today he and his guests debate the future of the resource risk rich arctic ocean. you. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about unfreezing assets as the polar caps melt interest in exploiting this with that region's vast resources gaining pace it could be years before the arctic borders are finalized in the meantime claimants equating facts on the ocean floor. to. discuss the arctic future i'm joined by terry mcallister in london he's the guardian's energy editor here in the studio with me is priscilla wall executive director at the northern forum and lars colluded he's the president of the university of the arctic and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger of terry if i can go to you first there is a conference that's been going on here in moscow the arctic territory of dialogue and the two words i keep hearing all the time is dialogue cooperation dialogue and cooperation i want laci i watched a lot of the festivities and what was going on there the speakers of course the prime minister of russia vladimir putin spoke again a lot of consensus cons

arctic is one of the. that's practically untouched by human activity at least a lot of places there so what would you call the priority saving the riches of the arctic or learning how to how to explore and how to how to utilize the riches of the region. there are many reasons why we should be concerned about the arctic but it's also interesting to note that for. thousands of years have been people living indigenous people living all over the arctic. but when the modern times start to moving. our western civilization on the russian ship or the show or with this area we gradually started to discover it but then when the cold war close to duff akkad so in fact it is only in the last twenty years or so that we have started to do the arctic. almost in a completely new way and at the same time climate change speeded up so now we have a shift to a shoe and where the article war what i sometimes call the north and reasons regions house become one of the most important and crucial areas. all for all of us and the n

discuss the arctic future i'm joined by terry mcallister in london he's the guardian's energy editor here in the studio with me is priscilla wall executive director at the northern forum and lars collude he's the president of the university of the arctic and another member of our crosstalk team on the hunger if terry if i can go to you first there's a conference that's been going on here in moscow the arctic territory of dialogue and the two words i keep hearing all the time is dialogue cooperation dialogue and cooperation i want laci i watched a lot of the festivities and what was going on there the speakers of course the prime minister of russia vladimir putin spoke again a lot of consensus consensus consensus but my my thought is knowing a lot about energy and you knowing more about energy is can we can we do divide up all of these energy resources soap peacefully and cooperatively because a lot of countries have done a lot of nasty things in history recent history for oil. yes indeed they have and i think it's fair to say that the whole history of oil and gas has been about confl

welcome back to crosstalk i'm peter lavelle remind you we're talking about arctic resource. but before let's see what russians think about the region what treasures lie beneath the arctic ice the polar region is thought to contain up to a quarter of the world's untapped oil and gas reserves and as the ice cap melts lucrative new shipping lanes reveal themselves to cargo cameras yet as objects stakeholders tress the responsibility that comes with arctic authority and it is all lining up to exploit the promised sources the russian public opinion research center also such as us if arctic exploration and development is important to russia seventy percent of the respondents said it is and only fifteen percent believe it's not it seems the first pages in a new arctic history are only just being written back to peter ok pursuit if i can go to you you live in alaska right now yes but you're from. outside of denver in colorado right where you know ask a thirty five years i went there in that we went to the same junior high c.s. we did we discovered that you very much some days it's n

s the number one issue as a nation is around the arctic circle meets with most of the stones that claims over the bridges mineral wealth they're trying to show in the touch throws competition doesn't destroy the french because system it's estimated that around the face of the world sometimes the world is a play under the polar ice cap. the last move song of the united nations general assembly and the president disputes nine eleven and launches on what's in domination president ahmadinejad's speculation that the us supported the times as a way to go troll that needs to help israel drop the bomb a hole in tehran to complain about its inventor of. the russian ultra nationalist who escaped from a psychiatric hospital has turned himself in to know which one also works in his and is pleading to allow them to stay in the country which is long dead sick has a history of violence and there's all the money a shot at immigration offices he's in custody being investigated by organized crime families and also of his connection to bond lines going green. also his debate show cross talk is up next and

everyone is after a piece of the arctic sea minerals treasury the best scientific minds come together in moscow to make sure exploration doesn't need to exploitation. one comes down below them in the arctic russia's prime minister vladimir putin says nature shows we must cooperate resulting in some of the most. at the most scope for doing it in the great showing just a few minutes for more i'm. calling for unity in the big apple as international leaders focus on the global poverty middle east peace and a world security. middle says the alliance and russia need each other and should work on missile defense jointly iran is urged by the international community to resume talks we'll bring you all the latest updates from new york ahead in the program. and the violent martial arts farther with extremist views is seeking political asylum in norway after escaping from a russian a psychiatric facility last month. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program and also we're told story it may be one of the world's most inhospitable places but it's also am

