they have the -- abe hosted the trilateral -- japan/china/south korea trilateral leaders meeting in tokyo not too long ago and they have the regional economic more dynamic regional economic activities was really one of the top agenda. and in a strange way, japan and china actually shares this concern about the receiving this brunt of tariffs and tariffs and this harsh trade measures from the united states. and obviously china and japan are in very different places when it comes to other dimensions of relationship with washington but i think that's one of the ways that japan tried to soften the blow a little bit. and in a sense, japan and china also kind of need each other more than ever now, now that we have this rather unpredictable american president. that while -- while china's premier was visiting tokyo for the trilateral, he also did stay on for the bilateral meeting to have a meeting with abe but then he spent a long time in japan. he went to hokkaido, toyota facility, governor's meeting an he really talked about, you know, this is the opening of, you know, renewed relationship and

migration issue at the european council or the thought that is why there will be bilateral and trilateral agreements on how we can help one another rather than waiting for all twenty eight members to agree but to consider what is important for whom. the or this search for a modus vivendi while working towards a joint european solution is the focus of today's talks. just a toy image of our work will continue in the coming days today is a working and advisory meeting a first exchange nothing more and nothing less the talks today are very important with regard to cohesion and reaching bilateral and trilateral agreements thank you . see the person or the victim. all right that was the german chancellor angela merkel speaking a short time ago at that meeting on migration in brussels and for more on that we're joined now by w.'s correspondent brussels barbara visible so barbara give us a sense of what's at stake at today's summit. this is a really froth meeting because what we see here i'm going to marco just said it is she when she mentioned we need to find out what's important to whom and tha

solution to the migration problem and that's why what it's about two years final time bilateral trilateral agreements for our mutual benefit looking at how we can support one another in this crisis is not always waiting for all twenty eight member states but looking at who needs what i mean what is important to whom and this is the search for motorists with india and at the same time working towards looking for a european foundation to solving the problems that the focus of our work force will continue in all the days to come this is a working consultations session and in the initial exchange and he was not more and not less but in terms of the question of whether in the next few days we may reach bilateral or trilateral agreements and find more common ground that this meeting is very important for that thank you very much. all right that was the german chancellor angela merkel speaking a short time ago for more on this e.u. meeting in brussels we're joined now here in the studio by peter craven our political correspondent and barber of easel who is standing by in brussels so hello to both

this is the first trilateral meeting since mike pompeo assumed the current position. the secretary to join us. i would like to thank the secretary for a brief summit meeting where the chairman committed to the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. taking this opportunity, i would like to express my heartfelt respect for the strong leadership of president trump and hard work by secretary pompeo. this is only the beginning of a challenging yet significant process to achieve a common goal, peace and stability. through the irreversible dismantlement of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles of all ranges, following secretary pompeo's briefing, we have a firm discussions on how we urge north korea to take concrete actions towards the full implementation of the relevant united nations security council resolutions based on the outcome of the summit. we all reaffirmed that the three countries continue ourjoint effort. with regard to security guarantees, in a joint statement, north korea reaffirmed its commitment to com plete reaffirmed its commitment

to the migration crisis but she's since gone back on that now she's looking for a bilateral and trilateral agreements between the e.u. member states we know that at the european council unfortunately whom i get get a comprehensive solution to the migration problem and that is why by trilateral agreements are mutually beneficial europe is very divided over the migration crisis and any agreements that are made between the e.u. member states are bound to be met with contradiction agree the czech republic slovakia and poland they outright refused to attend today's summit they said it was a power move by merkel to control their domestic political situation and then you have other countries that are refusing to take in migrants outright italy last week refused a migrant vessel that was forced to land in spain while just a couple days ago malta also refused to another migrant vessel and you know these actions they're not going on notice to e.u. leaders like emanuel macron i'm in favor of having mechanisms that take this into account we're going to have gum trees that massively benefit from each u

for china, trilateral is not an option. quadrilateral is the only option. any deal that excludes china will not be welcome or supported by beijing. i think the politics are key here. yuki: in light of that, and given the complexity and long-term nature of the sanction, our president and the south korean president seem to have a shorter tenure in office. i guess for a lack of better words, do you think that both leaders, when they talk about this denuclearization of north korea, is this something that they are thinking they are heading into? something that is this complex, that takes this long a time, and even then at the end of the road we could see what happened with the agreed framework when the north korean program was more limited in scale. we thought that we got there in terms of dismantlement of that program or freeze of that program, if you will, but only about 10 years ago, it popped back up. there's always that point for south korea. jenny: i would speak for the u.s. side first. i think the biggest problem is when america thinks about this issue, t

