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athletes planning to make their mark at next year's sochi olympics can finally lay their eyes on the prize literally the medals have been availed in some petersburg to father was among the first to check out these top awards. now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirty eight hundred of these will be produced and that is because sochi twenty fourteen will be the biggest winter olympics in history. these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in something like over five hundred grams i spoke with jimmy for tuna shanker he chairs

athletes planning to make their mark at next year's sochi olympics can finally lay their eyes on the prize literally the battles have been unveiled in st petersburg and farmer was among the first to check out the top awards. now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirteen hundred of these will be produced matters because sochi twenty forty move be the biggest winter olympics in history and also if you win one of these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in at something like over five hundred grams i spoke with jimmy fortunate

in sochi some are feeling the shock waves of boston. this bottom says she's worried about security of the games and since boston she's been avoiding crowded places. but sochi's organizers say they still believe they can stage the safest olympics ever. and this is part of that effort. sochi's deputy mayor tells me this network of cctv cameras has software that monitors crowd behavior to detect possible threats. russia's security services are always planning a massive effort to protect the olympics here. they'll now face greater scrutiny an boston reminded the world big sporting events are vulnerable targets. phil black, cnn, sochi, russia. >>> still ahead, shocking images from syria. this time the rebels who are behind the atrocity. we'll show you how ugly things have gotten there. hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo. hoo-hoo hoo. sir... i'll get it together i promise... heeheehee. jimmy: ronny, how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? ronny: i'd say happier than the pillsbury doughboy on his way to a baking convention

kerry the secretary in moscow he's meeting the british prime minister david cameron in the city of sochi the host of the winter olympics in twenty fourteen that's where the russian president fact will be meeting most of his international colleagues over the coming months now this comes of course at the meeting in moscow where a principal decision on holding an international conference by the end of this month to have both the members of the syrian opposition and the syrian government at the same negotiation table to attempt to find some kind of peaceful solution to the syrian conflict indeed this meeting in moscow was a breakthrough according to many experts because after months of harsh rhetoric the sides of managed to soften their position and agree on something in the long run the positions of the united states and russia have been different just the same story with the position of the u.k. and russia as well for months russia has been criticizing the west for taking one side in this conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels russia has been criticizing the calls in the west to ar

athletes planning to make their mark at next year's sochi olympics can finally laser eyes on the prize literally the battles have been unveiled in st petersburg and our teams enter farmer was among the first to check out the top awards. now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirteen hundred of these will be produced matters because sochi twenty forty move be the biggest winter olympics in history and also if you read one of these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in something like over five hundred grams i spoke with me for tuna

has been following the talks at the black sea resort city of sochi. literally seventy two hours after the u.s. state secretary john kerry met the russian president and the russian foreign minister in moscow david cameron the british prime minister came over to the city of sochi the host city of the twenty fourteen winter olympics that's where the russian president will be meeting most of his international callie's over the coming months and the biggest intrigue of this meeting here in sochi was whether david cameron would sing to the same to you as john kerry did in moscow now after months of harsh criticism coming from russia towards the west for taking one side in the syrian conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels even pushing for arming the syrian rebels and providing them with military training and even possibly intervening into the conflict by force now experts have said that after the meeting and most call the stances of the both sides have somewhat softened the result of the meeting in moscow was the international conference to be called

now athletes planning to make their mark at next year's sochi olympics can finally lay their eyes on the prize literally the medals have been unveiled in st petersburg and he's and a farmer was among the first to check out the top awards. now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirty eight hundred of these will be produced and that is because sochi twenty fourteen will be the biggest winter olympics in history and also if you win one of these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in at something like over five hundred grams i s