the arctic ice breaker moscow plays host to scientific top brass to prevent a battle for the north pole the source it's. hard talks at the u.s. in the lead him summit all gripping the big apple. world leaders are in new york tackling poverty and hunger the middle east peace quartet calls upon israel to extend a freeze on settlement construction would bring you all the updates from new york they had in the program. and coming up in the business that the russians do make of seven dollars trying to get gold at least the new company on the london stock exchange with the details about twenty minutes time. you're watching r t coming to you live from the russian capital welcome to the program now to war top story russia will not supply its advanced air defense missile systems to iran the chief of staff of the russian armed forces says moscow shelved a plan because the missiles fall under the latest u.n. sanctions on iran would alter our lives to our kids are going to know for more how they're jaeger now moscow has an agreement with tehran on the delivery of these weapons so has that agreement

arctic region that represents a very important part of the world in a very fragile. environment i don't know i just like a system that we need to protect strategic interests in the arctic is global once this northernmost part of the world is better explored there are only a few minor points where there are disputes most of this is undisputed sovereign territory there's a number of countries and i think in europe and i would like germany back you know i think kingdom and china and all those who are also very interested now in the arctic ocean some because of the shipping not because of the resources because of the potential for making a shorter route from asia through your digging up the arctic is like walking on thin ice and the chance to tread lightly and work out existing differences is one from mine. this is as close as most people will ever come to the arctic but its unique nature and vast natural resources more than enough to entice one and all those attending the forum hope the enticement will help bridge differences keeping everybody on the same pole kasserine

the arctic with the environmental sustainability the arctic is believed to contain a quarter of the world and discovered oil and gas five nations are claiming their right to a share of the riches spotlight even the dimmy there are reports. global warming is heating up the debate over who owns which part of the arctic the melting ice allows exploration and development of previously inaccessible oil and gas in the area russia the us canada denmark and norway have all voiced their claims to a piece of the arctic reaches three of the five nations pinned their hopes on the among us of reach russia was the first to submit to the un its claim for the underwood to mountain range in two thousand and one the country argued the reach was an extension of the russian continental shelf the u. when asked for more evidence to collected russian scientists went forty three hundred meters under the arctic ice in two thousand and seven the team had it by our two children girls give it some pulls of the shelf and celebrated the first expedition of its kind by planting a russian flag on the seabed at the north

the ice melts -- russia is hoping to dominate, the arctic -- dominate the arctic. oil and gas. we were taken on board a nuclear-powered icebreaker, which had led the way, just before the final leg of their journey. the russians, keen to publicize how quickly they are exploiting the effects of climate change here in the arctic. at the moment, this and the other icebreakers are needed to escort the cargo ship safely, but according to many predictions, within the next 20 years, there will be no ice here at all, which means this could become a very busy shipping lane. russian icebreakers have also been moving towards the north pole. this expedition three years ago reinforcing the russian claim to an ex arctic territory -- to annex arctic territory, planting the russian flag. russian's conference, officials repeated their claims of this territory, which could contain more oil and gas than saudi arabia. >> national interests are more important than anything else. russia is inextricably linked to the arctic. a great russian scientists said russia would increase in size by

at our that's take a look at the main headlines down here and the future of the arctic is seen by eating ecologists and politicians as the burning issue in moscow experts brainstorm ways to explore and extract the region's remove which is the form is focusing on how to protect the seabed and want to exploit its potential fosters of cats. getting in the right direction and pushing for teamwork on the sidelines of new assembly nato and russia say they're on a solid off to better cooperation as they discuss a joint missile defense project. you are going to present your own people three autistic dr no brainy and president mahmoud ahmadinejad's arrived in new york is mobbed by protests while some are pulling out all the stops to trade him as the enemy of us all questioning the costs of the camp. but up next we get an inside look of what it's like to work for the most wanted man on earth song i've been not the man that an ottoman reveals what was happening behind the scenes and why he's now encouraging extremists to give up violence. i'm in london today saying whether a leopard really can chan

