but apec needs reforms to adjust to the structural shifts in the world economy. >> apec ministers are discussing ways to promote trade and achieve growth without damaging the environment. the focal point is to discuss protectionist moves including delays in china's rare earth shipments as such issues are becoming global concerns. the top leaders of the apec members will hold summit talks on saturday and sunday. regional economic integration and a common growth strategy are on the agenda. japan is hosting apec meetings for the first time in 15 years. attention is focused on how japan will take the initiative in leading the discussions and reaching an agreement. >>> the european union says it will not start free trade negotiations until japan does more to deregulate its mark. japan has asked the eu to hold talks on an economic partnership agreement. the demand was made in a report released tuesday by a european commission, the eu's executive body. the report lays out the eu's trade policy for the next ten years. it says it's a major obstacle for european companies entering the japanese

twenty what can we expect from the apec. i think more i think there will be more decisions more concrete decisions so for unfortunately a lot of the things that we've seen from g twenty has been pretty general. even the commitments with respect to not using protectionist measures have not been adhered to strictly i think we should be expecting more from the apec because this is more of a regional blog as opposed to more of a global organization that is g g twenty regional issues are likely to be addressed more forcefully i think by the neighbors in the region in the asia pacific region and can we expect apec to address such issues as trade imbalances perhaps by curbing barriers to regional trade i think that's really the biggest question the biggest issue with regard to this apec summit because perhaps one of the ways in which these global imbalances could be addressed would be by more liberalization rather than more protection is more is greater state involvement and say with respect to trade liberalization i think part of

and that's why i would probably even come back to apec and say that one of the importances of apec is as a mechanism to promote a more open and fair trading regime among countries to resolve, you know, whatever differences there may be in a fora which is, you know, not a binding fora like the wto or some others, but instead relies on consensus and permeating global best practices, and so we think that, you know, again, here, apec has a role to play in developing sound relations and sound trade architecture throughout the asia-pacific. >> ai uchida speaking to thomas clark, apec task force co-chair, at the american chamber of commerce here in japan. >>> tokyo police and prosecutors have resumed their interrogation of a japan coast guard officer who admitted to leaking video footage of the collision between a chinese trawler and japanese patrol boats in the east china sea. the 43-year-old officer based in kobe, western japan, reportedly told investigators that the video had been available for viewing at regional coast guard headquarters before it was put under tight control. but he has

president obama meets with japanese prime minister kan on saturday during the apec summit. with china expanding its influence in asia, the leaders will also talk about rebuilding japan/u.s. bilateral relations. ties have been strained over the relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. >>> diplomats from countries desiring permanent seats on the u.n. security council have welcomed u.s. president barack obama's endorsement of india's bid for membership. also lobbying for such seats are japan, germany and brazil. obama offered his official backing for india to become a permanent member of the council during his visit to the country earlier this week. on thursday in new york the u.n. general assembly debated the long standing issue of reforming the security council. german u.n. ambassador peter wittig said the structure should be changed to reflect the current geopolitical reality and that obama's address emphasized this need. speaking after the session, the brazilian ambassador maria luiza ribeiro viotti said her country regards obama's remarks as a positive sign that the

on the sidelines of the apec summit it's a second day of apec summit the two presidents did meet it was the first bilateral meeting of the day and as you rightly mentioned the start treaty the ratification of the start treaty was the top of the agenda now president obama had. reassured president medvedev that he had told congress he had told the politicians in the u.s. that this is a top priority you know just going back this agreement was signed and it was discussed in april by the two presidents and it will slash long range missiles into two countries by thirty percent and it will also give the two sides a chance to a check on the stockpiles of the two countries now the ratification is still has has met some hurdles in the u.s. the both sides still have to ratify the treaty and both presidents seem very positive about this and here is what obama had to say about that this morning. i reiterated my commitment. during the lame duck session. so yes this is one of the main topics of the put on the table another is the anti missile defense system and the issue between the two countries now

is at the apec meeting. free and open trade and investment has always been one of the main goals of the twenty one of member states but this year it's easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty and at the g twenty if not nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think anything particularly positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul who done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen the fact

