communique and geneva 2 conference. parties in syria keeping in mind interests of syria and its people realized sensational violence when possible putting an end to the crisis and build homes for syrians china hopes the international community will build consensus and promoted convening of the geneva 2 conference and secretary-general ban ki-moon join special representative, mr. president. the syrian issue is highly complex. the destruction of chemical weapons nor the process of political sentiments, going forward there will probably be this problem or that and a peaceful settlement and direction of a political sentiment. as a member of the security council china stands ready to work with other parties and make efforts for comprehensive, proper sentiment of the syrian issue. >> i think is excellently for the statement and give the floor to his excellency, fernando barack, minister of the republican affairs for the republic of guatemala. >> translator: mr. president. we're lamenting for the fact the security council is i

to fully implement those agreements that had been made in geneva communiqué all share it is june two thousand and twelve we. have met. together with john kerry and with mr brahimi. we have a common understanding with france we have no disagreements with france on the. calling for this conference more over. back in june. when it was discussed when we were discussing the syrian issues president suggested that aid would. specific date for the conference and to put pressure on the potential participants so that they would. divert from this event the president put in a supportive suggestion but some other members of the g eight. believed it was not reasonable where willing to set the date even immediately because. we are convinced that the government has. that there brady to send the delegation the delegation is already announced the key point for us now is for the opposition to do exactly the same thing. we appreciate the efforts undertaken by our american partners and by our other colleagues in europe and in their region. have the decisive influence on the national coalition which they

who joins us from geneva. what progress has been made so far, both on the chemical weapons issue and on potential peace talks? >> they are supposed to split those into two, as you have done in your question, and surprisingly, it seems there has been real progress on the bigger issue, the issue of the wider conflict in syria. we know the russian foreign minister and his u.s. counterpart met with lakhdar brahimi at the united nations in geneva this morning. following that, we know there will be talks between the u.s. and russians on september 28. the hope is that at those talks, they will be able to come up with another date for the so- called geneva to negotiations. they are the negotiations that look at the wider question of the syrian conflict, so we have had progress on that front not so much yet on the issue of chemical weapons. >> what exactly are the points of disagreement? what is holding up a breakthrough? >> well, look, i suppose it is worth remembering that even the people are talking now about there

he called you from geneva today. what did he say and what is your response? did he satisfy your concerns? >> thank you very much. secretary kerry called me today and told me he was going to geneva to meet sergey lavrov to discuss with him the russian and to know how honest the regime and russians are. he told me if they come to the conclusion they are wasting time, the threat of strikes is still on the table. that will be an opportunity if they are lying to do the strikes against the regime in damascus. >> u.s. congress and american public opinion were so strongly against airstrikes. do you have concerns, now that the president delayed, do you have concerns it will not happen. he will not be able to go forward with military option on your behalf. >> we hope our friends in the united states and the western country help the syrian people. we know now there's a lot of evidences the regime in damascus and the president used chemical weapons against civilians in syria. it was very clear our last week american friends are going to review the sites. at the end of th

in geneva it's off to washington. in its war drive against syria. still sticking to its belief that damascus hundreds of civilians in august one man who is held hostage by rebels in syria. we caught up with the man in question. online. universities. personal data from students. patients and staff at a psychiatric hospital in northwestern russia. overnight. suspected of causing. thank you for joining us here today. live in moscow with the world's top headlines for this hour syria has taken its first steps along the path of chemical disarmament and the u.n. has confirmed it's received documents from the syrian president on joining the chemical weapons convention which bans the use and production of poisonous agents this comes amid u.s. war threats against syria although washington has evidently agreed to try diplomacy first. it's following the meeting of the top russian and american diplomats right now in geneva. john kerry spoke to the press ahead of that tough negotiations over how to rid syria of its chemical weapons stockpiles now. concise said th