has been following the talks at the black sea resort city of sochi. literally seventy two hours after the u.s. state secretary john kerry met the russian president and the russian foreign minister in moscow david cameron the british prime minister came over to the city of sochi the whole city of the twenty fourteen winter olympics that's where the russian president will be meeting most of his international callie's over the coming months and the biggest intrigue of this meeting here in sochi was whether david cameron would sing to the same to you as john kerry did in moscow now after months of harsh criticism coming from russia towards the west for taking one side in the syrian conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels even pushing for arming the syrian rebels and providing them with military training and even possibly intervening into the conflict by force now experts have said that after the meeting and most call the stances of the both sides have somewhat softened the result of the meeting in moscow was the international conference to be calle

well sochi will reach another milestone in its preparations to host the winter olympics next february and that's because on thursday they will unveil the medals that will be one of those lympics for the very first time to the public here in sim pages big we don't know an awful lot about their design other than they should reflect russia's national identity and character but we also know that thirteen hundred will be minted that will be a record number and that's because sochi will include twelve new sports to make them the biggest winter olympics in history present go to movie here to get his own personal close up look of the medals along with the i.o.c. president jacques rogge i'm also told that there will be a number of sporting celebrities present for the ceremony another man that will be here is to make return to shank he is the head of the sochi organizing committee he's responsible for making sure all the preparations run smoothly and he has given guarantees again about security at the games saying that the government is taking exceptional steps to make sure they will be safe an

sochi will reach another milestone in its preparations to host the winter olympics next february and that's because on thursday they will unveil the medals that will be one of those lympics for the very first time to the public here in. i don't know if a lot about their design other than they should reflect russia's national identity and character but we also know that thirteen hundred will be minted that will be a record number and that's because sochi will include twelve new sports to make them the biggest winter olympics in history president go to movie here to get his own personal close up look of the medals along with the i.o.c. president just broke a rule so told that there will be a number of sporting celebrities present for the ceremony another man that will be here is to make return to shanghai he is the head of the sochi organizing committee he's responsible for making sure all the preparations run smoothly and he has given guarantees again about security at the games saying that the government is taking exceptional steps to make sure they will be safe and secure he also ta

there live from a russian resort city of sochi. why the u.k. continues to insist the syrian regime may have a recently used chemical weapons that despite a top u.n. war crimes investigators say there is reason to believe such on the were in fact used by the rebels and despite its official commitment to peace is through diplomacy britain is stepping up efforts it's a direct plea arming the syrian opposition as our first reports. well the prime minister said to m.p.'s in the house of commons recently that there's a growing body of limited but persuasive evidence that the syrian regime has used and continues to use chemical weapons now the u.n. war crimes investigators have said that as yet they've reached new conclusions as to whether either side has indeed used chemical weapons now the one day talk is taking place at a time when there is growing calls for some form of diplomatic progress to be made in place sites are going to be very much focused on not the prime minister's spokesman saying that the u.k. considers russia an important player when

a reason that we now know what the medals will look like for the sochi. olympics we were told beforehand just to tease you a bit more they would capture russia's national identity and character and i think . in essence they trying to show the warts of the black sea colliding with the. present and if you look very closely you will notice a bit of a patchwork quilt meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia the man who led the presentation used to make china shank and he's the man in charge of this sort you organizing committee he's a bicycle you have to see the whole preparations for these games and he told me just a few moments ago that he hopes when people do win these medals. the spirit of russia away with just a note an interesting note if you do win one of these medals a gold medal you will have to have a pretty strong neck because there's something like six hundred eighty grams and that's one of the heaviest you say ever after winter olympics. shanker was also talking a little earlier about. the problems that the sochi games have faced over thi

now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirteen hundred of these will be produced and that is because sochi twenty fourteen will be the biggest winter olympics in history and also if you win one of these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in at something like over five hundred grams i spoke with jimmy fortunate shanker who chairs the sochi organizing committee and he hoped that when someone does game one of these they will also take away the spirit of russia on a more serious note mr chernyshenko also addressed security concern

