almost a quarter of a million after nicole's live in lithuania for centuries warsaw ruled this land so nowadays in some villages the polish amounts to over eighty percent of the population. another sticking point is the street names and villages where the polish community lives it is not the fact that poles use both languages but that they use word for word translation which in rageous the authorities. secretary of the polish council in the twentieth says that they cannot even spell their names right all id cards and passports of ethnic poles must be written in the state language advert to survey which says that the history of polish with when your relations have a heart lost but it must have been left behind when the two countries became members of the e.u. . let the radio was so keen on becoming part of the e.u. that they signed several documents on the session one of those was the european charter on national minorities it says that we can easily use our native language but now for some reason the lithuanian authorities are rolling back on the obligations to brussels. we turn to the

this was if that incident has been already called a turning point in relations between moscow and warsaw that crimean the left was commuted but. study and his comrades and. unfortunately this was against a lot of people. no he did euclid regional the parliament of my country we. was sort of with polish people a boat that's the of course the sorrow is not just purely on the polish side thousands and thousands of russian citizens were also executed there in the 1930's it's part of stalinist repressions and all the facts have been released all the archives declassified and made available not only to the polish side but also to the public they were posted online just earlier this year and today we've already. i've heard from some polish officials who have said that this latest step this acceptance by the russian state duma of joseph stalin as the man behind the executions of those polish officers a laser foundation of trust between the two countries that will allow them to build a much more open and honest relationship of course cutting it for the polish side is not just a historical tragedy

has accepted the soviet leader ordered the cat in massacre that sold relations between moscow and warsaw for years of his country as a river has the details. for decades the soviet union denied any responsibility in this atrocious crime for fifty two years the soviet union attempted to blame nazi forces for the killing of polish officers in the so-called cutting massacre that was in the 1940's when and nearly twenty thousand polish officers were detained and executed all over the soviet union it became known as the cutting massacre because i think it was one of the burial grounds where nearly four thousand officers were executed shot in the back of the head and buried in mass graves and for decades the soviet leadership insisted that this was the work of nazi forces that were on soviet territory at the time russia in the early one nine hundred ninety s. finally admitted responsibility for those murders and of course it was a very significant event for of revelations between moscow and warsaw because the polish side was just as frustrated at not knowing what happened to nearly twenty thou

a very positive saying that this is a very necessary step to improve relations between moscow and warsaw all force and it shows a level of trust that was absent in relations before all this side up also said that this decision today's decision by the state duma shows that not only is there a great level of trust between the two sides but also that they're operating with the same terms and that the words that are used by both sides actually share a meaning which is of course a great relief and will be a great boost to relations between moscow and were self forces the got the massacre is it just probably the russian for international relations it was also a site of. a massive killing ground in the late one nine hundred thirty. victims of stalinist russians were also executed and buried there so it is a great tragedy but not only for the soviet times but for recent times as well just as relations were seen to be on the mend and the russian prime minister and the polish prime minister visited the forest to pay their respects to almost those who died there the russian and polish soldiers just

has been suffering recently from something you might have no identity crisis since the end of the warsaw pact has been hard really for to justify its existence so how do you see the future of the alliance. well it's true it's a question as dog nato for the better part of twenty years now ever since the end of the cold war and the war so the dissolution of the warsaw pact but the same time let's try to imagine a future completely without nato neither the european union nor the council of europe nor the organization for security cooperation europe could possibly take its place so either it's going to be a different type of nato or a new organization altogether it doesn't seem to be any appetite in the west or. elsewhere for the moment to set up a new organization therefore it's best to expand nato to bring russia on board possibly even have russia join the military so the political structures and greater interoperability terms military forces in order to tackle these security threats terrorism organized crime cyber warfare and others it's simply not realistic to imagine proper security def

fairly mild conditions. 10 for moscow and 10 in warsaw. any rainfall you see here won't be turning into snow most likely. that is a look at your weather for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news and weather. thanks for joining us on nhk world.

it is going to be a chilly friday with 1 only for your high in warsaw, 1 also in berlin.n london remaining in single digits. here is your three-day outlook. >>> once again, the headlines this hour, the south korean government has greatly increased the number of troops deployed to the islands near north kpree ya. this following the strike on tuesday which killed four people and injured 18 others. south korean cabinet ministers in charge of national security decided on thursday to double the number of large range artillery guns in the yellow sea. the guns have a range of 40 kilometers. the government decided to allocate additional military budgets to defend them. it also decided to defend the military's combat rules. the president accepted the prime minister's resignation wednesday in what is being viewed as a dismissal. with bipartisan support, the south's parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution, condemning the north korean attack. it called on the government response firmly to any further provocations from the north. >>> that concludes this edition of newsline, i'm

and then we've got 8 degrees in stockholm and 13 in warsaw as well.s your extended forecast now. >>> that's it for this edition of "newsline." gene otani the bring you more news at the top of the hour. thanks for watching.

