time head of the home free glad you could join us german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with russian president vladimir putin here in germany with crises in syria and ukraine high on the agenda but they're all signs of a pragmatic thaw in what have been difficult relations with a key energy project also on the table. it's their second meeting in three months and there's no shortage of issues for the two leaders to chew over. i mean the third thoughts in view of the fact that there are so many serious issues around the world we need an opportunity to find solutions we both have responsibility germany but in particular also russia because russia is a permanent member of the security council so we need to look for solutions that are in our best and reasons within. solutions on syria will be difficult as merkel said there has been a reduction in the fighting but the search goes on for an end to the conflict. the same goes for ukraine this is the first time vladimir putin has met merkel in germany since the ukraine conflict began and peace is still elusive. of course we will

gardenia putin has just landed in berlin for talks with angela merkel. we visit one of the syrian cities worst hit by the war aleppo to witness the reconstruction process of the years under attack by islamic state and militants. and the u.s. plans to spend up to fifteen million dollars on enhancing stole just physical performance and insurance it warns future conflicts will take place in less medically robust areas. a very warm welcome it thick it's seven pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. in for national with me me here and. well a key day for world diplomacy of lattimer putin has just landed in the german capital for talks with angela merkel among the pressing issues on the agenda are syria and sanctions daniel hawkins joins me now live from berlin and daniel good to see you what more do we know about their meeting at this point. well as the second meeting between chancellor merkel and president putin in just a few months the last one taking place of course in the russian city of sochi which merkel visited back in may the message f

i'm headed on free glad you could join us german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with russian president vladimir putin here in germany with the crises in both syria and ukraine high on the agenda with a key energy project also on the table there are signs of a pragmatic for one of the difficult relations. it's their second meeting in three months and there's no shortage of issues for the two leaders to chew over. i mean if he said that in view of the fact that there are so many serious issues around the world we need an opportunity to find solutions we both have responsibility in germany but in particular also russia because russia is a permanent member of the security council so we need to look for solutions. with. solutions on syria will be difficult as merkel said there has been a reduction in the fighting but the search goes on for an end to the conflict but putin at least is talking about post-war reconstruction. still let me remind you that one million refugees are in jordan one million in lebanon three million are in turkey but this is potentially a huge burden

on how to hold free glad you could join us german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with russian president vladimir putin here in germany with the crises in both syria and ukraine high on the agenda but the key energy project also on the table there are signs of a pragmatic thaw and what have been difficult relations. it's their second meeting in three months and there's no shortage of issues for the two leaders to chew over. i mean. in view of the fact that there are so many serious issues around the world we need an opportunity to find solutions we both have responsibility germany but in particular also russia because russia is a permanent member of the security council so we need to look for solutions. solutions on syria will be difficult as merkel said there has been a reduction in the fighting but the search goes on for an end to the conflict but putin at least is talking about post-war reconstruction. still let me remind you that one million refugees are in jordan one million in lebanon three million are in turkey but this is potentially a huge burden for europe and

top level relationship looks more active and more cool deal than it has for some years as merkel said earlier this week while breakthroughs are unlikely talking remains essential. we'll talk more about this now i'm joined by the w.c. and the show win in moscow thomas sparrow in maze of bag that's the venue of the talks and here in the studio with me our political correspondent nina has a welcome to you all thomas i'd like to begin with you because american putin met just recently in fact in such a why exactly all the two leaders meeting now well i'm going to merkel cannot focus on foreign policy one of her strengths so vibing a key internal debate on migrations of that can explain at least partially why they are meeting now that focused on that american on how government want to put on foreign policy issues and foreign policy issues that by the way have to be solved with russia when we're talking for example about the crisis in ukraine we're talking about the crisis in syria in particular for example the crisis in ukraine is one that i'm going to mobile has been trying for years along

visit to germany seems twenty four mrs merkel has visited russia several times since then most notably back in may many outlets hitting the headlines with these at this meeting questioning who can come out of on top who can get from these meetings is the better negotiates a very much it's a case of reality for miss that mrs merkel and mr putin the two have been forced somewhat close. said together because of a rift between american donald trump and europe over the iran nuclear deal and tariffs and of course additional u.s. sanctions on to russia has become a sort of marriage of convenience the pair have clashed on numerous issues but of course they do also agree on some mrs merkel has said this is a working visit don't expect much from this meeting that has been her message although she did say that the dollar go relationship with russia is necessary to keep communication going not surprising perhaps given the amount of hot topics on the agenda syria being the one as the country moves from an active battlefield military phase to negotiations about spheres of influence and the interests

