out to cash in together with the chinese business it struck a far billion euros deal to tap to south pars of field firearm now it seems unlikely that the country will be able to continue in many markets. where the oil structure is going to be a very significant one i mean what the markets have already. found is that yes there's going to be some tension and prices have risen a little bit before the announcement was expected have come down a little bit since. international comic is also had high hopes p.s.a. peugeot citroen was planning to build a plant in iran and renault hope to produce one hundred fifty thousand cars for the country. fox wagon was also planning to enter the market. for now all those companies and iran itself are seeing their plans move further out of free choice due to one country's determination to strike a better deal. for now these companies will have to rush their business through or face a sudden shutdown saw financial correspondent daniel cope. even more pressure for german and european companies in a newspaper interview the new ambassador of the united states to g

statement the company said that absent an objection it will cease all operation in the iranian south pars gas field a project known as s p eleven total reached a deal in july of last year to buy a fifty point one percent share in s.p. eleven and has reportedly invested less than forty million euros to date on the project the state on chinese firm c. n.p.c. holds a thirty percent stake and seems. likely to absorb totals ownership position totals especially vulnerable to the u.s. sanctions because ninety percent of its financing is done through u.s. banks. and just real output in the united states increased by point seven percent in april according to the federal reserve the increase was slightly better than expected and as maggie of factoring also increased by five point five percent manufacturing production was also up strongly by two point three percent the fed's economic report was generally positive although it did note that whole building was actually down last month. and now we go to london where we are honored to be joined by auction with tansy the host of going underground on r.t.

south korean counterpart to washington. nsecretary pompeo: th korea takes bold action to quickly denuclearize, the united states is prepared to work toit achieve austy on par withre our south koan friends. rajini: a white house official's comment about john mccain's health sets off a firestorm. the senator's daughter questions the political climate where this is accepted. and this conductor is taking quite a high note. he is leading disabled musicians who are now set to premiere in london. rajini: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globeer it hasinly been a week of fast-moving developments on the u.s. foreign policy front. first came donald trump's announcement that he would bepu ing u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal. the focus quickly turned into north korea. a date has been set for theee historicng between president trump and kim jong-un. today the us secretary of state continued to lay the grounouork with his korean counterpart. another step towards the historic summit between america and north korea. with u.s. secretary of state -- as u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo welcomed his soutpa korean count to washington.

quickly denuclearising the us is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on par with our southorean friends. the row over america's new sanctions on iran deepens. france's economy minister says europe shouldn't allow the us to police the world's economy. kenyan authorities say a dam which burst earlier this week, killing at least 45 people — was illegally built. finding a new direction — we meet the first professional orchestra to be led by disabled musicians. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the us secretary of state and his south korean counterpart have been discussing their hopes for historic talks with north korea, due to take place next month. mike pompeo said he was confident that washington and pyongyang had a shared understanding of the meetings objectives. and he held out the carrot of economic assistance — that's if the north did get rid of its nuclear weapons. rajini vaidya nathan reports. another step towards the historic summit between america and north korea. as us secretary of state mike pompeo welcomed his south korean counterpart to washington. both countri

bold action, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on par with south korea. the administration is prepared to make an economic investment? >> i think we're open to trading and investment with north korean as soon as we can. >> and will the u.s. consider any sanctions relief before you see what you outlined there? >> we need to see implementation. i don't think the present policy will change until that happens. >> before becoming national security adviser, you were pretty negative about kim jong-un the. you didn't trust him. you famously said, how do you know the north korean regime is lying? their lips are moving. the u.s. is going to want verification of all of this, which you have outlined. but just in this last month, since you became national security adviser, has your opinion of kim changed? have you seen a different kim? have you learned anything about him that's changed your opinion? >> as a general proposition, i have read and said a lot of things in the past. i was a free agent. it was a wonderful way to be able to get your opinions about. but

denuclearize, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on par with our south korean friends. united states look for to continue" ration with our south korean allies on this issue and many others. foreign minister, thank you for being with me today, it was a pleasure to work with you. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary, for the warm welcome. let me reiterate my congratulations on your becoming the top diplomat of the united states at this historic moment. secretary, pale, you have -- secretary, you've already been deficit or of our joint efforts with north korea in i look forward to working with you. we spoke on april 28 right after the momentous korean summit and today we met just after their return from pyongyang. during our meeting i congratulated him and president trump on the successful release of three american citizens, all korean-americans, from north korea. week, both korea and the united states have been engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts regarding north korea and we have briefed each other on the latest endeavors. including, the secretary's v

peace and prosperity for the north korean people. people is second to none. prosperity on the par with our southiends. coverage in rural areas. of failing to put up new masts, despite help from government. jon donnison reports. seems almost unimaginable. but in some parts of rural britain, it remains a reality. phone calls on all four mobile networks. that compares to 90% in urban areas. calling for urgent action to change that. to improve coverage. phone masts are often rejected by local people. to put up new masts. and act fast to increase coverage in rural areas. jon donnison, bbc news. to donald trump that the uk remains committed to the iran nuclear deal. developing a nuclear weapon. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. three years ago. the deal was a dud. business in iran and could be hit by this new wave of us sanctions. from downing street. this telephone call. disagreement on policy. on a visit in a couple of months‘ time. battle against being barred from public office. for tax fraud in 2013. for six years. in the italian parliament. let us return to the real wages story. jo

