trade and investments fears were also discussed as it was noted by the head of netherlands ministry of foreign affairs amsterdam is very interested in intensive it is made in the realization of companies plans to enter the list of the top thirty most developed countries. this will include the exchange of know how in the spheres of agriculture in alternative energy. chairman of dark the state also met with the minister for affairs of the kingdom of the netherlands. as it is not a bike us in the show must go cry of metal and is one of cars extends key eu partners economic scientific and

trade and investments fears were also discussed as it was noted by the head of netherlands ministry of foreign affairs amsterdam is very interested in intensive it is made in the realization of context and plans to enter the list of the top thirty most developed countries. this will include the exchange of know how in the spheres of agriculture in alternative energy. chairman of dark the state also met with the minister for affairs of the team of the netherlands as it is not a bike us in the show michael kind netherlands is one of kazakhstan ski eu partners economic scientific and technological aspects of bilateral cooperation they take on a new meaning for context and in the light of the task set by the president not survive. it is a new address to the during the meeting custom job or to cry if she has visions of context and not only to enter parliament in relations in particular context and parliamentary deputies will strive to develop for the multilateral contacts with the framework of of the osce parliamentary assembly the intelligence ministry of foreign affairs your life and the diesel also had

russia is a matter of fact why why i would say that the statement that was issued by the ministry of foreign affairs is vitally important this because throughout the several past several months russia was the one that actually stayed more or less quiet on this issue we've seen numerous european politicians representatives of various european bodies out there on my down clearly making their allegiances alliances and favorable is obvious whereas russia hasn't done that and of course they're interested in keeping ukraine safe first and foremost they do not want to see any more bloodshed i wouldn't say it's fighting over a country it's fighting really were. in the piece we just quickly talk about the bloodshed we carry in these live pictures there from the city center we do believe the interior ministry a fourth policeman has died and i believe the pictures we're seeing of his body now being carried to an ambulance so this is clearly to be verified but we have no understanding that four policemen have died as the police seem to be taking some action against the protesters so clearly. a dark day for ukra

released a statement calling the action deeply disrespectful officials with new zealand's ministry of foreign affairs and trade see the some of the japanese ambassador to express their disappointment. japanese officials had announced that a researcher in leadership might enter the cell. but new zealand officials said they made it clear he did not want that to happen. new zealand prime minister john key says he hasn't decided what steps to take next. the actions of this i can't wearll that separated some of the competitive at this art sale and takes on monday side more athletes than and shot their way till then take laurie the concert the matter is in the men's five hundred meters speed skating. twin brothers michelle and mumbled or two gold and bronze respectively. last weekend six of their missing the top spot by just two one one hundredth of a sentence. is jus had won ten gold in the short track fifteen hundred meters he's a hot favourite to win more medals later in the games centennial of china took silver and victor and two bronze. the south korean navy and was representing russia after switching

the iranian ministry of foreign affairs, this weekend's agreement is another step towards a peaceful resolution of the diplomatic row over the country's nuclear program. some of the more sensitive issues have yet to be addressed. the seven step program doesn't, for instance, allow for the full inspection, despite the international atomic energy agency insisting for the past 2 years its experts should be granted access to the site. >> this is a military base. it does not have anything to do with the nuclear activities. aea inspectors have visited at least twice in the past. they couldn't find anything, any wrongdoing. >> authorities insist they have nothing to hide. inspectorser, visited a heavy water plant to allay concerns over the site's true purpose. the regime refuses to be pushed around. >> we cannot accept any closure site that weany have. accept even the idea of closing it. approach toran's negotiations with the west, the international community is looking closely to see if iran is serious in addressing concerns over its nuclear program. although most of the sanctions are still