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romaine: i am bostick.omaine shery: vladimir putin is meeting with angela merkel. >> angela merkel seems to be trying to downplay what could happen in the summit. angela merkel is a cautious and pragmatic politician. him to germany to see her one-on-one, the first time since 2013. she has a lot at stake and will be careful about promising too much to vladimir putin. she does not trust him and they have a long history of animosity. she has pushed hard for unity in the eu sanctions against russia over crimea. she will talk about a couple of pressing issues, turkey, syria, and the urgent need for natural gas for germany. she will not want to give too much away. romaine: it seems clear the benefit for vladimir putin. what about angela merkel? how much risk is she taking having a meeting like this with him? >> she is a very experienced politician and used to dealing with cretins -- putin. there is famous footage of her with him walking alongside her trying to talk to her and she rolled her eyes at him. she is capable of holding her own. important for her to be taking a leadership role again i

strategy i think that this is something that merkel in germany needed something to give to. in germany on the borders american government in germany. for spain if all the issues that are more important like mainly resources for them to manage the. war there your sense of want to address the situation in spain. agreement with america can work for the tyrant or and i'm sick of that right spain because they know that they are not going to manage to get to to germany or they go to germany that will be sent back to spain and it's not a very attractive country. for them to settle so for for maybe the asylum seekers that can be a deterrent which is going to compass manage the influx of migrants. over there and at the same time i think that for better sanchez and spain it's not the main problem. seekers are not big amount of people arriving to the coast it has to do more with. african migrants where there really a deal with the european union and climate just briefly you know we've been told that spain is getting nothing from germany for excepting this deal is that really the case b

clashed on multiple occasions mrs merkel has been one of president putin's fiercest critics though in recent times the two leaders have been pushed closer together into a political marriage of convenience both have been affected by american economic tariffs russia has been hit by u.s. sanctions with more to come on the back of the shock scandal and merkel has been criticized by trump as being a russian captive because of gas supplies the latter will be a key topic with the north stream two pipeline project pushing ahead despite both criticism and trouble at last the ukraine which has been a thorn in the side of russian german relations since twenty fourteen would also be discussed the implementation of the minsk accords and peacekeeping operations as well despite their major differences of course they do have common ground only iran nuclear deal on bilateral economic issues as well and through charles of michael's knowledge of russia and mr putin's knowledge of germany they have always maintained at least according to a relationship. with the former well we don't know each other well

stream to out avoiding a humanitarian catastrophe in the north of syria more specifically province merkel said that there was no question in syria or ukraine which couldn't be resolved through dialogue communication and discussion she said the situation in ukraine the control of that situation the sending in of the peacekeeping mission something that has been a bit of a sticking point between russia and germany russia and europe should be discussed and steps taken to ensure that takes place she also said that the situation in syria has seen positive moves but it's important to avoid what she described as a humanitarian catastrophe in the areas where conflict was just. all right in the country hussan mentioned as well the humanitarian question in syria statements it's important that the refugees people who have escaped from the country but want to go but want to return get the full support of russia the e.u. all parties involved all agents to have interests in the country as well and that russia is always ready to discuss questions of bilateral trade and business interests with its europea

from having a home free glad you could join us german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with russian president vladimir putin here in germany with the crises in both syria and ukraine high on the agenda with a key energy projects also on the table there are signs of a pragmatic thaw in what have been difficult relations. it's their second meeting in three months and there's no shortage of issues for the two leaders to chew over. and you think that that in view of the fact that there are so many serious issues around the world we need an opportunity to find solutions we both have responsibility in germany but in particular also russia because russia is a permanent member of the security council so we need to look for solutions. within. solutions on syria will be difficult as merkel said there has been a reduction in the fighting but the search goes on for an end to the conflict but putin at least is talking about post-war reconstruction. still let me remind you that one million refugees are in jordan one million in lebanon three million are in turkey but this is potential

angela merkel is now inviting vladimir putin to germany. the repercussions of what president trump is doing, we are seeing this realignment and all of these different alliances around the world. is a great think it concern that turkey is reconciling with germany as germany is a strong partner with the u.s.. more worried about turkey cozying up with russia and iran, those of the u.s. -- foes of the u.s. you are correct about the realignment. it is what happens when you decide you will but heads. caused may be there opposed on the global economy? we had secret eyes global growth for some time and this seems to be fishers. is that affecting the global economy? >> i do not think we are there yet, the u.s. growth is strongly and turkey has strong growth until recently. china has had a slowdown. i do not think you can attribute the slowdown as of yet to the u.s. the tariffs today are only $34 billion and they could get bigger. it is a problem more with the future. shery: we have not seen a drop in exports from china yet. david: or the trade defic

