so certainly now that these sanctions are out there it may not happen this morning on the korean peninsula but there is an expectation that north korea will respond in some way and wayne just to think of you as back to the security council as again we are seeing matthew right crawford he is the u.k. ambassador to the u.n. obviously the u.k. and france are two of the security council permanent members very much on the u.s. aside when it comes to call for sanctions against north korea but the resolution having to be watered down to get russia and china on board and indeed they didn't veto the resolution indeed it was a unanimous vote fifty or fifteen members voting for this resolution on tougher sanctions against north korea to pass away and just staying with you again i mean obviously there's a lot of the plough mysie going on at the u.n. and the financial side to all of this and the sanctions that i guess the security council hopes hope will bite against the north korea but how worried are the actual people of south korea about what perhaps they see as an ever more belligerent neighbor. we

the ultimate goal being the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the international parties need to lend its full support. that's why i want the reiterate my country's support for this resolution and i appeal to the council to continue to work to ensure that people go back to the negotiating table so that the korean peninsula is denuclearized. this will ensure ultimately the peaceful coexistence of countries and people of the region. very fortunately, indeed, and this is the asset, the strong point of this he is lugs. paragraph 28, 29, and 30 of the resolution pave the way for a commendable political solution. now we must rise to the challenge of implementing this resolution. indeed, this was stated in consultations by the permanent represent of italy as the chair of the '17-'18 sanctions committee, implementation is yet least to be desired at the moment and must continued, thank you. >> i thank the representative of senegal for his statement. i give the floor to the representative of egypt. >> mr. president, egypt voted in favor of the resolution a

to the peace and stability of the peninsula. and to the solution of the issue through dialogue and consultation. the resolutions adopted by the council today reflects this principle of three commitments and demonstrates the unanimous position of the international community of opposing dprk's development of its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities and preserving the international nonproliferation regime. china urges dprk to take seriously the expectations and will of the international community to halt dprk's nuclear and missile development, effectively abide by the council's resolutions, not conduct any more nuclear and missile tests, and return to the track of denuclearization. the resolution simultaneously reiterates the maintenance of peace and stability of the peninsula and commits to resolve the issue through peaceful, diplomatic and political means. supports the resumption of the six-party talks, as well as the commitment contained in the statement and emphasizes the importance of de-escalation on the peninsula. all

-- denuclearizing of the korean peninsula. therefore we supported it and are supporting the sanctions contained in the resolutions aimed at compelling the dprk to meet the demands of the security council. this fully applies also to the demands of the resolution, 2371, even though when it was being adopted we underscored that the measure of financial and economic pressure exerted at the leadership of dprk have been basically exhausted and any further restrictions could be tantamount to the attempts to suffocating its economy. including the total embargo of the country and provoking a deep humanitarian crisis. in order, we're talking about not just cutting the channels of feeding the banned nuclear and missile activity, but rather inflicting unacceptable amage on innocent civilians. at the same time, we proposed a reasonable and realistic alternative to the ultimatum logic of the sanctionses which have prove than it's unworkable time and again. the alternative consisted of the following. starting implementing not just a sanction

to the peace and stability of the peninsula. and to the solution of the issue through dialogue and consultation. the resolutions adopted by the council today reflects this principle of three commitments and demonstrates the unanimous position of the international community of opposing dprk's development of its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities and preserving the international nonproliferation regime. china urges dprk to take seriously the expectations and will of the international community to halt dprk's nuclear and missile development, effectively abide by the council's resolutions, not conduct any more nuclear and missile tests, and return to the track of denuclearization. the resolution simultaneously reiterates the maintenance of peace and stability of the peninsula and commits to resolve the issue through peaceful, diplomatic and political means. supports the resumption of the six-party talks, as well as the commitment contained in the statement and emphasizes the importance of de-escalation on the peninsula. all

this is the republic of korea on the peninsula in september 2017. me, the president of the only divided country, peace is calling. . historical duty i representing my fellow citizens who sent out a message of peace through the candlelight revolution to the global village where wars and conflicts no-no and. no end.ame --know at the same time, guard the people's rights to peace. , i hope northons korea will be able to choose to own its own path leading to peace. i believe peace, when chosen willingly, becomes sustainable. more than anything else, i am grateful that my convictions are joined by the international community. international community's demands and warnings and to our great disappointments , north korea recently carried out its nuclear test and missile provocations in the wake of the nuclear tests. the korean government has made enhanced efforts to convince countries in the region's and beyond of the necessity for a stronger sanctions and pressure to make north korea stop it provocations and choose a path of dialogue. the uny appreciate sec