john kerry secretary in moscow he's meeting the british prime minister david cameron in the city of sochi the host of the winter olympics in twenty fourteen that's where the russian president fact will be meeting most of his international colleagues over the coming months now this comes of course at the meeting in moscow where a principal decision on holding an international conference by the end of this month to have both the members of the syrian opposition and the syrian government at the same negotiation table to attempt to find some kind of peaceful solution to the syrian conflict indeed this meeting in moscow was a breakthrough according to many experts because after months of harsh rhetoric the sides of managed to soften their position and agree on something in the long run the positions of the united states and russia have been different just the same story with the position of the u.k. and russia as well for months russia has been criticizing the west for taking one side in this conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels russia has been criticizing the calls in the west to ar

non a line of talk about syria in sochi. i suspect the meeting will go on for another hour or so yet. >> david, thank you very much. mentioning the fact that israel has its own concerns, the leader of hezbollah, now says that syria is willing to supply it with sophisticated new weapons. he made the comment just days after israel planes attacked targets in damascus to stop weapons from reaching has a l ezbollah. u.s. defence secretary chuck hagel says his country still committed to helping rebels bring down the syrian government. he also says israel's security will be stronger if the u.s. has closer ties with arab countries. >> israel's securities further enhanced by america's defense cooperation with our other regional partners. in my consultations with the israeli leadership, i emphasized that strong u.s. security relationships with arab nations, including particularly egypt and jordan and our partners in the gulf, are not only in america's strategic interests, they're also in israel's security interest. >> in pakistan, ten

on the conflict are just like here she has been following the talks at the black sea resort city of sochi. literally seventy two hours after the u.s. state secretary john kerry met the russian president and the russian foreign minister in moscow david cameron the british prime minister came over to the city of sochi the host city of the twenty fourteen winter olympics that's where the russian president will be meeting most of his international colleagues over the coming months and the biggest intrigue of this meeting here in sochi was whether david cameron would sing to the same to you as john kerry did in moscow now after months of harsh criticism coming from russia towards the west for taking one side in the syrian conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels even pushing for arming the syrian rebels and providing them with military training and even possibly intervening into the conflict by force now experts have said that after the meeting and most call the stances of the both sides have somewhat softened the result of the meeting in moscow was the international conference to be cal

now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirteen hundred of these will be produced matters because sochi twenty fourteen will be the biggest winter olympics in history and also if you win one of these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in at something like over five hundred grams i spoke with jimmy fortunate shanker who chairs the sochi organizing committee and he hopes that when someone does game one of these they will also take away the spirit of russia on a more serious note mr chernyshenko also addressed security concerns an

he's been following the talks at the black sea resort city of sochi. literally seventy two hours after the u.s. state secretary john kerry met the russian president and the russian foreign minister in moscow david cameron the british prime minister came over to the city of sochi the whole city of the twenty fourteen winter olympics that's where the russian president will be meeting most of his international callie's over the coming months and the biggest intrigue of this meeting here in sochi was whether david cameron would sing to the same to you as john kerry did in moscow now after months of harsh criticism coming from russia towards the west for taking one side in the syrian conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels even pushing for arming the syrian rebels and providing them with military training and even possibly intervening into the conflict by force now experts have said that after the meeting and most call the stances of the both sides have somewhat softened the result of the meeting in moscow was the international conference to be calle

following the talks at the black sea resort city of sochi. literally seventy two hours after the u.s. state secretary john kerry met the russian president and the russian foreign minister in moscow david cameron the british prime minister came over to the city of sochi the host city of the twenty fourteen winter olympics that's where the russian president will be meeting most of his international colleagues over the coming months and the biggest intrigue of this meeting here in sochi was whether david cameron would sink to the same to you as john kerry did in moscow now after months of harsh criticism coming from russia towards the west for taking one side in the syrian conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels even pushing for arming the syrian rebels and providing them with military training and even possibly intervening into the conflict by force now experts have said that after the meeting and most call the stances of the both sides have somewhat softened the result of the meeting in moscow was the international conference to be call

