a sanctioning measure on hezbollah we're voiced over this agreement with labeling hezbollah as a terrorist organization because it's a prism through the political party and our political system it has members of parliament and the previous government that has had ministers directly affiliated to to the structure of hezbollah and the current government but that remains an important political party and lebanon so we've always thought our our concern with it is a measurement of well this is a sovereign unilateral measure that pally disagree with but. we are keen not to not to make it an obstacle towards furthering our bilateral relations so if i'm a businessman in britain i want to do some business with an entity in lebanon and that company happens to have someone who is a member of a political party as well and in lebanon they're subject to sanctions or does this rollover trade deal trump the these sanctions we are keen that this issue does not. or does not affect the clean and transparent business structure and lebanon the banking sector as one of the most compliant and the the word i don't

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says hezbollah is a terrorist group and recently extended sanctions to target hezbollah's members in parliament that's an effort to weaken the group's control of the lebanese state and its political system u.s. secretary of state mike pompei a won't say if the us administration will work with lebanon's new government instead he reiterated what the united nations has repeatedly said that any any assistance will depend on reforms like fighting corruption and tax evasion and supporting an independent judiciary lebanese politicians have the power for decades have repeatedly piss bownde implemented reforms that would weaken their hold on power but they are under increasing pressure the economy is collapsing lebanon is close to bankruptcy and iran's influence in the government threatens international isolation. beirut at least $24.00 people have been killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a church in northern kenya faso the attack took place on sunday during a weekend service in the village of it's the 3rd religious attack in the area in the past week. hundreds of flood warnings remain

sanctioning measure on hezbollah we're voiced our this agreement with labeling hezbollah as a terrorist organization because it's a prism of political party and our political system it has members of parliament and the previous government that has. ministers directly affiliated to all the structure of hezbollah and the current government but that remains an important political party and lebanon so we've always thought our our concern with it is a measurement of this well this is a sovereign unilateral measure that pally disagree with but. we are keen not to not to make it an obstacle towards furthering our bilateral relations so. i'm a businessman in britain i want to do some business with an entity in lebanon and that company happens to have someone who is a member of a political party as well and in lebanon they're subject to sanctions or does this rollover trade deal trump the these sanctions we are keen that this issue does not . or does not affect the clean and transparent business structure and law but on the banking sector as one of the most compliant and the the word i don't thi

you talked a little bit about the end task with hezbollah. i want to ask you in addition, not just in the region but in this part of the world, i want to ask you about isis. there is some question at this point about the dimensions of the role and the field the u.s. will have in iraq and syria. are we concerned about isis kind of resetting itself and becoming more active? and then putting hezbollah and isis to one side, what other groups from global terrorist standpoint are we now being concerned about? >> i would answer that a couple of different ways. we talk about hezbollah and iran, as we look at the capabilities of iran we are most concerned when we talk about the homeland about cyber capabilities. these are mostly low level. mostly disruptive versus destructive. but that's something that director krebs has looked at. hezbollah are a sophisticated and capable of attacks here and overseas. they have a history approximately i'll run through it, of assassinations. they also, we see them presurveil iconic infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, it

might have ten of these missiles, or do you wait ten years what hezbollah has 10,000 of them. at the risk of a major backlash that could happen if you take action now? or you know, on the iranian side, how far do you push without the risk of killing yourself or your military leaders, leaving them vulnerable and susceptible to retaliation from the u.s.? so, that is what i'm saying we are in a pattern that is constantly evolving, but we shouldn't expect the weaker party, which is iran in this case, to unilaterally either capitulate or give away capabilities that it sees as critical to its national security. >> back to your question about the hard-liners takeover iran, i think ali is basically right. as long as there is only pressure to pull down the regime, it's not going to amount to much in one of the things that i would like to see is a better articulated and more consensus u.s. foreign policy on iran itself because when i see, when i saw what i was in the administration and still see is divided opinions. some people are hoping that economic pressure on iran will cause the co

