secretary of state mark pompei oh he's in berlin to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall he and his german counterpart michael moss they did some reminiscing together today to try and improve current relations between the 2 countries. it was in some ways a deeply past novus that he was secretary of state might bump you he's the 1st day of his stay in germany to return to his full military base he was stationed here is a soldier in the eighty's one of these 2 teams back then patrolling the border that separated east and west germany together with the foreign minister. this was also no cajun to ease the recent tensions in the u.s. german relations. it was a bit of a walk down memory lane for me. every. every structure. you could. you could say i saw a piece of history that i was a tiny little part of back in the late 1980 s. i think it's indicative of the credible port relationship between our 2 countries michael mass expressed gratitude for american support of the german reunification process is it because. we have committed c.q. with great sudden terror and pratchett

secretary of state mark pompei announced on monday that washington would end sanctions waivers on iran's fordo nuclear facility a key component of the landmark atomic deal it comes off the terrans that it had resumed the process of the radium enrichment at the plant pompei also reiterated his support for the ongoing protests in iran which the country has slammed as hypocritical. people enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandon its revolutionary. posture and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation but. it is strange that the united states and its officials who have committed the greatest of crimes by imposing maximum pressure and the toughest sanctions on iran are communicating to the iranian people that they support these protests we don't expect anything else from mr palmeiro he disgracefully defends the maximum pressure regime and imposition of sanctions on iran and arrest broke out after a surprise 50 percent hike in fuel prices earlier this month the iranian government said the revenue would

branch well i mean i think it's pretty clear from what we heard there from the secretary of state mark pompei of very strong words there against the iranian regime you know basically he's saying that the you know the united states is monitoring those ongoing protests in iran and they're deeply concerned also by the reports. in the country now and you know it was quite interesting to hear what he said there quite you know a threatening words in some ways in staying that you know the world is watching and that he you know demanding once again that the iranian people have access to you know free and open internet for example so that they can access information which they claim you know you know the free press is such now in that same press conference which was interesting at my pompei also brought up another big points of course for the united states which is that the nuclear program of iran now the united states says that it's terminating its sanctions waiver and related to iran's at fordo nuclear plant and that's where the united nations atomic watchdog has actually said that iran has been at

secretary of state mark pompei was there and used the occasion to to stress america's commitment to nato mission during a meeting with his secretary general before the meetings in december as well and i know we'll have a successful time to get to where we set the conditions so we can have a successful leader summit continue to drive this incredibly important nato mission for his words there are in stark contrast to those of one of the alliances leaders because the french president among macron recently said that nato was becoming brain dead you could see don of picks up the story. nato heavyweights are converging upon brussels and it's all smiles and pats on the back end a very very v.a.p. guest all the way from the united states the secretary of state might bump aoe himself but behind this facade of handshakes and mutual joy hides a nasty in the block's fabric and that is between the believers in the alliance and heretics who dare question the relevance of the block and this whole aggravation it stems from right here from france when president emmanuel mccrone dared to assume dare to sa

secretary of state mark pompei o israeli settlements will no longer be considered illegal international community has been quick to condemn that move. and now the new sounds of people have marched through chile's capital and a call for women's rights to be protected the mass rally in front of your go with held on the international day for the elimination of violence against women it also joined a wider protest against the country's president sebastian pinera police used to be a water cannon to disperse some of the demonstrators that was triggered a month ago by a proposed metro fare hike and filled by frustration with perceived rising inequality. or thank you for joining us here on r.t. international we're back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines we'll see that. one almost sure seems wrong. why don't we just don't call. me. yet to shape our disdain atika. and it gets really equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be pre

secretary of state mike pompei rose in germany to join celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the building wall he served as an army officer in germany june 1 today troops at a training camp in bavaria for 4000 u.s. soldiers and they took part accompanied by german foreign minister high come not. the secretary of state visited a village had once been divided by the east west border hence its nickname little berlin was the pump arrow is now in leipsic. which is where we join d.w. but in a stress welcome marina so the tour appears to of their begins in a small but very in a village where he has a personal connection tell us from. yes actually the city of the small place of it is quite hard to pronounce even for a german speaker it's a very small village but it's quite famous because it was divided by east and west and. was based not far from there are so you so sure in the late eighty's and he still likes to tell the story of funny patrol the air and carton and so this whole journey to from poppier this whole journey is not only a work trip but it's also a journey back i

early next month to mark nato 70th anniversary u.s. secretary of state mike pompei or says nato must change or risk irrelevance. ledo runs always the risk that it will become obsolete now because the partnership now because the political commitments for ever become i don't think is between in the transit and those commitments between our countries will ever become obsolete. but it could it does run the risk if it doesn't do the things it needs to do to confront the challenges of today in a way that is attractive. of a german chancellor angela merkel rejected what she called micron's drastic words germany's foreign minister is warning against undermining nato in a column in the spiegel magazine he said neither germany nor europe will be able to effectively protect themselves without the us and in an interview with the financial times poland's prime minister viewed macross questioning of nato's commitment to mutual defense as dangerous the secretary general of the north atlantic treaty organization the n stoltenberg on the other hand stressed the coalition while stron

secretary of state why pompei oh he is here in berlin to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall he and his german counterpart moss did some reminiscing today to try and improve current relations between the 2 countries. it was a visit that touched him on a very pass no 11 he was secretary of state my pump you accused the 1st day of a stay in germany to return to his home and then to terry base he was stationed here as a soldier in the eighty's one of his key banc been patrolling the full mobile on separating east and west germany to get the german foreign minister. this was also no occasion to east the recent tensions and us german relations. it was a bit of a walk down memory lane for me they're very. very strong but you could say. you could say i saw a piece of history that i was a tiny little part of that back in the late 1980 s. i think it's indicative of the credible poured relationship between our 2 countries german foreign minister expressed gratitude for american support of the german variant a fixation process because we are committed to you with great sudde