how did he treat angela merkel? , the little we saw as reporters, remember, they only came out for some matter of fact statements before talking. there was not a big readout or a news conference for them to show they had made up. it was all matter of fact. neutral isnguage was the best way to put it. the only point where merkel cracked a smile was when a ,ussian reporter asked putin you attended this wedding on your way over to berlin, how was that? he said it was nice but it was private. you get the idea that on the top cell --s a tough sell to say that he has broken the ice with merkel. there are things they agree on and things they disagree on and that merkel will not forget. romaine: was this meeting borne putin's mind's or or was this about the changing political landscape that has pushed them closer together than they would have been? that theyre things agree on anyway. the gas pipeline which runs from russia or supposed to bring russian gas directly to germany, being a big one. we heard again today from merke

top stories on aussie transmit putin holds talks with germany's angela merkel just outside been with the iran nuclear sale and syrian reconstruction on the agenda. will say we visit one of the cities west hit by the war in syria and to witness the reconstruction process off to get is under attack by islamic state of the minutes and. the u.s. plans to spend up to fifteen million dollars on enhancing soldiers physical performance and insurance the pentagon mourns future conflicts will require troops with the highest tolerance for extreme conditions. it's enough to get out to best who's been charged with acting as a registered russian agent in the u.s. has been transported to another prison we hear from her lawyer about her health and what to expect in the case. it's just ten to re-add my head in moscow you're watching international welcome to the program russian president vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel have concluded talks at me is a big palace nearby and then there were several topics up for discussion including the rebuilding of syria on the iran nuclear agreement

this is of course the second meeting between mr putin and mrs merkel in the matter of months her last visit to russia came back in may where they took part in but actual talks this is their first but actual talks in germany for quite some time the shots it has been quite blunt with a message don't expect results has been the message so far quite pragmatic with what can be expected saying this is a normal working visit nevertheless though the media has already been speculating what can be gained from this meeting who will come out on top and can headway be made on the key issues there one of them of course being the syrian conflict which is coming to simmer down at least the military front differences though do remain among global leaders this will be viewed as an opportunity by michael to try to make some headway that you have with some of them and he says that's what's going on and a meeting on syria and between germany france russia and turkey could be useful if needs to be well prepared that's the reason why there is no date for it yet but we're working on in prepared three meeting

headlines all naughty flotsam if you attend holds talks with germany's angela merkel just outside been and with the iran nuclear tale and syrian reconstruction on the agenda. also this hour we visit one of the city's worst test by the war in syria and that's a to witness the reconstruction process off t.v. is under attack by islamic states and other militants. the u.s. plans to spend up to fifteen million dollars on haunting soldiers physical performance and jewelry and the pentagon mourns future conflicts will require troops with a higher tolerance for extreme conditions. and summary abuse and they going to activist who's been charged with acting as an unregistered russian agent tim u.s. has been transferred to another prison we hear from her lawyer about her health and what to expect in the case. you're watching r t international good to have you with us russian president vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel have concluded talks that means a big palace near beilin there was several topics up for discussion including the rebuilding of syria and the iran nuclear agreement

ok day for while diplomacy as applied to me putin travels to germany for talks with angela merkel on saturday among the pressing issues on the agenda our theory up on sanctions the new holkins reports from the lead. this is the second meeting between chancellor merkel and president putin in a matter of months the last one being a visit by the chancellor to the city of sochi back in may her message has been very clear this is a working visit don't expect any concrete results the media though have already been speculating as to what can be gained from these talks can progress be made on key issues and who can come out on top now while remaining realistic merkel has emphasized the importance of having a relationship with russia and having functional dialogue and communication syria will be one of the key topics where this will be important as the scale of the conflict simmers down differences between leaders very much remain and mrs merkel viewed this as an opportunity to find some common ground he says that's what's going on and a meeting on syria between germany france russia and turk

on how to how free you could join us german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with russian president vladimir putin here in germany with the crises in both syria and ukraine high on the agenda but the key energy project also on the table there are signs of a pragmatic thaw and what have been difficult relations. it's their second meeting in three months and there's no shortage of issues for the two leaders to chew over. i mean i think that that in view of the fact that there are so many serious issues around the world we need an opportunity to find solutions we both have responsibility in germany but in particular also russia because russia is a permanent member of the security council so we need to look for solutions. solutions on syria will be difficult as medical said there has been a reduction in the fighting but the search goes on for an end to the conflict but putin at least is talking about post-war reconstruction. still let me remind you that one million refugees are in jordan one million in lebanon three million are in turkey but this is potentially a huge burden f

mrs merkel never want to come forward with a statement unless she really really has to and of course peter altmire being one of her most trusted cabinet members he was the head of the chancellery for five years between twenty thirteen to twenty eighteen so what he says can be really taken is the word of angela merkel what mrs merkel and or germany says is usually in lockstep with what brussels has to say on these matters so we can really keep gannett that this is the opinion of the european union but it's not just the e.u. berland mrs merkel or mr altmire that have issues with tariffs trump and trade at the moment in turkey well they've seen a much tougher reaction in fact on sunday while the german economy minister was speaking to sunday newspapers over the weekend president ed the one we're speaking to must crowd saying that if this trade war wasn't well backed down from from the u.s. side then well turkey could start looking for allies and friends elsewhere who you know. we will respond to the one declaring war tree to the whole world. new markets finding new corporations and alli