all former parts of the soviet union and warsaw pact are now members and have subscribed to these basic values. >> membership has consequences. of the 10 countries with the most willing to chance -- of the most rulings against them, nine are in the east. in september, strasbourg ruled a gay pride demonstration could no longer be banned. such bands constitute discrimination and are not just . after russia comes turkey. this summer they ruled they were culpable for the murder of a trellis. security officials had not given him sufficient protection -- had not given a journalist sufficient protection. >> they look at all difrent countries, fromreec to 11n to russia to turkey, -- from greece to 11 not to russia, turkey, which helps member states have aggressive approaches on human rights. >> that includes western europe. the court recently ruled against germany because of this man, an employee of the catholic church. he was separated from his wife and was fired for violating church law. the court in strasbourg ruled the church had interfered too much in the man's personal rights and he must

other cities in january nine hundred forty five the red army drove the occupiers out and entered warsaw but unlike elsewhere the local population didn't line the streets to welcome soviet soldiers the polish capital was a deserted city only a day after the german retreat the first refugees began returning to what was left of their capital poland suffered much more than any other european country it was also a key part longer than others here the second world war started when the nazis attacked on september the first nine hundred thirty nine but many historians onto the war began much. to shift the way of not probably were fairly sure is nobody wants to discuss your morning about the many kid greenman for instance when it was dismembered way might well be considered an earlier starting to eat for the war. another alternative could be the. national socialist germany of swallowed up austria. on march the thirteenth one thousand nine hundred thirty eight hitler triumphantly entered vienna but the entrance was not a civilized action it was a powerful military absorption. the war came to an e

so light rain here and light drizzle in warsaw as well but still pretty mild out in eastern europe, 13es in kiev. 17 in rome and we've got 10 degrees in london with sunny spells. all right, that's all from me just now. here is your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> once again, the headlines this hour, the u.s. secretary of state has called on the senate to ratify by the end of the year a treaty with russia to reduce nuclear arms. hillary met republican senator richard lugar and other senators on wednesday before deliberations on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. >> some have suggested we should hit the pause button, that it is too difficult to do this treaty in a lame duck session. i strongly disagree. this is exactly what the american people expect us to do. >> president barack obama is facing an uphill battle enacting key bills before january, when the new congress is inaugurated. in the recent midterm elections his democratic party lost control of the house of representatives and its seats in the senate were sharply reduced. it remains to be seen whether the obama administration can gain bipart

then 8 degrees for warsaw. that's a look at weather for now. here is your three-day outlook. >>> once again, the headlines this hour. eight months after the iraqi parliamentary election, political groups have agreed on a framework for a new coalition government. nuri al maliki will remain as prime minister. maliki has 30 days to submit a cabinet list to parliament. however, he faces tough challenges from other political groups over allocation of the posts. no individual group won majority in the march election, which led to an eight-month-long stalemate in coalition government negotiations. under the agreement announced on thursday, president talibani, who is a kurd, and prime minister maliki, who is a shia, will retain their posts. former prime minister alawi will head a council on national strategic policy that will be created to prevent the prime minister from using excessive power. after the deal was struck the parliament opened thursday night and officially named talibani president. it also called on maliki to form the new government. >>>

not much chance of snow, but you will be seeing rain. 8 for your high in warsaw and 10 in vienna. 14rees for paris. london slightly warmer than the past few days. all right. that's a look at your weather for now. and here is your two-day outlook. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> ministers taking part in day two of the asia-pacific economic cooperation forum in yokohama have adopted a anti-protectionist stance in a joint statement. in a plenary session, our full-member session on thursday, the apec ministers discussed how to promote free trade in the asia-pacific region to achieve full growth. the state warns that while the economy is on a rising track rising protectionism is a concern. the ministered pledged to avoid trade barriers such as export restriction until 2013. they hope to end curbs on food exports labeling such moves as protectionists. but the statement avoided naming specific countries. china 45z been criticized for restricting exports of rare earth metals in september. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm gene otani in tokyo. we'll be back in half an hour with the latest news

which nearly twenty thousand polish people were killed the tragedy solid relations between moscow and warsaw for decades. for the latest sports news how to kate hillary so well once again tennis topping the headlines yes with federer and mary straight to the semifinals of the a.t.p. world tour finals in london there are two more places up for grabs tonight and that's thanks. hello and welcome to the sports news on the news all the top stories. in the last four often very joyous phèdre in the semifinals the last two places i decided on a top tennis tour finals in london. while holding the four still takes temper charges after the amen soccer basketball coach. in the n.f.l. the same spoil the cowboys thanksgiving day by holding on to win thirty twenty seven in dallas. and we start with tennis where world number one rafael nadal is aiming to confirm his place in the last four of the a.t.p. world tour finals in london responded just needs to take a set off thomas but it group a in cancer to join roger federer and andy murray in the semifinals and the score that is currently its dollars taken the

most relevance for those countries in eastern europe and the baltic states which are formally in the warsaw pact they see nato is a shield against possible russian aggression but that said martin i mean what is what possible threat does russia pose to eastern europe and the baltic states i mean quite seriously except expression since. russia has been courting them for economic for trade reasons for investment reasons i mean haven't we really taken the military threat off the table now i mean what interest would russia have in terms of a military i on europe any more ideas it doesn't make any logical sense especially when both europe the european union and russia have doing very their very best to mend fences ok go ahead put that that is correct but one that you may look at from britain and france and germany and say russia is not a military threat we don't fear russia but you go to say poland or stone you latvia and they tell you different story so therefore it depends on the history they look back to one thousand nine hundred is a good long memories. and they want protection they don't hav

rather including eighty five year old woman with savages in a pit bull attack in her own backyard in warsaw south she died after several days in coma. and being targeted as a criminal before even committing a crime find out about preemptive prosecution in the u.s. that's what our team dot com. let's take a look now at some world news in brief for you this hour britain and france have signed military treaties which include setting up a joint force sharing equipment and testing nuclear missiles the u.k.'s prime minister and french president are discussing their plans in london the agreement comes at a time of strained economic conditions in both countries. hundreds of people gathered in baghdad to bury the victims of sunday's catholic church siege at least fifty eight people were killed when iraqi troops stormed the building after al-qaeda militants had taken the congregation hostage during mass the gunmen were reportedly demanding the release of all imprisoned al qaeda members in iraq and egypt and iraqi police commanders being questioned in connection with the attack. a powerful bomb has ex