the ministry of foreign affairs has been putting out statements saying what has gone on in ukraine amountso a power grab. the interim government resorted to what it calls terrorist tack tigs. russia recalled its -- tactics. russia recalled its ambassador to ukraine, and there's nobody in ukraine that russia can do business with, and russia doesn't regard the interim government as legitimate. other than strong statements, russia hasn't actually been making any overt actions. essentially it is sitting on the sidelines and waiting to see what happens. that might not continue though if russia feels that ethnic r h russians in ukraine are victimized. if that happens, russia might get more directly involved than it is at the moment. >> after a time utility use few days tensions are simmering in the russian-speaking district of ukraine. david chater is in a city where pro-russian citizens are vocing their opposition. >> still standing their ground, the pro-europe contesters in the city showing their defiance, trying to repeat the miracle of kiev's independence square in karkiev, an hour's drive f

foreign affairs minister murray mccully released a statement calling the action deeply disrespectful. officials with new zealand's ministry of foreign affairs and trade say they summoned the japanese ambassador to express their disappointment. japanese officials had announced that a research whaling ship might enter the zone. but new zealand officials said they made it clear they did not want that to happen. new zealand prime minister john key says he hasn't decided what steps to take next. >>> the commander of u.s. forces in japan says he's confident the military can cut down on the use of a controversial aircraft in okinawa. lieutenant general salvatore angelella says he believes it's possible to comply with a japanese government request to halve the training activities using tilt rotor ospreys. angelella held a conference call with reporters. he said they've already been using the planes outside the prefecture. the ospreys have taken part in joint u.s./japan exercises in other parts of japan and he noted that the aircraft helped with rescue activities in the philippines in the wake of typhoon haiyan. residents of okinawa

clear it will kind of reaction how we've seen so well so far we have heard from the russian ministry of foreign affairs who have said that part of the blame for what is happening right now on the streets of kiev lies with the western politicians who have been increasingly supportive of the opposition from the get go and also supporting the right wing radical groups who are largely the driving militant force of this. last week that we are seeing in kiev at the moment and have been seeing for the past several months. thank you very much indeed the you are some boss of the two ukraine has been quick to react to the latest outbreak of unrest is as a his sorry to see more violence and political matters to be resolved in the ukrainian parliament but international relations expert mark feel such statements can't hide washington's real agenda in ukraine. we have previously seen merican politicians coming to the protesters. come rioters in the streets of kiev cheer leading them on and promising them american support we have also all heard the leaked phone calls the intercepted phone calls between the u.s. ambas

. >> that echos exactly what we are hering in moscow from the ministry of foreign affairs that they feel this is nothing less than a coup d'etat sponsored or supported by the west. >> this crisis goes well beyond ukraine, because there is now the u.s.-russian situation. how can russia say it's not involved when it is literally giving asylum to viktor yanukovych? >> all along, the russians have been saying that they're not involved, but certainly they clearly are. they've always thought the ukraine was part of their sphere of influence, propping it up with money stolen that they now say tens of billions of dollar may have been taken out of the country by the ruling yanukovych administration and they want those assets frozen in geneva. they may we will get it, the swiss saying that they will look into that, possibly freezing the assets, but also, the ukrainians saying that they want yanukovych extra do id back to kiev. >> this does not bode well for people who are students of history who watched the collapse of the soviet union. >> absolutely. vladimir putin is very concerned about ukraine

our correspondent in tehran i made the front page of most national newspapers the iranian ministry of foreign affairs. this weekend's agreements is another step towards the peaceful resolution of the diplomatic row over the country's nuclear program some of the more sensitive issues have yet to be addressed. the sense that program goes in for instance allow for the full inspection of the facilities in polish and destroyed the international atomic energy agency consisting of the posts to use its expat should be granted access to the sorry that this is limited service that does not have anything to do good in theory it is that the iaea inspectors have visited last seen at least twice in the past. he couldn't find anything any wrongdoing authorities insist they have nothing to hoyt last december inspectors visited the head hole to flaunt in iraq to and they can sense of it is so extreme industrial use the regime refuses to be pushed around. the sentences that we can not accept any coach. only the four though iraq's not cause or any any size that that the tea house so iraq is definitely one of them and e