at stake in the arctic, a vast reserves of oil and gas. russia wants to extend its current territory, claiming over 1 million square miles of territory, although it to the north pole. >> russia does not want conflict with the other countries surrounding the arctic. naturally, no one wants to give up its territory. russia will make a huge effort to hang onto the territory which we think belongs to russia. >> in this shipyard in st. petersburg, they are preparing for the big push towards the north pole. they are building floating nuclear power stations, due to be deployed in the arctic to provide electricity and heating. >> [speaking foreign language] >> it has great potential, making it possible to extract oil and gas. we need to ensure a reliable energy supply there. >> with all this hard work, russia's goal seems clear, to control the bulk of the resources in the arctic. >> canada wants to assert its control on the potentially lucrative shipping route. >> welcome to the hudson bay explorer, a tugboat heading north toward the arctic circle

everyone's after a piece of the arctic's mineral treasury the best scientific minds come together in moscow to make sure that exploration doesn't lead to exploitation. one can stand alone russia's prime minister vladimir putin. we must cooperate in resolving some of the quotas issues at the moscow forum join me in the national poll more on the main highlights of the forming just. world leaders are wrapping up tough talks and new yorkers president obama calls for iran to come clean over its atomic ambitions. big political messages are sent out from the one as the general unravels need to work but our summer leaders turning the events into. all the latest updates from the big apple just ahead in the program. other volatile martial arts fighter with extremist views is seeking political solomin norway after escaping from a russian psychiatric facility last month. just joined us you're watching the news channel for the top story today and it has some of the most harsh conditions on the planet but the arctic is also among the most desirable it's untapped resources or oil and gas are provin

set highlights this for what should one know about the arctic in the first place the arctic is an area of rich resources natural resources oil gas timber gold but also resources of people and the people who live in the arctic are particularly. hardy people they cooperate with each other they work together they have unique cultures that should be cherished by all of us the resources in the north are both human and natural resources and it's a beautiful environment it's a beautiful place to live but it's also an environment that needs to be protected or we hope that we can indeed cherish that increasingly a beautiful and very delicate environment thank you very much for your insight to what is still a boy executive director of the northern forum and the participants of the international oxic corps which has been how to these minutes in the russian capital thank you for that r.t.c. cutting out got two of our reporting from the international arctic four in moscow and that will have more coverage on the disputed area throughout the day so do stay with r.t. . now the largest a form of world

energy reserves that lie in the arctic. ok reporting live for us there ati's italian ok bye thank you. and we'll be bringing you more live an exclusive coverage of the international arctic forum in moscow throughout the day here in altie on the way they deemed psychotic and dangerous down a member of the band of russian national party damage to break out of a psychiatric ward and leave the country without getting caught. the biggest political forum in the world is continuing in new york tackling the globe's most pressing problems such as poverty and hunger as we will see in a couple of minutes is to vilify the world leaders such as the rain president who's stealing all the headlines from nato and russia though the gathering has become a place where they can try to see eye to eye on the situation reports. one of the most important events of the day has been the russian nato council meeting where sides agreed that it's important to continue to cooperate and spheres like fighting drug trafficking in afghanistan security in eur

all of the countries that have an interest in the stake in the arctic namely russia the united states canada and two scandinavian states all of them have a very big interest and of course all want a bigger piece of the pie that is the untapped seabed full of natural resources or oil gas various minerals so the arctic is a very tempting piece but so far all of the sides that have a stake and have a potential claim to all of the resources have agreed to work out their issues and differences calmly peacefully they have put forward their claims they're trying to work together to make sure that all. unpleasantries are avoided and that the matters are settled and very diplomatic and civilized manner so despite the fact that the temptation is huge it seems that all parties involved really do want to make sure that the negotiations and the do thing up once it comes to that is actually fair and square and done by the book maintaining the fragile ecosystem that is the arctic and the north pole and trying to get and tap at all of the resources that lie underneath the ice and water without damagi

vast oil and gas resources beneath the arctic ice heat up competition over that region prompting countries to seek a compromise inside the russian capital. shifting far right is that nationalism is on the rise following a string of successes immigration political parties in europe. we're highlighting the week's top stories here on a very warm welcome. this week a global issues discussed at the u.n. general assembly have been overshadowed by a provocative speech by the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad he's a laura lister explains why some delegates were so offended they stood up and walked out. with the fanfare on the streets of new york this week. no one could miss the spectacle of more than one hundred ninety world leaders descending upon the united nations for the annual general assembly. stealing the spotlight on the world stage a face off between iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and u.s. president barack obama obama defended u.n. sanctions the u.s. has spearheaded over iran's nuclear program though he called for dialogue on the door remains open to diplomacy should iran choos

