so this european enrichment has always been present in russian/european relations. and after the end of cold war, i think we have the best opportunity ever to develop this mutual partnership. >> rose: because when the obama administration came in, the operative word was "reset." what's been reset? >> i believe it was a very courageous decision by president obama who decided to reset... as far as we are concerned he did reset the american policy vis-a-vis russia. we never changed our desire to be friends with the united states. is president putin at that time, at the time of 9/11 tragedy was the first one to call president bush and extend his hand of friendship and help and he was instrumental in arranging logistical support for the united states to throw away al qaeda and afghanistan. and we were as open as we could be and we frankly sensed at that time that president bush was responsive, but somehow the chemistry which existed at the level of the leaders did not translate top the working level. and that certain... at a certain point we basically were thrown back to

we don't wait until european legislation or regulation coming up. we also have no brussels, no belgium, but european towns, towns in europe, trying to find one another and to press, to put pressure on mayors and regional ministers to commit themselves to invest in bicycle policies. so those towns can learn from one another. as i told you, brussels, i have found several similarities with the two towns i have been getting to know now yesterday and today. we have about one million inhabitants. brussels is 10 to 10 miles on distance and i agree with what has been told here that that is in favor of promoting cycling because the distances are never too long, although we also have a difference of height. i mean, like amsterdam is plat as a pancake we would say. brussels does have some, well, ups and downs. an important issue politically is that we have -- we are, in fact, giving big gross national product to the country, 20%, although we're only 10% of the population, but yet most workforce is coming from abroad, from flounders, from outs. so they are comi

union but if there's no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the euro germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which run up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think pe

union but there's no european government and until they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is we can and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think peo

union but there's no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think people

union because of the european economic area agreement between iceland and norway and the european union and because we are part of the schengen we are in many respects in sight the european union but we are not part of the monetary policy we are not part of the political corp we are not part of the fisheries on the culture or policy but in number of other areas we are an intercom part of the union so it's a kind of a motion to asian where the moment of the people was decided almost twenty years ago but the fact of the month. in iceland we have a relatively high proportion of people born elsewhere by european standards we have about six seven eight percent of the those who live in iceland were born elsewhere they come from many different countries they come from poland the nordic countries they come from. they come from the the from. welcome countries and they live in the villages and towns. and so fall the house and really in my country been any tension or conflicts us you have seen for example in denmark or in sweden us you refer to it so we have so far so cheated to have a harmonious

union because of the economy european. area agreement between the norway and the european union and because we are part of the schengen we are in many respects in sight the european union but we are not part of the monetary policy we are not part of the political corp we are not part of the fisheries on the culture or policy but in number of other areas we are an intercom part of the union so it's a kind of a motion picture if you asian where the moment of the people most excited almost twenty years ago but the fact of the month. in iceland we have a relatively high proportion of people born elsewhere by european standards we have about six seven eight percent of the those who live in august on two were born elsewhere they come from many different countries they come from poland the nordic countries they come from. they come from the from the balkan countries and they live in the villages and towns all over so far all the huff and really in my country been any tension or conflicts as you have seen for example in denmark or

union but there's no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other companies so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the euro germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which run up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think peopl

so if you create a try force of the european union. the united states and russia you could have regular songs and regular discussions about sort of this terry cancelations russian nato council for the office told us if it could possibly work. here we've got a huge problem. because once we create something like this the e.u. of the states and russia. this is chinese factor which counterbalances that people in china who think that such an alliance of russia with the west is and the chinese knowledge of these will show that that these are privatization of security which could be parts of this of this framework it's a very long conversation but i basically agree with president regift and this maybe is not the word which i would repeat. but i think the time has come for america not to be. so happy about the things as they are makes doesn't work anymore you've got to create something new that's what this part of all thank you very much for that so again i did the main thing for today is the creation of a new european security architecture an

union but it has no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate or if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think people hav

union because of the european economic eery agreement between iceland on norway and the european union and because we are part of the schengen we are in many respects inside the european union but we are not part of the monetary policy we are not part of the political corp we are not part of the fisheries on the arctic culture policy but in number of other areas we are. interpol part of the union so it's a kind of a motion picture you ation where the moment of the people was decided almost twenty years ago but the fact of the month. in iceland we have a relatively high proportion of people born elsewhere by european standards we have about six seven eight percent of the social live in iceland were born elsewhere they come from many different countries they come from poland the nordic countries they come from. they come from the from the balkan countries and they live in the villages and towns. and so fall the homefront really in my country been any tension or conflicts us you have seen for example in denmark or in sweden as you refer to it so we have so far so good to have a harmonious