joins us live from russia's black sea resort of sochi where the two leaders due to meet you good morning to you or any expectations of this forthcoming meeting. the two biggest problems between russia and syria russian israel right now related with syria. three hundred air defense systems. which is doing under arms deal signed a long time ago and of the two recent airstrikes off the syrian allegedly conducted by israel. which it still hasn't confirmed but it's never really officially rejected either but if the last three hundred systems can be used strictly for defense purposes and their shipments don't violate any international agreements then an air strike. by a state over another states a sovereign territory definitely does but. these stumbling blocks and this is what we're witnessing right now and this is what benjamin netanyahu visit clearly illustrates is that these stumbling blocks are currently being set aside sort of for a greater cause which is finding a way to establish peace in syria but now you go to netanyahu he's not he's not the first foreign leader to come to russia to t

with less than a year left before the twenty fourteen olympic games kick off in sochi a record breaking number of medals said to be and baled will be shown of a jury in presentation ensign petersburg and president bush and the international olympic team the comment team andrew cuomo has the details while sochi will reach another milestone in its preparations to host the winter olympics next february and that's because on thursday they will unveil the medals that will be one of those lympics for the very first time to the public here in simply just big they should reflect russia's national identity and character but we also know that thirteen hundred be minted that will be a record number and that's because sort you will include twelve new schools to make them the biggest winter olympics in history president go to movie here to get his own personal close up look of the medals along with the i.o.c. president broke the rules so told that there will be a number of sporting celebrities present for the ceremony another man that will be here as dimitri tuna shanker is the head of the sort she

in the russian city of sochi which will host the twenty fourteen winter olympic games that's where the russian president will be holding most of his international meetings in the coming months he is meeting the british prime minister david cameron literally seventy two hours after i had talks with the u.s. basically john kerry in moscow obviously the talks in moscow were mostly focused on the syrian conflict and we're expecting the same story here the conversation moscow resulted in an international conference which the sides decided to call on by the end of this month the conference will attempt to put both members of the syrian opposition and the syrian government at the same negotiation table in an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the matter russia has been accusing the west of taking one side in the conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels in particular russia has been criticizing the west for the calls to arm the syrian rebels to provide them with military training for months russia has been that the west has been calling on assad to step down at the same time russia h

but more wholesome ounces that's leitz plotting to make their mark in next year's sochi olympics can finally lay their eyes on the prize literally the medals have been unveiled petersburg and. was among the first to check out the top awards. now holding up one of these will be the dream of every athlete competing in sochi twenty fourteen which begin in just a month's time and here in st petersburg the medals were revealed for the very first time to the public the designers hope to capture russia's sense of national identity and character and they've tried to do that by showing the warm waters of the black sea crashing into the ice of krasnaya polyana up in the mountains and if you look very closely you will also notice a patchwork quilt thing here and that is meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia a record thirteen hundred of these will be produced matters because sochi twenty fourteen will be the biggest winter olympics in history and also if you win one of these you will need a very strong net because they do you weigh in at something like over five hundred grams i spoke

as we get all the details here in the russian city of sochi now the u.k. continues to insist the syrian regime may have recently used chemical weapons despite a top u.n. war crimes investigator saying there is reason to believe such arms were in fact used by the rebels and despite its official commitment to peace through diplomacy britain is stepping up efforts to start directly arming the syrian opposition as sarah ferguson our reports from the prime minister said to m.p.'s in the house of commons recently that there's a growing body of limited but persuasive evidence that the syrian regime has used and continues to use chemical weapons now the u.n. war crimes investigators have said that as yet they've reached new conclusions as to whether either side has indeed use chemical weapons now the one day talk is taking place at a time when there is growing calls for some form of diplomatic progress to be made in place sites are going to be very much focused on not the prime minister's spokesman saying the u.k. considers russia an important player when it comes