had said here at the apec summit that the global economy will improve if the u.s. economy improves so that was their argument that the president of china hu jintao has said that well with regard to the currency issue with the u.s. putting pressure and that china is building it to consider gradual appreciation of the wall but not not to the media appreciation as the u.s. is saying. let's get some more analysis on attempts to pass this treaty a nuclear arms reduction the main u.s. diplomat on the issue believes the ratification process has dragged on too long and says it's now critical that it happens. i believe there is zero chance that we can get to the negotiating table any time soon on tactical nuclear weapons unless we get this treaty ratified and entered into force it will be a profound blow to the us russian relationship and will cause some difficulties in terms of advancing our national security agenda with with the russian federation there's been a very very strong effort to understand this treaty it's been many years since we've had a big strategic nuclear

had said here at the apec summit that the global economy will improve if the u.s. economy improves so that was their argument and the president of china the tower has said that well with regard to the currency issue with the u.s. putting pressure on that china is building it to consider a gradual appreciation of the wall but not not immediate appreciation as the u.s. is saying let's get some more analysis on attempts to pass this treaty on nuclear arms reduction the u.s. chief negotiator on the issue believes the ratification process has dragged on for too long and says it's critical that it happened so. i believe there is zero chance that we can get to the negotiating table any time soon on tactical nuclear weapons unless we get this treaty ratified and entered into force it will be a profound blow to the us russian relationship and it will cause some difficulties in terms of advancing our national security agenda with with the russian federation there's been a very very strong effort to understand this treaty it's been many years since we've had a big strategic n

existing free trade agreements their pockets of these agreements within the pacific countries members of apec and they're going to be discussing more of the details of this now the u.s. is pushing for a agreement that will and can pass all twenty one members of this is going to be a bit difficult because having all twenty one members talk about the give and take the pros and cons of opening up their economies is going to be a bit difficult there's good for and example of japan wants to explore more course of the world while the u.s. wants more access to its agriculture industry which is a bit of a sensitive industry here in japan so it's going to take a bit more than just talking talking sitting down and talking about it right here at the apec forum you know the leaders i've come here with the responsibility of contributing to the growth the good of the global economy getting out of the cloud quagmire that they find themselves in but also they have the concerns of their local electorate in mind and other issues concerning trade we know that asia pacific economic cooperation the members are ve

or these deaths are so you're reporting there from the apec summit in yokohama japan well winter is on the way here in russia but you'd never guess it after suffering a weltering summer november is turning up the heat temperatures should be dipping below freezing but right now they've been hitting fourteen centigrade by day our teams are in evolution go look at why it's still hot saw in moscow. usually with pulling out our winter coats right now but something is definitely a riot in the weather department in fact it's not just most our most cries have been enjoying several very very warm days no need for for code sore heads but if we were to go down to the south of russia in fact we could enjoy swimming and sunbathing to the fullest degree it's that hot out there and of course this is not something that russians are historically used to if we were to go back to let's say nine hundred forty one during the world war two period fuel was freezing in tanks of course people were people were need deeper in snow blizzards basically the usual winter things that were happening in the vendor and

attack japan seems an appropriate place to aspire to nuclear free world on the sidelines of the apec summit in yokohama president's men and obama reiterated plans to slash their country's nuclear arsenals and enhanced world security at the upcoming nato summit correspondent testa our syria is in japan for us. there at the apec summit actually the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and a u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama has iterated his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost priority i reiterated my commitment to get this started. during the lame duck session. or order this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles of the two countries by thirty percent it and it would allow the two countrie

had said here at the apec summit that the global economy will improve if the u.s. economy improves so that was their argument and the president of china hu jintao had that well with regard to the currency issue with the u.s. putting pressure and that china is building it to consider gradual appreciation of the want but not not immediate appreciation as the u.s. is saying so there are still a lot of issues about the countries have to resolve but in general again they're saying as they did it between twenty do embrace the idea of moving forward economically of a progressing economically especially since the world has to get out of this still the effects of the global economic crisis so we're waiting for the formal declaration for it from the apec member states to be handed out later this afternoon japan time. all right artie's toes are still alive in yokohama japan thanks for that report. well let's get some more analysis on attempts to pass this treaty our nuclear arms reduction u.s. chief negotiator on the issue believes the ratification process has dragged on too