stops but gets less if european if european growth. as a result of these cops everywhere if american growth slows down then the germans will not be doing so well and i don't think they'll be doing as well as they are now in over the next year i think they're going to face a moment of truth when everyone slowing down is going to be very bad for the german economy the german economy will slow down to you criticize the decision of the european leaders to withdraw all fiscal stimulation programs which have been operating over the last two years could this cause a slump in logic. i think i think it can i think the the with the withdrawal of the fiscal stimulus is very is very risky because it's been like a lifeline it's been a life support. them and everyone said oh really the big big problem is the hole in the government finances the that this pending much more than they're raising in revenue it's not the hole in the government finances that's the problem it's the hole in the economy that's the problem and you know if you if you deal with

the european commission says they failed to respect european rules on freedom of movement. they have two weeks to change their policy or be referred to the european court of justice. >> president sarkozy ordered the clearance of roma camps in france back in july, saying they have become breeding grounds for crime, people trafficking, and child exploitation. more than 1000 were deported from france, most to bulgaria and romania. the european union's unjust as commissioner has announced further investigations of french actions and the country's insistence that there were not discriminatory. it could still lead to full legal action. >> the commission has found that france has not properly applied in its french law the procedure of guarantee, which are foreseen for all e.u. citizens in the european directive. that is why this needs to be corrected, and that is why we have to act on this. >> the main complaint from brussels is that france is not guaranteeing the freedom of movement of eu citizens and does not incorporate those rights in french law. france argues it can deport pe

union but it is no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other companies so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the euro germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think people hav

to the european court of justice. james robbins reports. >> president sarkozy ordered the clearance of roma camps back in july. he said they had become breeding grounds for crime, prostitution, and child exploitation. more than 1000 were deported from france, most to bulgaria and romania. the european union just as commissioner has announced further investigation of french actions and the country's insistence that there were not discriminatory. it could lead to full legal action. >> the commission has found that france has not properly applied in its french law the procedural guarantee which are foreseen for all e.u. citizens in the european directive. that is why this needs to be corrected. that is why we have acted. >> the main complaint from brussels is that france is not guaranteeing the freedom of movement of the citizens and does not incorporate those rights in french law. france argues it can deport those who are judged a public security risk. the roma argue the european commission is doing too little to protec

union but there's no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think peo

this is a european day of action. belgium and spain are by no means the only countries likely to be affected. in italy, thousands are expected to take to the streets in rome later as the country's largest union holds a strike. protests had been called in ireland, greece, and france. >> there's a great danger that the workers will pay the price for this record speculation that took place in financial markets, especially among some of the banks. and far from being frustrated and angry about that, we are seeing now that you really have to reschedule these debts so they're not a huge burden on the next few years and caused europe to plunge into recession. >> in dublin, a cement truck painted with an eye bank slogans drove into the irish parliament. the irish government has presented three austerity packages in the last year. another country where there is public hostility is greece. it has already experienced strikes and violence. unions handed in a petition today to the eu office in athens. across europe, and millions of

union because of the european economic eery agreement between iceland on norway and the european union and because we are part of the schengen we are in many respects inside the european union but we are not part of the monetary policy we are not part of the political corp we are not part of the fisheries on the culture policy but in number of other areas we are interpol part of the union so it's a kind of almost you asian where the moment of the people mostly. cited almost twenty years ago but the fact of the month. in iceland we have a relatively high proportion of people born elsewhere by european standards we have about six seven eight percent of the those who live in iceland were born elsewhere they come from many different countries they come from poland the nordic countries they come from. they come from the from the balkan countries and they live in the villages and towns or more were done so follow the homefront really in my country been any tension or conflicts us you have seen for example in denmark or in sweden as you refer to it so we have so far so good to have a harmonio

because the european actually european military is very very weak the key to military power in europe the french and the british the rest have and do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has it has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernized and specialized to the kind of work. that military forces have to do today which isn't a huge war but to be part of the counterinsurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european security system and president medvedev has suggested a new security concept that would be include russia and we should we should take him up on that and really see what we can do with it because all through russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. you can find the full version of this interview coming your way in the next hour here on r.t. the founding director of the asia society in australia richard walcott says the european security initiative could be a step towards better global security. and centrism

