by journalists to sergei lavrov was whether he had a feeling russia is still viewed as an enemy by nato and he said this was not the case these days and do the best that i believe he's german counterpart also said there was a u. turn in the nato russia relationship recently. you saw it is this may be the image of the enemy shouldn't exist anymore and must be left in history we view russia as a strategic partner we've got mutual interests and we of course have differences in opinion and we can talk about them and solve problems in terms of nato it was always a goal of germany to bring russia into the project of mutual defense i have stressed that russia must work on the issue with us we are making good progress towards the . bank of the arena russia and germany of course covered a raft of issues but with anything said about russian recent participation in a joint and to drop operation in afghanistan. all right just recently made to russia appear together on nine news reports shortly after the successful oprah asian tip. on the border between afghanistan and pakistan and russia too caught

politics is shifting to the asia pacific region and that's the view of russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three emerging powers russia india and china part of a powerful bloc known as brick which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who's already leaving the dominant powers of today behind artist s. are cilia knows the answer. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan economic miracle while you enjoy it but

russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is here in oslo to meet his no we didn't counterpart eunice terra relationship between russia and no we have been progress in quite well since the t. managed to settle a lot of running to retort a feud over a huge area in the bering sea believed to hold massive oil and gas reserves in september the leaders of the two countries signed torak agreement divided equally and also agreed on a joint exploration pact mr lavrov and mr starr are expected to discuss here to work out here knows the practical details and how to realize the main points of these milestone agreement of course the impact it can have on the region's future as a hero the arctic with its huge energy potential and its hard value as a transport true it is a very lucrative pie with the many nations including canada the united states of america and turn marks trashing out for a peace that is to remain a number one subtle to rhetorical disputes between the so-called nations and amidst this crumble this global scramble know when russia hope they will be able to set a good example for all thos

well you've been just watching a news conference given by the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and his afghan counterparts as all my oversaw all the to discuss the importance of existing cooperation as well as new prospects of mutual engagement in tackling regional problems well we'll have more on this later from our correspondents to stay with us for that if you can. for the. we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov met with afghan counterpart to discuss the operation which has been strong will flakes join me for some details in just a short while. the strength regimes in russia's orphanages for the mountain way disabled leave youngsters struggling to stand for themselves in the real world. and americans facing a thanksgiving pat down at airports are unhappy with many opting to go cold turkey on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. and eight billion dollars of new deal sealed at the russian summer the chinese economic forum in moscow we take a look at the deepening trade ties between t

and russia need to leap from the cold war to real partnership so says russian foreign minister sergei lavrov he was speaking as nato chief anders fogh rasmussen is in moscow to boost partnership with russia. president obama will have to make compromises to pass laws that his democrats lose their hold over congress in the midterm vote house of representatives is now under republican control but many americans fear it's corporate money that's actually running the country. but iraq suffering the fallout from one of its bloodiest weeks for months after at least seventy six people were killed in an inept taxon shia neighborhoods and with u.s. forces stepping down local militias are falling back to local more boards and al-qaeda. to find out how the iraqi military will try to cope with these challenges ahead next hour team meets general mohamed al us kaare a spokesman from iraq's ministry of defense that's coming up after a short break. question is that so much i can go if i didn't join the model is the taliban bad guys we came we being in journalism or no pay for commiseration with an unmistakabl

minister sergey lavrov just just wrapping up a news conference with nato chief. in moscow here they touched upon a raft of issues including joint missile defense or at least the possibility of it cooperation in afghanistan of course the recent diplomatic row with japan was also brought up. foreign minister lavrov did say that the upcoming nato russia summit in lisbon to happen at the end of this month is expected to be the end of the cold war and the beginning of real cooperation between nato and russia we're going to take a short break and then i'll have more at the top of the hour stay with us.