negotiations are under way to expand it with another five apec members, including the united states and australia. the japanese government will hold talks with countries involved in a transpacific free trade pact. a senior official of japan's ruling democratic party says rice may be excluded from the negotiations. the party's policy chief, who is also national policy minister, made the announcement during a symposium in tokyo on thursday. >> translator: the underlying idea is to prioritize bilateral economic partnerships while showing a willingness to discuss the tpp. i still think it is the best decision. rice could be excluded from the tpp talks even if japan goes ahead with the multi-lateral economic partnership. >> he said the united states and australia, which have both declared their intention to join the tpp, have excluded some items from their bilateral economic partnership pact. also at the symposium, shiguru ishaba, policy chief of the main opposition party, the liberal democrats, cautioned against unfounded optimism over diplomatic negotiations. he said u.s. farmers can produ

there at the apec summit actually the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and a u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama had there reiterated his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost of priority i reiterated my commitment. to start tweeting. during the lame duck session. or already this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles of the two countries by thirty percent it and it would allow the two countries to check on the stockpiles of each other two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of the nato summit upcoming nato summit next week in lisbon we believe that russia nature of relations have improved its beneficial side right now we're working on a n

and it seems an appropriate place to aspire to a nuclear free world on the sidelines of the apec summit in hama presence made again even the bombers reiterated plans to slash their country's nuclear arsenals and enhance will security at the upcoming nato summit tees correspondent to test all syria is in japan for its. there at the apec summit that will be the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and a u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now president obama had there reiterated his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost priority i reiterated my commitment to go to start. during the lame duck session. or order this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles of the two countries by thirty percent it and it would allow the t

to a nuclear free world on the sidelines of the apec summit in no harm or presidents medvedev under bomber reiterated plans to slash their country's nuclear arsenals and in homes will security at the upcoming nato summit artie's correspondent is in japan for us. there at the apec summit actually the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and a u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama had to reiterate that his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is a priority i reiterated my commitment to get the start. of a lame duck session. or order this is one of the main topics that they put on the table another is the anti missile defense system the two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of

present the view as you rightly is planning to go to your hama to attend the apec meeting the meeting between president when you get. and the japanese prime minister is planned going to be fun well so we shall see how it goes on and i hope that all the misunderstanding will be cleared during that meeting touchwood. emotional stamp of the japanese government to recall them back to the from moscow for consultations i think can be explained by the japanese government at the end of the day as consultations prior to the apec meeting if they want that but i think that it's quite obvious for all our partners abroad that it's absolutely impossible to dictate. their will to russia to be did dec tick talking to russia we never agree with never accept that one of the position on this dispute dispute over the peace accord with the islands this is a sovereign part of the russian territory i mean you know president can get whatever you want of the position is crystal clear we allow our president does the russian citizens who elect him to visit and any part of our country and they were brought and e

twenty gridlock on currency wars the baton is passed to the apec summit in japan and asia pacific nations including russia u.s. and china try to map out the best way out of the global downturn. plus a year of extreme weather across the world are reporters search for what lies behind. sifting ocean currents temperatures going up and down what's happening to the planet's climate and to what is this world coming to you which rise manson later in the program. it's four am in the russian capital good to be with you here on r.t.e. our top story after years of ignored claims organ trafficking in kosovo is finally reach prosecutors at least seven people have been charged the specter of luring poor people to sell their kidneys with false promises of cash one of the suspects is being linked to the kosovo liberation army that was accused of selling the organs of captured serbs during the one nine hundred ninety s. war are reports. police intel emerging here in kosovo at the moment an organized crime group including a former health minister involved in organ trafficking now the story starts a couple

bbc news. >> the apec meeting today after a tough g-20 summit. with 21 world leaders in town for the summit, the security is tight. more than 21,000 police from all over the country have been brought to yokohama to secure the venue. i asked our correspondent about the scale of preparations. >> 21,000 police officers as you say from all over japan. word has spread that some kids have been collecting each of the -- they meet the police officers from. what the leaders are hoping to talk about is free trade. the long-term goal of apec is to set up a free trade area right around the pacific rim, the most dynamic part of the world's economy. what could overshadow these talks is the ran cor from the g-20 that took place in seoul. there the disputes were over currency and exchange rates and trade imbalances. >> we're seeing leaders arriving at the summit. there were tensions between japan and china. >> those tensions are certainly very high on the minds of the japanese media here. the problem is there was a territorial dispute going on for over two month