angela merkel says she's open to all those ideas of the she wants to give peace process to continue as well and she said yesterday the important thing is to avoid a humanitarian crisis in in northern syria but i think anything that could shorten the war there that would appeal to angela merkel and to other european leaders so there seems to have been progress on ukraine and the two leaders do have some common interests regarding energy what was that that they talked about yesterday we have as this know would stream to pipeline project would bring even more russian gas through the baltic sea to germany a very important project for russia putin said you know this would make russia an even more reliable energy partner for europe don't trump by the way says it would make germany totally dependent on russia so he's critical of it but merkel says that what she wants is russia to agree that even with nord stream two russian gas will continue to flow through ukraine as a transit country because that's the strategic relationship there putin was very skeptical he said any such deal would have to

and france have come and gone chancellor merkel has remained a stalwart. she will take this opportunity to reinforce our position as a european leader mr putin will take this opportunity to take steps towards ending russia's isolation through those economic sanctions and despite their major differences of course they do have common ground on leave iran nuclear deal on bilateral economic issues as well and through. russia and mr putin's knowledge of germany they have always maintained at least the relationship. while we don't know each other well enough but i'm amazed by her ability to live through. this because it is known in the russian president likes to drink the german beer and sometimes there is a possibility that we can make exchanges toast i've also gotten very good smoked fish. angular from time to time since a couple of bottles over the. germany years not only stop off on saturday before he gets there he's paying a social visit attending the wedding of austrian foreign minister. and businessman of all. the ceremony taking place at a venue in austr

angle merkel in berlin with the iran nuclear deal and syrian reconstruction on the agenda . we visit one of the syrian cities worst hit by the war aleppo to witness the reconstruction process after years under attack by islamic state and militants also to come the u.s. plans to spend up to fifteen million dollars on enhanced and soldiers physical performance and insurance it warns the future conflicts will take place in less medically robust areas and marines the sooner the gun activists she's been charged with acting as a number of russian agents in the u.s. has been transferred to another prison we hear from her lawyer about her health and what to expect in the case next. that welcome she's got nine pm here in moscow you're watching international. talks between london and anglo merkel have just got underway in berlin the rebuilding of syria as well as the iran nuclear agreement are among the key issues on the agenda reporting now from the german capital his hawkins'. press conference concluded literally about two three minutes or so ago some just getting updates saying as

merkel has invited putin into her turf. the angela merkel, she does not chance putin. she has been a vocal critic, in fact, famous for a g20 meeting where putin is walking alongside her and she is caught rolling her eyes. it is just a starting point. francine: germany is also in a that hotspot -- hot spot. does she need him to agree to something? or is it just a meet and greet? >> part of it is to make sure --many's voice is still her heard. though it more sanctions may come, there is a sense of a personal report between putin and trump. accused oftrump has being held hostage by russia over gas. so she certainly has -- the timing is right for. francine: does this move euro, dollar? simon: probably not. if you look at the next 12 months, yield, generally speaking, has become less of an issue. politics. geopolitics have yet to play a major role in driving the market. but there are things kicking in that suggest it starts to play more of an issue. for example, the pressures they have brought on turkey had been quite extreme. again,re elements there, we are talking about w

mrs merkel never want to come forward with a statement unless she really really has to and of course peter altmire being one of her most trusted cabinet members he was the head of the chancellery for five years between twenty thirteen to twenty eighteen so what he says can be really taken is the word of angela merkel what mrs merkel and or germany says is usually in lockstep with what brussels has to say on these matters so we can really get ghana that this is the opinion of the european union but it's not just the e.u. berland mrs merkel or mr altmire that have issues with tariffs trump and trade at the moment in turkey well they've seen a much tougher reaction in fact on sunday while the german economy minister was speaking to sunday newspapers over the weekend president ed the one we're speaking to must crowd saying that if this trade war wasn't well backed down from from the u.s. side then well turkey could start looking for allies and friends elsewhere who you know. we will respond to the one declaring war tree to the whole world. new markets finding new corporations and allies.

