I think. Im just a hole in munich where Global Policy makers are gathered for the annual security conference among them josep the European Unions Foreign Policy and security chief ban who faces many challenges from the u. S. Tariffs from the Iran Nuclear Deal to managing relations with eastern giants like china and russia and of course festering conflicts in places like libya and yemen the list is long can the ties that bind e. U. Member states endure all this is there a common vision for the European Unions future well find out as josep or el talks to aljazeera. Just approach the European Unions high representative for Foreign Affairs many thanks for talking to aljazeera thank you youre part of a new European Commission theres a new European Parliament a new e. U. In fact 27 members minus the United Kingdom but youve got real problems youve got people like president macron of france as a very powerful reformer pushing for more integration youve got a kind of steady as she goes germany
A michael local welcome to d w special coverage of the Munich Security Conference the annual event brings together World Leaders top ministers and experts the 1st day of talks have already shown potential progress talks between the u. S. And the taliban may lead to a fresh Peace Process for afghanistan and an unprecedented meeting between chinese and vatican diplomats has taken place for the 1st time in decades one topic has dominated the conference fears that the western powers could be losing their unified front on friday germanys president warned that a lack of western solidarity was fueling global insecurity todays panel is set to tackle that topic with nato chief u. N. Stoltenberg and u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei oh joined by pretentiously the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov we also. Understand that mark esper the u. S. Defense secretary may also be at the talk today at the event in munich we have de w. s chief Political Editor me. And here in the studio im joined b
Time it recognizes that our 2nd tier parties are rogue states such as north korea and iran and finally dealing with violent extremist organizations will likely be an enduring threat for years to come being in europe i know that there has been much discussion about the challenges from russia so this morning i want to focus on the pentagons top concern the peoples republic of china next year will mark the 20th anniversary of a decision that fundamentally altered the course of International Affairs chinas admission into the World Trade Organization i was working in the United States senate at the time and 2 competing arguments over chinas membership dominated the public debate. The prevailing notion of the day was that if we allowed the p. R. C. In the b. T. O. And other multilateral institutions china would continue on its path of economic reform and eventually become a market oriented trading partner more broadly increased engagement with the liberal world order would also spur politica
I think the project of the Founding Fathers of the e. U. Are very meant for us to live in peace. With one that youve got a bit of most of us doing before sentries for millenia if it were to humans in the middle ages and later weve always had had jim oneill aspirations in here up will be a thought and we have created a strategy that has enabled us to live together without any had to money or power as without hate in the need of large nations the smaller ones yes but we cannot say theres one dominant power of the runoff i think thats important there has never been a federal chancellor that led the way for the rest or french president that is important that is in the d. N. A. Off the field it is not a hedge ammonia project you know and this is a treasure weve created lets not forget that this is why weve lived such a long time in the peace and prosperity all continent has always gone through wards but for the last 70 years we have lived in peace. I do not want to lead of chancellor merkel
A very warm welcome to the program on this wednesday morning its 8 am here in moscow lets get started with your live news update. Australian m. P. s have called on the u. K. Government to stop joining us on just extradition to the u. S. They visited the Australian Citizen in the london prison where hes being held ahead of an extradition hearing one of the lawmakers George Christensen told us about the wiki leaks founder deteriorating condition. Spike in this wake with professor nils mels of the u. N. Special repertory on torture. Come to the opinion along with a number of medical experts that Julian Assange was exhibiting the symptoms of psychological torture visited Julian Assange. And are going to side theres nothing that i saw or that actually. Discredited what those doctors and what mills melzer said he is exhibiting signs of disorientation. He did tell us about being kept in severe us a life and ongoing loss a large negative side technically within belmarsh prison the conditions o