particular is eager to render active support to the libyans those who think that the notion of russian arab friendship is outdated and just passing away with the totalitarian regimes of dictatorships brutally mistaken nothing of the kind i believe that the term of russian arab friendship and partnership is up to date as it was fifty years ago but they. talk about the role russia could play in libya's politics economy and perhaps some other spheres the old cooperation between libya and the u.s.s.r. and a new partnership between libya and russia when. i first saw russia talk as libya's partner was to deliver humanitarian aid to the country if you're in the military phase of the political conflict we had talks with the leaders of the national transitional council in benghazi and agreed that the interests of russia would be respected and libya after gadhafi was toppled and all contract for the russian would be preserved and the interests of russian companies respected were going to continue our active work of abia. according to early statements by the national transitional council a new governm

particular is eager to render active support to the libyans those who think that the notion of russian arab friendship is outdated of just passing away with the totalitarian regimes and dictatorships are bitterly mistaken nothing of the kind i believe a term of russian arab friendship and partnership is up to date as it was fifty years ago. let us talk about the role russia could play in libya's politics economy and perhaps some other spheres heal cooperation between libya and the u.s.s.r. and. a partnership between libya and russia. the first step russia took as libya's was to deliver humanitarian aid to the country ensuring the military phase of the political conflict we had talks with the leaders of the national transitional council in benghazi and agree that the interests of russia would be respected in libya after gadhafi was toppled but all contracts with russia would be preserved and the interests of russian companies are respected if we're going to continue our exit work it would be a. heavy. according to earlier statements by the national transitional council the new government wil

particular he's eager to render active support stability of those who think that the notion of russian arab friendship is a passing away with a totalitarian regimes of dictatorships brutally mistake a. crackdown on anti-government protesters is reportedly continuing in syria but most foreign media expelled from the country and the correspondents who remain under tight control a true picture of the situation is hard to establish our teams are really going to go as one of the few foreign journalists reporting from the troubled country. mass murder tearing catastrophe a country on the brink of a revolution this is what you see every time syria pops up in the headlines but what is really happening in a country where hardly any foreign journalists are present there is even the implication that some of the images we're being shown have been digital image manipulation and there have been reports of available online that you can watch of footage that was taken in bahrain and said to be taken in hama and it's showing the same footage and on different stations with different backgrounds digitally dra

totalitarian regimes and dictatorships are bitterly mistaken nothing of the kind i believe at the turn of russian arab friendship and partnership are as up to date as they used to be fifty years ago. russia has recognized libya's national transitional council as the official government of libya for minister sergey lavrov said that russia never approved of it always said that he should go but the principles of international norms have been ignored by nato aggression in that country exactly what he had to say. russia has never approved of the former libyan regime back in may president advantage clearly stated that the data should go that the way the united nations resolutions were implemented by some nato members and other states meant that the principle of the supremacy of law was being disregarded the african union and un initiatives were ignored leading to an increase in civilian casualties however it was the protection of the civilian population that was set as the major objective of the security council resolutions implemented by. we are absolutely sure that justice cannot be done using a move. we

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russian capital. the head of the arab league goes to syria demanding an end to the government's violent crackdown on protesters there this follows the e.u. . now see a new sanctions against the regime but critics say the ban on oil imports serves the interests of the european companies rather than those of the syrian people. spain preparing for a fresh wave of protests ahead of a crucial senate vote on capping its budget deficit a move many fear will lead to social cuts meanwhile the european central bank calls for greater financial integration within the eurozone is the only solution to the crisis. and the pioneers of rallies against social injustice in israel forty years ago joined a recent protest against the same issue members of the black panther movement say they're frustrated by the problems in israel have only gotten worse up next al gore and of spotlight shines on russia universities and whether their competition for their foreign counterparts stay with us here on r.t. .

security forces backed by troops in several towns across the country this comes as the arab league announced its russian agreement with president bashar al assad on long promised reforms the plan outlines proposals to bring an end to the bloodshed in these presidents and hold elections within three years the us and e.u. have imposed sanctions on syria and are calling for the un security council to condemn the violence in the country the united nations says more than two thousand have died in the uprising since mid march well authorities in damascus blamed armed groups for the unrest. russia is urging both sides to start talking to avoid another conflict well scott plans to set a fact finding mission to syria to get first information on the. areas hit by violence the decision was announced after number of the syrian opposition this is at the russian capital of international help speaking on the sidelines of an international policy forum in the russian city of that aslaug president medvedev said he's concerned about events in the syria but the situation is far from simplistic. the resolutions we would app

tanks the weapons in tejas strengthen all the arab hardline leaderships. the russian manned spacecraft touches down beneath trans national space station crew members. are one of the ten cents missions in its history. up next the danger of a dramatic escalation of the syrian conflict is on discussion impede lavelle's show what happens if russia quits his post and if people really want him to quit it's will these and many more questions coming up in crosstalk. wealthy british style. sometimes because. markets weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the car is a report on r.t. . can. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle series growing cycle of violence is this country the state of cause the civil war or about to start a civil war if this current regime falls from power what could replace it and how should the international community. keep. cross-talk syria's future i'm joined by mark levine in washington he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a talk radio host in cambridge we cross to george joff