few moments really played down those concerns saying that they were not discussed a lot in their trilateral meeting this morning and that it was really when it comes to the military alliance a matter for the military to discuss but there were some concerns about this issue raised again by japan's foreign minister we understand that any exercise is contingent upon the p ok action new creation we also understand that united states maintains its commitment to defend our allies in japan u.s. security commitment and u.s. forces in japan poster remain unchanged in any case we would like to maintain close contact with them since these issues may also affect the security of the region so that is the japanese foreign minister talking about that announcement from donald trump in singapore that the joint military exercises between the u.s. and south korea would come to an indian he said that those military exercises this is the japanese foreign minister play an essential role in security in the region so i suspect even though they are saying that this was not a big part of the trilateral talks on thur

migration crisis but she's since now gone back on that and now she's talking about bilateral and trilateral agreements between the e.u. member states to find the solution. we know that the european council unfortunately whom i guess get a comprehensive solution to the migration problem and that is why by or trilateral agreements are mutually beneficial how can we help one another without having to wait for all twenty countries. but before any such agreements materialize a lot of problems are apparent the the foremost being the fact that europe's europe's to deeply divided over the issue of the migration crisis sent any agreements between individual member states are bound to be met with contradiction take the visa grad countries for example that's hungry the czech republic slovakia and poland they have outright refused to even attend today's summit that's because they said that the whole summit was organized as a pole as a political maneuver by merkel to control domestic german politics and other countries have outright begun refusing migrants at the border in general italy actually turned

from day one is the answer that she still feels is the answer but she's now forced into bilateral trilateral potential agreements that because there simply was no headway over this past year is now because they have to wait and see what happens at the emergency summit which is on sunday meanwhile. in lebanon thank you very much for bringing us up to date from there. now migration is also a dominating public debate in the united states at the moment the us is preparing to house as many as twenty thousand migrant children on four military bases it's unclear if detained parents would also be held there this comes a day after president donald trump signed an executive order ending the policy of separating migrant families who enter illegally from mexico the reversal follows growing global and domestic outrage over the policy and hoping perhaps to mitigate some of that outrage the first lady feo to texas to get a firsthand look at a child detention center despite the visit much of the press coverage was on milan at trump's choice of wardrobe she was seen boarding the plane wearing a jacket printe

fortunately we will not yet get a comprehensive solution to the migration problem and that is why vi or trilateral agreements are mutually beneficial so consider fast on this issue friends will take no lessons from anyone this year we're the second country taking in the most asylum seekers the values of respect for human and individual rights everyone agreed. in the need to have the european commission. a common responsibility to the common challenge danielle quarter examines the points of contention between members. europe is very divided over the migration crisis and any agreements that are made between the e.u. member states are bound to be met with contradiction agreed the czech republic slovakia and poland they outright refused to attend today's summit they said it was a power move by merkel to control their domestic political situation and then you have other countries that are refusing to take in migrants outright italy last week refused a migrant vessel that was forced to land in spain while just a couple days ago malta also refused to another migrant vessel and you know these actions they

says she does not expect a total solution to the problem but will instead push for bilateral or trilateral deals to cope with immediate emergencies. or one of the main points of contention are regulations which say that asylum seekers must be processed in the country where they first arrived. stranded at sea migrants aboard this boats are finally rescued by the spanish coast guard spain's decision to help stands in stark contrast to its alist new populist government who keeps denying n.g.o.s to ships entry to their ports it has highlighted a political crisis within the european union over how best to deal with migration under so-called dublin rules asylum seekers must be processed in the country where they first arrive as so many migrants are crossing the mediterranean sea greece and italy have seen the biggest influx of people even if a migrant wants to get to another country like germany france or sweden under the dublin rules they can be returned to their first country of entry not fair say rome and athens rules to relocate asylum seekers throughout the e.u. are supposed to be in place