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would help the north to boost its economy on par with south korea if it gives up its nuclear weapons south korea i mean that's a pretty tall order i mean i don't even know if well we can talk about that forever but do you think that that's just enough to entice kim jong un to disarm or will he be looking for more from the u.s. side i mean that's a lot. i think this is ministration tends to make very grandiose statements which sometimes have no foundation in fact that's what it's becoming known known for around the world and that's sad but so what does that mean and what are you offering and go in with a concrete offer and you can entice people to do some of that i mean part of that this administration has abandoned notions of human rights as a basis for international relations they express that through their state department so in reality i guess it's not too surprising but if we look at what could come out of this which is some peace and denuclearization the question that we're going to go in to these talks with are and several in and one that's very important is what are the precon

bold action, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on a par with our south it's been a whirlwind week for mr pompeo. on monday 90 flew to north korea where he met with kimjong—un. he returned on thursday with three americans who had been detained by pyongyang. his boss, president trump, was there to welcome the freed prisoners back to american soil. for a president whose style of diplomacy isn't to everyone's taste, it's been quite a turnaround. the north korean leader, wants the pariah, now the recipient of praise. kim jong—un pariah, now the recipient of praise. kimjong—un did a great pariah, now the recipient of praise. kim jong—un did a great service to himself, to his country by doing this. and remember, it's only been eight months since he described him as little rocket man. speaking to a crowd in indiana, the president was full of optimism for the planned summit. the two men will come face to face in a months time in singapore and for president trump, the stakes couldn't be higher. countryside campaigners are calling for action on what they say is an

quickly be nuclearised the us it prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our southiends. it has been a whirlwind week for mr pompeo. on monday night he flew to north korea where he met kim jong—un. he returned on thursday with three americans who had been detained by pyongyang. his boss president trump was there to welcome the freed prisoners back to american soil. for a president whose style of diplomacy isn't to everyone‘s case, it has been quite a turnaround. the north korean leader once the pariah now the recipient of praise. kim jong—un did a great service to himself, to his country, by doing this. and remember, it has only been eight months since he described him as "little rocket man". speaking to a crowd in indiana the president was full of optimism for the summit. i will be meeting with kimjong—un to pursue a feature of peace and security for the world for the whole world. applause. the two men will come face—to—face in a months time in singapore. and for president trump the stakes could not be higher. one question that could be crucial to the success of th

denuclearize the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our south korean friends. the comments represent a dramatic u.s. policy shift on north korea in the past thirteen years washington has imposed hundreds of trade penalties on the isolated country really hard of those who implemented in the past year on sanctions were the only tactic the us on been using to exert pressure on. only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy and. if north korea continues its dangerous path we will continue with further pressure that's called the military option the choice is we will have no choice. but totally destroy north korea it would be devastating rocket and should have been handled a long time ago. and although relations now appeared to be moving in the right direction human rights attorney or ex rock into list the u.s. needs to make good on its promises and that words alone are not enough. there's a lot of problems that we face with the credibility of the united states under those circumstances can we make deals whether

denuclearize the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our south korean friends well the move marks a drastic turn in dealing with north korea washington has implemented hundreds of train penalties against the country since two thousand and five with nearly half of those coming in the past year on sanctions aren't the only tactic the us has used to apply pressure on. only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy. if north korea continues its dangerous path we will continue with further pressure that's called the military option the choice that we will have no choice but to carnally destroy north korea it will be devastating rocket and should have been handled a long time ago. yes so with comments like those they leave us the offer of financial help does signal a significant change but human rights attorney believes it's unlikely washington will come good on the deal with north korea there's a lot of problems that we face with the credibility of the united states under those circumstances can we make deals whe

denuclearize the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our south korean friends the comments represented to mattick u.s. policy shift on north korea in the past thirteen years washington's imposed hundreds of trade penalties on that isolated nation that we are for them were implemented in just the last twelve months alone and sanctions have been america's only tactic for exerting pressure on pyongyang only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy. if north korea continues its dangerous path we will continue with further pressure that's called the military option the choice is we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea it will be devastating rocket and should have been handled a long time ago. what was then this is now all the relations appear to be moving in the right direction human rights attorney eric sorkin told us that the u.s. still needs to make good on its promises and the words alone aren't enough. there's a lot of problems that we face with the credibility of the united states under t

