And turkey agree to Work Together on syria as the conflict dominates talks secretary of state threats to listens visits to the region. Political uncertainty in ethiopia after the sudden resignation of the Prime Minister. Also this hour the year of the dog millions of people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year. And im peter stennis its day seven that the Winter Olympics in pyongyang but became a shit friends dream of becoming the first skier to win four gold medals at a single games is over she finished fourth in her best event. The u. S. And turkey have agreed to normalize relations after talks in ankara the us secretary of state Rex Tillerson has been Holding Discussions with his turkish counterpart left. New ties between the two nations have been strained in recent months particularly over u. S. Support for kurdish fighters in syria but the Turkish Foreign minister says theyve decided to tackle the issues together i think that you will never reject the doctor to our relations are going through a critical stage we are either going to mend fences or go in a different direction and weve come to an agreement to take joint steps together of course we need to take steps and yes of course both parties have expectations of each other we have expectations in relations to fit hoola glenn and the support given to the way by the u. S. We have stated our Expectations Quite clearly. We recognize the legitimate right of turkey to secure its borders we take it seriously when our nato ally turkey says it has security concerns as to africa we call on turkey to show restraint in its operation to minimize the casualties to civilians and avoid actions that would escalate tensions in that area earlier there were small protests outside the venue protesters shouting and charities and to us slogans angry over its support for the kurds the demonstrates is blame the u. S. For the deaths of tech you soldiers and civilians on thursday to listen met the president rushed up typo to one describing the talks as open and productive both sides made sure to emphasize the insuring relationship despite the recent tensions sheil has more now from ankara. It was a press conference that was very heavy on rhetoric but very light when it came to details the messaging that came out from the joints meeting between us are said Rex Tillerson and his counterparts milou jewish or grew was one where they emphasize the strategic relationship the enduring friendship and the very Strong Partnership between the United States and sarky but fail to say exactly how they were going to resolve the deep issues that the contradictions are all posing views between washington and quran out there those deep issues essentially can be summed up into two main problem areas the first is syria the princes supporting the Kurdish Militia the white p. G. Turkey considers them a terrorist organization because theyve been attacking turkey protecting the past few weeks launching rockets at turkish soil and killing at least seven civilians the other issue is the presence of such an agreement in the United States the person that psyche accuses to be behind the failed coup attempt of two thousand and sixteen its also the americans had them over the americans have so far rejected its not so strong words in terms of friendship whether that is an attempt to patch up something that is irreparable or whether the next few weeks will show us some sort of time jubal action taken between the two allies to resolve this issue will have to wait and see abraham fry has his associate professor at the institute for graduate studies he says despite the talk of progress the two sides dont appear to have come to any concrete agreements. We have to understand there is a very strong anger on the turkish sides of the Foreign Policy of the United States dealing in the northern part of syria with the condition of the shits. Turkey escalated by responding with a military operations in the Northern Syria and if. Theyre. Seeing a lack of understanding from their from their strategic ally the United States with their National Security needs on that on their southern borders you know automated leishas that theyre fighting against turkey its very important to listen carefully to the literature that came from the press conference where in fact you notice that there is more of a tough rhetoric on the turkish side than that with american better rick like the Turkish Foreign minister said the clearly that our relationship has been at the most critical stage. And indicating that their dissatisfaction of the outcome of this meeting now on the other hand you know. That isnt saying that all of them in syria all of the seem so very broad vague statements and hes talking about i want to ship off i think together back in korea in the fifth is talking about this old man think relationship you know shoulder to shoulder so that was not very would reflected on the Turkish Foreign minister side and that that the real issues if member age that there is a source of conflict for now i should that have not been talked about in a way that would give us signs for a position. And staying in turkey we have some breaking news for you coming to us out of an cross state media in turkey is reporting that six journalists have been sentenced to life in prison over last years failed military coup more on that for you soon as we can hear on the news out. Cabinet ministers nice e. O. P. A holding talks off the sudden resignation of the Prime Minister early merriam to sell me and send us one follows nationwide antigovernment