commission hopes for and i say helpers i'm going to mark as helpers are hoping for is that by literally trilateral agreements can begin to pave the way and we can slowly move towards a solution in the future that is the best that she can she can get at the moment and whether her of the variances to party will be satisfied with that that is a decision that is going to be made not in brussels not in berlin but in munich i'm afraid barbara thank you so much your correspondent barbara faisal there in luxembourg. turkey is facing severe economic woes as the country's voters head to the polls on sunday for a general election the country's currency is losing value fast driving up inflation this week the lira hit a new historic low against the us dollar is you leon is tracking the story for us in istanbul. machines are still rattling away in this istanbul printing house takin bhalo has been in charge here for over thirty years but he says business hasn't been this bad in a long time. paper ink most of the raw materials we have to be imported. and because the lira is getting weaker and weaker against the d

foresee in the future that individual european countries will end up forging these bilateral and trilateral deals given there won't be that general consensus? >> yes, if no agreement is taken at the european level, that it will be very bad it could mean the end of the european project because the european project is based on solidarity and cooperation it could be there will be a t trilateral agreement, a cooperation between a selection of member states this is important because maybe it's easier to find an agreement between the member states that share for the statement g geographical position and priorities a solution that coul be put in place while other member states are debating about the european approach. >> donald tusk inviting leaders here in his formal letter said that we have seen legal migration dramatically reduced by measures taken across europe over the last three, four years. it doesn't sound like the italian government agrees with that i wonder going into the summit, are they really hoping that their message, their criticism will be heard by other european leaders? >> i don'

says she does not expect a total solution to the problem but will instead push for bilateral or trilateral deals to cope with immediate emergencies or central european states taking an especially hard line on migration are snubbing today's talks. all right that was the german chancellor angela merkel speaking a short time ago at that meeting on migration in brussels and for more on that we're joined now by correspondent brussels barber of a zone so margaret give us a sense of what's at stake at today's summit. this is a really frothed meeting because what we see here are going to merkel just said it is she when she mentioned we need to find out what's important to whom and that is quite clear nobody wants to take in more migrants many countries want to get rid of some of those they have and the question is will europe turn into the fortress europe really close its borders too tightly that people can come in anymore. the agenda of european politics being increasingly be dictated by populace like sebastian of course from viktor orban in hungary and then of course the new italian interior min

fortunately we will not get a comprehensive solution to the migration problem and that is why by or trilateral agreements are mutually beneficial so should a false note that you on this issue are friends will take no lessons from anyone this year we're the second country taking in the most asylum seekers' the values of europe a respect for human and individual rights everyone agreed. in the need to have a european. common responsibility to where the common challenge. r.t. is done one quarter examines the points of contention between the e.u. members. europe is very divided over the migration crisis and any agreements that are made between the e.u. member states are bound to be met with contradiction of the czech republic slovakia and poland they outright refused to attend today's summit they said it was a power move by merkel to control their domestic political situation and then you have other countries that are refusing to take in migrants outright italy last week refused a migrant vessel that was forced to land in spain while just a couple days ago malta also refused to another migrant vess

solution here it's perhaps a european solution light right because she's talking about bilateral trilateral agreements and even with regard to bad she's also managing the expectations so high . how high are the hopes going into this brussels summit that she can really achieve something well she's saying herself a comprehensive solution is not likely is that almost impossible in the next couple of days at the summit there has been some indications from some countries such as greece and spain that there might should be prepared to have some sort of agreement on a bilateral basis with germany if that is in fact the case of that happens that might be something she could offer in her negotiations with her coalition partners with the bavarian conservatives this weekend but at the moment the on that side to it as seems to be no preparedness to back dollar the leader of the conservatives from bavaria was in parliament just a couple of minutes ago saying that he insists his party and says that germany needs to take its own line on these things and that national solutions german solutions are necessa

years here in europe, but hopefully she's hoping that there will be agreements either bilateral or trilateral with other european countries that will ease it here in berlin. she's talked about goodwill in these conversations. take a listen to her reaction after the conversations finished yesterday. >> translator: we all agree that we want to reduce illegal migration, that we want to protect our borders and that we are all responsible for all issues, which means that it is not acceptable that some are taking care of the so-called primary migration while others are taking care of the secondary migration but, rather, everyone is responsible for everything. whenever possible we want to find european solutions and where this is not possible, we want to bring those who are willing to give it and develop a common framework for action. >> reporter: so the german chancellor is sayingeveryone i responsible for everything a bit of a woolly phrase the asylum seekers and migrants arriving on european shores and those that are the secondary migration, the movement within europe we've heard a lot about the