long list of challenges in berlin german chancellor angela merkel just managed to ride out the latest political storm over her migration policy this town hall consultation is a stark reminder that there are dark clouds hanging over what everybody spec's to be her last term in office in december parties expected to realize as party leader usually no contest but these are unusual times. reiterated her support for a united european approach to migration at that too and a session as a complicated reality of managing migration continues to play out in the mediterranean the rescue ship aquarius has now been given permission by malta to enter port after five european union countries agreed to accept the migrants on board the deal and the latest standoff between e.u. members that kept the n.g.o.s ship and one hundred forty one people stranded at sea for days without safe harbor. after days at sea the exhausted travelers will be docking in malta. rescued off the coast of libya the one hundred forty one migrants on board the aquarius were in turn rejected by several coastal countries including

today for a while diplomacy as platinum and putin is traveling to germany to meet angela merkel among the pressing issues on the agenda syria unsanctioned daniel hawkins reports from berlin. this is the second meeting between chancellor merkel and president putin in a matter of months the last one being a visit by the chancellor to the city of sochi back in may her message has been very clear this is a working visit don't expect any concrete results the media though have already been speculating as to what can be gained from these talks can progress be made on key issues on who can come out on top now while remaining realistic merkel has emphasized the importance of having a relationship with russia and having functional dialogue and communication syria will be one of the key topics where this will be important as the scale of the conflict simmers down differences between leaders very much remain and mrs merkel of uses as an opportunity to find some common ground he says that's what's going on and a meeting on syria between germany france russia and turkey kidney useful that it needs

mrs merkel never want to come forward with a statement unless she really really has to and of course peter altmire being one of her most trusted cabinet members he was the head of the chancellery for five years between twenty thirteen to twenty eighteen so what he says can be really taken is the word of angela merkel what mrs merkel and or germany says is usually in lockstep with what brussels has to say on these matters so we can really get ghana that this is the opinion of the european union but it's not just the e.u. berland mrs merkel or mr altmire that have issues with tariffs trump and trade at the moment in turkey well they've seen a much tougher reaction in fact on sunday while the german economy minister was speaking to sunday newspapers over the weekend president ed the one we're speaking to must crowd saying that if this trade war wasn't well backed down from from the u.s. side then well turkey could start looking for allies and friends elsewhere who you know. we will respond to the one declaring a war of trade to the whole world. new markets finding new corporations and a

erdogan is reaching out to angela merkel. meeting to review a financial support program designed to help the country are parrots finances and stay of off -- stave off evaluation. withinance ministers met their bahraini counterparts in the island kingdom. they said their countries were committed to fiscal stability and economic growth. elise pie minister has said he will start the procedure to revoke the license in the wake of the fatal to know a breach collapse. the government cannot wait for the outcome of the probe and trial. the death toll has risen to 39 and the number of fatalities could rise further. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you. into a beares sank market falling more than 20% closing at a four-year high and london. that was in june. trade story, turkey, etc. all coming through. there is a dollar strength element to this. joining us now, mark cudmore. we are done yet with this c

thanks for joining us i'm marrying evan steen german chancellor angela merkel will host a bilateral summit with russian president vladimir putin later today the talks north of berlin are expected to focus on energy issues as well as the conflict in syria and ukraine german or russian times have been tense for years the bugs are showing signs of a pragmatic fault this. will be the two leaders second meeting in the past three months. well i'm joined now by emily sure one who's standing by in moscow we've got thomas sparrow who's at maison burg north of berlin where the meeting is about to take place and our political correspondent nina is here with me in the studio so thomas i'd like to begin with you marilyn cuttin actually just met not too long ago in sochi so why exactly are the two leaders meeting again today. well essentially because they have a lot to talk about so whatever they discussed in previous meetings did not necessarily bring about concrete results so both leaders found that there was a need to further discuss some of the key issues that both leaders and both countries are fac

long list of challenges in berlin german chancellor angela merkel just managed to ride out the latest political storm over her migration policy this town hall consultation is a stark reminder that there are dark clouds hanging over what everybody expects to be her last term in office in december parties expected to reelect her as party leader usually no contest but these are unusual times. well i'm going back reiterated her support for a united european approach to migration in a session as the complicated reality of managing migration continues to play out in the mediterranean the rescue ship aquarius has now been given permission by malta to enter port after five european union countries agreed to accept the migrants on board the deal and the latest standoff between you members that kept the ngo ship and one hundred forty one people stranded at sea for days without safe harbor. after days at sea the exhausted travelers will be docking in malta. rescued off the coast of libya the one hundred forty one migrants on board the aquarius were in turn rejected by several coastal countries i

under merkel and a lot of near putin will meet in germany later on today with syria and sanctions both on the agenda. thank god my god let me just you know if you got cut back because that gets on the part in production two palestinians were killed during a protest in the gaza strip where demonstrators attempted to break through the border fence with israel. to thank a very warm welcome you are watching r.t. international with me make it a top story this hour with the syrian army reestablishing control of the country a new war is being fought against the destruction that was wreaked by militants and terrorists the rebuilding of key infrastructure is under way we travel to syria to witness the recovery efforts firsthand. much of the city of aleppo is still in ruins reviving it to its former glory is a task of gargantuan proportions and of immense political and economic importance the citadel of aleppo has become the symbol of the city's resistance. but aleppo is much more than just a maze of antique streets and attractions from history books. the militants have stolen computer units wit