in 1984 hezbollah bombed the jewish community center in buenos aires. those attacks came two years after israel killed hezbollah co-founder al salwi. and they waited two years for revenge. retaliation is not immediate, they will be patient. it's foolish for us to think that revenge of the killing for their general is over. and i'm terribly concerned that iran is going to be looking for even more vulnerabilities and opportunities to harm americans as retribution that will play out over the years. are you worried about that, too? >> oh, yes, we're very worried about iran. this is why we have strategic campaign to change the course of their behavior. >> well, let me just say that i think every day of the diplomates and troops spread all over the world, some of whom i visited over christmas with a this committee, they are already doing dangerous work and that's what they sign up for, but i'm worried that we've increased the chances of harm to these people who serve us. i think it's just led us down a more dangerous and unpredictable path of iran seeking rev

says hezbollah is a terrorist group and recently extended sanctions to target hezbollah's members in parliament that's an effort to weaken the group's control of the lebanese state and its political system u.s. secretary of state mike pompei a won't say if the us administration will work with lebanon's new government instead he reiterated. like fighting corruption. and supporting an independent. lebanese politicians who have been in power for decades have repeatedly postponed implementing reforms that would weaken their hold on power but they are under increasing pressure the economy is collapsing lebanon is close to bankruptcy and iran's influence in the government threatens international isolation. the u.n. says nearly 900000 civilians have fled fighting a northwestern syria since the beginning of december and warns this humanitarian crisis has reached what it calls a horrifying new level a syrian government offensive to retake the last rebel held areas has created the biggest single civilian displacement during this 9 year war half of the $3000000.00 civilians living in the provin

says hezbollah is a terrorist group and recently extended sanctions to target hezbollah's members in parliament that's an effort to weaken the group's control of the lebanese state and its political system u.s. secretary of state mike pompei a won't say if the us administration will work with lebanon's new government instead he reiterated what united nations has repeatedly said that any any assistance will depend on reforms like fighting corruption and tax evasion and supporting an independent judiciary lebanese politicians who have been in power for decades have repeatedly pice boned implementing reforms that would weaken their hold on power but they are under increasing pressure the economy is collapsing lebanon is close to bankruptcy and iran's influence in the government threatens international isolation so. beirut. can take up the headlines right now on al jazeera the number of people killed by the coronavirus has now passed 1800 after china reported 98 more that the number of confirmed cases are past 73000 that had a major hospital in the epicenter of the outbreak has also died

we have a hezbollah government in iran -- in lebanon. and instead of getting a citizen-focused technocratic government, we have an iranian-aligned hezbollah government in lebanon. iran is fighting back. they are escalating. they may not be shooting missiles at american military bases, but they are gaining ground. they are taking provocative actions throughout the region. and it's really important for us to understand that. it's really for us to understand how we are losing ground in places like iraq and yemen and lebanon, how much stronger iran is getting as a direct consequence of the action that was taken without congressional authorization. and my third and last point is this, even if we pass this war powers resolution, this president is still going to maintain that he has a mack truck sized loophole through which he can run military action overseas without coming to congress. the president's article 2 authority -- and he has it. i'm not denying that the president doesn't have constitutional authority to protect america prior to a con

forces were attacked by hezbollah to base near kirk that if that the us used the incident of the k. one base attack as an excuse to accuse hezbollah and hold it responsible this is a weak and false pretense and it cannot be taken as a justification to target groups not sure the iraqi borders and defending iraq the . iraqis have a least having consistencies with trump story 1st the jaw graphy the initial attack which america cited and blamed on the iranian backed caught the by his wallet happened in this sunni muslim populated area of kirkuk province she'll muslim such as cut the buys both iranians they aren't welcome that if you've never been to iraq let me spell it out taking a walk through the wrong neighborhood can get you killed and facts caused by hizbollah hasn't been seen in this area reportedly for years who has made a home in the area is isis they know. 3 attacks here just days before we as iraqi forces cannot even come to this area unless we have a large force because it is not secure how could it be that someone who doesn't know the area could come here and find that firi

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december 30, hundreds gather to protest the strikes about hezbollah. december 31, baghdad, hezbollah and pms sympathizers stormed the u.s. embassy in the green zone. apache helicopters show flares in a show of force. and then two tilt rotor aircraft touchdown with a rapid reaction force of u.s. marines. secretary of state mike pompeo identified one of the leaders as the organizers. and then marines videotaped new violence outside the embassy wall. a short time later, the malitias pulled back. battalions from the 82nd airborne deploy to kuwait. january 2, baghdad international airport, an unmanned u.s. reaper drone circling high above strikes a vehicle exiting the airport with among others qassim soleimani, supporter of the i ran proxy malitias. january 7, iran retaliates with rockets on an air base where u.s. and coalition troops are based. the next day the president said the strike caused no american or iraqi casualties. february 11, the pentagon said 109 troops suffered brain injuries in the rocket attacks. tonight more democratic infighting and why