russia need to leap from cold war to real partnership as according to russian foreign minister sergey lavrov he was speaking as nato chief anders fogh rasmussen is and moscow to boost partnership with russian led us president obama will have to make compromises to pass laws as the democrats lose their hold over congress in the midterm vote thousand representatives is now firmly under republican control but many americans fear it's corporate money that's actually running the country. plus iraq struggles to maintain peace in one of its bloodiest weeks months. next at least seventy six people have been killed and more than two hundred wounded in a series of attacks and attacks centered around baghdad shia neighborhoods this comes only two days after al-qaeda militants took a christian congregation hostage resulting in a firefight that left fifty eight dead despite the escalate. in violence a complete u.s. pullout is still scheduled for next year with a growing feeling among iraqis that they're being abandoned it's forcing some to even join the enemy one sunni militia group praised by the u.s. f

in september this year nato invited russia to participate in these missile defense system today sergei lavrov said certain work is being done we did snape partners in particular they're preparing a joint assessment of threats and challenges of the twenty first century and he hopes that the document will be ready by the time this russian nato summit takes place in lisbon and but before russia can come up with any answer to that pose a lover of so it would like to know how nato partners see russia for its participation in that project and most importantly to come to a common understanding on where those threats originate now answering the questions on whether russia and nato nowadays treat each other as enemies both mr lavrov and his german counterpart said this was not the case and today russia and nato hot not cold war anime's but rather modern day allies or does this make the image of the enemy shouldn't exist anymore and must be left in history we view russia as a strategic partner we've got mutual interests we of course have differences in opinion but we can talk about them and solve probl

history of the herrings that we saw with the russian foreign we have the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov speaking out that opening ceremony and for more on what it all means that cell salts you don't see flames of director of the jewish human rights organization the simon vies and fell center many thanks for joining us they were last seen now as a coordinator of nazi war crimes research wald wide how do you assess the significance of the nearby trials. there is no the question that the nuremberg trials are a turning point which helped create what we call today international law and the basic principles and the which people who committed genocide war crimes and crimes against humanity presently being brought to justice. well you've been described as a nazi hunter and one of the most prominent in the world what do you think about the revival that we're seeing of naziism today across some parts of europe obviously it's a very disturbing phenomenon and. in a sense is a certain country diction here because as the years go by there's more and more holocaust education and you would assume that

well the latest we're hearing is that sergey lavrov the russian foreign minister has said that the that the russian ambassador to japan will not be recalled in a tit for tat type move the foreign minister also pulling no punches in his language using very strong language to condemn japan's actions saying that the stirring up of emotion in japan by by condemned by calling the ambassador in the wake of president medvedev visit was scandalous he also said that this was an internal matter for japan to deal with and if they want to call their own boss today than that was up to them. but he also said the medvedev president made this any one of the other three carolyn's historical islands of the disputed in the region the president of may make third the visits to those in the future this to this all comes just a week before next weekend these two countries would were supposed to be meeting at the apec summit and they were being planned bilateral talks between the president of russia and the prime minister of japan now the kremlin have said that president medvedev is still attending those talks

well the german foreign minister has been meeting with his russian counterpart sergei lavrov here in moscow and following it all for us is our to use because you know groucho for now joins us live hi there you've had to do not tell us more about the main issues the two foreign ministers have been focusing on. but me so a range of issues and the nature of those issues which the two foreign ministers address at a press conference today again showed that the russian german relationship. period as a relationship based on finance and business is now dovetailing into something bigger and to strong police go beyond it a strategic partnership diplomacy and security it is remarkable the basement is sterile meeting comes on the food steps on the hills and now there are a trilateral meeting between the three continents the polish russia germany and france which to college place in. on the agenda of that meeting was the upcoming g. twenty summit the middle east peace process at ghana's iran and today again the ministers focused on some of the most difficult and john just points out becoming g. t

foreign minister sergei lavrov made the remark to reporters in norway on tuesday. the foreign minister said he talked with medvedev and that the president was satisfied with his visit to kunashiri. he said the president is considering a budget increase to help boost development on those islands. the other russian-held islands medvedev plans to visit include habomai and shikotan. a joint declaration signed 54 years ago by japan and the soviet union says that two of the four disputed islands, habomai and shikotan, would be returned to japan after signing a peace treaty. observers say that president medvedev's planned visit to the islands is a move to confirm russia's policy that all the islands are its territory. it is also to keep in check japan's position. >>> conductor seiji ozawa has become the first japanese to be named an honorary member of the vienna philharmonic orchestra. ozawa, who underwent surgery for cancer of the esophagus, resumed musical activity in september. the honorary membership was awarded on tuesday at a concert hall in tokyo. orchestra preside

was the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov we were just listing to speaking at the opening ceremony of nuremberg tribunals. where germany as seen in answers face trial some sixty five years ago so many being seen as a central in this series of events as marking the anniversary of the nuremberg hearings the trials considered by some to when he said the basis for international law as mr laugh was saying in his speech at that ceremony also being attended by representatives from america britain and france more of course on the trial and commemorative events taking place around those nuremberg trials coming up in the next hour here on r.t. so do stay with us. for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. sweet and clean. salty and very useful. radioactive and dangerous. and even dead and desolate. they only keep their unique secrets and their bottoms unique lakes on our team.

