the capacity to deter soviet aggression at any level at which it might occur. [ applause ] and in cooperation with many of our allies, the united states is pursuing the strategic defense initiative. research to base deterrents not on the threat of offensive retaliation but on defenses that truly defend, on systems, in short, that will not target populations but shield them. by these means, we seek to increase the safety of europe and all the world. but, we must remember a crucial fact. east and west do not mistrust each other because we're armed. we're armed because we mistrust each other. [ applause ] and our differences are not about weapons but about liberty. when president kennedy spoke at the city hall those 24 years ago, freedom was encircled. berlin w

the news comes on the eve of a major united nations conference in geneva. our correspondent has this report. >> artillery pounds a suburb of syria's capital. regimes trying to seize it back. after the shelling, say activists, the militiamen arrived to kill people one at a time. in this house, the bodies of men, women, and children are piled up. three generations. in a rare interview, president assad gave his backing to the united nations peace plan. there was, however, no mention of a united nations ceasefire. be the united states says mr. assad must go. for that, secretary of state hillary clinton leads russia's agreements. coordinating with the russians would be difficult. despite what the russian foreign minister says, so far, moscow is continuing to give president assad material support. if so, that is bad news for the united nations peace plan and its offer, kofi annan. he is meeting the permanent members of the security council in geneva tomorrow. it is starting to look like a last-a ditch effort to save the plan. there is no plan b, an alternative to