one bomb detonated office at the ministry of foreign affairs killing five people. another cow was given was still with the palm of his own self up one street away from the green zone home to the prime minister's office and western embassies six people were killed in the blahs. the third explosion took place there come on the square with the slit for people here iraq is now witnessing its worst violence in recent years according to the un assistance mission for iraq but the non thousand people were killed in twenty fifty mum and a lead on tickets and were civilians and civilian police personnel the iraqi government has increased security measures in the province of anbar as it continues its push to retain key cities from al qaeda linked militants but has the reason of the ox the reports out to recapture the city if america has proved a divisive issue in the country's politics. april is torn apart by flexing and like all three major governmental sense of the rut kill cells have announced a tightening of security measures in omar piece includes a built in curfew in the

it carried out the instructions of the very ministry of foreign affairs which is now claiming there was a violation. they refuse to give me the necessary documents on time and said i should wait for those documents. then when the family gave me the documents. b visa issuing office said. i was there too late but this was a delay created by the foreign ministry then to the uninitiated what one of the corporate endorsements the competent organs are are the security police the fsb so what i was told on. on december twenty fifth. in the russian embassy in kiev was that the competent organs in effect the fsb had ruled that my presence on the territory of the russian federation was on his arm was barred from entry. so this is really a very unusual thing because this is a formulation which generally used in spy cases. sometimes a situation where someone is suspected of espionage they can't prove it they simply say he's undesirable of sorts hope it gets worse. what's this really about. well i think it's a about what i did not have enough time in russia was only there three months most of the tim

now tony late in the day here in moscow, the ministry of foreign affairs put out a press release about troop movements inside crimea. they said officially the only troops that have moved inside crimea were tank units that were already there in an effort to secure that region. they say no extra troops have been sent into ukraine. no crossing of border, tony? >> let me ask it this way, phil. are the troop movements now going on inside ukraine being used as a provocation by the russians to get some kind of reaction from this interim government in kiev? >> well, trying to decipher the intentions of the russian government and the russian military can be quite complex. as we saw in 2008 in georgia, russia does use their citizens or their ethnic residents as a reason to inter convenient in neighboring countries. of course, that certainly is not official. but it's something that obviously a lot of people are keeping a very close eye on. >> phil ittner for us in moscow. let's look at the crucial crimea peninsula. let's look at how ukraine's history is effecting this current crisis. >> tony, it'

in fact the ministry of foreign affairs met with a couple of officials one who was number two in charge of latin america and number two in charge of africa that said it's very difficult for them. they spend a lot of time out in countries with many consulates to deal with the particular problems that state state-owned enterprise or another factory might have with the labor force. very challenging set of issues constantly trying to make up for whatever bad practices their firms are doing in this mic alluded to earlier not only state-owned firms, it could be those 4500 miners in ghana for example often a couple of villages that the foreign ministry has to go out and try to negotiate some kind of happy settlement. i think again a decade ago are a little bit less than that probably you are right but i think today the vision is quite different. i think particularly within china's backyard division is different. part of the reason that the u.s. pitted or rebalance was not only welcomed but in some ways i would say initiated by actors in the region was because of their concern over china's rise

in fact the ministry of foreign affairs i met with a couple of officials one who was the number two in charge of latin america and africa. they said it's very difficult for them. they spend a lot of time now out in countries. it's kind of many consulates to deal with particular problems that a state-owned enterprise or factory may have with the labor force of some kind of environmental problem. a very challenging set of issues constantly trying to make up for whatever bad practices of their firms are doing and as mike alluded to earlier not only the state-owned firms. it could be the 4500 miners in ghana for example all from villages that the foreign ministry has to go out and try to negotiate some kind of happy settlement. so i think again that decade ago or a little bit less than then probably would would be right but today the vision is different particularly within china's backyard the conditions are different. part of the reason that the u.s. did that or the rebalance was not only welcomed but in some ways i would say initiated by actors in the region was because of the concern ov