in the letter the russian president emphasized the importance of apec's role in the asia-pacific region. he said he will actively participate in discussions on this year's theme, change in action, which japan proposed as the apec chair country. medvedev's letter did not mention his visit to kunashiri island on monday or the sour ties with japan since the trip. kunashiri is one of four islands off hokkaido claimed by japan. >>> a u.s. human rights activist says north korea is sensitive about the increasing number of defections. robert park returned from the country last year after being detained for more than a month. park was detained after illegally entering the north from china last december. he spoke to nhk in seoul on thursday. park said north korean authorities quizzed him daily, asking why he had entered the country and who had sent him. he said they also asked whether he knew any north korean defectors. >> they hate the north korean refugees. they consider the north korean refugees to be vermin. >> park said the authorities are worried that the refugees could destabilize the coun

at the apec meeting for. free and open trade and investment has always been one of the main goals of the twenty one of member states but this year it's easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty and at the g twenty it's not nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think anything particularly positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen the fact th

from that we've been working together in a productive way and will continue to do so this being the apec summit trade and economy is a very important topic at the year two presidents discuss the ascension of russia to the world trade organization the bid of russia to join the w t o no president obama has said that russia has the full support of the u.s. and he said actually said the russia belongs at w.v.u. he spoke with the russian side they said that they expected this to happen at the earliest this spring two thousand and eleven. recently we've made serious progress in terms of russia's decision to the. this is an achievement by the american president and his team who lived up to all the agreements reached during my visit to washington and i hope this process will continue and brush it will soon access the. positive results are that of the start treaty ratification so it is very important that this is making ahead remaking the progress and the commitment is coming from the u.s. president on this matter. turning now to some further analysis that attempts to pass this treaty on the nucl

here at the apec summit that will be the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and the u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama had to reiterate his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost priority i reiterated my commitment to get this start tweeting. during the lame duck session. or already this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles of the two countries by thirty percent it would allow the two countries to track on the stockpiles of each other two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of the nato summit upcoming nato summit next week in lisbon is that we believe that russia nature of relations have improved its beneficial side right now we're working on a n

it won't hamper bilateral relations but now tokyo is going to exercise its best at the forthcoming apec summit. how are the two countries going to get along well i asked the chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the federation council. japan's move to recall its ambassador in moscow has been criticized by the russian political elite but they don't believe it will seriously spoil the relations between the two countries which have been through worse at least the russian foreign office says it was recalled some buses are in tokyo another challenge to moscow's foreign policy these days is coming from the u.s. the democrats who launched the reboot in relations with russia have lost majority control in congress after losing the lower house to the republicans but they still retain control over the senate would give some hope the essential bilateral documents like the new start treaty still have a chance of being ready fight. thank you very much for being with us well first of all i'd like you to comment on this on this route where we're with you and the there was calling for consultatio

free trade agreements there are pockets of these agreements within the pacific countries members of apec the u.s. is pushing for a agreement that will end capacity twenty one members said this is going to be a bit difficult because having all twenty one members talk about the give and take the pros and cons of opening up their economies is going to be a bit difficult if there is good for it an example of japan wants to export more cars to the world while the u.s. wants more access to its agriculture industry which is a bit of a sensitive industry here in japan as the leaders come here with the responsibility of contributing to the growth the good of the global economy getting out of the cloud quagmire that they find themselves in but also they have the concerns of their local electorate in mind and other issues concerning trade we know that asia pacific economic cooperation the members are very powerful in terms of their clout economically the makeup more than half of the g.d.p. of the world obama just gave a speech this morning and he says that age is really an important partner for the

easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty. at the g twenty if not nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think any particular positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul through done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen the fact that it didn't frankly suck some of the air from from this meeting now so as it is with any four of the leaders of the countries a overrepresented here do meet on the sidelines for bilateral or multilateral talks and one of those the tal

are syria is at the apec summit. free and open trade and investment has always been one of the main goals of the twenty one of member states but this year it's easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty and at the g twenty nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country now in a peg there's a lot of skepticism coming into this so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think anything particularly positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul through done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i t

it won't hamper bilateral relations but now tokyo is going to exercise its best at the forthcoming apec summit in yokohama how are the two countries going to get along well i asked the chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the federation council. japan's move to recall its ambassador in moscow has been criticised by the russian political elite but they don't believe it will seriously spoil relations between the two countries which have been through worse at least the russian foreign office says if one recall it's a messenger in tokyo another challenge to moscow's foreign policy these days is coming from the us the democrats who launched the reboot in relations with russia have lost majority control in congress after losing the lower house to the republicans but they still retain control over the senate which gives some hope the essential bilateral documents like the new start treaty still have a chance of being ready fight. thank you very much for being with us well first of all i'd like you to comment on this on this route where we're with you and the there was calling for consu

