Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Armenia is a small state with outsized strategic significance in a caucasus region beset with tension and hostility. Last year, popular protests delivered a so called velvet revolution which saw a new government installed in yerevan amid ambitious talk of reform. My guest is the foreign minister in that government, zohrab mnatsakanyan. Is armenia looking east or west for political and economic inspiration . Zohrab mnatsakanyan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Last year saw Major Political upheaval in your country armenia, the so called velvet revolution, after which you and your government claimed that you were working for a new armenia. Sceptics will say it looks very much like the old armenia. So, whats different . Why would they say that . Because, for example, you were an official for many, many years, under previous regimes. You are a man of great governmental experience, you are not a new broom at all. I made a choice of my own, i made a ch
Hello and welcome to world news today. The Us Democratic president ial contender, joe biden, has accused donald trump of an overwhelming abuse of power. It follows reports he tried to pressure ukraine into opening a corruption investigation against mr biden and his son. President trump has not denied the reports claming it doesnt matter what i discuss. This is what mr biden had to say about the affair a few moments ago. Know trump t investigated. I know trump deserves to be investigated. He has violated every basic norm of a president. You should be asking him the question, why is he on the phone with a foreign leader . Trying to intimidate a foreign leader, if thats what happened. That is what appears what happened. That is what appears what happened. You should be looking at trump. Trump is doing this because he knows i will beat him like a drum, and theres usually an abuse of power in every element of the presidency to try to do something smear me. David willisjoins me now from wash
Pollution Climate Change and the attorney. For marine fish check it out. 6 games into the season and slowly but surely things assassins take shape the top of the ball some of that bad in the good we have it all this is whats coming up on the show for you today. No home team has managed to win the game so far this weekend could this although im cologne bucked the trend and pushed their way up the table. And the bundesliga has become the home of young promising players in recent seasons seasons in jamestown show qayamat so you know them who will be the next. Welcome to the bonus league here on d. W. I. Mechanic line joining me in the studio for our breakdown of match day 62 members of a very good team making its debut this season Jonathan Crane welcome back to the show because i have a season show but as always im raring to go. And back by on popular demand and mccambridge last must appear its a shame to hear that people dont want me back how they do and im just being petty lets start ou
The top stories for the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly in our international alone our top story u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o has accused iran of launching a quote unprecedented assault on the Worlds Energy supply saying. Its behind attacks on saudi arabias Oil Production to run denies any involvement in the attack calling the u. S. Accusations a lie heres the exact wording from the u. S. We call on all motions to publicly and unequivocally condemn irans attacks the United States will work with our partners and allies to ensure that Energy Markets remain well supplied and the run is held accountable for its aggression. Such accusations as well as blind in inappropriate comments in the diplomatic context are in comprehensible and meaningless it looks like the maximum pressure policy has failed and has now become the maxim why well oil refining in saudi arabia has not been done as a result of fires the 2 major state run facilities
The popular demand mccambridge lost last bit is a shame to hear that people dont want me back how they do so im just being petty let coverage do so though if the home side starts the season has been poor to say the least but just a win and a draw in the 1st 5 games they are desperate for points fortuna would have hoped to have had an easier opponent in freiburg the visitors have been in blistering away form winning every game on the road so far this season and they were dead set on keeping their 100 percent record. After a dull 42 minutes dusseldorf gifted the opener keeper Alexander Shula will want this one back row and hennings not again from close range that jolted freiburg into gear and they responded immediately Jonathan Schmidt tapping into level on the stroke of half time after the break freiburg won a penalty but lucas hurlers low shot didnt fool zach stephan would this moment haunt the visitors it didnt seem to bother youngster luke of ultimate who cut across the field to send