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov spoke to reporters on tuesday while visiting russia's neighbor, belarus. >> translator: anyone who launches an artillery attack on a south korean island should bear a heavy burden of responsibility. >> lavrov called for restrained from both north and south korea. he said the russian government is calling for calm in the hope that future incidents will be preve prevented. >>> japanese prrm naoto kan has told the defense forces to step up information gathering to prepare for any contingency following the artillery attack by the north. kan gave the instruction at a meeting with chief cabinet secretary yoshito sengoku, defense minister toshimi mitt za wa and five other bhirnss tuesday evening. he also told the ministers to keep collecting information on north korea and to closely cooperate with south korea and the united states. at a news conference later on tuesday sengoku strongly condemned the attack, calling it unforgivable. >> translator: the japanese government expresses condolences to the victims and support south korea. the provocation underm

and do you feel like the trial is a political trial and also question to sergei lavrov two years of a barmah it started out in a very very positive for the russian u.s. relations has there been a wake up call in those relations. released in great trouble to you of course is the rule of law and democracy and human rights always a topic between us and of course i always talk about it when i'm in russia. it's always it's also has been we have also discussed the trial of michael court costs game it's a trial and a topic that attracted world attention and i take it very seriously when the russian side explains to us that we have to trust the independence of the justice system at the same time in a civil the civil in the public and worldwide there is clearly a concern about the circumstances of the struggle and honest concern about. about. this trial. but we think. it's in russia's interest that all these concerns are taken seriously not just here but also the others that have talked about it. and we're going to give that to you a proof my colleague did raise this issue for obvious reasons

. >>> nhk has learned that russian foreign minister sergei lavrov was firm about his country's sovereigntyver four disputed islands off hokkaido during a meeting with japanese foreign minister seiji maehara last week. maehara held talks with lavrov last saturday on the sidelines of the apec forum in yokohama. japanese officials told nhk that during the meeting lavrov referred to the joint declaration signed by japan and the soviet union in 1956. it says that two of the four northern islands will be returned to japan after a peace treaty is concluded. lavrov said his country is prepared to fulfill the promise made by the soviet union but it shall be based upon russia's goodwill. he added that he does not understand the reason why the soviet union signed such a declaration. maehara opposed lavrov's idea and emphasized the need to sign a peace treaty and have all four islands returned to japan. >>> japan and mongolia are expected to agree to upgrade bilateral ties to what is being called a strategic relationship that would cover a broader range of cooperation from economics to security. it wo

russia need to lead from the cold war to real partnership is according to russian foreign minister sergei lavrov speaking as nato chief anders fogh rasmussen is in moscow to boost ties with russia. president obama will have to make compromises to pass laws as democrats lose their hold over congress in the midterm vote thousands of representatives is now under republican control but many americans fear it's corporate money that's actually running the show. plus iraq struggles to maintain peace and one of its bloodiest weeks this year. up next we report on the fate of the so-called russian titanic the giant passenger liner that was considered a formidable cruise ship back in the soviet union find out more in a moment. always thirty first nine hundred eighty six to ten pm the joint passenger liner admiral now he says sail from the soviet portal and over the seas on a cruise of the black sea. there are more than one thousand passengers and crew members aboard. meanwhile the large bulk carry appeal to a fully laden with canadian wheat is set to enter port the two will converge fourteen minutes before

southern republics of degassed on and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that those chechen the groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more are on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events in the past twenty four hours to show that russia's chechen terrorists networks are standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. so your correspondent bruce of today will stay with their story political analyst dimitri babbage from the real novice to news agency says it's high time for the west to realize it's in the same boat as russia as far as the terror threats concern their ideology or jihadist terrorists i think is the best name for them is actually directed against the west in general and against russia as a part of the west and that you know that sounds where in the same ball or with the e.u. and with the united states whether they were states or america wanted or not if you'll look at the media t