the first day on the table here at apec is the freer and open trade and investment between countries of course when you talk about free trade you're talking about lowering of barriers you're talking about a lot of pros and cons a lot of give and take between the country i spoke earlier with bill powell and this is what he had to say i don't think anything particularly positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact is that the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal. done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen and the fact that it didn't frankly suck some of the air from this meeting let's just remember that. makes up more than half of the g.d.p. of the world during the financial crisis of the first ones to get out of it or at least to not be hit as hard as the western countries have been are the countries from this region so they play a very very big influence in the a global economic landscape aside from those ma

treaty nuclear cuts within the next few weeks the comments come at a meeting on the sidelines of the apec summit in japan tests are still your house more from yokohama. it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama had there reiterated his commitment to the russian president at that time he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress i reiterated my commitment to the start treaty. during the lame duck session. or that this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles. the two countries by thirty percent it and it would allow the two countries to check on the stockpiles of each other two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of the nato summit upcoming nato summit next week in this but we believe that russia relations have improved its beneficial side right now we're working on a number of issues including the so-called european anti missile shield we've exchanged ideas as t

there at the apec summit actually the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and a u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama has to raise at his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost of priority i reiterated my commitment to get this start. during the lame duck session. or that this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles of the two countries by thirty percent it would allow the two countries to check on the stockpiles of each other two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of the nato summit upcoming nato summit next week in lisbon we believe that russia nature of relations have improved its beneficial side right now we're working on a number of issues

leaders also have some territorial disputes which needs attention all too used to a city is at the apec meeting for free and open trade and investment has always been one of the main goals of the twenty one of member states but this year it's easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty at the g twenty if not nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think any particular positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul through done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen the

it won't hamper bilateral relations but now tokyo is going to exercise its best at the forthcoming apec summit. how are the two countries going to get along well i asked the chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the federation council. japan's move to recall its ambassador in moscow has been criticized by the russian political elite but they don't believe it will seriously spoil the relations between the two countries which have been through worse at least the russian foreign office says if one recalled its ambassador in tokyo another challenge to moscow's foreign policy these days is coming from the us the democrats who launched the reboot in relations with russia have lost majority control in congress after losing the lower house to the republicans but they still retain control over the senate which give some hope the essential bilateral documents like the new start treaty still have a chance of being ready fight. thank you very much for being with us well first of all i'd like you to comment on this. and the it was called of an ambassador for consultations is is sort of a dipl

there at the apec summit actually the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and the u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama had there reiterated his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost priority i reiterated my commitment. to start tweeting. during the lame duck session. or order this would reduce the nuclear long range missiles of the two countries by thirty percent if it would allow the two countries to check on the stockpiles of each other two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of the nato summit upcoming nato summit next week in this bit we believe that russia nature of relations have improved its beneficial side right now we're working on a number

is reporting live at the apec meeting. free and open trade and investment has always been one of the main goals of the twenty one of member states but this year it's easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty and at the g twenty it's not nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think anything particularly positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul who done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen the fac

easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty. at the g twenty if not nothing really was accomplished there were no three meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from apec i don't think any particular positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul who done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen the fact that it didn't frankly suck some of the air from from this meeting now so as it is with any four of leaders of the countries at overrepresented here do meet on the sidelines for bilateral or multilateral talks and one of those the talks th

the leaders also have some territorial disputes that need their attention or he's tests are at the apec meeting. free and open trade and investment has always been one of the main goals of the twenty one of member states but this year it's easier said than done it's a little more difficult especially since a lot of the leaders attending apec had just come from the g twenty and at the g twenty it's not nothing really was accomplished there were no pre-meds signed between the countries and basically there was an air of the protectionism there were fears of protectionism and there were also accusations coming from the different countries that each one was protecting the interests of their own country so people are not expecting much really from a makeover going to be particularly positive is. going to come out of it other than i think this is a forum in which the focus is on trade and economics but the fact that the u.s. could not get the free trade deal in seoul through done with the south koreans before this meeting which is something that i think president obama clearly wanted to happen