dialogue, theh duty of gore's edition of the peninsula and maintaining the pieces stability of the peninsula. we hope the parties concerned will seriously consider this and actively respond to it. china calls upon the international community to jointly and comprehensively and fully implement the resolutions of the security council on the dprk, firmly pushing forward the goal of unique learner's vision of the peninsula, and firmly maintaining the peace and stability of the peninsula. thank you, mr. president. . >> mr. president, with -- we stand -- the briefing on the latest north korean nuclear tests. the provocative nuclear missile activity by pyongyang has recently gained dangerous momentum. troubled by the testing of as was announced by pyongyang officials, the testing of a terminal nuclear -- a thermonuclear device. there is no doubt that presently, we are experiencing and moste greatest dramatic stages of development in the peninsula. it is no exaggeration to state that peace in the region is in serious jeopardy, and a threat of this conflict morphing into a hot stage, will larger than

china will never allow chaos and war on the peninsula.he parties concerned must strengthen their sense of urgency, take due responsibility, play their do measures,e practical make joint efforts together to ease the situation, restart a dialogue, and prevent further deterioration of the situation on the peninsula. russiaposal by china and takes a two track approach, which promotes the denuclearization of the peninsula and the establishment of a piece mechanism in parallel , the suspension of initiatives for the dprk to suspend spending legalization efforts and to suspend large-scale military exercises and the steps are the basis on which both countries jointly propose a roadmap to resolve the issues. this joint initiative by china and russia is practical and feasible, aimed at addressing the most urgent security concerns, easing the tension as soon as possible, preventing the escalation of the situation, achieving through dialogue the denuclearization of the peninsula, and achieving peace and stability of the region. we hope the parties co

the korean peninsula is where the this spirit is most desperately needed. the realization of peace is the issue for which the united nations was created and is aiming, and is in the process of achieving. we need the united nations to play a more active role on the korean peninsula. the most important role the united nations is apt to play today is to come up with fundamental measures to stop the vicious cycle of increased provocations and heightened sentience. -- heightened sanctions. on many occasions, i have announced a new economic map for korea and the economy. i believe that genuine peace and prosperity for northeast asia will begin when the foundation for the economic community is solidified on one side and multilateral security cooperation is materialized on the other. distinguished president, secretary general and delegates, the olympics had not been held i aspire for tease three -- the olympics had not been held for as many as 1500 years until it was reintroduced in 1896. the force behind revival of the olympics was the thirst for peace. the histor

the peninsula issue must be resolved peacefully. china will never allow war on the peninsula.arties concerned must strengthen their sense of urgency, take responsibilities and play their dual roles and take practical measures and make joint efforts together to ease the situation and restart the dialogue and talks and prevent further deterioration of the situation on the peninsula. the proposal by china and russia of a two-track approach which promotes the denuclearization of the peninsula and establishment of a peace mechanism in parallel the suspension initiative which calls for the dprk to spend it's nuclear and missile activities and for the united states and the republic of korea to suspend the large scale military exercises and the step by step conception from russia are the basis on which both countries joinlt jointly proposed a road map. this joint initiative is practical and feasible and addressing the most urgent security concerns of the party concerned easing the tension as soon as possible preventing the escalation of the situation round after another round achievin

china will never allow chaos and war on the peninsula. the parties concerned must strengthen their sense of urgency, take due responsibility, play their do measures,e practical make joint efforts together to ease the situation, restart a dialogue, and prevent further deterioration of the situation on the peninsula. russiaposal by china and takes a two track approach, which promotes the denuclearization of the peninsula and the establishment of a piece mechanism in parallel , the suspension of initiatives for the dprk to suspend spending legalization efforts and to suspend large-scale military exercises and the steps are the basis on which both countries jointly propose a roadmap to resolve the issues. this joint initiative by china and russia is practical and feasible, aimed at addressing the most urgent security concerns, easing the tension as soon as possible, preventing the escalation of the situation, achieving through dialogue the denuclearization of the peninsula, and achieving peace and stability of the region. we hope the parties