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the billions of barrels of oil lie beneath the sea in the arctic nations are keen to secure some of the finer scientific minds of moscow to make sure a different kind of cold war doesn't break. the reports. fifty billion tons of oil one thousand trillion cubic feet of gas that's enough to supply the entire world for more than a few years and it's just an estimate of what's hidden in the arctic sea bed. the underwater riches of the north pole are a temptation for the five arctic states russia the us canada norway and denmark but how does one determine who gets the bigger slice of the pie so we're going to work today we really need a national geography a geography that would help us assume the national interests of the territorial dispute tottered on the brink of conflict for years but lately they need to fight it out seem to fade away suddenly everybody is talking about the vast amount of riches on the sea floor and and how nations will carve up the region for themselves in the arctic states the coastal states and take particular of also talked about their stewardship responsibility

states that feel the pull of their region i was in the arctic. you know i was only five of the two thousand and six in the north pole and then also last year we all met with the arctic of the arctic region represents a very important part of the world in a very fragile. environment a fragile ecosystem that we need to protect the strategic interests in the arctic is global once this northernmost part of the world is better explored there are only a few minor points where there are disputes most of this is undisputed sovereign territory there's a number of companies and i think in europe and i would like germany back you know i think kingdom and china and all those who are also very it's now in the arctic ocean some recourse of the shipping not because of the resources because of the potential for making a shorter route from through your giving up the arctic is like walking on thin ice and the chance to tread lightly and work out existing differences is welcomed by all. this is as close as most people will ever come to the arctic but its unique nat

are responsible analysis shows the majority of the frightening scenarios on the future of the arctic have no grounds whatsoever their goal is to provoke clashes among the arctic states and so that those who make the predictions can fish for something in the murky waters but i am absolutely sure that all the existing problems including the ones over the continental shelf can be resolved in a manner of partnership and according to the law the five know the neighbors who fish in these dark cold waters are russia canada the us norway and denmark at stake now are massive amounts of untapped oil and gas estimated to be over twenty percent of what the planet has to offer but many fear that a territorial crisis over the arctic which for millenia has been a vast quiet block of ice could suddenly start to boil and for the people who call this tranquil place home an invasion of industrialization is on the horizon for many years people thought the arctic was this frozen wasteland. no one lives here no one survives here is a place for polar bears enablers and the reality is that the arctic is a v

while russia as the world's biggest arctic state is well aware of all the responsibilities it takes upon itself seventy percent of us territories put in reminded today i'm northern territories in russia the country is a northern country for russia the north pole region is that we can offer teacher interests and the government wants that by twenty twenty two becomes a top strategic resource center for russia and of course it will encourage it will continue scientific research to prove its territorial claims for parts of the arctic continental shelf well of course many other topics were discussed at today's forum but the main idea is that what the arctic really needs now is stable sustainable management and there should be no wars no conflicts over the top of the world of the cape of the world. vision anybody who does the stock of us that we have to hear some futuristic forecasts predicting a battle for the arctic are responsible analysis shows the majority of the frightening scenarios on the future of the arctic have no grounds whatsoever their goal is to provoke clashes among the ar

also competition for the cost of it your resources to meet the arctic brings nations with a puppet state to moscow to see compromise and cooperation for the future. hello and welcome to all cities weekly review. story now the war of words between the u.s. and the rain president said the u.n. general assembly this week has left much of the rest of the debate in new york in the charade barack obama shall be criticized. for his claims that america was behind the nine eleven terror attacks remarks which led to a walkout by u.s. and western nations but despite the rowdy rain president says he is ready to resume negotiations over his country's nuclear program also the list of reports. with the fanfare on the streets of new york this week. no one could miss the spectacle of more than one hundred ninety world leaders descending upon the united nations for the annual general assembly. but stealing the spotlight on the world stage a face off between iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and u.s. president barack obama obama defended u.n. sanctions the u.s. has spearheaded over iran's nuclear progr

