of the points of the comments i was making was we need to speed up the way in which the world trade organization looks at these issues. looking at trade world -- rules is not something else start from scratch. we need to ensure we get on with it and get the rules set. ther. speaker, i welcome prime minister's indication that she wants to coax the united states into the paris agreement. well she consider strengthening the negotiating by suggesting there be no free trade negotiations until they come back to the deal? what we wantr may: to do is to ensure that we do get a good trade deal with united states because that would be to the benefit of the people in the united kingdom with prosperity, growth, and jobs. we will continue to press on the climate change agreement as well. as i say, i have encouraged president trump, as have others, to find a way back into the paris agreement. i think that is important. meanwhile, we will continue to do our best in terms of the application of the pairs agreement. what the gentleman wanted to -- e >> if you wanted to do so, we ask a statement and he could raise

soviet union was falling apart, the world trade organization was coming to be at that point. a lot of economists and a lot of politicians saw the benefits of trade and didn't want the u.s. to be left behind in posture.ist we don't trade as much as other nations. it is complicated. think the main thing, there wasn't a big enough safety net, robably they could have insisted upon higher standards n original nafta, criticism that companies would move south of the border to mexico to cut corners. on the other hand, ertainly former president bill clinton and al gore did add provisions to the bill. sort of depend which is aspect of nafta you like or to assign where credit or blame, but certainly having north american good cturing platform is for the continent as a whole, certainly the loss of u.s. jobs of provisions to deal with that problem, including agreements hurte this country politically and economically. host: our guest william mauldin, reporter for "wall street journal," read more of his work colleagues, is thanks for the explanation so the attempt to renegotiate nafta. gues

we said we are ready to -- all of the member states are ready to put the oecd, the world trade organizations forward and to allow them to supervise what we are doing and we also see that the benefits of international trade, of global trade, have not reached each and every one. so, what we call it an inclusive growth needs also to trickle down to what is happening in the member states. the chances that plays a crucial role in making this possible, and complement tree to that, bilateral trade agreements can be subdued but have to be in line with wto rules, and we therefore wish every success. there was one specific issue, the steel sector that loomed large. we agreed on setting up a global forum that will be supervised and it has worked rather slowly. so it is very important so that in november, a substantial report can be tabled, which will also than offer effective solutions to this issue of excess capacity, and i hope this format will be used in order to address those contentious issues on the table. in a second session, we addressed the issue of security stability for civilians, which mean

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism meanwhile there's been a response from the u.s. ambassador to russia john test who said that he was deeply disappointed about the new measures after meeting with russia's deputy foreign minister so get a cough but this might not be the end of it if he doesn't see what he calls the end of russophobia mayhem on capitol hill. liberals know a president trumps cold many now say he's in a tough position right now either he must take a hard line on the kremlin or let down his party and go against the will of congress political commentator john bosnich told us he thinks trump should veto the bill in order to exercise his authority. but you know in my estimation of donald trump i don't think he cares that much about what an opposing senator in opposing cong

saying he wants to put sanctions counter sanctions on a country in coordination with the world trade organization. russia may be the us. us then a sway i probably in the states on the united states oh you know well and how do you feel about that i faked that our trade policies under the present current administration has got a right i can't believe it with the president they are trying to protect themselves with trouble being president you got to expect a lot of crazy things not good but we have to stand out it's not good for us and it's not good for the world we think that we can exist by ourselves we can the world is a much bigger place now with becoming less and less important it's a trade war a trade war between us and the jar and the germans us and the rest of the world it saves a lot of people i think voted for mr trump. because he was hoping not to keep our continual adventures in foreign countries to reduce the wars and what we're having here is just we're creating more of a worse situation in were and we're needing our european partners as well and we're basically we've got a congress im