in from geneva, switzerland. secretary of state john kerry and the russian foreign minister lavrov ready to meet, getting ready to discuss the russian peace proposal. designed to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpile. certainly discuss dominating the discussions on syria right now, dominating those discussions from the kremlin to capitol hill hre in washington. joining us now, the house minority whip, steny hoyer, the democrat from maryland. congressman, thanks for coming in. >> glad to be with you, wolf. >> let's talk about this russian plan to destroy syria's chemical weapons. i assume you think this is all positive that potentially it could bear fruit, is that right in. >> certainly i think it's a very positive possibility. and if it bears fruit, it's going to be a very good resolution of this issue. as you said earlier, talking to fareed, not just the deterring, but the removal of chemical weapons and the inability to use them at all. that's a very positive prospect. let's hope it it's real and that's wh

it is time to move back to geneva. adopted in june of 2012, the communique delineates the process acceptable to the syrian people. its call for the establishment of the authority would prove executive power. the resolution adopted today also outlines the similar process. all the ingredients are contained in the communique and is therefore imperative that is implemented in spirit. the announcement regarding the convening is a manifestation to negotiate a political process in ending the conflict in the national conciliation and for the legitimate expeditions of the syrian people. this war is not going to be easy. there is no military solution to the situation in syria only of great ones and suffering. mr. president, we have to move beyond differences on interpretation of the geneva communique and pursue the political process with unity and purpose. we urge all sides in this hearing in conflict to fully seize this opportunity and work towards dialogue and diplomacy although it is indeed already too lateor10,000 but there

and russia try to agree on syria's chemical weapons poolside at their hotel in geneva. any moment nowell hear about what's happened so far. these are live pictures from geneva. >>> also ahead, former egyptian president hosni mubarak is back in court over the deaths of protesters. >>> more than 50 dead and 60,000 homeless as a cease-fire collapses in the philippines. >>> and shark fin soup off the menu. hong kong's government bows to pressure from conservationists. >>> talks between the u.s. and russia on how to bring syria's chemical weapons under international control are now into the third day. any time now we're expecting the top diplomats from both countries, john kerry and sergei lavrov, to address the media. these are live pictures from that meeting in switzerland where they are due very soon, as we've been saying, to give an update on the progress. we'll, of course, go to that when they come out and speak. jonah hall is live for us in geneva. jonah, the talks are entering their third day. u.s. officials have been reported as saying they're tough talks but are mak

that's from geneva. so, this is now moscow. so, vladimir putin, the russian president with an opinion particle in today' new york times . was that a personal appeal to the american people over syria? >> reporter: it was a personal appeal. i think it also reflects frustras and attitudes towards the united states which is shared by a large part of the russian military -- sorry, russian political and military establishment. a feeling that the americans have really over reached themselves over the last ten years or so, have got involved in a series of adventures that backfired. iraq is the obvious one, libya, moscow. those davis of opinions, different ways of seeing the world gives us a flavor as to why it will be very difficult for the two sides in geneva to reach agreement. there is a suspicion, a different understanding of the way that the world works. however, you've got to say, it is a bit of a mute point really. to what extent with vladimir putin impact the u.s. public or political opinion through an article in the new york t

geneva. and to discuss the syrian crisis and the current diplomatic efforts surrounding it with. who served as france's foreign interior and prime minister and he told me earlier why if things the use of force wouldn't and years of bloodshed. i think we should do our best to avoid the use of force we know that the force without law and the force without. diplomatic efforts is always useless that's why the priority to ease negotiation but of course we should go forward and we should have results today we have one result to see the signature by your new regime of the convention on the ban of chemical weapons that's a first step but that's not enough washington is convinced syria agreed to be designed only because of the real threat of being attacked and bashar al assad said that's not the case or do you think well i think you're firmness is part of the game is showing some results but i think the main factor is the willingness of russia to take responsibility and russia taking the lead. making some proposals this is really changing the. figure of the whole fijian army of the of the

as i said in geneva there was an old saying from gorbachef of regan and trust and verify. we are talking about verify and verify, not a matter of trust. so we are going to work hard to have a resolution that is as strong and forceful as possible. now russia did agree in geneva that chapter seven is mentioned specifically as the root for compliance if there is noncompliance or any use of chemical weapons by anyone in syria. under both of those circumstances, use of weapon or noncompliance, you are already automatically in chapter seven according to the agreement we came out of geneva with. so that mention is there. >> reporter: if you joined us you are watching al jazeera and listening to a three-way press conference live from paris between the secretary of state john kerry with his counterpart and his british counterpart william hague. they are discussing how to implement the u.s. plan on syria chemical weapons and agreeing that a strong security council resolution is needed to make syria give up chemical weapons and agreeing the security council resolution needs to be enf