as arctic ice melts the struggle for access to the region's vast resources heats up prompting russia to call for more cooperation. nine am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me arena josh the top stories of the week and this week's united nations general assembly has seen another war of words between the u.s. and iran president mahmoud ahmadinejad told a global gathering he believes america was behind the nine eleven terror attacks the claims led to a walkout by u.s. and western nations and drew the wrath of barack obama lauren lyster has more. with the fanfare on the streets of new york this week. no one could miss the spectacle of more than one hundred ninety world leaders descending upon the united nations for the annual general assembly. stealing the spotlight on the world stage a face off between iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and u.s. president barack obama obama defended u.n. sanctions the u.s. has spearheaded over iran's nuclear program though he called for dialogue when the door remains open to diplomacy should iran choose to walk through. the dialogue aw

on the arctic nations but also to the entire world because if we measure the arctic and the northern part of the world the consequences will be felt in asia and africa latin america the rest of europe in the united states and elsewhere apart from anna chanter rhetorical claims concerns were again raised that pumping for fuel in the world's refrigerator as it's sometimes known could speed up global warming a quarter of the world's untapped an idjit resources altered states have become increasingly anxious just take their claims on to the look pretty piece of pie but russia says they'll be no fighting over the arctic fortunes and any territorial dispute what will result in just as informal and friendly atmosphere as a big dinner it's in the direction of our t.v. moscow. polling stations across venezuela have opened as people are voting in the parliamentary election after boycotting the previous poll in two thousand and five the opposition will try to win back seats from the ruling party of president chavez . has the latest from the capital caracas. the sun rises here in caracas venezue

of the arctic have no grounds whatsoever their goal is to provoke clashes among the arctic states and so that those who make the predictions can fish for something in the murky waters but i am absolutely sure that all the. existing problems including the ones over the continental shelf can be resolved in a manner of partnership and according to the. i'm not joined by one of the participants high ranking guess the president of iceland all of our grimson thank you very much for being with us it's a real corner now from from a side it looks like the main dispute now is not even how to save the environment up this delicate region of the planet's have a but how to get out the most of it is that true what's the top priority no i think there is a very strong and almost concern by everybody in the arctic going to be sure it did in this conference call that the a model meant is of great importance that the melting of the eyes will create and then viral mental condition that we all have to deal with so it's not just a question of often you're called roche in the arctic it's all shoulder that we

more and more arctic ice. russia is claiming almost half of a million square miles of extra territory. several others have staked a claim. the moscow conference is intended to build cooperation but the competition is so fierce, some people fear another cold war. >> a record breaking voyage through the shrinking size of the arctic sea. this, the largest oil tanker to be taken to the northeast package -- to be taken to the pacific ocean. a new, faster route for russian energy exploits. we were taken on board the nuclear-powered icebreaker, which had led the way. the russians, keen to publicize how quickly they are exploiting the effects of climate change in the arctic. >> at the moment this and the other icebreakers are meant to deliver safely through the northeast package. over the next 20 years there will be no ice at all. this could become an extremely busy shipping lane. part of the ambitious plan for the arctic. three years ago these many submarines made an epic dive down to the sea bed at the north pole to

on the arctic nations but also to the entire world because if we measure the arctic of the northern part of the world the consequences will be felt in asia africa latin america the rest of europe in the united states and elsewhere apart from anna chan territorial claims concerns were again raised that pumping for a fuel in the world's refrigerator as it's sometimes known could speed up global warming a quarter of the world's untapped an idjit resources altered states have become increasingly anxious to sink their claims on to the look pretty piece of pie but russia says they'll be no fighting over the arctic fortunes and any territorial dispute what will result in just as informal and friendly atmosphere as a business dinner it's been a great show for our t.v. moscow. now israel's moratorium on that woman's construction in the west bank is set to expire within just hours from now it was set up ten months ago by the israeli government is a move towards peace talks with palestinian officials well meanwhile palestinian government officials warn several times that any new construction words