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show how the 847 has become a global political symbol a scroll to show you just a few chill a iraq the hezbollah although some say this is a variant of the a k 47 not the a k 47 itself but explaining that and why it has really spread so many places you know so i want to bring you in here on this why. is there go global appeal how do you explain. so my area of work is most let's say best asian central asia and that i can talk much but you see there was a confluence of times when s.p.c. and seventy's when a lot of resistance groups they met each other in the west asia and these groups they understood they can talk to the simplicity of design of a cure for autism and together they could train together they can exchange lesson militar knowledge to the simplicity and then from there when the 1st resistant groups like hezbollah are they received this weapon it became the symbol symbolic appearance which something which always comes along with martyrs so you see if in any photo when there's a martyr there's the age of $47.00 there so it became met with the idea of martyrdom and this emergence slowly sl

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the government as of yet and many believe the very fact that hezbollah an ally of iran has so much influence over this cabinet is going to hurt levanon chances to get funds from the west and the arab world of course the united states and arab countries consider hezbollah to be a terrorist organization ok and. the economic problems are just one off the challenges that the lebanese parliament faces these only prove what you think the for testers on the streets of lebanon are going to make of this arena you know for. well protesters really are up against a state which has increasingly become militarized yes protests continue but the numbers are dwindling the response really from the authorities the harsh response the security crackdown the arrests really are not encouraging people to continue to take to the streets what protesters are relying on is the support of the international community you have united nations officials french officials repeat time and time again this government is not getting any money it's not going to be bailed out unless you carry out necessary reforms were forms like a

saying that they believe it's unlikely that the militia of the united states blamed for the attack by hezbollah carried it out because the rockets were launched from a sunni muslim part of kirkuk province the tory is this province is notorious for attacks by the islamic state a sunni terrorist group which would have made the area hostile territory for these shiite militias like the the top hezbollah from in fact some of those same iraqi intelligence officials well they don't have direct evidence believe the attack was more than likely carried out by. wait for it. because not only did isis carry out 3 attacks near the base just 10 days prior but a key yeah kiya pickup truck used in the attack was found less than a 1000 feet from an isis execution site. you know it did reminds me of something it's it's almost like the united states government was ignoring the on the ground evidence in order to justify military action against iran. like they did with the rock and i'm a lover. like i said on a long enough timeline the truth will always come forward now let's start watching the hawks. on a city stre

says hezbollah is a terrorist group and recently extended sanctions to target hezbollah's members in parliament that's an effort to weaken the group's control of the lebanese state and its political system u.s. secretary of state mike pompei a won't say if the us administration will work with lebanon's new government instead he reiterated what the united nations has repeatedly said that any any assistance will depend on reforms like fighting corruption and tax evasion and supporting an independent judiciary lebanese politicians who have been in power for decades have repeatedly piss bownde implementing reforms that would weaken their hold on power but they are under increasing pressure the economy is collapsing lebanon is close to bankruptcy and iran's influence in the government threatens international isolation so. beirut. the un human rights chief is calling on the syrian government and its allies to open humanitarian corridors for civilians to escape areas of fighting. accusing the government and its russian deliberately targeting civilians and hospitals nearly 900000 people have

the government as of yet and many believe the very fact that hezbollah an ally of iran has so much influence over this cabinet is going to hurt levanon chances to get funds from the west and the arab world of course the united states and arab countries consider has to be a terrorist organization iran's parliamentary elections will be held on friday but much of the attention has been on candidates disqualified from standing more than $7000.00 applicants were told that they couldn't run including current members of parliament said bike reports from tehran. coming to terms with life outside of politics after 4 years as a parliamentarian he has now been told he can't stand for reelection he says he was told by the guardian council the body that oversees iran's elections it's because he does not a baby stomach establishment he rejects that and says he was not surprised by the council's decision if you don't want to it wasn't very unexpected for me considering how the guardian council make decisions they didn't provide me with complete evidence and they made notes of comments on the media and my t