turning northward, and approaching the florida peninsula sunday. the new track, a little bit to the left of the previous track. inland over the florida peninsula, making landfall as a major hurricane somewhere in the vicinity of south florida on sunday. there is still some uncertainty as to where the northward turn will occur but everyone in south florida should be preparing for the landfall of a potentially catastrophic major hurricane on sunday with category 4 to 5 winds and a potentially life-threatening storm surge. we have a hurricane watch in effect for the east coast south of jupiter inlet. all of the florida keys and lake okeechobee. we have a storm surge watch in effect south of jupiter inlet and bonita beach. including the florida keys, anywhere in the pink area, a risk of a life-threatening storm surge. we could see flooding exceeding five to 10 feet above ground level. if you have been asked to evacuate, please follow that advice. we are expecting tropical storm force winds to arrive first in south florida, in the keys during the day on

korean official accuses america of hindering efforts to end the simmering hostilities on the korean peninsula comment was made in a rare interview at a regional economic forum in russia. dozens are injured in clashes with police in south korea in protest against the policeman to u.s. missile launchers. and the syrian government forces prepare for the next stage of their liberation offensive india it is the all party talks of the commander of the troops that spent three years besieged by i still in the city. and the potential chancellor merkel says her open door policy has failed in the refugee. welcomes just four o'clock am the russian capital you're watching international now in a rare interview with international media a senior north korean official has said america is undermining efforts to end the hostilities on the pinch. clearly the u.s. neglects the international community's will stablished peace on the korean peninsula pyongyang will retaliate against attempts to impose sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful counter measures with deeply condemn the leaders of south korea

the most rampant violation of international justice can be seen on the korean peninsula. unprecedented acts of injustice, such as imposing harsh sanctions on a victim for the reason that the victim chose to stand up to the offender, are openly committed in the name of the u.n. the essence of the situation of the korean peninsula is a confrontation between the dprk and the u.s., where the former tries to defend its national dignity and sovereignty against the latter's hostile policy and nuclear threats. the countrytates is that first produced nuclear weapons and the only country that actually used it, massacring hundreds of thousands of civilians. it is the u.s. that threatened to use nuclear weapons against the dprk during the korean war in the 1950's and first introduced nuclear weapons into the korean peninsula after the war. the u.s. started large-scale joint military exercises against dprk during the cold war period and further increased their scope and aggressive nature after the cold war, staging the exercises several times a year by mobilizing more of nuclear strat

for those who have served on the peninsula, we're used to that. only with kim jong-un but his father and grandfather before that. what's different this time is now there's a little bit of bluster on both sides. secretary mattis' address, as steve mentioned a minute ago, was terrific because it was very precise and succinct on what we would do if the north koreans launched anything toward either our allies or our friends in the area or our own territory. so that was a warning. but all the other things, you've also asked your guests about, do you think this is going to increase the potential for war? in the past anyone that served there would say, no, this is just the yearly bluster by the grand leader in the north. but this year because there's bluster on both sides, i was doing a little re-reading today, barbara tuchman's "guns of august," whenever you have people doing things like this on both sides, it could bring about unintended consequences. that's what concerns me. >> that's very concerning to many people. colonel warren, what is the china f

and veronica johnson 2am nhc update: irma category 1 hurricane it moves over the western florida peninsula - next update from nhc at 5am - increasing clouds from irma today - cloudy & cool tomorrow; few showers late - unsettled work week; warming late week today: sunny and cool start. increasing high clouds. highs: 74-77 winds: ne to e 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lows: 54-61 winds: ne 5 mph tuesday: overcast. cool. a few showers late. highs: 71-75 winds: e 5 mph here is the ve ry latest on 4-point-5 million are without power - that number expected to grow as irma continues to barrel through florida. all major florida airports are closed and its not yet clear when flights will resume. and the storm is blamed for 32 carribean. more than 160-thousand people are waiting in shelters statewide brad bell was in tampa when the storm hit overnight. now to breathtaking breathtaking images this morning out of miami. the storm surge - flooding the downtown area. rising waters swallowing up streets that look more like rivers. florida's governor warning tat will rush in and could be deadly. right now