. >> breck through in geneva, an arms deal on syria, and plans for possible action. a massive rescue effort is underway in colorado after the worst flooding in decades. entire towns have been cut off and 200 people are unaccounted for. >> what hurts me the most is all this has to be rebuilt. after everything that has happened, now this. i wonder if it's actually meant to be. >> the daunting task of moving on and starting over--again. along the jersey shore seaside boardwalk. >> a breakthrough in the syria crisis. russia and the u.s. have come to terms on a deal of syria's chemical weapons. but questions remain. >> reporter: the decision in geneva between secretary of state john kerry and his russian counter part, sevgey lavrov, they have outlined our syria will relinquish it's stock pile of chemical weapons, something that they have not admitted to having until last week. it also demands that the regime clearly outline the size and nature of its chemical arsenal--within a week. much quicker than bashar al-assad said th's month that hd that they needed. meanwhile, the

talks began today in geneva. negotiations will continue tomorrow. kerry has made it clear a promise to destroy the chemical weapons is not good enough. >> mike viqueira is live this evening in washington with that story. mike any progress? >> john, they met briefly in this first day of talks in geneva, secretary of state kerry and his russian counterpart sergey lavrov. tomorrow they get down to the it ine gritty. but as they sit down they can't agree on two fundamental points, number one who was responsible to begin with? and secondly, should the threat of force be even held out as a tool to get syria to comply with any deal? going into crucial talks in geneva with the russian foreign minister, secretary of state john kerry laid out america's goal. >> it has to be real. it has to be comprehensive. it has to be verifiable. it has to be credible. it has to be timely, and implemented in a timely fashion. and finally, there ought to be consequences if it doesn't take place. >> back at the white house president obama was optimistic. >> i am hopeful that

johnti in geneva. can they break two years of diplomatic deadlock over syria? elsewhere, world powers voice alarm as north korea restarts their nuclear reactor. an electric planes, cleaner automobiles, the french government unveils projects designed to revive industries. bashar al-assad says he expects to hand over information on the chemical weapons within a month. if the threat from the united states. . making his comments in an interview with russian television. the u.n. says it has received documents from damascus. this is barack obama opening for a positive outcome as john kerry and the russian foreign minister to down in geneva to discuss the plan. the un security council members remain split over the content of the resolution. a russian newspaper has reviewed details of how moscow wants to proceed with its plan. france 24 has more. >> banning, inspecting, and destroying. the elements of a plan revealed on thursday with a central thrust to deal with syria's chemical weapons. the nation would have to join an organization for that prohibition and declare wh

now, secretary kerry has taken an enormous team with him to geneva. part of that will be technical people to look at the question or compare with the russians our understanding of where the chemical weapons are, how many caches they have of these chemical weapons. there are a host of technical issues to be resolved. secondly, as your set up piece suggests, there's a huge issue within the u.n. about whether this would be a so-called chapter seven resolution, that is the failure to comply would authorize member states to use all necessary force that is procedure to allow the u.s. if it wants to proceed with bombing, so that's going to be a major issue. over all of this is secretary kerry's interest working with the russians on so-called geneva two and trying to get back to the issue of finding some diplomatic time table plan in moving forward. i think everyone realizes that assad isn't going away soon and this conflict is going to continue and continue to spill over to its neighbors. >> how long would you expect this diplomatic process to take? give us

the deal in geneva has not gone down well with syria's opposition. >> and we think that the russians and syrian regime are playing games to waste time and to win time for the criminal regime in damascus. we think that our friends in the western countries and in the united states know exactly the main goal of the russian administration. they are trying to find a solution for the majority regime in du damascus. >> reporter: as syrians continue to die in their sus ens each day by conventional force the promise to remove chemical weapons from the battlefield will not shift the ballot ground, but a wider peace conference just might and that's something now being discussed off the back of the negotiations in geneva, perhaps the greater achievement of these talks has been to bring russia and the united states together on syria. after two and a half years apart. jonah hull, al jazerra, geneva. >> president obama has welcomed the chemical weapons agreement on syria. but he also warned that if diplomacy fails, the u.s. remains prepared to act. here is what he said in a statement. this framewor