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contractor was killed in december that was blamed on the type hezbollah group and led to retaliate for u.s. strikes including the one that killed iran's top military commander of course and ceremony in january the u.s. senate has just passed a resolution restricting president all trumps ability to unilaterally or to military action against iran the war powers resolution forces trying to get approval from congress to clear any more strikes on iran it's been backed by several members of trump's republican party the resolution was introduced after qassam ceremony was killed in that u.s. strike last month sparking mass protests inside iran. and then with syria the united nations is saying more than 800000 syrians have fled their homes in adelaide province the last remaining rebel held area since december 1st vast majority of them are women and children have ended up in displacement camps near the border with turkey conditions that are desperate as the cold winter weather sets in and storms blanket the area with snow where these workers say 10 children have died in the last week alone. that

contractor starting a chain of events which caused a rise in regional tensions that was blamed on hezbollah will and lead to retaliate for u.s. strikes including the one that killed iran's top military commander qassam ceremony some 40 days ago the official mourning period for him ended early and with protests in iraq crowds of demonstrators gathered at baghdad international airport a solemn mani and iraqi paramilitary commander. were killed last month they chanted anti-american slogans call for the u.s. to withdraw its troops from iraq. well the u.s. senate has passed a resolution restricting president donald trump's ability to unilaterally order military action against iran the war powers resolution forces the president to get approval from congress to clear any strikes on iran it's been backed by several members of trump's own republican party resolution was introduced after the u.s. strike which killed us and said the money last month the president trump or any other president cannot plunge the united states into an endless conflict in the middle east today or constitution worked exactl

saying that they believe it's unlikely that the militia of the united states blamed for the attack by hezbollah carried it out because the rockets were launched from a sunni muslim part of kirkuk province the tory is this province is notorious for attacks by the islamic state a sunni terrorist group which would have made the area hostile territory for these shiite militias like the top hezbollah from in fact some of those same iraqi intelligence officials well they don't have direct evidence believe the attack was more than likely carried out by wait for it. because not only did isis carry out 3 attacks near the base just 10 days prior but a key yeah pickup truck used in the attack was found less than a 1000 feet from an isis execution site. you know it did reminds me of something it's it's almost like the united states government was ignoring the on the ground evidence in order to justify military action against iran. like they did with the rock and i'm a lover. like i said on a long enough timeline the truth will always come forward now let's start watching the hawks. she wanted. on a city st

says hezbollah is a terrorist group and recently extended sanctions to target hezbollah's members in parliament that's an effort to weaken the group's control of the lebanese state and its political system u.s. secretary of state mike pompei a won't say if the us administration will work with lebanon's new government instead he reiterated what the united nations has repeatedly said that any aid any assistance will depend on reforms like fighting corruption and tax evasion and supporting an independent judiciary lebanese politicians who have been in power for decades have repeatedly piss bownde implementing reforms that would weaken their hold on power but they are under increasing pressure the economy is collapsing lebanon is close to bankruptcy and iran's influence in the government threatens international isolation. beirut. now activists in russia concerned that government plans for one of the world's largest facial recognition systems are taking legal action they say the surveillance system is being used to pinpoint critics of president vladimir person. law abiding russians they h

it is critical that we have this relationship, essential and fighting off hezbollah and al al-qaida and our close allies and actually continue. i think that overall on the national security front and we keep our allies. i believe that's essential. >> maria is very informed viewer here. >> i met with the president. they made a decision to not go with huawei, they recognized in security threat interest there. the secret to make this fundamental decision is troublesome. we need to put pressure on great britain to back away from that deal. make sure if they do go forward with it that we are very sensitive with sharing information with them. that's a threat, that's a real threat. and reenforce the time of developing our key technology here so we are not completely reliant on technology that actually could be used. >> we have one of our majors. we bring influences and people on the front line. my hometown has been involved in a lot of communication issues. that's exactly what we are talking about in regards to relationship with china and making sure that -- >> we are gathering today, we also

billions of dollars by the jcpoa have enabled iran to support the assad regime in syria fund hezbollah's derek goodies and support houthis and the tragic conflict in yemen. the rtc the complicit have supported numerous terrorist acts against the region's opponents across the world including in south america. illegal maritime actions in the gulf of threat to global supplies in there for the economy. a regional conflicts can quickly become a global economic crisis and the recent attacks on saudi oil installations show how emboldened the iranian regime and i are gc have become. the current approach to iran has not worked. this has led to the current maximum pressure by the trump administration. 12-point setup by secretary of state pompeo could form the basis of a grand bargain at only at the way can be found to enable ordinary iranians to prosper for from any liberalization of trade rather than simply pumping more money into the khamenei regime. the biggest problem for iran's regional neighbors and i'm afraid the international community is a near complete breakdown of trust. it is almost im