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond because we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country and what you're actions can be perceived as an aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism just a distinction that now had to trump steps to be signed into law but it's unclear what will happen given that the white house has sent muddled messages on the legislation many now see president trump as being in a tough position that either he must take a hard line in the kremlin or lead this party and try and go against the will of congress current or former u.s. air force left and then colonel she told us the sanctions bill is an attempt to limit the american leaders power. clearly the congress the house and the senate have overstepped their abilities to understand and influence foreign policy they don't understand the end fact of sanctions by extending this the sanctions to other companies allied companies that may work with t

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism. or has some of those words an aggression and cynicism and also looking at the sanctions while russia is concerned about the economic situation and also as we've been mentioning before about the implications not just for russia but also third parties as well so the ramifications of this not just russian global we're going to cover so much thanks for that. so what is going to go through as far as the americans are concerned or not this new set of sanctions or many knowsley president troubles being in a tough. position either which way either one side is going to take a hard line on the kremlin or the other let down his party and try and go against the will of congress i suppose a political commentator john boston this he told me things trub should v

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization with being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism meanwhile there's been a response from the u.s. ambassador to russia john test who said that he was deeply disappointed about the new measures after meeting with russia's deputy foreign minister so get a cough but this might not be the end of it if he doesn't see what he calls the end of russophobia mayhem on capitol hill. we're not. ruling out any steps so to say to bring those presumptuous russell foods to their senses who are sitting in the tomb on capitol hill today however russia's not rejecting dialogue with the u.s. where possible we don't let our emotions run high and we'll continue to fight for interests and search for solutions. on a phone call with his american counterpart russian foreign minister sergey lavrov highlighted that moscow was

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond because we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country and what you're actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism just the sanctions now had to trump steps to be signed into law but it's unclear what will happen given that the white house has sent muddled messages on the legislation so many now see president trump as being in a tough position either he must take a hard line on the kremlin or his party and try and go against the will of congress or could for him. john vause that is where the where is it going to go how's it going to go get the form from him why troublous new communications to rates around these scaramucci said these sanctions could actually be amended maybe even tougher is that likely. look. comments look very much to me like bait and switch it appears to me to be an attempt to draw the congress into a delaying action on imple

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism. well in the meantime we had a response from the u.s. ambassador to russia john tester you said that he's deeply disappointed about the move and has protested against them or i caved in our thanks for bringing us up to speed on all that in our moscow studio thanks a lot right we're getting lots of reaction throughout the coming hours until now to thomas fassbender who is from the dialogue of civilizations research institute mr fassbender welcome to r.t. international what do you make of russia's response to the potential threat of yet more u.s. sanctions. he has got a call and it was to be expected keeping in mind that the expelling of thirty five diplomats by the u.s. towards the end of last year was not answered at the time by russia so the quest

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization with being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond because we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism. and hasn't just been a response from the kremlin either we're looking at the u.s. ambassador to russia john tester has also said that he feels a deep sense of disappointment over these new moves and has protested against them . or for now in central moscow thanks very much for that. i know many still see president trump as being in a tough position early days yet of course at any just nine am in washington and he had to make his decision either he must take a hard line on the kremlin or let down his party and trying to go against the will of congress we're going to get more live reaction now minidisc chris an awful so this is with us former greek diplomat and ambassador welcome to the program the russian president warned yesterday that there coul

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism or has some of those words an aggression and cynicism and also looking at the sanctions while russia is concerned about the economic situation and also as we've been mentioning before about the implications not just for russia but also third parties as well so the ramifications of this not just russian but global . well many now see president trump is in a tough position either he's got to take a hard line on the kremlin or he's going to let down his party and go against the will of congress let's get some thoughts now from political writer and journalist dan blaze broke down welcome back to r.t. international russia said that it would have to respond if the senate went through with any of this the details of it though does it surprise you in any w