the instance of the situation on the korean peninsula is a confrontation between the dprk and the u.s. where the former tries to defend its natural dignity and sovereignty against the hostile policy and nuclear threats. the united states is the country that first produced nuclear weapons and the only country that actually used it massacring hundreds and thousands of innocent civilians. it is the u.s. that threatened to use nuclear weapon against the dprk during the korean war in 1950s and first to introduce nuclear weapons into the korean peninsula after the war. the u.s. started large scale joint military exercises against the dprk during the cold war period and the further increased the scope and aggressive nature after the cold war staging the exercises several times a year by mobilizing more nuclear strategic assets. what else could it be a bigger threat than the violent -- such as pouring fire and fury, total destruction, coming from the top authority of the world's biggest nuclear power? the very reason the dprk had to possess nuclear weapons is because of the u.s. and it had to

that were crisis on the korean peninsula are continuing to escalate the u.s. envoy to the united nations says diplomacy is failing with north korea after pyongyang conducted its largest ever nuclear test on sunday the u.n. security council met for urgent talks following north korea's announcement that it had conducted a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion the impacts of which triggered an earthquake in the region but so far it seems the united nations has been unable to come up with an alternative or a new solution for the crisis nothing is enough i think enough is enough the stakes could not be higher the urgency is now time is short action is required are countries patience is not unlimited the policy of strategic patience is over or is never something the united states wants the united states does not think conflict only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy all of our counterparts need to impose dissensions we will defend our allies and our territory the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabi

to advance on the korean peninsula. they don't want a unified korean peninsula that would mean a long-term u.s. presence on chinese and russian borders. they would prefer we leave the peninsula altogether and that is why you hear in the north korean responses to things, we want the u.s. and south korea and japan to stop doing nuclear -- to stop doing military exercises together. we want the u.s. off the peninsula. this will continue to be the position. but i think that in the last -- it's not even the last decade, but in the last few years there has been a reassertion of russian power in many places in the world. in the middle east, toward western europe, in the arctic, and in east asia as well. and this is another place where they've been throwing additional pieces onto the board, additional resources, in a way that they haven't been able to do for a long time, to regain influence in north korea, to be able to in some way shape the direction of the coming standoff between north korea and everybody else on their nuclear

or as the crisis on the korean peninsula escalates the u.s. envoy to the united nations has said north korea is begging for war on sunday pyongyang conducted its largest ever nuclear test the north's announcement that it detonated a hydrogen bomb the impact of which triggered an earthquake in the region prompted the u.n. security council to hold urgent talks he appeared to make little progress but the u.s. seeming to be at a loss on how to approach the situation the most of the words isn't unusual fog enough is enough i think enough is enough the stakes could not be higher the urgency is now time is short of action is required are countries patience is not unlimited the policy of strategic patience is over or is never something the united states wants the united states does not think conflict only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy all of our counterparts need to impose dissensions we will defend our allies and our territory the united states is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to

or early right now, temperatures are the in 60s along the peninsula, it is foggy this morning. this isn't a sight we have seen all week long but, yes, that ridge of high pressure is falling apart, moving east and now we have the return of an on-shore flow. that's what's going to drop us down in those temperatures, san francisco looking absolutely beautiful right now. 61 degrees. north bay 49, east bay 59 degrees. it's a nice between can cool and mild and the fog is expected to linger through the coastal area at least through the afternoon, by mid lunch hour it will start burning off and we will see it make its return again overnight into saturday morning before we start to see the cooling trend on the way. what exactly is bringing that cooling trend? that hot high pressure that's been sitting over the bay area i've been showing it to you for the past couple days is finally going to start moving east. with that moving east right behind that we get that nice on-shore flow, a nice cooling jet stream and that's what's going to bring some of that cozier weather for the coastline. i