in other countries but you know some of her counterparts including the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov where. they commented their reaction was kind of quite restrained and he said. it is an amusing. but our the russians policy is guided by actions not not by take a listen. to. it was fun to read sure but in actual policies we prefer to base our decisions on our partners concrete actions we're going to practice this approach in the future. well this this could make make. the u.s. foreign policy a little more embarrassing but but the message in there is from the u.s. state department from hillary clinton is that it should not affect their relations got a thanks very much indeed for that it's kind joining us live there in washington to speak more on the leaked files i'm joined now from london by former intelligence officer and attorney thanks very much indeed for joining us good evening what do you make of this do you think this is all about freedom of speech or or as i was discussing a little earlier with our correspondent there in washington perhaps there is an ulterior motive on the p

cables was we are guided by actions not five some leaks actually here's what foreign minister sergei lavrov said about this. because it was obliged it was fun to read sure but in actual policies we prefer to base our decisions on our partners concrete actions we're going to practice this approach in the future well as you can see some some of the wires may sound amusing but never the last one revealed in public they proved to be a major embarrassment for the u.s. state department. has been any reaction from the u.s. government so far. i mean that you're mud think that her somehow i hope possible is it that such a vast amount of classified data was actually released into into the public domain . well absolutely this is what the obama administration is asking. its government the obama administration is ordering government agencies to immediately review procedures for safeguarding classified information someone described it as as someone described what happened. last week this week and as as as an epic blow to the u.s. diplomacy and the blow it is us for the u.s. officials are trying to dampen

but russia has ownership say that their ownership is disputed and here is what foreign minister sergei lavrov had to say about that meeting. as decrees dry minutes sunil it's a con once again expressed regret over president medvedev sousa to can assure islands president drift. our vision of the situation the president decided seems self region to visit this is our territory and things will stay this way the president all foods to change their approach to the issue of the peace treaty and to prioritize the economy instead well there will be more bilateral talks happening to more the second day of the summit and the one that we are looking forward to is the one between russian president medvedev and us president barack obama will have to wait and see if something was come out of that. reporting there well this is r.t. and there are many more stories on your way this hour including soon we take you to . phone numbers in my fastest on the course like a brazilian supermodel fifteen seconds it's a place for love torn a war torn guide where they learn to pick up one o one and they're prepared to pay

afghanistan reducing the reliance on volatile pakistan confirmation came from russian foreign minister sergey lavrov during talks with his afghan counterpart here in moscow lavrov also pledged to keep up the battle against the drugs flow as alexian reports. the two foreign ministers meeting today in moscow or c. seem to be pretty happy about the way the corporation is going this cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking has been very strong of late we know that russia has donated twenty thousand kalashnikov rifles to afghanistan to the interior troops in afghanistan to fight the spread of drugs as well as the recent joint u. s. russian operation in afghanistan after which almost one ton of herion was destroyed and several drug labs were shut down in the country so obviously the two ministers sad that the cooperation is going well and it will expand in the future according to mr lavrov so that we just learned that the cooperation between russia afghanistan and the united states in combat in drug trafficking will continue and the creation of relevant international laws is of crucial importance

interests and another thirty seven percent believe the opposite however russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has already said the lisbon summit wellmont of the. then the poles cold war period that relates. ok martin i'd like to go to you and i'd actually like to quote the foreign minister of finland and his description of what's going on we have to remember that this is not a nato member here so here we go he says the u.s. is starting to flirt with other partners than europeans the e.u. is not as sexy as it once was we are like a grumpy old couple we've been together for sixty years we nag at each other we might have the same values but america is starting to look elsewhere and martin i read that because i think it's very interesting is that you know a lot of people would say that you know the europeans they stake advantage the americans want to have a platform and you know they have armies in the year in europe and the nato countries can go abroad and fight america's wars but it is certain point it's very expensive and we've pointed it out on this program here and the united states isn't pa