and that's a major move, that has sent shock waves to sirs -- syria and iran, hezbollah is a terrorist organization and we must ban it and as you know the european union does not do that. germans to step out and do that is a big win and will have reverberations throughout the middle east. arthel: how quickly do you think the other leaders who have been hesitant to follow suit with germany's not really the lead because u.s. is leading on it but now that germany has stepped in line? >> yeah, i think it's a really good question, i think we have to see, the only thing i would say that the iranian airline mahan air was banned by germany first and a lot of people in europe including the french and others said, you know, i don't think that's a very good but they quickly followed germany, so when germany banned mahan air we quickly saw the french do it and we saw the italians do it and now the spanish are focused on it, i think that leadership in germany is really what we are seeing and that many people in europe like it. arthel: i want to wrap up with brexit, what's next for europe post brexi

assassination of qassem soleimani allowed iran to up and the momentum going against to ron and now there is a hezbollah government and instead of having a citizen focused government we have and showing american military bases. and it is important to understand that. and then with places like lebanon how much stronger iran is getting and a direct consequences and then this president will maintain he has a mack truck sized loophole through which he can run military action without coming to congress. article to authority, and he has it not denying he doesn't have constitutional authority to protect america prior but the article to authority has morphed overtime into a monster in congress can do more than justt pass war powers resolutions. for years presidents of both parties have stretched the warmaking power too far. we have been criticizing democratic president obama. for authorization for airstrikes to ask for authorization before launching the offensive againstin isis. or drone wars in human. but president trump has taken this abuse to a new level and the threat of policy without any authorization. fr

in this vacuum, hezbollah is increasing. membership and influence to increase. significant concern. we are all aware the situation on lebanon is not good, either, and will likely continue to get worse before it gets better. in this turmoil, we should expect hezbollah will take advantage of the situation and consolidate their situation. while currently unaffected, the lebanese armed forces stands to lose as instability continues. a fifth aspect impacting our approach to the region are other unresolved regional conflicts. the kingdom of saudi arabia is attempting to resolve the self-created situation in yemen and now is focused on rebuilding regional cooperation impacted by the nearly three-year-old fallout with qatar. neither of these will be resolved quickly but they must be resolved. we are on the precipice of an initial agreement in afghanistan that could lead to further agreements on you was presence, and more important, enter afghan discussions aimed at ending the conflict. finally, we have to consider the view here at home. it matters. we are less dependent on the resources of

you'll recall 1994 hezbollah bond that is lacking two years after israel killed. they waited two years to get revenge. we know retaliation is not immediate, they will be patient, it would be foolish to think revenge for the killing of the general is over, i'm terribly concerned that iran is going to be looking for more vulnerability and opportunities to harm americans as retribution that will play out over the years. >> we are very worried about iran. this is where you have strategic campaigns to change course of their behavior. >> let me say, i think every day they spread all over the world. some i visited over christmas, they are already doing dangerous work and that's what they sign up for. i'm worrying we increasing the chance of harm to these people who service. i think it's lettuce down a more unpredictable path of iran seeking revenge and a fear for the public servants who are going to brave and bear the brunt of that. i yield to ms. omar. >> thank you. i just want to follow up with enough has been done to protect americans at harm's way, the day of the str

of terrorism and they need to stop supporting the proxy militants in iraq that attacked embassy and hezbollah and denying their citizens basic human rights, it's becoming a clear choice for the people and we are seeing the dissatisfaction from the people, protests that are as large now as they've been since the that is movement in 2009. eric: that's a great point, dan, they are voting by not voting, not showing up and certainly so well said. dan hoffman, good to see you, dan, as always. >> you too. eric: of course. arthel: the number of confirmed coronavirus in the u.s. now up to 35 as concerns grow the virus maybe undetected or unreported in other countries where screening protocols may be lacking, more than 2300 people have died in the outbreak with at least 78,000 individual cases reported worldwide. christina coleman following the story from west coast news room, what more can you tell us? >> arthel, as of today more than 1200 cases of the virus outside of china including infections in italy, iran and south korea, covert 19 has spread to 28 countries so far. >> the cases we see in the res