union because of the european economic area agreement between the norway and the european union and because we are part of the schengen we are in many respects inside the european union but we are not part of the monetary policy we are not part of the political corp we are not part of the fisheries on the culture or policy but in number of other areas we are all intricate part of the union so it's a kind of almost you asian where the moment of the people was decided almost twenty years ago but the fact of the month. in iceland we have a relatively high proportion of people. born elsewhere by european standards we have about six seven eight percent of the those who live in iceland were born elsewhere they come from many different countries they come from poland the nordic countries they come from. they come from the from the balkan countries and they live in the villages and towns. and so fall the homefront really in my country been any tension or conflicts us you have seen for example in denmark or in sweden us you refer to it so we have so far so good to have a harmonious relations

union but there's no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world a world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is the semester istep well of course i think people h

union but it has no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play be able to play a major part in the world of world affairs the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think people have

by our american friends and also the europeans. i think we have to be determined but work hard because there are two ways. the one way is war. >> rose: right. >> another way is diplomat zi. we have to prepare... prepare the diplomat zi, of course. this doesn't mean that we should prepare ourselves to see with the weapon. no, that's not the question. first turkey rejects this. no one wants to see that in the neighborhood. so turkey turkey's intention should be understood. sneund and do you think the iranians are responsive to that? >> from time to time yes, from time to time no. (laughter). >> rose: but you are a little bit optimistic? >> >> at least something is moving. >> let me come back to president obama. when he addressed your parliament he called the u.s./turkey relationship a model partnership. are you getting everything from the united states that you want? >> first of all, i want to appreciate here once more that president obama, he made his first visit to turkey and he made it excellent, wonderful speech in our arlen parl

union but it is no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate well if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the europe germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think people have

federation of european states. a russian neo nazi and former martial arts fighter who escaped a psychiatric hospital has surrendered to immigration officials in norway and asked for political asylum this week love datsik who turned up at immigration offices known for his violent past. he ran it decided he could no longer hide the saver among them to the state for psychiatric care in st petersburg events that think has invested no way where his article thirty six political asylum. wearing a t. shirt with a swastika and tearing a lady at gun he turned himself in that city is now under arrest. this is a breach of the weapon more we have found a weapon and confiscated other interesting items which gives these cases priority the investigation is now under way. he used to be best known for his aggressive fighting style within the ring now is his imprisonment escape and his ties with the band nationalists russian party the slavic union this grabbing the attention. he called me several hours before that video was made and

and i've understood the european union did not. get in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and i'll just be asking for more. here syria is now really very much in the position of france underpaid it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or politics party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they have look we have and have always lived question rita which the united city use in order to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. still ahead for the next hour dangerous and on the run the famous russian martial artist who became an ultra nationalist criminal in an asylum but i managed to escape. it's reckoned to be the most important meeting of north korea's workers party in decades but no one outside of the country knows whether it's actually taken place yet the world has b

it has already led to a major row between paris and the european commission. today, it overshadowed the summit in brussels. over lunch, the french president was involved in a blazing argument with the most senior european official. he shouted that he was defending the honor of france. his anger was directed at a comment by the european commissioner that the expulsions reminded her of actions taken during world war ii. >> everyone here was deeply shocked, especially given our wartime history, that these words were deeply wounding and insulting to my fellow countrymen. >> president sarkozy said illegal camps will continue to be dismantled but insisted the measures were not aimed at one ethnic group. he went on to say that france would not accept degrading shantytowns. the french say that other countries like italy, sweden, and denmark have removed role without a similar outcry. from europe's top official today, an expression of regret at language used but no backing down. >> we have had a certain kind of rhetoric, but now, it is time to leave that behind and con

not stops but gets less if european if european growth falters as a result of these cuts everywhere if american growth slows down then the germans will not be doing so well and i don't think they'll be doing as well as they are now in over the next year i think they're going to face a moment of truth when everyone slowing down is going to be very bad for the german economy the german economy will slow down to you criticize the decision of the european leaders to withdraw all fiscal stimulation programs which have been operating over the last two years could this cause a slump in logic on me i think i thing. it can i think the the there with the withdrawal of the fiscal stimulus is very is very risky because it's been like a lifeline it's been a life support system and everyone said oh really the big big problem is the hole in the government finances that they're that they're spending much more than they're raising in revenue it's not the hole in the government finances that's the problem it's the hole in the economy that's the problem and you know if you if you deal with the hole in th