we'll go to jonah who is in geneva for us, but first let's hear what the diplomats have been saying. >> i will say on behalf of the united states that president obama is deeply committed to a negotiated solution with respect to syria, and we know that russia is likewise. we are working hard to find the common ground to be able to make that happen, and we discussed some of the homework that we both need to do. we're not going to go into it in dedetail today, we have both agreed to do that homework, and meet in new york around the 28th. >> >> translator: russia, the russian president from the begin having been supporting a peaceful resolution. we have supported the un observers, and we were one of the initiators of convening geneva one. >> translator: i believe we should welcome this decision by the syrian leadership, and i would like to express my hope that this would become a verier isous step. >> the syrian president, says his government will start submitting data on its chemical stockpile one month after signing the convention. >> translator: in the next few days, syria will send a

the geneva agreement says. until the end of the first quarter of the next year. which will cause injury and his soul is saying the numbers of lost in the one hundred ten thousand of people who died in a syrian conflict i decided to find out whether the numbers came from because the syrian government never even i found a website where the opposition post the names of their victims as you know i was captured so i found the names of people who are presenting the other side is the fact that the un keeps giving numbers of losses on one side only do you think it's an index of biased position by the un in terms of. do you think the un is sort of supporting just taken sides. so the question as to where these sources are of where the numbers come from. and what where are the information data comes from this question should be asked to . those who. publishes of the some information that's our assessments. here we deal with this situation one i just got this you. know really conclusive information. as speaking about the materials that the u.n. works with the materials. comm

we are working with the european union and our partners in geneva. it will be the deeds of iran, certainly within this particular multi-lateral process which will tell the story. >> look, rowhani is not the real leader, it is the ayatollah khomeini, is there any indication there is flexibility on the part of the mullalas? >> i don't think so, looking back into when the ayatollah came into power, regardless of what the people stipulate. again, iran is a revolutionary regime. it's been there since 1979 and it's important to look at those revolutionary fervor, as well as the passions that are still there. but i think you're quite right, gregg, that the supreme leader has quite a bit to say and it's not just politically. it's constitutionally. >> gregg: we'll squeeze in a quick break and i want to ask you about the new iranian president's speech before the united nations in which he said we will not -- we will never give up our uranium enrichment program. if that's true, what is there to negotiate? so your answer on that question coming up in just a mome

to put the detail of the geneva two they know that even if they go to geneva two that the so-called it's a lose have been totally defeated and to have. a new project for the country the most glue is also in geneva two does as well as no doubt a minority in i don't know and kicking that under the bush so there we hear him mention geneva two on sunday the head of the national syrian coalition has said that the group is very who attend a proposed geneva conference to end the civil the civil war if it talks about a transitional government perhaps have you been hearing anything about this in the u.n. so far well let me give you know the geneva two are meeting would be a natural laws next step after the united nations security council here in new york is able to put on the table a resolution for a vote so the geneva two conference is something that we are expecting to take place after first of all a resolution is put together something that the security council namely russia in the united states can agree upon and we do want to of course know that this is been you know whether or not to includ

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and it endorses the geneva communicating up -- communiquÉ. we should be no doubt -- but it probably implemented, and this council must ensure that it is, it will prevent a repeat of the atrocities committed on the 21st of august, or any of the use of chemical weapons in syria. the united kingdom a play its full part in this. i can announce that the uk's make an initial contribution of $3 million to the opcw syria trust fund. i echo the executive council's call today that all states in a position to do so should provide voluntary cibutioand expertise to achieve what would be a challenging but vital task. let us not forget the council action today has come only after two and a half years of unchecked brutality and well over 100,000 dead, and millions displaced. the failure of the council to tackle the crimes committed on a daily basis has resulted in a culture of in punitive in which a brutal regime believes they can get away with murdering its own men, women and children. so it is vital that the council now builds on the consensus we reached t