political pressure on the government and judicial authorities of thailand let's listen to what sergei lavrov a foreign minister had to say. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying viktor boots guilt was not proven the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the us i consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process and on thailand's government this is an example of striking injustice we as a state will continue to give all necessary support to boot as a russian citizen. while russian diplomats say they need an immediate access to victor borge who is a russian citizen they hope his rights will be honored we have to keep in mind i put two years russia and the us have been in a tug of war over this extradition the u.s. believes it is able russia says because of this a lot of accusations that the u.s. has hung up on board and all the negative hype that hype that there is around boat russia is. doubt that food has a chance to stand a fair trial in the united states will there was an air of secrecy and indeed urgency around his extradition or why is

exactly sixty five years ago following in which they were found guilty russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has a cost first of all for size that was toric event a milestone event for the history of mankind as for the first time ever the actions by nazi dictatorship of work classified as crimes against humanity and crimes against peace of the world and their use is responsible for that scrutiny for this atrocities were condemned and punished by official international court but minister love for old has also stressed that this is something we have to remember it it cannot be forgotten but he has said that he died out a lot that the lessons of the nuremberg trials have been learned through the books and when you see. everyone learned the lessons of the nuremberg trials apparently not removeable because hell can with very explain the recent attempts to justify actions of nazis and their collaborators to make their crimes look like something you could just. understand the annual mulches of soldiers in some european capitals court trials against aunty no c. veterans and the introduction of the s

to dissipate in the entire process starting from construction to activation of this system well sergei lavrov today says that of course the. new system will be discussed in detail curing the upcoming russian nato summit in lisbon in two weeks' time but he said that russia sees. its agreement to accept the invitation is only possible if they take part in the system as equal partners look the condition that solution nato is a serious organization everything that comes from the organization is taken very seriously by russian partners in nature have a clear understanding russia's participation in this project is possible and will be based on equal footing before we go into this project this work should be carried out in full leaders of our state take decisions well russia is currently providing nato with crucial support in afghanistan it provides a military supply routes for the afghan war and just recently russia took part for the first time a. in many years an unprecedented joint open ration against. several drug producing with more interest trucks worth hundreds of millions of dollars were des

foreign minister sergey lavrov he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three merging powers russia india and china part of a powerful blog known as bric which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who is already leaving the dominant power as of today behind artist s r cillian. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all in the span of a single lifetime major pan asia economic miracle. and go you but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming a rising discontent. the unemployment rate itself is. five percent but. the quality of the jokes. are being cut. even when companies hire new people. on the condition. without social security the social benefits economic growth is on a standstill and export the engine of its economy are hurt by a soaring him pushing them to take their business elsewhere. we'll be doing you should we be increasing production we would be equal parts for the us use by overseas he's referring to china also known as the factory of the world with a major chunk of every man

but russia has ownership say that their ownership is disputed and here is what foreign minister sergei lavrov had to say about that meeting. minutes to know it's a con once again expressed regret over president medvedev sousa to can assure islands president reaffirms our vision of the situation the president just saw it seems self region to visit this is only territory and things will stay this way the president. to change their approach to the issue of the peace treaty. is the economy well there will be more bilateral talks happening to more the second day of the summit the one that we are looking forward to is the one between russian president medvedev and the west president barack obama it's all have to wait and see if something will come out of that meeting. or our correspondent ahead tonight we take you to romeo boot camp. got phone numbers i think my fastest number for the brazilian supermodel because. it's a. place for guys they can pick up one one of the probably handsomely from the perfect flirting factor said boot camp got more. now after years of ignored claims organ trafficking in

coming back returning to afghanistan a two decades up to its defeated in that we gen and beyond sir sergei lavrov boys today the official position of russia is not that it's not the case to take part in special operations like the one which happened last week is one thing but to be present in afghanistan with military personnel we troops is quite another and this is not the case with russia. with almost too little people so if there are strict relations that russia will return to afghanistan those visions are probably still it's totally out of the question russian troops will never return to afghanistan this is our firm traditions that will not be treated as they go through the age will work that are stored in. full force some other told me it's like these are three which team were discussed to buy the two today this is just a part of the least of questions on the chance of a discussed on the set of course i assume economic links were also mentioned between the two tell us more about that. all right it seems that now particularly is the right moment for russia to look at germany as the country wh