it's always good to go back and take a look at agreement, multilateral agreements, bilateral, trilateral, and evaluate whether folks over the app to the bargain and whether or not the negotiations, the items we bargain four years ago still make sense, and reevaluate those. so we sport. we have abo page five are so dcomist at the antitrust division, in multiple sectors, and almost all sectors because depending on the merger a coming. earlier this week we discuss the bayer mann sent a merger and learned aboute phosphonate and nematodes and all sorts of stuff that our guys had it, real experts real quick. so we lend that expertise to the various international trade or economic interagency groups. and will continue to do that. >> great. well, man, that's great. let me open it up now to the floor. just raise your hand and a call on you. this is as you on the record. i do want people to identify themselves and their affiliation, which means that will also be on the record, just so you know. but before is now open. let's see, here in the middle. and probably go hit and stand that. the microphon

they are good reviews and it is good to go back and look at multilateral agreements, bilateral, trilateral, and evaluate if people are living up to their bargain and whether or not the items that we bargained four years ago, still makes sense. we need to reevaluate those. we have 55 phd economists at the antitrust division in multiple sectors, almost all. be on the merger, they come in. we discussed the fair amount merger and we had to learn about nematode and all sorts of things. i and our guys had to become experts quickly. we lend the expertise to the various international trade or economic interagency groups and we will continue to do that. >> makan delrahim, thanks. let me open this up to the floor. raise your hand and i will call on you. this is on the record and i do want people to identify themselves and their affiliation, that will be on the record as well, just so you know. the floor is now open, let us see here in the middle. standup, the microphone will come to you. >> i am with reuters and you referred to a policy u-turn, how has that affected this effort? >> i do not know if

it's always good to go back and take a look at agreements, multilateral agreements, bilateral, trilateral, and evaluate whether folks are living up to their bargain and whether or not the negotiations, you know, the items we bargained for years ago still make sense and re-evaluate those. so, we support. we have about 55 or so ph.d economists at the antitrust division in multiple sectors, almost all sectors, because they merge as they come in. earlier this month, we discussed the bayer/monsanto merger, and we had to learn about, you know, foss nate and nematodes and stuff that our guys had to become experts real quick. and so, we lend that expertise to the various, you know, international trade or economic interagency groups, and we will continue to do that. >> great! well, makan, thanks. that's great. let me open it up now to the floor. just raise your hand and i will call you. this is, as you know, on the record. i do want people to identify themselves and their affiliation, which means that also will be on the record, just so you know. but the floor is now open. so, let's see, here in t

it's always good to go back and take a look at agreements, multilateral agreements, bilateral, trilateral, and evaluate whether folks are living up to their bargain and whether the negotiations, items we bargained for years ago still make sense and re- evaluate those. so we support -- we have about 55 or so phd economists and multiple sectors . earlier this week, we discussed the paramount-santo merger and we had to learn about nematodes and all sorts of stuff we had to become experts on real quick. so we lend that expertise on the various international trade or economic inner agency groups and we'll continue to do that. >> that's great. let me open it up now to the floor. just raise your hand and i'll call on you. this is, as you know, on the record. i do want people to identify themselves and their affiliation. that means that also will be on the record, just so you know. but the floor is now open! so let's see here in the middle. and probably go ahead and stand up. microphone will go to you. >> so you work for an administration that's famous for policy turn. how has that affected this

we have a trilateral with indian officials to court nader efforts to make sure we are good in the development and diplomatic approach. india has played an important role in hosting business conferences so private sector companies interested in investing can use india as a launching pad. >> thank you. i yield back. >> we are expecting votes momentarily. members do not need to use all of their time. we will go to robin of illinois. >> thank you mr. chair. i will not use all of my time. >> how will the october elections influence possible peace talks? if they don't take place will the u.s. position negotiating directly with the afghan government and not with u.s. change? >> we think it's important the election take place in a timely incredible way. there's a strong signal about the inclusivity about democratic institutions. our efforts are focused on helping to empower the independent election commission and make sure they have the resources and capacity to undertake a critical reform this electoral season by having voting be based on phone centers so that you can stop the industrial level stuff