they flex russia's region and the flights around the peninsula. what we heard from the chinese about that and other systems in the region. i think it's important to bear in mind. we will certainly seek to if the u.s. were to pull back in any way on the commitment to our allies and security. i say all of this not to be pessimistic. i'm extraordinarily optimistic about the region, but it's important that here in the united states we continue to put ourselves on a course in the region to make sure it develops in a direction that it gathered in this room and we all want to see it continue. someone who carry that mantle of leadership when it comes to the international rules and norms and values. >> and i had grown up and while reading it and i have the great honor to make the presentation and china is profoundly changing with the policy of great power. they have the new strategy and a new concept of policies. she xi ginning ping with his career policy and orientation that was in favor of south korea. he ecmphasized the normal state to state relationshi

violation cannt be seen on the korean peninsula. injustice, such as imposing harsh sanctions on a victim, for the reason that the victim chooses to stand up to the offender, openly committed, in the name of the u.n.. the koreanon on peninsula is a confrontation between the dprk and u.s., where they will defend their dignity and sovereignty. is the countryes that first had nuclear weapons, and the only country that actually used it. that strengthened the newest nuclear weapons against the d key -- dprk, during their -- during the korean war in the 1950's. they first introduced korean weapons -- nuclear weapons into the korean peninsula after the war. the u.s. cert of a large-scale military joint against the dprk, which further increased -- and further increased their power, staging exercises several times a year, by mobilizing many assets. what else could be a bigger ,hreat than the violent remarks such as fire and theory, total destruction, coming from the authority of the world's biggest nuclear power? dprkery reason the possesses

staying over the florida peninsula.ane storm force winds that extends 60 miles north of the center will affect the entire peninsula. that means hurricane storm force winds across the entire peninsula. and widespread damage and the worst part of the storm is the northeast quadrant, that puts it over the east coast of florida as it moves in and i'll have more details coming up later on. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, we are getting a look at the utter devastation on the island of saint martin from the air. the dutch ministry flew over head to survey the damage and homes and buildings are scattered about and the airport suffered heavy damage and boats were strewn across the harbor and smaller islands are dealing with dangerous conditions tonight on saaba that lies south of sane martin much of the island's vegetation was destroyed season homes destroyed as well and roofs ripped right off and the main concern is a shortage of food. people are not expecting boats to deliver aid until at least late next week. >> "action

maybe b-1b bombers as we saw last week flying over the peninsula. we've seen that hasn't stopped north korea. kim jong-un is good at ignoring actions like this. and one thing interesting to south koreans, it's 4:00 a.m. in the morning here, they'll be waking up shortly. when the u.s. mentioned south korea and told them that's simply not going to work, the appeasement. we heard after those tweets in a text message, because just so many reporters asking them about it. they wanted to specify the u.s. and south korea both agree on sanctions. they both agree pressure sanctions should be able to bring north korea back to the negotiating table. also giving a quote saying, korea is a country that has experienced war. we can't let this experience be repeated again on this land. we will pursue the denuclearization of the korean peninsula with our allies and that quote quite poignant after those two little words from president trump saying, will you attack north carry? "we'll see." jae-in said there will not be a second korean war. >> paula hancocks, thank you

there cannot be another outbreak of war on the korean peninsula. the consequences would be devastating, not just for the korean peninsula, but for northeast asia and indeed the whole international community. and we cannot put at risk the safety and security of our citizens who have worked tirelessly for seven decades to build a model democracy and market economy from the total destruction of war. at this very venue last june, president moon envisioned a very different future for north korea and the korean peninsula. he urged north korea to choose wisely in deciding its destiny rather than blaming others for its deepening isolation and economic hardship. in a speech to the general assembly last week, president moon once again stressed that the korean government does not seek the collapse of north korea, nor unification by absorb gs or artificial means, rather what we seek is permanent peace on the korean peninsula and denuclearization of the korean peninsula in a peaceful manner and i echo president's message, which fully resonates with secretary ti

the simmering hostilities on the korean peninsula was made in a rare interview at a regional economic forum in russia. i got. dozens are injured in clashes with police in south korea in protest against the. us missile launch. a syrian government forces prepare for the next stage of their liberation offensive . to the command of the troops that spend three years. in the city. of chancellor merkel says her i can see this. must. follow that you're watching aussie international interview with international media scene you know korean official has said america is undermining efforts to end the hostilities on the peninsula. the u.s. neglect the international community's will stablished peace on the korean peninsula gang will retaliate against attempts to impose sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful counter measures with deeply condemn the leaders of south korea and japan for using the eastern economic forum for their own clean political purposes their attacks on our self defense of means strengthening the hydrogen capabilities of north korea clearly diverged from the goals of

