Michael oconnor nice to see you with us World Leaders are gathered here in berlin to try to secure a cease fire in libya and sketch out a plan for the countrys future the meeting brings together libyas 2 warring factions along with their powerful International Backers in particular russian president Vladimir Putin who supports libyas rebel leader have talked and turkeys president received one whose government has just sent troops to tripoli to bolster the u. N. Back government the meeting is being chaired by german chancellor Angela Merkel and is part of u. N. Efforts to resolve the long running conflict in libya. D w chief Political Editor. Is standing by for us at the chancellor a. A 2 part question just just here to start things off how crucial of these talks and so far is there any news coming out of them. Well we havent really received any news so far except one single report says that the leaders sitting around the table may be close to some kind of conclusion some kind of deal t
The conflict could the summit help and International Interference stem the flow of foreign weapons and bring about a lasting cease fire. Michael oconnor appreciate your joining us World Leaders are gathering here in berlin to try to stop the war in libya and sketch out a plan for the countrys future leaders from the u. S. Russia and turkey as well as from the 2 warring factions in libya or at the german chancellor right now anger merkel and United Nations secretary general and. Welcome the politicians to what some describe as a fast and possibly last hope for peace in libya the presence of russia turkey and the u. S. And italy reflects those. Countrys interest in libya which has been bloody chaos since 2011 when dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown. A quiet day in libyas capital tripoli. Libyans awaiting news of sundays berlin peace conference but expectations are low. Regarding the berlin conference if it favors the libyan people libya will of course welcome it but it pavers other
Glad you could join us World Leaders are gathered here in berlin to try to secure a cease fire in libya and sketch out a plan for their countrys future leaders from russia and turkey as well as from the 2 warring factions of libya or at the german chancellor right now Angela Merkel and United Nations secretary general and. Welcome politicians to what some describe as the best and possibly last hope for peace in libya. Chief Political Editor michelle is standing by for us at the chancellor michelle i have to ask you how significant are todays International Peace talks in berlin for the future of libya. Theyre very significant because we will at the very least learn by the end of the day with all the major powers most of whom have the very highest level represented in the chancery behind me whether there can at least be some kind of recognition that a ceasefire is needed and whether those powers will have the will to apply the pressure that they have on. The strong man on the ground to n
Thats ahead of a major peace summit here in berlin on sunday. And this could be the future of the summer games as the International Olympic Committee Considers adding great dancing to its list of. A michael could join me Health Officials around the world are sounding the alarm over a deadly new virus its a highly infectious strain of virus thats related to sars and its already killed 2 people in Central China where its believed to have emerged in the city of hong authorities there say 45. 00 people have been infected but scientists believe there are probably many more cases than that the outbreak comes just as people in china prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday. Its a race to stop a deadly virus from spreading passengers touching down in the u. S. On flights from Central China now face a medical check Health Officials at airports in New York Los Angeles and San Francisco are testing travelers coming from the region who may have symptoms of the virus most passengers will g
Of the summer games the International Olympic Committee Considers adding great dancing to its list of events. Im michel okumu so glad you could join me Health Officials around the world are sounding the alarm over a deadly new virus its led to an outbreak of pneumonia in Central China where its already killed 2 people in a sea of one hon dozens of people have contracted the virus and the number of cases is on the rise its the fear now is that the virus could spread further afield especially as people travel for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. Its a race to stop a deadly virus from spreading passengers touching down in the u. S. On flights from Central China now face a medical check Health Officials at airports in New York Los Angeles and San Francisco are testing travelers coming from the region who may have symptoms of the virus most passengers will get questioned get their temperature taken any sent on their way but passengers that are potentially at risk to have the Novel Coron