months later, has the law enter the -- hezbollah entered the lebanese government for the first time. the have remained a major player inin lebananese politics. -- they have remained a major player in lebanese politics. france, the trains and metro may be working, but that doesn't mean the strikes are over. hospital workers are staying up the job over what they say is the concern of a lakh of -- lack of funding. reporter: rising anger among doctors. funds and they lack manpower in over 70 nurse positions remain unfilled. this is our appeal to the public. hospital save you, so let's save them. reporter: this hematologist says risingaries and workrkloads are driving workrkes away. see patientsyou leaning on stretchers in the emergency ward. people arere suffering and it is not acceptable to leave them on stretchers like that. cutbacks are not just. go. they h have practical consequences. and see them on the ground every day. -- and we see them on the ground every day. haveter: french hospitals been hit by walkouts for 10 months. this is one of hundreds of doctors who have given up third

lebanese hezbollah remains iran's primary terrorist proxy and they destabilize iraq through their manipulation of sea militia groups. through its proxy, iran continues with direct attacks on israel itself, and on israeli targets in other parts of the world. and they give effect to the hatred of a supreme leader for the very existence of the israeli state. iran's long term is the destabilizing of its neighbors with the aim of establishing a regional hogemonoy. its missile tests, breach the u.n. security council resolution, and co hane mainy continues to suppress its people with widespread human rights abuses. frozen dollars by the jcpoa has funded terrorist attacks and support the houthis in a tragic conflict in yemen. the irgc is come plitsz in the global trug trade and has supported numerous terrorist attacks against the regime's opponents across the world including in south america. illegal maritime actions in the gulf pose a threat to global economy. our regional conflict could quickly become a global economic crisis, and the recent attacks on saudi oil installations show how embolden the t

down the road and the syrian government on its own is not very strong they they are strong because hezbollah iran and russia give them immense military supports diplomatic support and some some of them the iranians especially give them financial aid and oil so the the syrians are not quite as free to do whatever they want as you would think they are because these other factors come come into play my guess is that assad would be willing to go on for a few more years with these other people in control of parts of his territory as long as he can claim that this is an agreement with him and it's done to protect syria and to get rid of the terrorists to fight isis etcetera and to to beat the period $100.00 minus as he calls them so we're going to probably see that coming up soon i would guess ok well we'll have to wait and see for night joining us live from beirut thank you. now the european union has announced the new land sea and air operations are in force the u.n. arms embargo on libya is being floated so much that it has been described by the u.n. as a joke a previous naval mission to stop p

as a terrorist group and recently extended sanctions to target hezbollah's members in parliament that's an effort to weaken the group's control of the lebanese state and its political system u.s. secretary of state. ministration will work with new government. forms like fighting corruption and tax evasion and supporting an independent judiciary lebanese politicians have power for decades have repeatedly postponed implementing reforms that would weaken their hold on power but they are under increasing pressure the economy is collapsing lebanon is close to bankruptcy and iran's influence in the government threatens international isolation. still to come on al-jazeera the schools now are a week of storms across the u.k. brings us some of the highest water levels in 14 years with hundreds of flood warnings still in place in sports the best women's cricket here is enjoying some downtime ahead of that peak 20 world cup. hello again a welcome back to international weather forecast while we have been talking about storm dennis for many days now and we're still going to be dealing with it here a

the last is the alliance that has been made are in the syrian war between it on it out of syria and hezbollah 5 well while the united nations marked local care the u.n. security council complains about a divided security council and we get the media pictures of these women and children. there is rebuilding now i understand going on what do you make of. reconstruction reserve a china is china investing in new reconstruction we wish china and the chinese people to 5 the best and the fastest you know victory over this corona but there is not valid doubt that china and russia 6 a lot of partners whole supported us and security council and took the veto in defense of the syrian people they would be dealt and the list and that he called a section of syria and just finally dame catherine pierce the british ambassador to the united nations she has been promoted to become britain's a woman in washington now the ambassador in washington she said you use cluster bombs on all spittles what do you make of a promotion well i think i will ask you a lot to make a funny ambassador saying that out any governme