the second thing we cannot upset in any case is a war on the korean peninsula. given the kol lamty a war would bring about we cannot accept a war as an option. this is not because we are weak or cowards but because we have only two vivid memories of the korean war. i understand the need to stress that all options are on the table, emphasizing it is needed or okay but we should be careful that this does not translate into an escalation of war orlando cause miscalculation of north korea then how are we going to deal with north korea under these two things not to do? first we will continue sanctions and pressure, which will eventually lead north korea to a die like. the only solution for north korea, encouraging china to get on board in these sanctions and campaign will be crucial. second, we will enhance our deterrent efforts. we will upgrade deterrence capabilities including air and defense missile system. in this context our tool presidents also agreed to revise the current missile guidelines to the extent designed by korea. my president made a decision for fall

the country is begging for war thus while russia and china seek to do deescalate tensions on the peninsula. north korea crisis has been one of the main talking points at the ninth annual brics summit in china we'll bring you all the latest from there with the russian president expected to address the media this hour. plus the syrian army banks by russian moves to within a few kilometers of i still stronghold india as dog we look at the recent battles to retake the city for the first time in three years. and staying in the middle east r.t. speaks exclusively to the deputy chief of the lebanese military group hezbollah and its battle against terrorists in syria. hello there it's nine am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me making arun good to have you with us. the u.s. envoy to the united nations says diplomacy is failing with north korea after pyongyang conducted its largest ever nuclear test on sunday the u.n. security council met for urgent talks following north korea's announcement that it had conducted a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion the impact of which tri

after that it will affect the entire peninsula of florida. i mean, this is now monday at 3:00 in the morning. it is north of tampa, so, yes, the higher winds, more severe weather to the right of this track, but all of the peninsula, florida will have at least 50 miles an hour winds. i would be surprised if every reporting station in florida on the peninsula didn't record it at one time force winds. we'll come back, talk storm surge in a bit. >> thanks >>> florida's governor is warning people in the storm's path, if you've been ordered to evacuate, today is the day to do it. schools have been ordered closed. people living in the keys are worried they could lose everything. all of the gas stations in the keys, they're now closed. and officials are working to get gas to other parts of the state. >> a lot of people are trying to leave florida all together. there are others taking refuge in shelters. some people at a miami facility are being turned away because they did not register in time. >> i feel devastated. i feel like there is no -- i have

then with tensions rising on the korean peninsula we'll discuss how effective these new sanctions will be and what kind of impact will have on the u.s. . plus that many residents of southeastern states are still without power the latest on the damage control happening in florida and surrounding states two days after our muslim. it's tuesday september twelfth four pm in washington d.c. i'm going to sweet and you're watching our america and a unanimous fifteen to zero vote the united nations security council approved a u.s. adopted resolution imposing new sanctions on north korea north korea responded to that action today calling the same shows quote vicious reports also say the nation is vowing revenge and will make the u.s. quote suffer of the greatest pain in its history all this comes as a leader of south korea's opposition party heads to the united states to request tactical nuclear weapons from washington our teams on your part until is in seoul with the latest seoul can't seem to contain excitement over the unprecedented and extremely harsh sanctions resolution passed on monday ta

rampant violent -- violation of international justice nbc on the korean peninsula. sanctionsposing harsh for the reason that the victim chose to stand up to the offender in the name of the u.n.. situation isof the when the former tries to defend its national dignity and sovereignty. the united states is the country that first produced nuclear weapons and the only country that actually used it to massacre of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. it is the u.s. that threaten to thenuclear weapons against dprk during the 1950's. the u.s. started large-scale joint military exercises against rk and further increased the scope after the cold war, --ting the exercises repeating the exercises several times a year. what else could be a bigger threat than the violent remarks such as "fire and fury." this is from the authority of the world's biggest nuclear power. reason the dprk possesses nuclear weapons is because of the united states. we have had to strengthen these weapons to cope with the united states. policy towardtes' nuclear threats has led to the situation on