secretary general here in sochi and of course we'll be keeping you updated throughout the day. it was going off right there well plans for a peace conference on syria backed by moscow and washington are in a rather stark contrast to the latest u.n. resolution sponsored by arab states the document clearly favors the opposition despite recent evidence of atrocities committed by rebel groups it also ignores the statistics suggesting that when anti regime supporters get international help the death toll spikes have a look at these stats right now with r.t. pharma. this week russia criticised the un general assembly resolution on syria saying it was a one sided text which condemned president assad's regime without leveling blame on opposition forces who are also being accused of atrocities verifying evidence is difficult but there's been a surge in videos posted online that appear to show brutality by both sides this is among the latest members of the syrian opposition executing eleven government troops it took place in the city of they all saw in the north east of the country and a

he meets president putin here in sochi especially given the fact that he already prompted a statement saying that there was an urgent need to find a quick and peaceful solution to the syrian conflict and that is exactly the reason why david cameron was flying to sort you to meet the russian president of course we'll be keeping our viewers up to date as we get all the details here in the russian city of sochi. now the u.k. continues to insist the syrian regime may have recently used chemical weapons despite a top u.n. war crimes investigator saying there is reason to believe such arms were in fact used by the rebels and despite its official commitment to peace through diplomacy britain is stepping up efforts to start directly arming the syrian opposition etc first now reports. well the prime minister said to m.p.'s in the house of commons recently that there's a growing body of limited but persuasive evidence that the syrian regime has used and continues to use chemical weapons now the u.n. war crimes investigators have said that as yet they've reached new conclusions as to whether eit

chief ban ki-moon and the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov have met in the black sea resort of sochi to try to find a way to end the violence in syria. this is the latest in a series of the top-level talks. both men say a peace conference needs to be held but then russia has been defending its sale of weapons to syria. ban ki-moon meanwhile tackled the issue of alleged chemical weapon use inside syria. he called on damascus to let u.n. experts to check the claims. >> our team is ready at any time within 24 to 48 hours notice they can immediately conduct an investigation. i urge syrian authorities to be flexible and allow our teams to have on-site investigation. >> ban ki-moon is also due to meet with the russian president. why russia could hold the key to ending conflict in syria. if you want to join in sincere yeah, you have to come to russia. president vladimir putin has been playing host to an increasingly long queue of statesman trying to stop the bloodshed. theat arrive is the un secretary-general ban ki-moon. so far, the russian leader has shown no sign of abandoning bashar al-

lance stephenson also got the flop fine. >>> the winter olympics are coming to sochi, russia airing here on nbc. here is the new medal design. what do you see? all are supposed to show the sun's rays reflecting through a prism of mountains and sandy beaches. >>> the mets beat the yankees four straight games in the a.l. subway series. sign of the times, 4-year-old fan aden. >> aden, why are you upset? >> because. >> because why? >> why don't they give us just one chance. >> chance for what? >> a yankee fan. yankee fans are winners. i want to -- >> how about if the yankees are losing? >> i would vote for them not. >> you basically go for whoever is winning? >> yeah. >> oh. so you're a frontrunner? >> yeah. >> not a flip-flopper. >> i'm not a flip-flopper. you hurt my feelings. >> that sounds like bill karins. she has faced taunting, prance threatening injuries, but ridicule, ha, take you this, unbelievers. prancercizing is viral. it involves ankle weights, a spri springy rhythmic way of forward. this was created back in 1989. >> she seems to be in good shape. who are we to judge. >>> time

. >>> we are getting our first look at the medals for the sochi 2014 olympic games. they feature a patchwork quilt design representing russia's different regions and deflect the sun's rays. organizers produced a record 1,300 medals for the 2014 olympics and paralympics. the medals are hadn't 14 inches thick, 4 inches in diameter and weigh 16 ounces. the 2014 winter olympic games kick off in sochi on february 7th. >>> how about this? a bird on the run during your rush hour traffic. we'll have some amazing video to show you after the break. [ wind howling ] [ female announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> we are going to end with an ostrich on the loose. gave people a run for their money in china. the ostrich roamed for almost four miles on the busy streets of a city around 7:00 at night. the