secretary of state mike pompei oh is in germany for a visit timed to coincide with celebrations to mark that but he also came to address disagreements of current political and military alliances the u.s. secretary of state had come to berlin with china and russia on his mind instead wherever it might pump aoe went he was confronted with the question whether he said french president in manoa mccall's gloomy view of nato which mccormack described as brain dead so many good answers so many cameras yes. i. pump out it on a more serious note. if nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing nato the resources that it needs if they don't live up to their commitments there's a risk that little could become ineffective or obsolete reminded that there's a price to pay for having the us as a partner a message heard loud and clear in the german government chancellor angela merkel expressed profound gratitude as germany marks 30 years since the fall of the ballon will. that's we will of course never forget that the united states of america with its president george bush h

form us east germany where he made the remarks on a visit to germany to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the bali mill pompei or stressed the need for allied democracies to work together to deter threats to their own people. are 2 democracies the united states and germany possess the abundant political and economic capital and the power that can only be garnered by free societies we have a duty each of us to use all we have to defend what was so hard won. in $7076.00 in 1945 and in 1989 and we have to do it together there together because it's not easy and doing it alone is impossible. speaking of that spring in political correspondent thomas sperry who is he a thomas some consider a tree was there from the u.s. secretary of state might pump a bit can this symbolic visit do anything to patch up what is currently a very strained relationship between the u.s. and germany mike compels speech on the question or nasr session that followed off to what's clearly clearly reveal what the goal of his visit were on the one hand to try and show once again the historic ties between germany and the united states the fact

secretary of state like pompei was in germany taking part in events this week marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall let's take a look. it was in some ways a deeply personal visit hewas secretary of state my pump you use the 1st day of his stay in germany to return to his former military base he was stationed here is a soldier in the eighty's one of these 2 teams back then patrolling the border that separated east and west germany together with the foreign minister. this was also no cajun to ease the recent tensions in the u.s. german relations. it was a bit of a walk out of every way for me. every. every structure. you could say i saw. you could say i saw a piece of history that i was a tiny little part of back in the late eighty's i think it's indicative of the incredible chord relationship between our 2 countries michael mass expressed gratitude for american support of the german reunification process. because. we have committed so you with great solidarity and gratitude we owe our freedom to you as well as our unity. company or also wanted to show solidarity with j

the top stories that we're following for you as well in marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall america's top diplomat mike pompei o tells germany everyone needs to work together to make sure nato remains a potent force for good in the world. and her democracy activists in hong kong are calling for revenge after a student died of injuries sustained during an anti-government demonstration earlier this week a student fell from a building after police fired tear gas to disperse a rally. there watching the news coming up the next evening news asia it is one of the holiest shrines of the sikh religion and soon pilgrims from india will be able to visit visa free and without hassle. that and more coming up with melissa chan don't forget you can always get the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that is d w dot com and our friends vote in thanks for your company and see you soon buddy. ico india. how can a country's economy grow in harmony with its people and violent when there are due course look at the bigger picture india a country that faces many challenges and issues people are striving to c

secretary of state mike pompei o says nato must grow and change or risk becoming obsolete visiting germany for celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the wall and that with chance of i'm going to macro unwelcomed a planned increase in german defense spending. just part of the special coverage of the out of her she will take a look at one of the darkest chapters in each chapter pastry forced adoption and children sometimes taken from parents considered disloyal to come an easter break we'll hear one family's personal story of renewed also on the program a vigil in hong kong for a pro-democracy demonstrators who died of his injuries after falling from a building chaps and lockets the 1st to die since the start of the anti-government contact activists say they will ask giving their protests. time forget welcome to the program. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei is concluding a 2 day visit to germany and some of the 31 of her show of the fall of the boat and all his latest office button then for a meeting with johnson i've been a makeover at a joint news conference secretary from palin chance and ba

. >> everything is an ebbing dough anecdotal.secretary pompey right now to mark the anniversary of thehe l communist chinese leadership and the chinese people. the chinese peel want a better life, they -- chinese people want a better life, they want a deal. maria: how much pressure does the unrest in hong kong create. a student died today after falling into a coma after injuries he sustained during a clash between police and pro protesters on monday do you think what's happening in hong kong is putting pressure on xi-jinping. >> it's up to 23 weeks. how sad that news is. sadly, i feel this won't be the only death out of this. maria: is he changing -- is he not going to have the thor tearan rule that he has? jimmjimmy lee said everything changed when xi-jinping became dictator for life. >> is it the sign of p a weaker leader? when we look at hong kong today, we don't want the violence. i don't think either side wants the violence. again, it goes back to that same story of broken promises, has beijing broken that promise of one country, two systems. maria: keeps happening. >> they just f

secretary of state mike pompei o has been in germany for the past 2 days his visit is of course timed to coincide with celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall but disagreements about how to safeguard current political and military alliances have overshadowed his visit. with a great friend of the united states germany it continues to be an enormously important partner for us i saw the defense minister statement about increasing germany's contribution to nato over time we think that's powerful because we think that relationship with nato matters and we need everyone working together to make sure that it remains a potent force for good in the just in the north problem for once today we have other tasks before us and again we are addressing them as partners and friends we have to face up to these tasks in the world. god knows we'll be talking among other things about the conflict in afghanistan and the conflict between ukraine and russia we'll be talking about the future of syria about peace in libya these are some of the issues on our agenda today but let me assure you and we intend to contin