the roma are you the european commission is doing too little to protect them. -- argue the european commission is doing too little to protect them. >> they are extremely weak in the process of decision taking. politicians from brussels have to understand they have no right to take compromises. any compromise regarding anybody, even sarkozy, means abandoning principles that have no right to die. >> this issue has certainly poisoned relations between france and the european commission. a few weeks ago, commissioner reding compared french actions to mass deportations by the nazis during the second world war. >> this is a situation i had thought europe would not have to witness again. not after the second world war. >> the french president was infuriated. >> everyone here is deeply shocked, especially given our wartime history. these words are deeply wounding and insulting of my fellow countrymen. >> the european commission has stopped short of immediate legal action over the treatment of roma migrants, but brussels is threatening legal sanctions against france if the country does not fall into li

because the european actually european military is very very weak. the two military you're the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but they're small. and there's no unity. to sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has a has has good military forces and they're becoming increasingly modernize and specialized for the kind of work that military forces have to do today which isn't war but to be part of the problem for insurgency operations peacekeeping operations and so on so russia could be a great asset for european secure. it sits there and president medvedev has suggested a new security called that would include russia and we should that we should take him up on that and really see will what we can do with it because all through russia is part of europe it shouldn't be outside it. just a sneak peek through the fog because they do you and you can watch it in for one hundred hours time here on o.c. and we'll have more live coverage from the global policy forum on friday as soon as this second day of disc

union but this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france underpaid it's not quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and any leader or polish party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interests is condemned by the western media as nationalists look what they heard look what happened to go it's live question it's which the united city use had already get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he's known brand as an extreme nationalist and sidelined. you know with our c.n.n. coming up next hour as the u.s. moves presence on the japanese island or can our ways prolonged the campaign against get stronger we'll find out what's being blamed on the american forces. russian police are hunting for martial arts fighter scape from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg they suspect b

union but there's no european government and till they get european government they're not going to play or be able to play a major part in the world the world of. the collapse of the greek economy has impacted the whole of the european union. and does this mean that the e.u. is vulnerable as a groupie well of course it is because it was based on the idea that everyone is progresses at the same rate or if there are some weaknesses. in some parts of it it affects the whole lot because it means that the exchange rate is weaken and it also means that some countries like germany have to bail out other countries so if anything goes wrong in one part of the union it's the responsibility of other countries and they didn't think they were going to have to assume those responsibilities so i think the greek the greek crisis has impacted the whole of the union immediately immediately it. created a crisis of confidence in the euro germany and france want there to be consequences for the countries which ran up excessive deficits like greece is this a necessary step well of course i think people

union this was not a compromise because from what i've understood the european union did not. in exchange for this they gave nothing as usual and they'll just be asking for more as they have been for many years serbia is now really very much in the position of france. it's quite an occupied country but it's surrounded and it's sort of occupied and only leader or polish party which would really openly take into consideration serbia's interest is condemned by the worst in media as nationalists look what they have been disclosed love to do it's a word to use the word to get rid of milosevic but when he showed that he was still interested in his country's welfare he was known brand as an extreme notional host and sidelined. coming up next hour here on r.t. as the u.s. military presence on the traffic island of okinawa is prolonged the complaint against it gets stronger and we'll find out what's being blamed on the american forces that's next. russian police are hunting for a martial arts fighter who has escaped from a psychiatric ward in st petersburg they suspect that sick may be

been speaking to me told us to overcome what he described as jealousy towards moscow's proposed new european security deal he said the plans would actually united current institutions to make everyone more secure and in a speech concentrating on democracy he said that those who say russia isn't democratic have very bad memories when i was joined by our to put in the work over who has been following the discussions hello to you so who are present here that he was covering a lot of issues ranging from a democracy to economic diversification among others tell us about what was the bottom line of the president's speech today indeed the agenda was very intense but the bottom line and present the bed of speech was that time has come not does just to talk not just to criticize each other but time is to find global solutions three main topics dominated today's discussions democracy modernization and efficiency very simple things very simple ideas but how to achieve them there is indeed no consistency on that and the question is whether there should be consistency over that every country should go it