four and one key thing on the agenda and that's been the korean crisis the crisis on the korean peninsula and president putin and south korea half an hour concluded the talks they've done a joint press conference where putin again as russia's position has been over the last weeks and months that diplomacy negotiation was the only way long to solve this crisis take a listen it's obvious that the korean peninsula problem can't just be solved using sanctions and pressure it's impossible let's not be driven by emotion and push north korea into a corner. now it's evident that there are some differences between the south korean and the russian position here the south korean government of course do favor a strengthening of u.n. sanctions against north korea particularly targeting the oil sector something that will very much appreciate as an escalation in this crisis the russians of course have favored diplomacy negotiation long term and that still seems to be the case aside from that it's very much business as usual here for quite literally there's delegations here from over fifty countries seve

something going on on the peninsula of korea? when i was asked to speak here and make a few remarks appreciating ambassador lee or president lee as you may prefer, i was wondering what we were going to talk about. in the space of a couple of weeks, ten days or so, we had an icb m. shoot, an alleged hydrogen bomb. we have icbm's allegedly moved to the coast in north korea. we've got a president here in the united states that's bellowing about appeasement from south korea and bellowing about the possibility of removing ourselves from course, which is exactly the wrong thing to do in my view at this time. this is not-- this didn't recognize the spectacular things we've witnessed in the republic of korea in the last several months. it wasn't very long ago, right upstairs, we had moon jae-in for a dinner and made a wonderful presentation at dinner. here was a republic of korea just came out of a beautiful, peaceful, democratic election while the previous president was being put in jail and on trial. and it was all done seamlessly. thi

troops in the peninsula. if there were to be a war and china were to intervene, that would risk a global war and i do not think china would want that. the obvious diplomatic solution ward be -- if there were and the u.s. and south korea one, they would have to have a promise with china, a treaty to demilitarize and the nuclear rise the korean peninsula so china does not see south korea as a threat. democratic,is a commercially successful country with a lot of benefits to china, one of their great trading partners with a love cooperation between chinese and korean firms. it could be a peaceful resolution. i do not think russia would intervene. it's forces are too far with not as much at stake as china. they have helped north korea in the past but china has really been propping up north korea all this time. many strategists say that part of the answer to the north korean problem is to persuade china to pull back its support and to pressure for a change of regime in the north so we get every regime not intereste

the fundamental spoils a denuclearization of the korean peninsula.ut they're still not offering any new strategy on how to get there. what they've offered so far, and that is a plan that has been backed to the hilt by vladimir putin is what they're describing as a freeze for freeze plan. it means that the u.s. and south korea would freeze their joint military operations. we know these operations infuriate kim jong un. they play to his insecurities that he thinks the u.s. may be using this as a pretext to get ready to launch an invasion of north korea. so they want those joint military drills stopped. in return, north korea would postpone or suspend its nuclear program and its missile program. and then the talks begin. the u.s. sits down with north korea. nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. has completely sort of dissed that. she said it was basically an insult at the u.n. when you've got a rogue state with an icbm and a nuclear weapon and that missile is pointed at you, you do not lower your guard. so there is nothing likely to happen on tha

the korean peninsula is where despair is most desperately needed realisations of peace is the east for which the united nations was created for which it is a means and which in the process of achieving we need only i'd nations to play a more active role on the korean peninsula the most important role the united nation is asked to play today is to come up with fundamental majoras to stop the vicious cycle of increased provocations and heightened sanctions. on many occasions i have announced a new economic map for the korean peninsula and a new vision for the north and economy and i believe that genuine peace and prosperity in northeast asia will begin when the foundation for north east asian economic community is solidified on one side and multilateral security cooperation is materialise on the other. distinguished the president secretary general and delegates. the olympics had not been held for as many as one thousand five hundred years until it was reintroduced in eighteen ninety six the force behind a revival of the olympics was the first for. the history of the more than a lympics d

china will never allow chaos and war on the peninsula. the parties concerned must strengthen their sense of urgency, take due responsibility, play their do measures,e practical make joint efforts together to ease the situation, restart a dialogue, and prevent further deterioration of the situation on the peninsula. russiaposal by china and takes a two track approach, which promotes the denuclearization of the peninsula and the establishment of a piece mechanism in parallel , the suspension of initiatives for the dprk to suspend spending legalization efforts and to suspend large-scale military exercises and the steps are the basis on which both countries jointly propose a roadmap to resolve the issues. this joint initiative by china and russia is practical and feasible, aimed at addressing the most urgent security concerns, easing the tension as soon as possible, preventing the escalation of the situation, achieving through dialogue the denuclearization of the peninsula, and achieving peace and stability of the region. we hope the parties