it won't hamper bilateral relations but now tokyo is going to exercise its best at the forthcoming apec summit. how are the two countries going to get along well i asked the chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the federation council. japan's move to recall its ambassador in moscow has been criticized by the russian political elite but they don't believe it will seriously spoil relations between the two countries which have been through worse at least the russian foreign office says it recalled its ambassador in tokyo another challenge to moscow's foreign policy these days is coming from the us the democrats who launched the reboot in relations with russia have lost majority control in congress have to losing the lower house to the republicans but they still retain control over the senate which gives some hope the essential bilateral documents like the new start treaty still have a chance of being ready fight. thank you very much for being with us well first of all i'd like you to comment on this. and the it was called of an ambassador for consultations is is sort of a diplomati

there at the apec summit actually the talks between the russian president dmitry medvedev and a u.s. president barack obama happened on the sidelines it was the first talk of the a second day of the summit and yes at the top of the agenda on the table is the ratification of the new start treaty now a president obama had a reiterated his commitment to the russian president that he is going to make sure that the treaty gets done at the lame duck session of the u.s. congress and he also said that he had communicated to the u.s. politicians that this is of the utmost of priority i reiterated my commitment to go start tweeting. during the lame duck session. or already this is one of the main topics of the put on the table another is the missile defense system for the two presidents brought this up today but they said that they will hammer out the details of the nato summit upcoming nato summit next week in lisbon we believe that russia nature of relations have improved it's beneficial for . right now we're working on a number of issues including the so-called european anti missile shield

free trade agreements there are pockets of these agreements within the pacific countries members of apec and they're going to be discussing more of the details of this now the u.s. is pushing for a agreement that all twenty one members of this is going to be a bit difficult because having all twenty one members talk about the give and take the pros and cons of opening up their economies is going to be a bit difficult as. an example of japan wants to export more course of the world while the u.s. wants more access to its agriculture industry which is a bit of a sensitive industry here in japan so it's going to take a bit more than just talking talking sitting down and talking about it right here at the apec forum now the leaders come here with the responsibility of contributing to the growth of the global economy getting out of the crowd quagmire that they find themselves in but also they have the concerns of their local electorate in mind and other issues concerning trade we know that asia pacific economic cooperation the members are very powerful in terms of their clout economically the

arena joshua welcome to the program not content with the apec summit in japan and g. twenty gathering in south korea the foreign ministers of three emerging powers have been talking economy and politics and china russia india and china are part of a powerful bloc known as brick which is hoping to change the economic landscape of the planet so who's already leaving the dominant powers of today behind r.t.s. are still your search. from a pile of ruins right after the second world war to an economic powerhouse second only to the u.s. all of the spat of a single lifetime major pad economic miracle. you enjoy it but nowadays the land of the rising sun is becoming the land of rising discontent. the unemployment rate itself is. around five percent but. the quality of the jobs lay your salary of being cut. and even when companies hire new people they tend to the condition. without social security the social benefits economic growth is on a standstill and export the engine of its economy are hurt by a soaring again pushing them to take their business elsewhere in the short run

dmitri medvedev that be a start treaty ratification is a top priority this came on the sidelines of the apec summit the two leaders met in a bilateral meeting. the week angry rhetoric between the china and the u.s. the summit of the world's richest nations and with an agreement to stand back from waging a currency war. a suspected network under investigation in cause of. the region is becoming a major hub for. a russian newspaper more details all this summer as a moscow washington spy scandal saying it was a top intelligence officer who blew his own people coupled. with the top stories of today and all this week you're with auty live from moscow well it's the only country ever to be hit by an atomic attack japan seems an appropriate place to aspire to a nuclear free world on the sidelines of the apec summit in yokohama president.

dmitri medvedev that be a start treaty ratification is a top priority this came on the sidelines of the apec summit as the two leaders met in a bilateral meeting. after much angry rhetoric between china and the u.s. the summit of the world's richest nations or so when the agreement to stand back from waging currency towards. suspected trafficking network under investigation because of a concern inches from the major organized. russian newspaper uncovers more details of this summer's washington spy scandal saying it was a top intelligence officer and blew his own people's cover. one pm here in the russian capital and mrs arty's weekly news review first it was the only country ever to be hit by an atomic attack japan seems an appropriate place to aspire to a nuclear free world where on the sidelines of the apec summit in yokohama since medvedev and the bomber reiterated plans to slash their country's nuclear arsenals and.

atomic attack japan seems inappropriate place to aspire to a nuclear free world on the sidelines of the apec summit in york a hama presence meant the advent of retreat.