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism meanwhile there's been a response from the u.s. ambassador to russia john turfed who said that he was deeply disappointed about the new measures after meeting with russia's deputy foreign minister so get a cough but this might not be the end of it it is that. this bill is a tool of intimidation for the whole world what the consequence. of disobedience and then the full miracle political course. while in a phone call with his american counterpart russian foreign minister sergey lavrov highlighted the schools forced to reply with country measures to protect its interests he told rex tillerson russia tried to do everything to improve relations but how to react to a number of hostile steps on provocation from washington that the response is adequate an

instead, we have to find ways of going after where there is overcapacity through the world trade organizationise. david: we got an email today from your successor saying he expects nafta negotiations to begin on august 16. an assistant u.s. trade representative is going to be in charge of that effort. what can you tell us about him? by all accounts, he is a longtime staffer. how do you expect this process to unfold? mike: john has been running the latin america office, western hemisphere office for some time. he's a career civil servant there. he's very experienced, he knows the issues. he will work well with the master light heiser to execute on the negotiation. the document the administration issued on monday, which laid out their negotiating objectives, is quite interesting. in some areas, quite general. in many respects, it tracks the transpacific partnership negotiation we did with mexico and canada and nine other countries in areas like labor and environment and state owned enterprises. no, we will see if they follow through on issues like digital intellectual property rights and others

and they are all over the place and somehow the world trade organization doesn't see them, so it would be helpful if the world trade organization said manufacturing runs on subsidies and public money i.e. defense spending and let's recognize that and let's start giving who gives what and it will be-- you might get a war out of that, i mean, i don't know quite how we solve this problem, but we don't even face it right now. >> let me sum up by thanking you for writing what i think is a lovely discourse that i'm glad will make it into the public conversation. it's from the heart. one of those things people don't do very often anymore. he actually talks to factory workers and factory managers and factory owners and it gives us a perspective we rarely get nothing generally i hope this will influence the nation in the right direction, so thank you. congratulations. [applause]. >> thank you. >> we have time for a couple of questions. >> under any national concern with the loss of manufacturing-- [inaudible question] >> we somehow managed to continue to make weapons that becomes a bigger and b

on trade, we have the us who has been the leader of the world trade organization, leader of the worldn, it has been is directly at the front runner on trade liberalisation acting more as a protectionist. and europe and japan coming up with trade agreement. there are clear ramifications for the us trade wise. the most significant is on the security front and it is notjust north korea. north korea is certainly a big one. what happens with syria, the talk that secretary tilson has made about some kind of deal with russia can about the rhetoric from president trump suggest it is not all that likely. it isa suggest it is not all that likely. it is a chasm development between russia and the us. what he has said in poland indicates he is not feeling too warm towards russia partly because of domestic reasons. they write conflicting messages which are problematic for the 620 summit. here's hoping something constructive will come out of it, given that the leadership we have seenin given that the leadership we have seen in europe, particularly from angela merkel and emmanuel macron in france. an

the european union does have the option of taking its complaint to the world trade organization. this can be a lengthy process. >> this has to be music to the heirs of moscow. i want to bring in our washington correspondent. good evening to you. how is this playing out in washington? is this on washington's radar? >> to be honest, it is not. there is a lot in the news happening now. this vote did not go totally unnoticed. it did pass the house of representatives by a vote of 419 to three. it's unlikely to not pass the senate. these are vetoproof margins, which means even if president trump or to veto this bill, it would fly well again when it goes back to congress. the year pn version of events is not on the radar. this is something the congress can easily pass. >> we heard today from some german political leaders there had been no consultation with brussels about the sanctions. why is there no transatlantic coordination taking place? >> this bill came from an internal domestic push. a lot of americans were very concerned after the 2016 election about this russian meddling. this

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gerhart: -- daniel: qatar has lost a complaint of the world trade organization challenging a boycotts neighbors. ththey accuse them of supporting teterrorism. it's the worst diplomatic crisis in the regioion for decades. saududi arabia a a the unitetedb emiratates now have e two montho settle t the complnt.. otherwrwisthey could face litigation at the wto and possible trade sanctions. poland has announced it will keep logging despite the european union court order to stop the operation. it is one of europe's last remaining primeval forests. warsaw argues it's logging is in the best interest for the local community and the forest itself. reporter: at over 3000 square kilometers, the forest is one of europe's last touched primeval forests and at the heart of the latest spat between you and poland. -- the eu and poland. >> the state is obliged to continue protective measures and two for phil protective measures using a for film and tool, which is the forest arrangemement pla. reporter: warsaw claims thehe logging campaign was part of a bid to protect the forest from an invasion of needl