tariffs russia has been affected by sanctions mrs merkel has been criticized for being overly reliant on russian gas imports indeed the nords dream to part from project was also something that was discussed news headlines questioned what could really come out of these bilateral talks which side could gain watson who would come out on top in negotiations but as the day here draws to a close and the limousines pull up to take this back to their residences mrs merkel will take this as an opportunity to consolidate her position as a european leader capable of negotiating with russia and putin while the russian president will view this as a chance to take steps to bring russia out of its isolation through those sanctions and find common ground with one of his oldest political colleagues. but before meeting marco putin paid a quick social visit to austria the russian president stopped off to attend the wedding of the country's foreign minister. oh. thank you. it was really great the ceremony took place it's a venue art in austria steria state some slums the foreign minister for inciting put

i'm going to merkel arriving in nigeria. the last stop on her brief tour of west africa using hopeful rhetoric to focus on illegal migration to europe the president heard the president indicated that sixty percent of the people living in nigeria are under thirty years old. so it's a young country with knots of ambition. and we agree that people smuggling criminality and illegal migration can only be dealt with if young people have economic opportunity is at the same time. sentiments mirrored by nigeria's president bihari against. my countrymen. illegally find their way to other countries. or not we do good support anything. but the push factors in nigeria are many recent research shows that more than a third of nigerians have considered moving abroad in part because of widespread corruption an even bigger reason to leave is poverty new data suggests that the west african state has surpassed india as the country with the most people living in extreme poverty merkel's under pressure back in germany to be seen to be finding a s

solo this is the second meeting between the two leaders in a matter of months with merkel having visited the city of sochi back in may this fall so his message has been quite clear this is a working visit don't expect any groundbreaking results to spot that though it has been hitting the headlines media discussing who could get. and walked out of this meeting can any progress be made on who will come out on top all of those very key issues now all remain coldly realistic and pragmatic on these talks said mrs merkel has maintained the importance of maintaining a relationship with russia and of maintaining that dog and communication with their partner key parts of this of course will be on the syria question as the active military phase of the conflict simmers down tensions and differences between global leaders on the outcome of this conflict remain as salient and as wide as ever and mrs merkel has said this meeting is an opportunity to find some common ground on those differences. he says his thoughts can and a meeting on syria between germany france russia and turkey could be useful if

i'm going to merkel arriving in syria. the last stop on her brief tour of west africa using hopeful rhetoric to focus on illegal migration to europe the president heard the president indicated that sixty percent of the people living in nigeria are under thirty years old. so it's a young country with lots of ambition. and we agree that people smuggling criminality and illegal migration can only be dealt with if young people have economic opportunities at the same time. sentiments mirrored by nigeria's president bihari against. my countrymen and women that illegally find their way to other countries. or not we do good support. indiscipline but the push factors in nigeria are many recent research shows that more than a third of nigerians have considered moving abroad in part because of widespread corruption an even bigger reason to leave is poverty new data suggests that the west african state has surpassed india as the country with the most people living in extreme poverty. merkel's under pressure back in germany to be seen

vladimir putin is said to have a grudging respect for angela merkel. but the relationship‘s tense and she‘s got some big demands of the man who wields such influence over so many conflicts. translation: syria will be an important topic. most of all we have to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in and around idlib. we‘ve seen fighting decrease elsewhere, but that doesn‘t mean we‘ve achieved peace. bearing flowers and controversy. the russian president‘s had a busy day. earlier, the wedding of the austrian foreign minister. her critics say the invitation undermined eu policy towards russia. he seemed keen to remind them that the eu needs him. translation: last year we marked the 50th anniversary of gas deliveries from the soviet union to western europe. in all these years, our country has reliably provided an uninterrupted energy supply. it‘s made and is making a significant contribution to the energy security of the entire european continent. even angela merkel admits she doesn‘t expect much from the talks, but insists it‘s vital to keep

thanks for joining us i'm marian evans steen german chancellor angela merkel has warned against a damaging fundamental democratic institutions such as a free press and an independent judiciary she made the comments in a wide ranging interview with a german public broadcaster that also touched on climate issues and relations with the united states and she reiterated comments she has made in the past that germany needs to. take on more responsibility and forge stronger european alliances including in matters pertaining to its military either concept enough here's part of what the chancellor said during her interview the. democracy is more than just someone winning good majority democracy also means protecting minorities freedom of the prince the ability to assemble freely and independent cool. the no indeed dependents of the country's institutions is no longer preserved the democracy itself is no longer complete. all right dan some analysis on the german chancellor's interview i'm joined in the studio by political correspondent came fraidy kate good to see you so kind of interesting to hear