considerable change in attitudes from washington to the russian-american relations, and this has been reciprocated. >> let me ask about the arabrussian position on election has been unwilling to support any intervention that would help oust gadhafi. you were opposed to the no-fly zones, eventually sustained. you have been opposed to any outside intervention in syria. is it possible that you are behind the curve here, that events are moving in a way that there is going to be regime change in all these countries, and russia will be seen as having supported the regime, the old order? >> you know, when colonel gadhafi started using his air force against civilians on the ground, we did not hesitate. then we supported the resolution of the security council which introduced arms embargo for libya. no supplies of any arms to anyone on the libyan territory because this was the means to prevent further violence and bloodshed. and we supported the imperative that said that there would be no-fly zone and that there would be no airplane, no aircraft without the permission of the security council committee should be in libyan airspace. what

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two pm here in the russian capital you're watching r.t. now the head of the arab league is due to visit syria on wednesday in a bid to persuade the country's leader to end the six month long crackdown on the uprising there well it comes after countries announced a new round of sanctions against the regime but as our teasdale bushel reports many are questioning whether western concern is for syria lives or their own oil revenues. william hague britain's foreign secretary says horrific scenes of brutality have forced this oil burning in syria but bizarrely sanctions won't start for over a month. they will kick in only when europeans or all firms complete their supply contracts which. and oil fields developed by e.u. energy giants like french to toll on being touched want to go because sanctions will start. to go on with reduction of oil as a result the e.u. may end up subsidizing the regime they oppose the oil industry can use sixty day payment which means the e.u. could still be funding. into mixed year if a list of crimes the horrific critics also why the e.u. is

developments and another arab country where this cost the syrian foreign minister met his russian counterpart to assess the seven month crisis in the country but there are says that more than twenty seven hundred people have been killed by security forces and a government crackdown the city but dr abraham children give us to how claims they are addressed as being fuel from abroad armed gangs the government's actions. well i think that moscow has already proven that it is very serious about instigating reform has initiated a series of regulations regarding the media a multi-party system but the opposition unfortunately has been refusing to sit down and dialogue with the regime so the problem here is not the syrian leadership but the opposition which is being encouraged by interference from abroad whether by the gulf cooperation council or the nato reoccur especially and other groups working on their ground so i don't know what you define as military intervention but if you have an armed mutiny that is being financed and supported from abroad i don't think you can call that a peaceful uprising

he's fluent in english, arabic, russian, and turkish. on a personal note, i will miss the ambassador and i extend to him my highest regards and well wishes to him and his family in all their future endeavors. in our years working together the ambassador has become a valued presented. it's been my pleasure to visit twice with him and also to host him in my district in pennsylvania on two occasions. including sharing a recent birthday celebration together. ambassador aliyev best wishes in all your future endeavors. i look forward to continuing our friendship in the years to come. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, is recognized for 55 minutes as the designated speaker. designee of the majority leader, pardon me. the gentleman is recognized. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. i very much appreciate the honor to be recognized and address you here on the floor of the united s

two pm here in the russian capital you're watching our t.v. now to our top story the head of the arab league is due to visit syria on wednesday in a bid to persuade the country's leader to end the six not long crackdown of the uprising there because after you countries announced a new round of sanctions against the regime but its origin is dying a bushel reports and many are questioning rather western concern is for syrian lives or their own oil revenues. william hague britain's foreign secretary says horrific scenes of brutality are for syria but bizarrely sanctions were in storage for. a month. they will kick in all even europeans or all firms complete their supply. and oil fields developed by e.u. energy giants like french to toll on being touched from medical point of view because it sanctions would start. to tire we go on with rejection of oil as a result the e.u. me end up subsidizing the regime they oppose the oil industry can use sixty day payments which means the e.u. could still be funding. into next year if a crime the horrific critics asked why the e.u. is putting profits

arab world earlier today. >> david cameron is in moscow for talks aimed at improving relations between the u.k. and russian. cameron is the first british prime minister to visit the kremlin since 2005. ties were strained in 2006 after the murder of a russian businessmen in london. russia continues to refuse to extradite the main suspect. trade deals were sealed during the meeting. on a mollet's presidential election was set to be decided in a runoff -- guatemala's presidential election was set to be decided in the runoff after an inconclusive result today. the main rival is a wealthy hotel owner and former congressman. law and order issues have dominated the campaign in the central american country. i will be back in a minute with in depth. stick around. >> welcome back. it has been six months since japan was hit by an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. the country is still struggling to cope with the aftermath. the epicenter of the oklahoma quick lay off the coast of miyagi prefecture. the area was contaminated by radioactivity leaking from the facility. high levels of nuclear material have been f