secretary general here in sochi and of course we'll be keeping you updated throughout the day. well plans for a peace conference on syria backed by moscow and washington are rather serious contrasts the latest u.n. resolution sponsored by arab states the document clearly favors the opposition despite recent evidence of atrocities committed by rebel groups it also ignores statistics suggesting that when anti regime supporters get international help the death toll skyrockets argues andrew farmer explains this week russia criticised the un general assembly resolution on syria saying it was a one sided text which condemned president assad's regime without leveling blame on opposition forces who are also being accused of atrocities verifying evidence is difficult but there's been a surge in videos posted online that appear to show brutality by both sides this is among the latest members of the syrian opposition executing eleven government troops it took place in the city of they all saw in the northeast of the country and a few days earlier these shocking images were released a syri

the russian city of sochi which will host the twenty fourteen winter olympic games that's where the russian president will be holding most of his international meetings in the coming months he is meeting the british prime minister david cameron literally seventy two hours after the argument put in had talks with the u.s. basically john kerry in moscow obviously the talks in moscow were mostly focused on the syrian conflict and we're expecting the same story here the conversation moscow resulted in an international conference which the sides decided to call on by the end of this month the conference will attempt to put both members of the syrian opposition and the syrian government at the same negotiation table in an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the matter russia has been accusing the west of taking one side in the conflict that is the side of the syrian rebels in particular russia has been criticizing the west for the calls to arm the syrian rebels to provide them with military training for months russia has been that the west has been calling on assad to step down at the same tim

be produced that will be thirteen hundred that's more than at any other lympics not simply because sochi will include twelve new medal event when the games finally get underway in eight months time and that will make them the biggest winter olympics in history president putin is doing the honors at the moment he will meet with the i.o.c. president jacques rogge a bit later on today for a private tour no doubt they'll be talking about the medals but also about such as preparations for these games and doing just that to the press a few moments ago is to make sure china shanker he is the man that is in charge of such as organizing committee and basically is responsible for such preparations and what he said there was interesting in itself he talked about concerns over security he said that terrorism he acknowledges is a global problem but said that to govern how take an exceptional steps to guarantee the games will be safe and secure he also addressed concerns about the recent warm climate the source he has experienced it did experience a very warm winter and that led to snow shortages in s

finally the black sea resort of sochi will host next year's winter olympics and is also the location of russia's first ever limp university built to help the country prepare to hold future big sporting events were given portland has more over the next five years russia will host several of the world's major sporting events the world of politics championships the winter olympics formula one racing and a twenty team count for construction of the big news has really been completed or is on the way it's one area where the country's likely behind schedule to pain management however a new university in sochi will open its doors for sultan to help resolve this the olympic games the most important the most difficult to organize and probably the most representative sport in the world the manager who is who can organize. able. to organise any kind of sporting. russia's sports industry is booming according to lecture only choli pitch in it's great eight times faster than the country's g.d.p. he estimates fifteen thousand sports managers will be needed nationwide every year the country will also

all in the diplomacy in the black sea resort of sochi. and secretary general and russia's foreign minister announced that they completely agree that the conflict in syria has to be resolved without any foreign military intervention and it would be full respect of syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity at the same time mr barnaby moral support of the idea of this joint conference which would involve both of the syrian opposition and to be authorities however you two diplomats also listed some of the key stumbling blocks at the moment first of all the opposition is still very divided and it's unclear who can represent it as a whole at this conference or secondly according to a foreign minister. it will be nice to see all the regional players there taking ports including iran and saudi arabia which makes all the problems with washington prior to meeting with the moon in his interview said that if the syrian authorities are ready to take part in this event then the rebels are still making preconditions. in contrast to the syrian governm

light to russia's talks initiative is going off is following the diplomacy in the black sea resort of sochi. and secretary general and russia's foreign minister announced that they completely agree that the conflict in syria has to be resolved without any foreign military intervention and it would be full respect of syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity at the same time mr bond even supported the idea of this joint conference which would involve both of the syrian opposition and the authorities however through diplomats also listed some of the key stumbling blocks at the moment first of all the opposition is still very divided and it's unclear who can represent it as a whole at this conference or secondly according to a foreign minister. it will be nice to see all the regional players there are taking port including iran and saudi arabia which makes all of the problems with washington prior to meeting with the moon in his interview said that if the syrian authorities are ready to take part in this event then the rebels are still making preconditions. that will play in contrast to the