reporter: in a trilateral meeting, i'm pale reassured his south korean and japanese counterparts that washington still has their backs. pompeo: the u.s. alliances with these countries are ironclad. reporter: the briefing was a chance for the foreign ministers to clarify their view of donald trump's decision to push the pause button on military drills, a move tokyo had expressed concerns about. any pause inand prkrcise is contingent on d action toward denuclearization. we also understand the united states maintains its commitment to defend allies. pompeo also clarified what the white house believes will come next -- and it is not step-by-step actions, as announced on north korean television. completehen we get denuclearization -- only then will there be relief from the sanctions. representatives from the nuggets states that detailed negotiations would begin in the next week or so. in argentina, lawmakers are dedebatingng a draft law legalizing abortion. it is set to be a tight vote twin supporters of the bill and those opposing it, who are supported by the catholic church. if the bill

we have i think on my first one after i got concerned with the trilateral with canada and mexico where we have those every year. we had one with china just earlier this year and we continue to have them with all of our important partners in asia and europe. one of the top and important topics discussions, and almost every one of those is how do we address state-owned enterprises. especially at the east european countries went to less of a, you know, command and control system. it began privatizing their different entities, whether it's telecommunications, mining, energy, the concept of competition have been really important. they are always rough at first because you're changing the completely different mindset of about how to think about free markets. the antitrust agencies are committed to it, and they believe in the principles of competition within the state-owned enterprises. in china, that's one that is happening at all levels of the government constantly. of course, you have different political forces internally. mexico for decades had to, you know, there was a debate between the

she has been talking about finding bilateral and trilateral solutions between france and germany, or germany and italy, for example. you can see lots of leaders likely to be jetting off or making phone calls to each other. but no, don't be expecting any kind of comprehensive, new, full overhaul of e.u. rules at this stage this week. that's not to say that it's not going to be pretty exclusive, though. anchor: thank you, our europe editor on france 24. world cup news for you now -- france is gearing up for the group c final game against denmark tomorrow. the french midfielder gave a press conference in russia ahead of that game, where he said this might be his last world cup. we get this report. reporter: for years, he made his first mass media appearance. for journalists use to the daily press conference, it was a refreshing change of tone. >> i love you so much. i've missed you. >> it's a pleasure to see you all here, just for me, you know? that feels nice. >> the france midfielder is a divisive figure, but whether you love him or hate him, he believes no one is feeling different. 2

summit, particularly if there is any declaration of ending the korean war at the meeting, at the trilateral korean people. what major potential problem seems to be that the us and north korea have very different definitions of denuclearisation. korea have very different definitions of denuclearisationm has been discussed for a long time and it is still up in the air. we saw secretary of state after his meeting this morning, many people say that there have been different approaches that this time it seems to be different and the united states, which is not really be normal administration were used to come by trump administration. we are hopeful because of that because something big can happen because those two are both unexpected people. just today we hear that north korea and russia have agreed to hold a bilateral summit this year. how serious do you think the russians and the north koreans are about that or is itjust the way to annoy the americans and distract them? russia was apparently one party of the six party talks before. at this point i don't think because russia is not playing a si

pakistan it already has become number one or number one arms seller to the country it has initiated trilateral talks between pakistan and afghanistan now to my view this kind of help never comes for free there are always strings attached what do you think what what would pakistan has to do in my years i have been closely involved in. activities in my eight years in government first as finance minister before as the prime minister and. as a professional. coming from the financial sector you know. i didn't get involved for any personal gain or benefit i always get involved for my country's benefit and i found them very professional very understanding of our situation so in my experience and i'm still active. and i visit china regularly i can't look you in the. there's no sinister or hidden agenda on either side on the one one draw why would you complain if you were living in a house here in this beautiful city of st petersburg and if somebody wants to build a connecting that city to the rest of the country or even another country why would you complain and obviously you'll pay the money bags a l

it is we have one but she'd also been talking about how she intended to try to strike bilateral trilateral multilateral deals with some of the countries as it were on the frontline of the migration crisis certainly the ones where the people concerned the markets refugees make first landfall on and on that line of argument we know now that she has struck a deal with the greek government the spanish government such that if people present themselves to across the german border and they have already done so they have an entry visa or any of the greece or spain then they will be turned back directly at the border that's exactly the sort of thing the sort of language that her interior minister varian allies in the christian social unit will will welcome because that's what they've been advocating to the point where they threaten to go it alone as of this monday and start sending people back themselves using their control of the in an interior ministry to justify that in addition to those two countries i mentioned richelle few others also have indicated they're prepared to enter into negotiations