southern republic of dagestan and chechnya of the one of those attacks russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said that those chechen linked groups were based and was standing very much in line with al qaida but after that the united states but chechen rebel leader dog or more are on the most wanted list of terrorists but it's really taken this set of events to show that russia's chechen terrorists networks are standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's most dangerous terrorists. british security analyst peter powers says the terrorist network has helped strengthen european cooperation he says this raid is not spore important people are giving it credit for let's not fool ourselves al qaida is somehow great regiments of uniformed soldiers marching over the horizon it is in fact much more of a franchise yes there's a strong power base in the foothills between afghanistan and pakistan and it's clearly. a strong cobol now operating in yemen but we're now seeing this creeping out under this broad term of al-qaeda but it doesn't necessarily mean it's got the official stamp on it so wha

well meanwhile foreign minister sergei lavrov says he hopes november's russia nato meeting will mark an end to the distrust and uncertainty of the post cold war period they describe the alliance says a previous relationship with moscow as twenty eight gang up on one nine hundred ninety s. he said were full of backward looking tactics including a sidestepping of past promises speaking to the media on the sidelines of the g twenty summit but rather said that he was optimistic about the future of the russian nato partnership forest also stressed that cooperation must be equal with no country's security placed above and others. as well plenty still to come through this hour including. on the yemen that mail bomb was simply a hoax by intelligence services. the church there has introduced reforms banning the practice of one eyed adduction long standing tradition of marriage making which not only goes against islam but also cost a woman whom the. ngos working with palestinians say they provide vital help to the people but israel claims that only provoking trouble as a result the israeli int

but russia has ownership say that their ownership is disputed and here is what foreign minister sergei lavrov had to say about that meeting. with. prime minister no it's a calm once again expressed regret over president medvedev syriza to can assure islands president reaffirms our vision of the situation the president. besides him self which region to visit this is our territory and things will stay this way the president all foods to change their approach to the issue of the peace treaty. is the economy well there will be more bilateral talks happening and the one that we are looking forward to is the one between russian president medvedev and us president barack obama it's all they have to wait to see and see if something walkabout of that. we're covering it for you test for a center our correspondent in japan. winter's on the way here in russia but you'd never guess it outside after suffering a sweltering summer november's been turning up the heat as well as be very and seasonable temperatures should be dipping below freezing but right now they're not they've been hitting fourteen celsius

politics shifting to the asia pacific region and that's the view of russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov he was speaking in china at a meeting of ministers of three emerging powers russia india and china a part of a powerful blog known as bric which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who's already leaving the dominant powers of today behind artie's tests are cilia answer. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the us all of the spat of a single life to. major pan economic miracle. you enjoy you but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming rising discontent. down. the unemployment rate itself is. around five percent but. the quality of the jokes play. out of me being cut. even when companies hire new people they tend to the condition of without social security so the social benefits economic growth is on a standstill and exports the engine of its economy are hurt by a soaring again pushing them to take their business elsewhere in the short run we would be doing you should we be increasing the preventio

has so far refused to comment and says it will do so until next week russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said moscow is not aware of any details as there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries experts say tbilisi evasion shows how authoritarian the country actually is. when someone is arrested they are entitled to due process that means they can call a lawyer that family members can be contacted therefore arrests are announced and it never happens i can't tell you how bizarre it is to hear a police spokesman say. i can neither confirm nor deny that arrests have taken place secret arrests are the hallmark of a police state there is a new law before the georgian parliament which is called the freedom charter and it's something akin to the patriot act in the united states it will drastically increase the powers of the security service. past its first reading of the in the georgian part parliament recently and it is possible that someone is trying to create. a social mood to support that. one of the country's opposition leaders says tbilisi uses the slightest link to russia as

process from construction to activation of this system today sergei lavrov said that it's too early to say anything to go into detail on the negotiations about missile defense systems in europe they will speak more concretely as these summit in lisbon takes place on the bump of the twenty one he said however is that he must condition for russia to accept that invitation that they participate in the there's a cool hotness. nato is a serious organization everything that comes from the organization is taken very seriously by russian partners in nature have a clear understanding that russia's participation in this project is possible and will be based on equal footing before we go into this project this work should be carried out in full leaders of our state take decisions will russia but not of another important issue on the agenda was again a stand remarkably rasmussen's visit to moscow comes just a week off to run a joint unprecedented operation was carried out on the border between afghanistan and pakistan russian intelligence agencies told nato officers to carry out these antics upbra