german chancellor angela merkel has been in azerbaijan on the third day of a visit to the region the country is there are hoping for improve ties with the european union and nato for germany energy is key see azerbaijan is a major producer of natural gas and a pipeline now being built could pump it to europe and reduce reliance on russia but that could be complicated by as azerbaijan's human rights record and its bitter dispute with neighboring armenia. the german chancellor was welcomed by an azerbaijani honor guard but president. didn't welcome everyone in miracles delegation parliamentarian ah but viler a member of merkel's party was not allowed into the country can't visited the disputed region of the gorno car a box he was quickly replaced by another going to start member johan vida for despite the snow medical defended her visit she said it wouldn't be possible to resolve conflict without talks mentioned wastes fodder on. we had a frank discussion about human rights and we didn't agree on every issue but i argued for a strong civil society and that's has to include an open secu

a red carpet treatment for angela merkel in azerbaijan that their chancellor hopes the country can help german meet its dependency on natural gas but she says the other way when it comes to human rights. to. welcome to the show pope francis has received a warm welcome from supporters in dublin doing the first papal trip to ireland in forty years the point if. stadium in the irish capital way he is currently addressing tens of thousands of supporters and there you can see him people did lined the streets of dublin to welcome the pope to visit seen his visit has been overshadowed by decades of sexual abuse scandals cover up to go on to the moral authority of the catholic church francis met with several abuse survivors before traveling to the stadium. well pope francis said that he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse here's will. pope francis arrived in dublin knowing the first papal visit to ireland in nearly forty years would be overshadowed by the scandal over sex abuse by predatory priests the very presence of the pope would once have electrified the whole

zookeeper there's a reason for all of this and that is the mass immigration initiated by chancellor merkel. also coming up tonight as tributes for in for the late u.s. senator john mccain we'll speak to german lawmaker andreas nick about what mccain's passing means for germany and for the future of transatlantic relations. make no mistake my friends these are dangerous times but you should not count america out. or we begin today with another night of right wing demonstrations in eastern germany amid suspicions that there is a link between law enforcement and the you're not seats in the city of camden it's right wing groups gathered again tonight the demonstration follows two nights earlier this week of violent anti migrant protests that included up to seven thousand neo nazis far right supporters and according to police hooligans it was all allegedly triggered by the stabbing death of a german man two migrants a syrian and an iraqi have been arrested in connection with that killing of this was the scene earlier this evening as people gathered in the center of the city of however police sa

vladimir putin is said to have a grudging respect for angela merkel. but the relationships tense and she's got some big demands of the man who wields such influence over so many conflicts. translation: syria will be an important topic. most of all we have to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in and around idlib. we've seen fighting decrease elsewhere, but that doesn't mean we've achieved peace. bearing flowers and controversy. the russian president's had a busy day. earlier, the wedding of the austrian foreign minister. her critics say the invitation undermined eu policy towards russia. he seemed keen to remind them that the eu needs him. translation: last year we marked the 50th anniversary of gas deliveries from the soviet union to western europe. in all these years, our country has reliably provided an uninterrupted energy supply. it's made and is making a significant contribution to the energy security of the entire european continent. even angela merkel admits she doesn't expect much from the talks, but insists it's vital to keep talking to russia.

sanctions with more to come on the back of the novel shock scandal and merkel has been criticized by trump as being a russian captive because of gas supplies the latter will be a key topic with the north stream two pipeline project pushing ahead despite both criticism and contrive a seat at last the ukraine which has been a saw a thorn in the side of russian german relations since twenty fourteen would also be discussed the implementation of the minsk accords and peacekeeping operations as well despite their major differences of course they do have common ground only iran nuclear deal on bilateral economic issue. well through. russia and. germany they have always maintained at least the relationship. this is because there was no. fear and sometimes there is a possibility that we can make exchanges i've also got very good smoked fish. from time to time. but germany though is not only on saturday before he gets there he's paying a social visit attending the wedding the austrian foreign minister. and businessman of. a ceremony taking place at a vineyard in austria's styria. guessing whe

do you think they can afford it from a moral point of view do you think chancellor merkel for one can bring herself to be seen as standing shoulder to shoulder with trump and that well first of all i think that's a little bit unfair trump is the trump is the actor he is the decision maker in this terrible decision the european leaders are now stuck with a series of very uncomfortable dilemmas that they will need to resolve but but they're not the ones who created this disaster what i wrote though was that if iran were to were to respond to our violation with a violation of their own i'm quite sure that europe will side with the united states if you have the u.s. out of out of out of compliance in iran out of compliance then europe will side with us even if we were the if it's our fault if iran manages to stay in compliance i think europe is in a much more difficult situation and the possibility that they will try to strike a additional bargain with iran to provide some replacement economic benefits israel but i think the question here is not only striking additional concessions for ir