protests have a dog in a televised address i love money imbecile and say hes it is ignition wasnt vital for choosing the changes Necessary Evil sustainable peace and democracy in ethiopia in other words an attempt to ease rising tensions in the country because unity for which in my circuit unrest and political crisis have led to the loss of lives and the displacement of many i see my stepping down as vital in the effort to carry out reforms that lead to sustainable peace largely seen as a placeholder on a consensus figure hyla my embezzling has led if you have to since two thousand and twelve following the death of former Prime Minister and the architect of ethiope present isnt the comic boom melissa. He rolls from relative obscurity as an academy to president of the solvent region before being appointed foreign minister whos an deputy Prime Minister his departure follows the current wave of unrest on a National State of emergency doubt and last. Ethiopias lodges regions only on on the hot have witnessed must have demonstrations in recent months with protesters mainly made up of youths calling for political and economic reform and an end to state corruption. In recent weeks the government doesnt list thousands of opposition supporters from jail but a protest of continued years of unaccountability and ethnocide session of the countrys politics are pushed if you appear to Tipping Point injustice repression on luck of minute full democracy some say you have instilled a sense of despondency particularly among with your peers youth driving many to view protests as the only viable means of bringing about many people change their own going to stop and has also led to dip divisions within the governing coalition with some of the few pence powerful and its coming to see the Prime Minister as weak and locking in focus hyla modi im surprised his ignition may not satisfy all of if you press protesters but for some its us but behind it or the wall just. Aljazeera is in the capital of ethiopia. Whats been the reaction there to the resignation of the Prime Minister hello peter their actions so far that there is no change and no change in the economy or anything that has happened in the capital of at this hour and so far. This is what we can come up to there is a meeting going on in the Councils Minister which a state of emergency might be declared but nothing so far if they go ahead and declare the state of emergency for the people in the country what would that mean. It would mean that theyre assuming this if the us did people as it is known that outside the i do so well there are some problems going on from the Opposition Party from the roma region and from down the road to answer this question theres supposed to be safety at first and this state of emergency is trying to assure that after that theyre going to first take this step of electing the head of the party then they will be electing the president next Prime Minister ok well leave it there. Thank you very much. Ok lets look at the events that led up to that resignation in twenty fifteen the hundreds of ethiopians were killed by Security Forces and antigovernment protests in two of the most populous regions are. Those protests spread across the country leading the government to impose a ten month state of emergency in october twenty sixth teen but the demonstrations continued into this year forcing the Ethiopian Government to release more than six thousand Political Prisoners so that. Is the editor in chief of standard she joins us on skype from the german city of frankfurt. Is there a struggle within the ruling party. Hello peter yes there is a struggle it was in the ruling party and it has been going on since that day so. The following day or in the german Prime Minister power struggle has always dominated the function of the party for the last six years if we are a couple of days away from a Prime Minister and a romo Prime Minister if that is indeed what happens what will that person bring to the table. Well. As a structure there is really not much any incoming Prime Minister is going to bring to the table because the country needs a very serious surgery Political Center to to heal it from its a structure a. Different version. But in terms of the narrative and in terms of the people say expectational it might have been a conciliatory role to bring in Prime Minister from the orrible party because that is that region lets not forget which began the protests three years ago and the people feel absolutely misrepresented in the federal government so it might play a greater role to bring somebody from from the r. P. O. As a as a conciliatory gesture but structurally it means really nothing unless there is a serious surgery often strikes or instead of doing it to the pilot by the politics of the country if the politicians need to indulge in some political surgery to pick you up on the phrase what are the chances that the country is also going to move towards i guess what you and i would recognize as a more open Democratic Political system. Right this would include you know anybody who would like to make a change in that country i should begin by dismantling this struck their christian structure of. Instruments that are deployed in that country that begins dismantling their nose depressing knows that literate did the Civil Society from the ground that have dismantled the chicks in finding the situations of checks and balances independent judiciary you know in the long straits these are the more fundamental changes that need to be brought by any incoming Prime