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization with being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond you can't always put up with such an attitude toward your country. that statement coming after a u.s. lawmakers passed a new round of sanctions in response to moscow's alleged meddling in the us presidential election the bill still needs president trumps approval and if implemented will target russia's energy sector as well as mining and metal industries president putin say these ties between moscow and washington are falling victim to america's internal problems. which insurance through all of this it's very disappointing that russia u.s. relations are sacrificed while solving internal american issues on your question whether we are sorry about it i can say we are because if we had acted together we would so very pressing issues effectively and which concern both russian and american people. meanwhile the proposed sanctions of also triggered angry reaction from europe with germany's economy minister w

so that's a point of concern. 0n trade, we have the us that has been the leader of the world trade organization runner on trade liberalisation, now acting more protectionist. and we're seeing europe and japan coming up with a trade agreement that is actually almost shaming the united states by comparison. and there are clear ramifications for the united states trade wise. but i think the most significant domain of concern is on the security front. we touched on it and it is notjust north korea. north korea is certainly a big one. what happens with syria? will the talk that secretary tillerson has made about some kind of deal with russia come about? the rhetoric from president trump would suggest that it is not all that likely. there has been quite a chasm development between russia and the united states. what we heard him say in poland would indicate that he is not feeling very warm towards russia at the moment, partly, i think, because of domestic reasons in the united states. so there are really conflicted messages there that are problematic for the g20 summit. here's hoping though, that some

so that is a point of concern. 0n trade, we have the us that has been the leader of the world trade organizationfront runner on trade, it now being protectionist. and europe and japan are now coming up with a trade agreement that is almost shaming the united states by comparison. they could be clear ramifications for the united states trade woes. the biggest concern is in security. and you touch on it. it is notjust north korea. that is a big point. but it is not the only issue. what happens with syria will... the talk at brett allison has made about some kind of deal with russia coming about, the rhetoric from donald trump would suggest that that is not all that likely. —— racks to listen. —— robert alvarez heredia. what we have heard him say in poland suggest it is not very warm to russia at the moment, partly because of domestic reasons in the united states. so there are conflicting messages they afford the g20 summit. here is hoping that something constructive comes out of us, giving the leadership that we have seen, particularly from angela merkel and a manual micron. it will be interesting

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism. in fact moscow's already had back its asked the u.s. to reduce the number of diplomatic staff it has a russia it's estimated that between two and seven hundred people will be sent home or fired but the american embassy hasn't given an exact figure yet moscow says the number of staff must be cut to four hundred fifty five that's the same amount that it has in the united states russia's also said that two diplomatic properties used by washington will be seen as next month it will take back a warehouse in the south of moscow and also a riverside retreat in one of the capital's parks which was used by staff members for leisure activities and get togethers at that yet nine is that this is a response to the only fluxions view us and most importantly to the anti russian mayhem in the us cong

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism or moscow has already had by its asked the u.s. to reduce the number of diplomatic staff it hers in russia it's estimated that between two and seven hundred people will be sent home or fired at the american embassy house and given an exact figure moscow ses the number of staff must speak up to four hundred and fifty five which is the same amount it has in the us russia has also said the two diplomatic properties used by washington will be seized next month it will take back a warehouse in the south of moscow and a riverside retreat in one of the capital's parks it was used by staff members for leisure activities and get together. to viet nam is that this is a response to the unlawful actions of us and most importantly to the anti russian mayhem in the us congress the rest of the settin

russia join the world trade organization there was a huge campaign to get the jackson vatican amendment which restricted trade between russia and the united states lifted it was lifted almost immediately we have a host succession of sanctions one after the other imposed on russia and this is just the latest which one should remember of those sanctions i think the russians have now concluded there just isn't any future in this relationship of that sort they will work with the united states on specific issues where they think they can so they will find isis in syria to the extent that they can with the united states they will do it but imagining that the relationship between russia and the united states can ever be economically normal and non adversarial i think the russians and i just think think just the elite by the way are the ordinary people to in russia now accept that simply isn't going to happen and the russians are now looking at their other options and they have many they have many here you know mitch i guess the real winner is sonali of this is that ok we have the unofficial of