russia's black sea resort of sochi where the. the biggest problems between russia in israel right now relating to syria are moscow's shipments of the ass three hundred air defense systems to damascus which is doing under arms deal signed a long time ago and the jewel recent airstrikes over a syrian territory allegedly conducted by israel which is still hasn't officially confirmed but hasn't officially rejected either one of the as three hundred systems could only be used for defense purposes and to their ship and don't violate international agreements then clearly an airstrike of a country of another state sovereign territory definitely does but what we're seeing here now and benjamin than internationals visit to sochi clearly illustrates that these stumbling blocks are currently being set aside sort of for a greater cause and that is finding ways to finally establish peace in syria these really prime minister is definitely the not the first official to come to russia to discuss syria recently first it was john kerry u.s. secreta

oh definitely a visit to sochi continues this diplomatic marathon that's been happening recently russia was earlier visited by u.s. secretary of state to the prime ministers of great britain israel and other officials with syria of course dominating the talks and perhaps we're witnessing right now a shift in the approach by many western nations to resolving the conflict in syria since basically threw out the car for that since its start to most western states clearly took the side of the rebels and now they're talking about this joint conference however some problems that still remain for instance with the united states one john kerry visited russia it seemed that they were completely on the scene page with moscow but as soon as you lapse you started again calling for president assad to resign and promised to increase the support of the rebels which was just recently backed by president obama so definitely a lot to talk about for u.n. secretary general as he is still set to meets with the russian president later on friday of course we'll be bringing you all the details as it happens liv

syrian capital earlier this month it's easy but of course going off is in russia's black sea resort of sochi where the two leaders are due to meet . the biggest problems between russia in israel right now relating syria are moscow's shipments of the hundred air defense systems to moscow's which is doing under arms deal signed a long time ago and the jewel recent airstrikes over a syrian territory allegedly conducted by israel which is still hasn't officially confirmed but hasn't officially rejected either one of the as three hundred systems could only be used for defense purposes and to their ship and don't violate international agreements then clearly an air strike of a country of another state sovereign territory definitely does but what we're seeing here now and benjamin the net and apples visit to sochi clearly illustrates that the stumbling blocks are currently being set aside sort of for a greater cause and that is finding ways to finally establish peace in syria these really prime ministers that feeling of the not the first official to come to russia to discuss syria recently first it

going off in russia's black sea resort of sochi for the two leaders due to me. the biggest problem is between russia and israel right now relieving syria moscow's shipments of the hundred air defense systems to damascus which is doing under arms deal signed a long time ago and the jewel recent airstrikes over a syrian territory allegedly conducted by israel which is still hasn't officially confirmed but hasn't officially rejected either but if the asked three hundred systems could only be used for defense purposes and to their ship and don't violate international agreements then clearly an air strike of a country of another state sovereign territory definitely does but what we're seeing here now and benjamin the net on apple's visit to sort she clearly illustrates that the stumbling blocks are currently being set aside sort of for a greater cause and that is finding ways to finally establish peace in syria these really prime minister is definitely the not the first official to come to russia to discuss syria recently first it was john kerry u.s. secretary of sta

finally the black sea resort of sochi will host next year's winter olympics and is also the location of russia's first ever limp university built to help the country prepare to hold future big sporting events were given portland has more over the next five years russia will host several of the world's major sporting events the world of politics championships the winter olympics formula one race yes and a twenty team come. construction of the big news has really been completed or is on the way there's one area where the country's likely behind sports event management however a new university in sochi will open its doors for sultan to help resolve this the olympic games the most important the most difficult to organize and probably the most representative sport in the world the manager who is who can organize and will be able. to organise any kind of sporting. russia's sports industry is booming according to lecture only choli pichon it's great eight times faster than the country's g.d.p. he estimates fifteen thousand sports managers will be needed nationwide every year the country wil