washington's threats of sorcerer reigning one of the main stumbling blocks for the top diplomats meeting in geneva. the n.s.a. has reportedly been disguised thing itself as google to trick a line users into surrendering private data using techniques from the world's finest hackers. plus sleeping patients and staff at a psychiatric hospital in north western russia are caught in a massive fire overnight with also or an unguarded cigarette suspected of causing the. international news and comment live from moscow this is me your leisure follower thanks for joining us for us to see where has made a key step towards implementing russia's plan to remove its chemical weapons the un confirmed it has received documents which will see damascus joining the chemical weapons convention this comes amid crucial talks between top russian and u.s. diplomats who are in geneva discussing the plan to put serious chemical arsenal under international control she's pointed boyko reports now on what the sides have agreed on and what sticking points still remain. a lot of people holding their breath in geneva and indeed ar

so now it's up to these men in geneva on thursday, the u.s. secretary of state and russian foreign minter will discuss the practicalities of putting those weapons under international control. the idea was russian. holding on to the diplomatic initiative press vladimir putin has spoken directly to the american people. writing in the new york times president putin warned that a u.s. strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. it could threaten tire system of international law and order out of balance. millions around the world would increasingly see american not at a model democracy but as relying solely on brought force. >> reporter: in u.n. the next second general says his organization is guilty of a collective failure for its inability to find common ground on the syria crisis. >> i hope that the current discussions related to safeguarding syria's cheap cal weapons stocks will lead to the security council playing an effective role in promoting an end to the syrian tragedy. >> reporter: in damascus the fading threat aft

will we get anything significant, positive from the talks in geneva? >> it's very difficult to tell, because going in to these negotiations one has to have a good measure of skepticism, partly because syria and russia haven't been that trustworthy before. and even if they are negotiating in good faith, the actual task of getting into a civil war are weapons inspectors, sequestering the chemical weapons, protecting them, destroying them, this is a really difficult thing to do. and i think the obama administration will be listening, watching, hoping, but keeping eyes wide open about the whole project. >> what is the motivation for russia to jump into the negotiation and toss this diplomatic lifeline at this moment? have you thought about that? >> well, i think there are two. one is that the russians have always been interested in trying to foil american diplomacy, stand up to the united states, not just on this syria question, but on edward snowden, the nsa leaker, on missile defense, on nato expansion, on libya, across the board, so this is one way of t

phil is in geneva. okay. phil if they are talk saebting dates for a syrian peace conference, how much can anybody read into that? >> reporter: well, richelle there are a couple of things that have happened here in geneva, that if you peace them together give us some idea of what is happening behind closed door at the hotel behind me. first of which is is that announcement we heard in which secretary of state kerry and the foreign minister, sergey lavrov said they planned to meet in about two week's time. in addition to that, within the last hour, i had a chance to talk to an official from the russian foreign ministry, and she told me what has happened inside that building is that now they have separated these delegations into two different areas, one the diplomatic department, and one the chemical weapons experts department where they are trying to figure out logistically, militarily, and scientifically, how they could do this if they were trying to secure those chemical weapons stockpiles. so if you put thos

this is the entry point, implementation of what was agreed on in geneva one hopefully through geneva 2. >> being the peace negotiations that have been delayed for months but we hope will happen. >> that's right. but on geneva 2, geneva 2 i think has to have one specific objective and that is implementation of operative phrase of geneva one, that is establishing a transitioning governing body with mutual consent and for the transfer of authority of if that is implemented in the overall context, good for everybody. >> for assad. >> what was clear in geneva one and leading to geneva 2, full transfer of executive authority. has to be through negotiations with assad. >> on the chemical weapons because that has been the biggest threat to you. do you think they can actually be contained? can they be collected, disarmed, disabled? is that realistic given how difficult it's been for the united states and russia to get rid of them in the last 20 years. >> we had always warned the threat, use of chemical weapons in the context of syria and what's happening, what's been happening in syria for a

was how the prospects for the second round of geneva talks. given the differences or just divergence tan's of russia and france thank you. i will answer the first question. just picking on the previous question. on the south report. of the u.n. commission you know i would believe that this reports just like secretary general said in his report that indicates clear condemnation of the cameco attack if you will look at the amount of sorry now of the nerve gas that was years. and they quickly into that was used and some other aspects it becomes totally clear as day. that there is a text of. the tranter first of all goes to were perpetrated by the syrian regime as to the question that you have just asked france has always been an advocate of peace we have shown and demonstrated this repeatedly for instance during the war in iraq. you might remember that the french intelligence and the french security agencies. who had been telling as for all from the very start that the. what happened on the twenty first of august to us a chemical attack and to th

