korea must first the smale its nuclear facilities to discuss the issue let's cross live now to pepe escobar asia times correspondent august from bangkok heavy thank you for being here with us now why don't you have the u.s. invited the north korean envoy now what do you read into the timing how significant is it. well i macs a little bit of desperation specially because when you look at the inbuilt clause which is you will dismantle it you'll nuclear program first and then we decided to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in our studio last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that. the state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow as the fifty ace and in verse three of the armistice that did not end the north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other doesn't armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down the same table with the americans and then we going to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program so this s

asia times correspondent pepe escobar there. norway's prime minister says his country will remain an open society memorial processions for the victims of friday's twin terrorist attack have been held throughout the nation over one hundred thousand gather in the capital to market their thoughts of seventy six people flowers and candles were used to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp and the bombing of government buildings in oslo the man who admitted the atrocities has been charged with terrorism at close court hearing and will be held in isolation for four weeks as varying graphic pleaded not guilty saying he wanted to save society from an immigrant's invasion amy johnson of a.c.i.m. partners and chicago believes that europe's economic troubles increased so too will the popularity of extreme right wing parties. i think the financial crisis is going to make it much more difficult to combat the message of these far right groups in times of economic stress it is distressingly easy for people to look

pepe escobar from asia times thanks very much indeed for sharing your age with us here on r.t. . that brings us up to date we now turn to the world of business with me. thanks marina hello and welcome to business arts and despite a plea to force expansion russia's bt bank is weighing up a new purchase in the express grover norquist the country's second largest lender is considering buying a ten percent stake in the home credit levy by the. b.c.b. wants to buy a stake in the bag ahead of whom credit the visa in this thing the i.p.o. of a twenty five percent stake is expected to raise around one billion dollars the company's key asset is home credit and finance bank in russia this bank holds a quarter of the instant credit markets. which are on the markets oil is trading marginally up this is by u.s. president warning the country's debt deadlock threatens to damage the u.s. economy the world's largest suma. e.u. markets opened on a moderately positive note with the early point two percent the dax point to b.p. is up on news that it's a boost in profits more expected to move to the

that's asia times correspondent pepe escobar speaking right there while you are with r.t. and on the way why have one when you can have many for the growing number of russian women desperate to tie the knot some willing to accept being wife number two or even a wife number three. know as prime minister says his country will remain an open society meantime more processions for the victims of friday's twin terrorist attack happy and healthy throughout the nation over a hundred thousand gathered in the capital to mark the deaths of seventy six people flowers and candles were used to commemorate those massacred in the shooting at an island youth camp and the bombing of a government building in oslo the man who admitted the atrocities has been charged with terrorism at a closed court hearing and will be held in isolation for four weeks and has a bearing a pretty thick pleaded not guilty saying he wanted to save society from an immigrant's invasion david johnson of a.c.m. partners in chicago believes that as your of economic troubles increase so too will the popularity of extrem

pepe escobar says about will be tough as the north has always seen the u.s. as hostile to. its banks a little bit of desperation especially because when you look at the build clause which is you dismantle it you'll nuclear program first and then we decided to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in north korea last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that this state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow as the fifty eighth and adversity of the armistice that did not and good north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other there's an armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down to the same table with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including their nuclear program so. this state that barton i was trying to jump the gun to said ok first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either that window misses and then we talk so all those in their careers are going to watch this special envoy

says north korea must dismantle its nuclear facilities before any the old can be reached by pepe escobar says that will be tough as the north has always seen the u.s. as hostile. acts a little bit of desperation especially because when you look at the build clause which it you will dismantle it you'll nuclear program first and then we decided to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in our studio last year you know i confirm from north korean officials directly that this state awfully is the same state of glee as it was fifty eight years ago to more and more is that fifty years and inversely of the armistice that did not ended north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other if there's an armistice and in the north koreans are see we have to sit down the same with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program so this state department now is trying to joke they're going to say first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either therefore no missiles and then we though

of state says before any deal is discussed it must first dismantle its nuclear facilities but pepe escobar and asia times correspondent believes that north korea feels like it's at war with the u.s. which it sees as an occupying power. well it makes a little bit of desperation specially because when you look at the mean bill cause which is you can dismantle it you'll nuclear program first and then we'll decide to talk to you that's an absolute no no i was in arcadia last year and i confirmed from north korean officials directly that. the state of really is the same state of play as it was fifty eight years ago to morrow to morrow is that fifty ace any adversity of the pardon mysterious that did not end in north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other there's an armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down at the same table with the americans and then we are going to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss never saying including the nuclear program so the state department now is trying to joke that got us into forced

asia expert pepe escobar there telling us what he thinks needs to be done to bring north korea back to the negotiating table. evergreen red appears no closer between the u.s. at rush hour how to develop missile defense in europe and that's a spike further talks in washington this tuesday nato says the system is designed to protect the european cards that are from countries like iran russia fears the project is aimed at its military might and is offering alternatives the u.s. is plowing ahead with its plan and despite objections from the kremlin russia's envoy to nato was at tuesday's talks and afterwards he told r.t. that washington has to overcome its inner vicious. if you will that there are questions that remain unanswered if missile threats against europe come from the south why is the us placing part of its military infrastructure in the north close to russia's borders this is the question that we can't get an answer to when we ask for legal guarantees the persisting is not aimed at russia we're told there's a big conflict between republicans and democrats in congress and they sta