the head of the world trade organization was quite satisfied with what we achieved. it is in many ways a more independent observer than i can be as host of the meeting. negotiations remain difficult, getwe have been able to results. what will happen tomorrow or the day after is not something i can make any safe predictions on, but i can only hope that what i said holds true, that we as have to be the drivers of a commitment and engagement. we have to do more. this remains true, and also the fact that we need to take a stronger interest in settling international conflicts peacefully. that remains true. there are many areas where we made clear that >> this is the position i took here. feel -- thatnue to is difficult. i ask each and everyone to show compromise. that we have an ambitious time plan. i thought this was of the essence, not dragging it on. retaliatorydo this, measures, which i don't think is a good thing. >> in the fourth row? >> i have a question which follows up from that. there could be a trade war opening up between the usa. the talks, the probability of

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization is that we're being very patient and very reserved and we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation that you and you and i would even see exceptional cynicism so now moscow's officially asked the u.s. to reduce the number of diplomatic staff it has in russia c'est abated that between two and seven hundred people now will be sent home or fired by the american embassy has given an exact figure moscow says that the number of stars must speak up to four hundred fifty five which is the exact same amount that it has in its embassy over in the u.s. russia has also said that diplomatic properties used by washington will be seized next month to it'll take back a warehouse in the south of moscow and elsewhere riverside retreat in one of the capital's parks that used to staff members for leisure activities and get togethers . yet nothing is that this is a response to the unlawful actions of us and most importantly to the anti r

it's something the world trade organization technically allows but that has rarely been done in a time of peace. the administration says it's targeting china which it accuses of over producing in order to lower global prices are concerned the eu says it also shares. but the u. s. import steel mainly from countries that aren't china. and tariffs would put the largest burden on canada brazil south korea and the eu for twelve billion euros worth of exports are concerned. european officials as well as those from other us trade partners hope to convince trumpet the g. twenty that such a move would be counterproductive. speaking during the summer angle merkel said the g. twenty offered a chance to reach a multilateral agreements on steel. back here in paris prime minister into actually presented new measures aimed at improving the french capital's attractiveness to the financial industry. a movement to cash in on the uk's exit from the european union. of these measures include scrapping a plan to widen the zero point three percent tax on financial transactions. excluding bonuses for severanc

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved but at some point we will have to respond we can't endlessly tolerate aggressive behavior towards our country these actions can be perceived as aggravation and i would even say exceptional cynicism is strong words there about a new round of anti russian sanctions comes in response to moscow's alleged meddling in the u.s. presidential election an issue that's long been making headlines in the west as well as possible relations between hundred trump and the kremlin over the sanctions bill still needs donald trump's approval as president putin o.c.s. ties between moscow and washington are falling victim to america's internal problems. which insurance through it's very disappointing that russia u.s. relations are sacrificed while solving internal american issues on your question whether we are sorry about it i can say we are because if we had acted together we would so very pressing issues effectively and which concern both russian and american p

sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization being very patient and very reserved some point we have to respond you can't always put up with such an attitude toward your country. and putin also expressed his regret that because of these sanctions or russia u.s. relations are worsening at the moment while u.s. internal political problems are being solved and that we are putin was also echoed by his finnish counterpart the finnish president who called us for a dialogue especially with the latest is going on in the. curse most strongly worded response we've had to any of this yet and certainly food for thought on the other side of the atlantic for now the man called sort of a friend and thank you. of course as we've been reporting today germany's economy minister says there's a possibility the e.u. will use countermeasures against america's anti russia sanctions bill those proposed restrictions are aimed at punishing companies with ties to russia's energy sector that's raised fears of disruption to a major russia e.u. joint project