meetings in geneva between the u.s. and rush arc the syrian government sending a letter to the united nations saying that at any point to become a must mr of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. syria one of the few countries that hasn't signed the treaty that still has huge to stocks of chemical weapons. the ambassador of the syrian regime here at the united nations saying just by sending the letter his country was now a member. >> would this, the chapter of the so-called chemical weapons should be ended and legally speaking sear ye has become, starting today, a full member of the convention. >> reporter: you might think that announcement would be welcomed by everyone but western diplomats our weary, under the treaty you get 30 days in which to layout your inventory of all the chemical weapons you hold, all the stockpiles, all the rockets, all the factories. and western nations want things to move much more quickly than that. this is a draft resolution drawn up by the french, the u.k. and the u.s.

sergei ivanov also stressed it's vital that the peace talks in geneva take place saying russia will do all it can to make them happen because the syrian government has expressed a willingness to negotiate with the opposition. it's bought under the russian american initiative on may seventh we have secured the master's commitment to send the legation to geneva conference. american partners have so far failed to do the same in the talks with opposition and besides it's very difficult to define the opposition there's so many splinter groups and one of the predominant of them of course is our pride. and the claims that cruise missiles strikes will help advance the peace process and not only ridiculous the irresponsible meanwhile syria has made a step towards implementing the chemical design and plan broken by russia and the us by starting to detail its toxic arsenal they hate the base chemical weapons watchdog has received partial data on the stockpiles with more details expected within the next few days on his polls god has one. well under the deal of brokered between washington and mosco

and russia on syria's chemical weapons are into a third day in geneva. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov and u.s. secretary of state kerry have been seen in discussions outside the hotel. the u.s. president is open to a u.n. resolution not backed by force. >>> the three-week sit-ins by teachers in mexico have been broken up by riot police. the teachers are demonstrating against reforming the national education system. >>> a cease-fire has been broken in the southern philippines just hours after it was agreed on between the army and separatist fighters. this was an attempt to end a five-day siege by rebels who are holding civilians hostage in the city of zamboanga. >>> the report by human rights watch accused the army of killing civilians from the mula drive. they leave in the east of south sudan where there's an armed conflict going on since the beginning of this year. anna reports from john life state. >> reporter: this u.n. patrol makes its slow progress through some of the south sudan's difficult terrain. this was a rare, dry day, but in thi

>> remember the agreement in geneva a couple of weeks ago between the americans and russians. that was a framework agreement. very important. however, for it to happen in the international world, legally, it needs to be turned into a security council resolution. and now they are about to table a security council resolution that will get rid of syria's chemical weapons. and the basic document, we are told is very diminutive compared to the final one. there could be further action taken if syria doesn't abide by the agreements. so once again we turn to john kerry, and they are going to have a meeting tonight here at the united nations of all 15 security council members of which this document will be displayed for the first time, this is an indication of how close to the wire they always cut these things. john kerry is going to say, it's all in the language, those key words make such a difference, the dotting of the is and crossing of the ts if you would like. take a listen. >> prior to this meeting i was pleased to have at meeting with foreign minister sergey lavrov, and we did

>> reporter: secretary kerry will leave geneva on sunday. he'll travel on to israel, then to paris, where he'll meet with the foreign ministers of saudi arab, the u.k., and france. this is about keeping up international pressure on russia to follow through and on assad to make good on this plan to hand over his chemical weapons. >> glor: margaret brennan in geneva, thank you. for more on this agreement, we want to bring in holly williams in istanbul, turkey, and, also, elizabeth palmer who is in damascus. holly, i want to start with you. what is the opposition reaction to this agreement? >> reporter: well, jeff, the head of syria's main armed opposition group, general salim idriss, he held a press conferee and rejected the framework agreed on by the u.s. and russia. >> we think the russians and syrian regime are playing games too waste time and win time for the criminal regime in damascus. >> reporter: general idriss also sailed the opposition would not agree to a cease-fire in order to allow international inspectors to visit syria's chemica