mrs merkel never want to come forward with a statement unless she really really has to and of course peter altmire being one of her most trusted cabinet members he was the head of the chancellery for five years between twenty thirteen to twenty eighteen so what he says can be really taken is the word of angela merkel what is merkel and or germany says is usually in lockstep with what brussels has to say on these matters so we can really get ghana that this is the opinion of the european union but it's not just the e.u. berland mrs merkel or mr altmire that have issues with tariffs trump and trade at the moment in turkey well they've seen a much tougher reaction in fact on sunday while the german economy minister was speaking to sunday newspapers over the weekend president ed the one we're speaking to must crowd saying that if this trade war wasn't well backed down from from the u.s. side then well turkey could start looking for allies and friends elsewhere who. we will respond to the one declaring a war of trade to the whole world. new markets finding new corporations and allies . at

welcome to the business german chancellor angela merkel has wrapped up a three day africa visit in nigeria a trip which also took her into. ghana and senegal focused on listing investment and economic development in the region nigeria is africa's second largest economy the hoyo rich country with nearly two hundred million people is a growing market and as nigeria emerges from a long recession merkel says the country should offer more support to german companies investing there a transparency international assist corruption remains a serious obstacle to attracting investment. let's get some insight into the situation in nigerian i'm joined now by adam or sac where she is and to printer and head of akron a venture that's an investment group putting money into agricultural start ups so you really have very good insight into the situation how bad is it with everyday corruption especially for business you know monica the narrative is actually shifting i would say and i say this because entertainers like myself and the private sector i increasingly playing a war and driving the economic activity

also on the program german chancellor angela merkel in spain for talks with her spanish counterpart pedro sanchez migration flows will be topping the agenda as a growing number of migrants arrived on spanish. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us it's been a tense twenty four hours in romania with hundreds injured in clashes between police and anti-government protesters tens of thousands have been rallying in the capital bucharest and also in other cities around the country to the government's resignation they blame the ruling social democrats for endemic corruption in romania and also for lower wages the protests were organized by groups of romanians who work abroad they say their country's corruption and its poor financial prospects effectively forced them to emigrate. by a night of violence in the romanian capital. leaving hundreds injured. bucharest police fired water cannon and tear gas at protesters after some tried to force their way through to government buildings. it had started as a peaceful day of demonstrations the crowd swelled by thousand

this top level relationship looks more active and more core deal than it has for some years as merkel said earlier this week while breakthroughs around likely talking remains essential. and i did have a personal correspondence time in young he filed that report joins me in studio now confinement so do you think yesterday's talks are a sign of a german russian and the ration ship improving yeah a little bit so angle america who says that she wants a good relationship with russia and vladimir putin and she was even talking this week about permanent dialogue between the two. i think contacts have dropped off a lot since russia annexed the crimea in two thousand and fourteen but of course in a world where for instance president trump has changed the calculus on a lot of foreign policy issues perhaps these two think you know talking and being seen to be talking together is more important than ever now person also wants europe to open as wallace and to have rebuilt theri it i think he's likely to get his wish was hinting yesterday that that's really what needs to happen reconstruction is th

mrs merkel never want to come forward with a statement unless she really really has to and of course peter altmire being one of her most trusted cabinet members he was the head of the chancellery for five years between twenty thirteen to twenty eighteen so what he says can be really taken is the word of angela merkel what mrs merkel and or germany says is usually in lockstep with what brussels has to say on these matters so we can really get ghana that this is the opinion of the european union but it's not just the e.u. berland mrs merkel or mr altmire that have issues with tariffs trump and trade at the moment in turkey well they've seen a much tougher reaction in fact on sunday while the german economy minister was speaking to sunday newspapers over the weekend president ed the one we're speaking to must crowd saying that if this trade war wasn't well backed down from from the u.s. side then well turkey could start looking for allies and friends elsewhere. we will respond to the one declaring a war of trade to the whole world. new markets finding new corporations and allies . at th

merkel was the natural heir to this position. personality, she doesn't see germany stepping into that. it should of been the eu overall. i think that is a very difficult game to play. i think she is finally realizing that she needs to step up. i think it is against her nature. i will be interested to see how it plays out for her because she is the person in the room wants to wait until everybody is talked and wants to take a diplomatic solution. i don't think the world needs middle-of-the-road'solutions. what we need is a very clear best practice operation on the table. has stepped u.s. away from these global structures, china has tried to step in. many have been critical of some parts of their policy. our you surprised to see the way that merkel is handling this? is very cautious. she tends to get all over ducks in a row before she proceeds. perhaps right now what germany and europe's needs -- europe needs is strong leadership. in turkey, there is concern about its future in nato. they are concerned about whether the migration d