who is following the talks in the black sea resort of sochi how about you gordon nice to see you believed as did the leaders say over the neighboring and never ending syrian crisis . well the leaders of both countries seem very united in the idea that any more violence in syria will lead not only to severe consequences in the country itself but in the entire region and see only a peaceful diplomatic solution to this conflict pledging not to rock the boat and to continue working together in the search for peace in the meantime the meeting here in sochi took place shortly after two air strikes in syria allegedly conducted by israel which haven't been officially admitted but it hasn't officially rejected them either and while all of itself is really unsatisfied and critical of moscow for supplying the f. three hundred air defense systems to damascus under arms deals which were signed a few years back before the conflict in the country started but if the arms shipments are not violating any international agreements and rules the same really can't be said about one state. another state in terr

secretary general is already in sochi and like you said he is ready to meet with both russia's foreign minister and the president continuing this diplomatic marathon with been witnessing since earlier russia was visited by u.s. secretary of state and british and israeli prime ministers another officials with syria dominating the talks and perhaps we're now witnessing a shift in the approach by many nations to the situation since they're now talking about putting together this joint conference which would include both of the syrian rebels and the authorities however several stumbling blocks still remain and avoiding to russia's foreign ministers to go over all of the syrian opposition is still very divided and it's unclear right now who can represent it as a whole at this conference and also secondly the rebels are still voicing preconditions because it's. in contrast to the syrian government which has responded quite positively to the russian american initiative the opposition zones that was quite vague they said that they welcome any initiatives that will help stop the violence but be

from russia as a result the city of sochi where the russian on israeli need is to meet you go many thanks indeed and please keep us up to date so israelis one of the countries with most to gain from a fast resolution to the syrian conflict it's already being affected by this spillover from the crisis that some believe it only has itself to blame as a middle east correspondent paul it's clear he explains. it's a new offer and stand here so that they have to think one or two like they have to think one hundred times a day you know what to do with guns armed men that have been given the green light to fire into israel retaliated by damascus patel of his attack last week israeli officials have still not gone on record admitting they carried out two is strikes in forty eight hours but most people here are certain they did and damascus is certain of it it didn't mince its words calling israel's actions a declaration of war the criticism echoes in israel as well arab citizens took to the streets to protest and while divided over their support of the side they were clear on one thing israel's act

r t finally the black sea resort of sochi will host next year's winter olympics and is also the location of russia's first ever limp university built to help the country prepare to hold future big sporting events were given portland has more over the next five years russia will host several of the world's major sporting events the world athletics championships the winter olympics formula one racing us and a twenty team camp for construction of the news has already been completed or is on the way there's one area where the country's likely behind schedule to pain management however a new university in sochi will open its doors for sultan to help resolve this the olympic games the most important the most difficult to organize and probably the most representative sport in the world the manager who is who can organize the big you will be able. to organise any kind of sporting. russia's sports industry is booming according to lecture only choli pitch in it's great eight times faster than the country's g.d.p. he estimates fifteen thousand sports managers will be needed nationwide every year th

well the other wait is finally over isn't it we now know what the medals will look like for the sochi winter olympics and paralympics we were told beforehand just to tease you a bit more they would capture russia's national identity and character and i think actually they have done just that in essence they try to show the warts of the black sea colliding with the ice of the mountains at the present i piano and if you look very closely you also notice a bit of a patchwork quilt the man is met meant to represent the multi ethnicity of russia the man who led the presentation was to make china shankar he is the man in charge of this sort you organizing committee he basically have to see the whole preparations for these games and he told me just a few moments ago that he hopes when people do win these medals a little so take the spirit of russia away with them and if you win one of those gold medals you will have to have a pretty strong net because they do weigh in at over five hundred grounds dreijer shanker was also talking a little earlier about. the problems that the sox you going to