ambassador to israel thomas pickering. let's give iran what it says it wants which is a civil nuclear program but let's do our best to create the maximum amount of effective inspection so that's a firewall. a break between their civil program and a military nuclear program you ought to know that iran is also bound by the nonproliferation treaty and then i proliferation treaty says you have a civil program which meets civil needs only and doesn't do things that could be used only for military purposes. but you can watch the full interview with thomas pickering about for starters. one of the presidential election is over investors are waiting to see what economic policies the government will pursue let's. just lose this potential so what are the main expectations well kerry ratings agency fitch threatens to cut russia's long term rating if it government fails to tighten the monetary policy the rating agency essentially says that putin's election campaign promises will cost the russian budget a whopping one hundred sixty bill

we're sitting down with thomas pickering the service ambassador to many countries including russia as well india he also served as the u.s. ambassador to the united nations from one thousand nine hundred ninety two ninety nine to pickering thank you very much for joining me if you're having me you co-wrote an article titled being visioning with iran going through a vital that in order to avoid a confrontation with a rank you're almost racial should open plan mattick channels with tehran or learn in iran and try to make some kind of a deal what kind of a deal we envisage a deal that might involve have in fact two parts to start with to begin with the idea that the iranians advanced two years two months ago that they would stop enriching uranium to twenty percent if we on our side maybe the p five plus one russia china the united states britain and france and germany would provide the fuel elements those pieces of the reactor that they use to make medical isotopes for their population they now have run out of that fuel and the proposals that we make would be to say let's give iran what

career ambassador thomas pickerring gave the opening remarks at the two-hour event. [applause] >> thank you, don, for that elaborate but succinct introduction. i know we're process for time and i will only say what a pleasure it is for me to be here to join arab ambassadors from the middle east and american am booths from the middle east in this important forum. my congratulations to the arab american chamber for its work in working hard to balance what has been a very unequal situation with respect to the region and indeed to the work of organizations dedicated to the region in this capitol. it's a delight to see you here and share with you any interest in the middle east. i come with more than a little bit of trepidation looking at the array of experts to, to talk about issues i care about in the region i had the privilege to be the first member of the schizophrenics club. that club are those american only boors who served in an arab country and then in israel and you'll understand the origin of the title. but even schizophrenic have enemies enemy sos so i have to

premier ambassador thomas pickering who gave the opening remarks at this event. [applause] >> thank you for that elaborate a bit of a recent introduction. [laughter] i know we are pressed for time, an oil will only see what a pleasure it is for me to be here to join the arab ambassadors from the middle east and american ambassadors in the middle east in this particularly in hartung from. my congratulations to the arab american chamber for its work and working hard to balance what has been a very unequal situation with respect to the region and the work of organizations to dedicated to the work. it's a delight to see you here and share with you my interest in the middle east. i come with more than a little trepidation among the wide array of experts that are here to talk from my own vantage point but several of the issues i care a great deal about in the region. i had the privilege to be the first member of the schizophrenics club. the schizophrenics club with those ambassadors that have served in the arab country and then later served in israel and you will under