denuclearise, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on a par with our southean friends. the united states looks forward to continued close cooperation with our south korean allies on this issue and many others. south korea's foreign minister says sanctions against north korea will remain in place until "concrete steps" towards denuclearisation are made. she says coordination in the next few weeks will be critical. we agreed that the summit would be an historic opportunity for resolving the north korean nuclear issue and securing enduring peace on the korean peninsula. we reaffirmed that our goal is to achieve the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. in this regard, secretary pompeo and i agreed the next few weeks will be critical, requiring airtight coordination between our two countries. barbara plett usher is in washington. we are we a re really we are really starting to see the para meters we are really starting to see the parameters of those talks, aren't we? we are and i think we knew what the trade—off would be

denuclearise, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our southcampaigners are calling for action on what they say is an "appalling lack of progress" in improving mobile phone coverage in rural areas. they've been backed by more than 50 mps, who've accused mobile operators of failing to put up new masts. the government says 91 percent of the uk now has mobile coverage. phone companies say they often face opposition when they want to put up masts on green spaces. joining me now from our bangor studio is liz saville roberts, plaid cymru mp and vice chair of the all—party parliamentary group on rural business. what is your experience in the constituency you represent?m what is your experience in the constituency you represent? it is very rural and to give you a picture of the situation, i was looking at coverage maps and there is better coverage maps and there is better coverage in the welsh community of patagonia than in my constituency. that is the kind of quality of service that people aren't getting at the moment. what are the main stumbling bloc

de—nuclearise, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on a par with our southind week for mr pompeo. on monday night, flew to north korea where he met with kimjong—un. he returned on thursday with three americans who had been detained by pyongyang. his boss, president trump, was there to welcome the freed prisoners back to american soil. for a president whose style of diplomacy isn't to everyone's taste, it's been quite a turnaround. the north korean leader, once the pariah, now the recipient of praise. kimjong—un did a great service to himself, to his country by doing this. and remember, it's only been eight months since he described him as "little rocket man". speaking to a crowd in indiana, the president was full of optimism for the planned summit. the two men will come face to face in a months time in singapore and for president trump, the stakes couldn't be higher. rajini vaydyanathan, bbc news. north korea has announced when it will dismantle its nuclear test site. the state news agency says it will take the site apart between may 23rd and may the 25th —

secretary pompeo made a stunning offer, if he gives up his nuclear weapons, gaining popularity on par with southorea, that is a destabilizing offer. of kim ghost was evident turns that down is responsible for the misery of the north korean people. he may be looking for a way out of this. rob: gina haspel likely to be confirmed as the first female head of the cia. a vote is expected in the intelligence committee. mark warner and bill nelson announcing their support after haspel renounced the interrogation program, 51-49 victory. dr. james mitchell helped of the cia enhanced interrogation program and says he supports haspel. >> in today's to multiple times, no reason to change the leadership when north korea is coming up and have problems with russia and possibility of escalation of violence in the middle east and she will keep us safe. >> joe manchin and joe donnelly support haspel. a full senate vote next week. >> primary results, meeting representatives and the gop senate primary. hoping to flip a blue seat held by bob casey. republican following on special election loss to connor away with it

action to quickly denuclearize the united states is prepared to work with north korea to be on par with southn friends. >> 48 hours after pompeo returned from north korea, the president is far more diverse than trump administration foreign minister agreed with the maximum pressure campaign. >> we are very clear sanctions remain in place until and unless we see visible meaning for action taken by north korea on the denuclearization track. >> reporter: the announcement to shut down the nuclear bomb test facility might not be as positive and developed as one thought. chinese scientists say satellite imagery shows damage to the test site was more significant than first thought meaning kim jong un might have been forced to shut it down rather than a statement of goodwill, just good spin. iran is a different story. as the hardliners close with chance of death to america germany, france and britain began to work to protect the country's business interests inside iran wanting to keep sanctions from affecting billions in revenue coming to the biggest companies. iran doubled down on their threats sayin

denuclearise, the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on a par with our southok forward to to continue in close cooperation with our south korean allies on this issue and many others. foreign minister, thank you for being with me today, it is a pleasure to work with you. thank you very much, mr secretary, for the very much, mr secretary, for the very warm welcome. let me reiterate my congratulations on you becoming the top diplomat in the united states at this historic moment. secretary pompeo, you have already been at the centre of ourjoint efforts on north korea and i very much look forward to working closely with you. we spoke on the 28th of april right after the momentous inter— korean summit april right after the momentous inter—korean summit and april right after the momentous inter— korean summit and today we april right after the momentous inter—korean summit and today we met just after secretary pompeo's return from pyongyang. during our meeting, i congratulated him and president trump for the successful release of the three us citizens, all korean ame