dmitri medvedev that be a start treaty ratification is a top priority this came on the sidelines of the apec summit the two leaders met in a bilateral meeting. on a much angry rhetoric between china and the u.s. the summits of the world's richest nations and so ends with an agreement to stand back from waging currency wars. a suspected organ trafficking network under investigation most of biggest concern the region is becoming a major hub overnight crime. a russian newspaper uncovers more details of this summer's moscow washington spy scandal saying it was a top intelligence officer and. you're watching r.t. and this is our weekly needs of you but first as the only country ever to be hit by an atomic attack japan seems an appropriate place to aspire to a nuclear free world on the sidelines of the apec summit in yokohama preston.

and russian presence on the sidelines of the apec summit in japan. president obama has assured president medvedev that he has communicated to the u.s. congress that the start treaty is the top priority. group of at least seven people charged with illegal organ trafficking in kosovo fueling speculation of links to alleged organ theft by the kosovo liberation army during the ninety's ninety nine. plus any year of extreme weather across the world parties reporter goes in search of what's behind it all. shifting ocean currents temperatures going up and down what's happening to the planet's climate and what is this world coming to. later in the program. thanks for being with us here on r t seven am in moscow. our top story brock obama tells me she made bed of that he hopes the senate will ratify the start treaty on nuclear cuts as a matter of urgency the comments came at a meeting between the u.s. and russian leaders on the.

and russian presidents on the sidelines of the apec summit in japan. president obama has assured president medvedev that he has communicated to the u.s. congress that the start treaty is of the top priority. for a group of at least seven people charged with illegal organ trafficking in kosovo fueling speculation of links to alleged organ pfeffer by the kosovo liberation army during the night ninety nine war. plus in a year of extreme weather across the board our reporter goes in search of what's behind it all. sifting ocean currents temperatures going up and down what's happening to the planet's climate and to what is this world coming to which tries to answer i simply there is a program. five am in moscow i match reza good to be with you here on r.t. our top story global nuclear security is coming into sharper focus on the sidelines of the apec summit in japan president dmitri medvedev and barack obama have discussed the future of the new start treaty which would see the atomic arsenals of raw.

twenty gridlock on currency wars the baton has passed to the apec summit in japan asia pacific nations including russia the u.s. and china try to map out the best way out of the global downturn the twenty one member autonomy's are working towards a free trade pact. plus a new year of extreme weather across the globe goes in search of what lies behind it several regions in russia including the capital are experiencing surprisingly mild temperatures for this time of year. stay with us here on our t.v. to tell you to joins us next with all the sports news. hello and welcome versus this force news thanks for watching and we begin with the latest headlines premier league holders are being the now officially out of the championship race on three two will draw ads nama moscow. to boston to tell plainsboro for the season ending up with darby grand prix ahead of fellow title contenders lewis hamilton and fernando alonso. and also the slalom season house kicked off with wallace shilled winning the first world cup race in finland had an tanya italian. a massive we cando of premier league action i

and i should remind you that president will be at it has recently visited apec summit in yokohama in japan and we have close ties with thailand now what's happened with this gentleman with mr bush i think should be. you know should be discussed by lawyers it should be discussed by diplomats it should be discussed in a quiet manner and mr bush should answer all the questions of the court of the. questions which to my mind will not be easy i just want to add that foreign minister lavrov called it a call to what happened with boot absolutely illegal and then under and president did pressure from the united states and i should say that presidential advisor sergei p. which has said that russia does not want to justify mr. but before the investigation is over and before he answers all the questions of the court ok movie gives meeting with a comedy prior to the produce summit in lisbon russia has had to stop the s. three hundred sales to that we've actually caught all our diaz in the other the military sector will do you think that there is a chance that the three hundreds may may go back t

and i should remind you that president will be at it has recently visited apec summit in yokohama in japan and we have close ties with thailand and what's happened with this gentleman with mr a boot i think should be. you know should be discussed by lawyers it should be discussed by diplomats it should be discussed in a quiet manner and mr bush should answer all the questions of the court of the. questions which to my mind will not be easy i just want to add that foreign minister lavrov called it a call to what happened with mood absolutely. illegal and then under and precedented pressure from the united states and i should say that presidential advisors are good people so that russia does not want to justify mr boot before the investigation is over and before he answers all the questions of the court move it gives meeting with a comedy prior to the produce summit in lisbon russia has had stopped the s. three hundred sales to well that we've actually caught all our work directly in none of the military sector will do you think that there is a chance that the three hundreds may may go