policy with respect to the korean peninsula specifically?he said the primary goal is denuclearization. is that u.s. policy? >> yes. >> when is a primary goal does that indicate should we infer from that that there is a secondary goal? >> that is our overarching goal in our current strategy bringing the maximum pressure be a cheat. >> following on what the chairman of the foreign relations committee said the intelligence community's assessment that is unlikely and i understand you have to do what you have to do and we appreciated but understanding here we are with the state department representative of the treasure representative and you are only doing that which is strategically necessary in your own way and yet we have an objective that may not be achievable at all. i guess the question is are there short-term project is setting aside that goal whether or not we are going to argue about the extent which is realistic to denuclearize the peninsula, do we have a short-term objective we are trying to achieve? >> i think the objective is to chan

violation ofant international justice can be seen on the koreanen peninsula. acts of injustice, such as imposing harsh reason thator the the victim chooses to stand up to the offender, openly in the name of the u.n. the essence of the situation, on peninsula, is the the drkation between and the -- national dignity and sovereignty. the united states is the country produced nuclear weapons and the only country that actually used it, hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. tois the u.s. that threatens use nuclear weapons against the the korean war in to introducerst nuclear weapons into the korean after the war. the u.s. startened large-scale againstlitary exercises the dprk during the cold war further increased their scope and aggressive nature after the cold war, staging the exercises several times a year by mobilizing more of the assets. else could be a bigger the violent remarks and fury,uring fire total destruction, coming from the authority of the world's biggest nuclear power? had toy reason the dprk possess nuclear weapons is because of the u.s. stre

nuclear weapons to be sent regularly to the peninsula but the south korean president. recently spoke about that he's ruled out that possibility from seoul next reporting. put on pill. president moon said he does not agree that sending tactical nuclear weapons would improve security here on the peninsula i do not agree to south korean news from develop our own nuclear weapons or relocate article nuclear weapons in the face of north korea's latest threat. to north korea by having our own nuclear weapons will not maintain peaceful the dream the new salon however as moon has already demonstrated the option of introducing two different types of ed advanced military equipment to the peninsula is not entirely out of the question considering we witnessed the deployment of that here very recently a bad missile defense system despite heavy protests poll shows sixty percent of south koreans did support the act but to get a different perspective i sat down today with one woman who organized the main demonstrations against the deployment of the process of deployment of saudi's sout

a north korean official accuses america of hindering efforts to bring hostilities on the korean peninsula the comment was made in a rare interview on a regional economic forum in russia also. dozens are injured in clashes with police inside the protest against the deployment of. syrian government forces per for the next stage of their liberation offensive. talks to the city's governor. suffering. states. in the program a potential chancellor merkel's party sets a clear refugee status just two weeks before germany's elections in. the number of votes from the. party. twenty four hour news live from our international news center this is r.t. i'm you know me to welcome to the program our top story this hour in a rare interview with international media a senior north korean official said america is undermining efforts to end hostilities on the peninsula. the u.s. neglect. communities will stablished peace on the korean peninsula gang will brutality against attempts to impose sanctions and pressure from washington with powerful counter measures with deeply condemn the leaders of south korea and

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is no doubt that if conflict were to break out in open fighting were to take place on the korean peninsula that it's the folks in south korea they would have a lot more to lose than the folks in washington d.c. . madam member of the u.k. house believes the u.s. military presence in south korea is proving counterproductive. i think this is not going to help peace on the korean peninsula because they really needs to be a diplomatic solution i think president putin is absolutely right and i think chinese are also looking for a diplomatic solution rather than raising tension militarily because the more we've seen in recent years the more military threats or rhetoric that is something out of washington. the response from the other side is not getting any we could at all and you know there are limited options that you can do and when you see a country like north korea with nuclear weapons and all saw weapons capable of carrying these are. huge bombs then i think the people diplomats need to find a solution rather than military meanwhile the russian president has said any further sanctions agains