denuclearize the united states is prepared to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our south korean friends the comments represent a dramatic u.s. policy shift on north korea than of course in the past thirteen years washington's imposed hundreds of trade penalties on that isolated country nearly half of them were implemented in the last twelve months alone and sanctions haven't been america's only tactic for exerting pressure on pyongyang only the strongest sanctions will enable us to resolve this problem through diplomacy and. if north korea continues its dangerous path we will continue with further pressure that's called the military option the choice. we will have no choice but to totally destroy your career it will be devastating rocket and should have been handled a long time ago. all right as you see on your screen as. though if i were not going to about to break the news and tell you a little bit more about this next relations talk about korea still although relations now appear to be moving in the right direction human rights attorney eric surat can tell does the u.s

action to quickly denuclearize, we are willing to work with them to achieve prosperity on a par with our south korean friends. certainly president trump and chairman kim and president moon as well, i think we have a shared vision for what we hope when this process is completed. charles: there is a healthy amount of scepticism considering north korea's long history of lying and double dealing. but this more hope than we have seen since dealing with the hermit kingdom. >> you talk about the small victories. not only with secretary of state pompeo going there twice, bringing back, i call them prisoners of war because a state of war still exists. but those victories beget other victories. there is to be mistrust with north korea. china is a big player. you mentioned the negotiations with china and nafta. by exerting economic leverage we can get china into the game with north korea. they have been their buffer state. by the time we get to the meeting in singapore as reported, there needs to be a lot of work to get to the point where leverage is on the table enough where it can be applied. still wha

action to quickly denuclearize, the united states is prepared to work with prosperity on the par with southeans friend. >> the administration's rejection to washington orthodoxy also on full display also at jared kushner and ivanka trump as move seen symbolic stake in ground in full support of israeli and against the growing influence of tehran in the region which was further disrupted by the president's decision to break the terms of the iran nuclear agreement this week. there is talk, chris, that decision by the president embolden the iranians to attack the israelis as you know israelis struck back hitting iranian targets in syria. it is certain that they have support in washington to do so, chris. chris: cell -- kevin cork reporg from the white house. thanks for that. joining us the very busy mike pompeo. mr. secretary, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> great to be with you. chris: let's start with breaking news. savage attack in paris, knifing, killing one person, wounding four others, what can you tell us about a possible link to terror? >> we don't know much more, we know that the c

but also laying a road map out for what -- you remember, he talked about north korea being on par with south korea eventually economically. i think that is probably the quid pro quo here. denuclearization leads to economic prosperity for north korea. that's a fair deal, a fair trade and whether it takes five years, ten years, whatever, they're the same people. i've been over there, i've be in the dnz,'s been in south korea. i know the families are split there. it's the same work ethic, the same people. there's no reason that north korea can't prosper economically. and meantime, you've got the logistics happening that point to a meeting somewhere. i mean, logistics in the dmz and logistics in singapore. you have people working very hard. you know, the summit is largely a scripted affair for the most part. so you want to have every detail ironed out. that's what secretary pompeo is doing right now. making sure that it's worth the president's time to fly to wherever he's flying. >> sure. do you think that kim jong-un would agree to complete dismantle, completely denuclearize before that meet so

action to quickly, the united nations is willing to work with north korea to achieve asperity on par with our south korean friends. >> reporter: pompeo added there would be a robust verification program to be sure they did not try to restart the nuclear program. while the secretary of state was busy with his press conference, the president was rolling out the blueprints for his plan to lower prescription drug prices in the united states. >> america will not be cheated any longer. it especially will not be cheated by foreign countries. >> reporter: a lot of that announcement was overshadowed by a remarkable member have his communications staff with orderly made in a staff meeting. kelly sadler allegedly said that senator john mccain's nomination vote for gina haspel did not matter because he is dying anyway. >> i do not understand the environment that you work and where that would be acceptable and then you come to work the next day and still have a job. >> reporter: she remains in her job and the white house declined to comment. >> i am not going to comment on an internal staff meeting. >> reporter

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quickly denuclearize the united states is ready to work with north korea to achieve prosperity on par with our southn friend. david: that last part is extraordinary. the fact that we want to turn north korea into what south korea has become. i mean that's extraordinary. is it possible first of all? >> well, david, it makes complete sense to me. they're the same people. i've been in the dmz. i've been in south korea as a lieutenant, a captain and general. many families are split by the 38th parallel. david: that's true. >> that makes sense. south korea is a economic powerhouse built in our image after capitalist society and there is no reason these people in north korea given the right tools can't do the same thing. david: but there is a question how it would be absolute complete transformation of north korea much when you look at nighttime satellite photo of korean peninsula. you see a black north korea. and a lit south korea, that, i don't know if you can tell, china is on the left. south korea is on the right. and north korea is the black space in the middle. the only point of light is the capital