russian tries to help them through despite u.s. opposition these are live pictures you're looking at. the u.s. is accused of encouraging the arab spring to achieve its own interest even though it sacrifies the position of its closest ally israel leaving it isolated. greece makes good progress in talks with debt inspectors as athens hopes to get another aid package to stave off the fall but the i.m.f. warns the global economy is in perilous state with the u.s. and e.u. close to falling back into recession. as we had lines here on our t.v. and sports next when the. thanks marina you're watching the sport of data and here is what's coming up in the program down but not out russia south of the second defeating new zealand managed to register their first ever tries in a world cup game. manchester united's winning streak continues there are leads in the carling cup third round my fellow win with a double in this one. and also take a look back at the most crucial episodes of week twenty four in the russian premier league including this long range killer you want a game against league's most talked about side. and let's go straight to

russian capital this is r.t. our top story turkey's prime minister has arrived in tripoli as part of his arab world tour a day after the visit by the british and french leaders they observed a long strip cons as libya's new government continues to assert an increasing level of control over the country rebel fighters are reportedly advancing and one of get off these last bastions artie's maria financial is following developments. we're hearing from the national transitional council here in the capital tripoli that it's troops had apparently entered this week of six some five hundred kilometers east of tripoli but off his hometown and one of the colonels last strongholds the city was first attacked by nature airplanes on the second day of image operation in libya in march the anti see reports that so thousands of its fighters that have apparently advanced into the center of this. facing heavy resistance from cut off is elite troops apparently armed with a cheery and long range. rockets and also snipers the m.t.c. reports also at least four of its fighters i love going on to other reports have been killed during offen

and the eu should more work on the russians and work more international than chinese in the security council. the arabve to the assad last week, and he postponed the visit of the head of the arab league committee. and that's another sign that he's not going to accept any kind of initiative or proposals to stop this killing and it's going to continue. >> what does that tell you in the head of the arab league was supposed to come to damascus, the head of the regime canceled the meeting "due to circumstances beyond our control." what does that tell you? >> it tells me the assad regime is totally isolated. they don't have a defender in the arab world. they may have one or two countries, perhaps north korea or cuba, defending them. the entire international community is turning against them. this is going to be a battle for the hearts and minds of the syrian people. er in now, the majority of them, expressing the fervent home this regime will fall. i think this reg jeel's days are numbered. you can see it. it won't be through military intervention by the united states as was the case in europe, in the case

russian somewhat conservative stance on this issue and i think russia has reasons we have just recently seen what a song called arab spring led to in egypt it led to their own sake and all the israeli embassy for the first time in harmony in thirty years right. so it's not such a. one way nice street. how the events are developing in the middle east and of course russia is concerned which course syria will take if indeed it has an all future with the president pass up i would like to remind you that president abbas saw that his father represents a minority in syria what would happen to this minority it looks like great britain and the majority of western countries just view this situation in terms of the eyes democratic against the evil of the sheaves i think it's a simplification. turn our other top stories on r.t. italy's much disputed fifty four billion euro austerity package to slash the country's crippling debt well over a final debate in the lower house of parliament monday that would increase taxes cut government spending and balancing the budget by two thousand and thirteen but constant changes to the plan

midnight here in the russian capital europe's an economic offensive against syria this time targeting oil imports which russia's foreign minister says will be useless in solving the arab countries drawn out conflict so you devolves comments came at a summit of c.i.s. countries where he also spoke about libya's new leadership. over is there. so your love of criticized what is described one sided sanctions against syria including imposing in bargo on oil exports from the country sanctions are rarely the best possible solution he said and could even make matters worse under the european union imposed embargo on all experts from the country and western powers are pushing father majerus against president assad the brutal crackdown on protests that russia's fears concerning sanctions against syria are justified as many believe that sanctions are the first step to repeat leave years disastrous scenario in syria russia calls for more cooperation rather than military action and today sergei lavrov in particular said i must go send an official invitation to representatives of the levy and national transitional council to come to russia to discuss energy projects and leave this

in syria and libya especially but but the arab uprising if you will really the focus of a lot of those sessions we had some pretty strong words from the russian president's envoy to africa gayle of talking about libya there he spoke about how he doesn't believe all of the mistakes that we've learned from all of the mistakes of iraq and afghanistan and that patients really need to prevail as opposed to any kind of pressure to enforce a european style democracy in a country which he believes libya is not quite ready to do he also expressed concerns about the fact that if something does happen to gadhafi that the civil war could spiral spiral out of control and get. and worse and also a lot lately not from him or hearing but we have been hearing a lot of issues about hops in their interest rebel finding that could prevail if things keep going the way they are and to talk more about the situation in libya syria and what's happening in the middle east north africa joining me. professor of political science at yale university thank you very much for being with us i'd like to thank you and with. with libya in fact we had nicola margelov saying that