Minister if the country is to stay intact ok we have to leave it this that all of them are at as a chief at a standard in frankfurt the talks here on the news thanks very much thanks for. Coming out of south africas new leader several rum opposable outlined his priorities in his first state of the Union Address hes promised to revive the economy and to tackle corruption which critics say was widespread under his predecessor Jacob Zuma Matheson has more now from so way to from a post as hometown. For a lot of people several run up from the fifth im from the u. S. President of south africa is about to put his cards on the table. Is about to make a state of the nation address and a lot of people are going to be watching very closely moments and im of course has made a lot of promises hes promised to fix the economy hes promised to do something about high crime rates on high unemployment but hes also promised to retard the corruption with that which is alleged to have permeated this way through government through the gears of jacob zuma his predecessor some of the opposition say thats not his only problem is the other problem is his own party the ruling a. N. C. They say that the a. N. C. Isnt going to allow them to make any change theyre just going to keep things the way they are for the state of the nation address probably wont be able to to answer. No question its probably more likely to be a broader approach to hopes and aspirations for south africa for the coming years for growing things is almost bizarre its likely to be one of the most closely watched president ial addresses for many years in south africa live to cape town and my colleague from either miller for me to i guess we know what he will say its got to be a message of inclusiveness see progress and transparency as well. Number one priority for the new presence a remark was a pita is the economy as we heard the and corruption mainly growth around the economy you know south africa has an Unemployment Rate of twenty six percent and the focus i think would be youth unemployment where at least heart of young people dont have jobs so this is very much important for South Africans to get on says to him as we heard that we may not be so if you can smell a not get all the answers they need to hear but there is a certain amount of hope and optimism around what sort of a person may say this is his first state of the nation and in the first address he made to South Africans just before he was sworn in yesterday as president hed already given some sort of indication about acting now saying now was the time to act boldly and decisively to change the trajectory of the economy so there are a number of areas hed have to tackle ranging from state enterprises to job creation but there is also some thought to that because jacob zuma the previous previous president was just so bad for the economy and for the political environment that almost any one stepping in would be better so the africans do need to possibly manage the expectations will he also maybe put his stamp on his new position the South African president with his key cabinet appointments. Thats also a major focus for South Africans we do know that theres been a lot of concern over the last two years as a jacob zuma made these rather strange changes to the cabinet in the most important position was that of finance minister from very credible well respected ministers he then put in place ministers who last of a weekend because there was a so much criticism around the change and the existing finance minister Malusi Gigaba is not one thats necessarily has the credibility that the International Community would look for is well respected so people are watching to see exactly what the new president does when he will make those changes and it will also with the cabinet of people whove been criticized for being cronies to jacob zuma for being ineffective and and if they will be the changes that are necessary to ultimately as Cyril Ramaphosa said change the trajectory of the economy just going back briefly cemented to the speech that he gave yesterday i mean he was talking at one point about mr puts a laser you know one of those names that one remembers from what the mid one nine hundred ninety s. Will he also maybe now perhaps not with this speech not in the next week or so bring in new blood because the generation of men primarily men the runs of africa they are getting older theyre all now well into their fiftys in the sixtys. Im sure questions are being raised about a succession perhaps not immediately because the roma course there is just stepping in and now as essentially an interim president he will be open to two other terms later on but looking at a new blood i think the issue would be around what happens after slim of course and also all eyes will be on who he names as the deputy a president at this point the thing for the new president also though he would have to make appointments and look at the people around him taking into account what the African National congress. Might think we do know it is a difficult time for the ruling party removing jacob zuma from the position of president the party as it was not an easy decision to make president a former president zuma does still have some support within the party the a. N. C. Is going through a tough time so still ramapo us up would have to appease some people in the party there are factions so this is about uniting the party so i dont think it will be radical changes that could possibly ups it his colleagues the media thanks very much lots more still t