in fact, ministry of foreign affairs, you know, when i met with a couple of officials, in charge of latin america, number two in charge of africa. they said it's very difficult for them. they spend a lot of time in countries, which many consulates do with particular problems that a state of enterprise or the factory might have with the labor force. very challenging set of issues. constantly trying to make up for whatever bad practices. mike alluded to earlier that only is state owned firms. it could be 45 red minors in, for example, a couple of villages but then the foreign ministry has to go out and try to negotiate some kind of happy settlement. so i think again, a decade ago a little bit less than that probably you are right. i think today that vision is quite different. particularly within china's backyard. part of the reason the u.s. did that was not only welcomed, but in some ways initiated at yours in the region was because of their concern over china's rise, their fear of how china was going to behave on the security front. so i think probably i see sort of the popular perceptions

ministry of the interior." today, our ministry of foreign affairs expresses our strong protest of the russian military maneuvers and their presence in removeand demand them to all these units and people. i also informed the security council about the decision of the parliament and the minister the russian hold a bilateral consultation under article seven of the treaty of partnership between the ukraine and the russian federation of 1997. got theur ministry peace proposal officially rejected by the russian side. decisionament took the to address all the parties of the budapest memorandum on security issues signed in 1994 between the ukraine and five .ountries to theour decision nuclear armament. them to observe their obligations, including russia, who signed this memorandum. we asked the security council to consider the situation in the ukraine as seriously as it is and to undertake the appropriate to stop to assist us whichngerous developments are challenging the international peace and our territorial integrity. thank you. >> how would you characterize the russian military movements, as aggression? >> yes, bec

of the third meeting between the two. the chinese foreign ministry again objected, accusing the u.s. of interfering in chinese domestic affairs. the president has long pushed china to recognize tibet's culture and protect human rights there. but the white house also said the president reiterated to the dalai lama that the u.s. does not support independence for tibbett. >>> and the white house announced today that president obama will award the medal to army veterans long overlooked in for their heroism in world war ii, korea and vietnam. it's part of a congressionally mandated review to determine if veterans were denied because of prestigious. the march 18th ceremony will include the most medals awarded at any one time. >>> we lost a long-time member our nbc news family. garrick utley died at his home in new york after a long battle with cancer and is being remembered by his many friends tonight as one of the best in the business. >> good evening. >> reporter: for three decades, garrick utley covered the world for nbc news, reporting with authority and insight from just about everywhere. >> in tel aviv. >> san jose. >> beijin

discontent with the way china does business and that reflects badly on china and in the ministry of foreign affairshen i met with a couple officials, one who is number 2 in charge of latin america and africa, they said very difficult for them, they spent a lot of time in countries with many consulates like to deal with the particular problems a state bonet enterprise or other factory might have with the labor force or environmental problems. very challenging set of issues like constantly trying to make up for whatever bad practices their firms are doing and as mike alluded to earlier not only is it state-owned, it could be 4500 miners in gonna for example, all from a couple villages, then has to try to negotiate some kind of happy settlement so i think again at decade ago all or all less than that, i think today the position is quite different and particularly in china's backyard it is different. part of the reason the u.s. pivot or rebalance was not only welcomed but initiated by actors in the region was because of their concern over china's rise, their fear of how china was going to be paid in th

would be seen by the ukrainian interim government as a sign of aggression, and the ukrainian foreign ministry summoned the russian-charged affair for immediate emergency consultation. russia at the moment does not have an ambassador in kiev because he was recalled to moscow. this is a signal of how tense things are at the moment. >> it must be tense because, as we well know, ukraine is absolutely vital to president putin - not just historically, but geopolitically as well. how does moscow regard what is happening in ukraine now, and keeping a close eye on crimea? >> yes, well it's not just the geopolitical importance of ukraine to russia that matters, it's the emotional importance. we have spoken to russians on the streets of moscow about what is going on in ukraine, and what they have been telling us is that they are deeply concerned by the situation in ukraine. they consider ukraine to be a brother country and the ukrainians to be brothers to russians. they are concerned about the fate of ethnic russians in ukraine, but there doesn't seem to be a particular appetite for armed conflict. unless the russians in ukraine are put i

of the unification ministry. but experts and civic groups from various sectors ranging from foreign affairs and security to the economy and culture dr that i specifically prayed for unified korea. if you're your economic innovation plan unveiled in tuesday's address the president acting out racing teaches potential economic growth rate to about four per cent and per capita compared to forty thousand dollars by the year twenty seventy eight. she picked for three goals creating an economy with strong fundamentals making an innovative and dynamic economy and establishing an economy that down system as to the end and exports the president says he will start recruiting and abnormal policies and from practices especially in the sector after the lecture reviews and kept the debt ratio at institutions and to factor per cent. but just the atlantic for private companies to issue corporate bonds. the korea land and housing corporation for example which has debts of more than one to twenty eight billion dollars the ratio of over four hundred percent as of last year. and her innovative economy because it is up. it was only me work

finance that country and i was there speaking with the prime minister and head of the justice ministry and the foreign affairs ministry, this is a nation that has a great deal of infrastructure particularly in the tripoli area and has revenues coming in. as revenues come in, we could see there could be bombing, de stabilization, fight for power, see terrorist elements come in, those elements that would be in line for the goals and objectives of al qaeda and could see oil revenues being used and go into the pockets to continue to finance global terrorist activities. and unfortunately, mr. speaker, this is exactly what has happened in this region. that's what president obama's foreign policy in libya led to, to terrorists being on the march. and that is the context at the time that led up to september 11, 2012. in that disturbing trend that was turg in libya after a near total collapse after president obama's ill-timed and unfortunate bombing of libya, there is nearly 1,000 islammist mill tapts that converged on the courthouse in benghazi and came in with 100 to 250 vehicles. for two days they had a rally that

the chinese foreign ministry in the statement said at that meeting would be a gross interference in china's internal affairs and called it a serious violation of norms of international release and as you well know the dalai lama has been calling for greater religious freedom and autonomy to a non violent means. while teaching the kids that i'm a mom of encouraging tibetan independence fear of violence that all thirty train ran agreement has reportedly been nice too and the ongoing political crisis after escalating violence in the past few days has left at least seventy five the dead but during clinton constitutional reform that would balance the power of the president governments and parliaments. he also calls for a national unity government in before and within ten days and a presidential election that before the end of things here the deal comes after an overnight meeting with opposition leaders clever yet to confirm that agreement early on friday the european union house this time to stop sanctions on ukraine in response the recent uptick in violence. here's eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton to spend extra licences for equipment for

foreign ministry official said they are just interested in diverse if iing their partnerships. i think they want more options. and perhaps knowing that the u.s. congress is very leery about the current state of affairs in egypt, they just don't want this big debate every year when it comes time for the military aid. so it is quite possibly a signal to washington that they're not the only game in town, but at the same time they're they want to make it clear they're not replacing the u.s. with russia. >> thank you for that. now to venezuela where three protesters have been killed and dozens hurt in ca rack cass. protests by right wing groups occurred three weeks ago over the new president and the economic crisis. the president is seen as the spiritual successor to the former leader chaufezz. the majority of demonstrators were young people held as part of youth day in a 19th century battle for independence. >> gathering with supporters after a day of violent protests to the president the students demonstrating against him are part of a, quote, nazi fascist tendency. the venezuelan leader says he will tighten security to avert a coup. >> everything was planned and those who orchestrated it have been ide

the foreign ministry spokesman says the united states arrangement for its leader to meet the dali would be a degrees interference in chinese's affairs and a serious violation of the norms of international relation. the meeting went ahead and nancy pelosi tweeted saying that president obama's meeting with the dalai lama sends a message of. support for peace and and compassion, and the dalai lama was at the american enterprise institute. you can find that in -- on c-span.org. tonight is the last night of booktv during primetime, we wrap up with women's professor studies bonnie morris. you can seal the interview with her at 8:00 p.m. here on c-span2. >> the beauty of america is nat this country, we have the ability to write the script of our own life. we are in a sense in the driving seat of our own future. and our biggest decisions in life are made. america creates the sense of possibility, and out of that you can become an activist, a community organizer, in a sense what are you doing some you are living off the great capital list explosion of wealth that you didn't even create. >> so many straw men set up it's hard to know where to begin. nobody said america'