the devil is in the details and that's why john kerry arrived in geneva to discuss syria giving up chemical weapons. vladimir putin penned this in the op-ed and he didn't mince words. the chemical weapons were not used by the syrian government, but instead the syrian opposition and that any u.s. strikes would increase violence and kick off a new wave of terrorism. >> i think it is pretty clear that the whole purpose of that was to try to weaken our resolve and to try to make sure that we would not fulfill our pledge to conduct military action if we have to. >> the white house response to this, putin is putting his credibility on the line. jay carney saying something similar at the white house yesterday. >> demonstrates that, you know, russia is now putting its prestige on the line when it comes to moving further along this diplomatic avenue. >> >> as the government confirms a new "washington post" report that they're suppliering the fighters with much-needed weaponry. we begin with kristen well kerr. >> let's start more with the putin op-ed and i want to put it up there. millions around the

the bill of good and forces that have to stop agreeing to group discussion to the geneva. discussion the right view it is the political the right to life or brothel it was made sex that sorry it was live from brussels that it was a middle east expert and diplomat former diplomat son i missed him hassan thank you very much indeed we appreciate it. the violent hostage crisis the upscale investigate more in nairobi is in its third day a security source claims police cleared the shopping center of the militants oil that there's still a heavy police presence of the scene and right now you're watching live pictures from nairobi a series of explosions and sustained gunfire have been heard in their area with heavy plumes of smoke rising from the shopping center at least two terrorists are confirmed dead and others are said to be injured there the soldier was launched as may day all such as a by a group of somali shabaab militants with strong al qaeda connections however multiple media reports staged the british and american citizens may be among the faces and investigation has bee

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reporting there from geneva. nearly two years after the costa concordia capsized, a delicate operation to stand up again is now underway. the goal here is to raise the ship to vertical to eventually tell it --tow it. one of the most expensive wreck recoveries in history. you can see the latest pictures from the island. >> 500 engineers have been preparing for a year for this moment. it is a massive undertaking. >> all the checks have been made and the lifting operation has officially begun. everything is working. 11 engineers are in place in the control room. >> the vessel has -- is being stabilized by cables, underwater platforms have been built to hold it once up right. cranes will lift the 100,000 tons helped by a huge metal structure on the side that is field -- filled with water. no one knows if it will succeed. the cruise line has been stuck on the rocks since january of 2012. one risk is the costa concordia may slide into a ditch. if it goes as planned -- the two metal containers will be emptied so the ves

secretary of state john kerry very soon in geneva and. is joins us live now so what else did the syrian leader say in that t.v. interview. well bill regarding the plan to rid syria of its chemical weapons stockpile. said that damascus will only start to give away information about that stockpile what they have signed up to the chemical weapons convention and if the u.s. stops the rhetoric forth against syria let's take a listen to what he had to say. i would like to make it clear to everyone that this will not be a unilateral commitments it's not going to be about syria signing a protocol and delivering on it with no positive feedback this is intended as a mutual process and we primarily expect the united states to give up its policy of threatening syria our actions will also depend on how far the u.s. embrace is russia's proposal to. see that the united states truly want stability in the middle east and once we see them refrain from threatening us and pursuing an intervention once we see them stop supplying terrorists with weapons then w

here in geneva i spoke with u.n. secretary-general and enjoy for syria kofi annan after he met today. >> it's constructive, positive and i hope we get something really constructive out of it. the stakes are high and everybody realizes that. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in geneva where secretary of state meets with foreign minister on the syrian crisis trying to get past the tension that erupted on the first day of talks. as taliban attacked u.s. consulate in iraq, afghanistan, a lot happening on the foreign front p joining me "washington post" diplomatic correspondent ann gearen, terrorism expert michael leiter. first of all these talks did not start on a happy note. a lot of tension. why? >> it started yesterday and it's really because the two sides, u.s. and russia are coming at it from a different standpoint. russia wants this to be about stopping any chance of u.s. military action. secretary kerry is here on orders from president obama to make it really mean something by which they think they have to keep up

now back to syria and prospects for a deal in geneva. jeffrey brown has more. >> even as secretary of state john kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov resumed talks today. the wall street journal reported that a syrian military unit was scattering the country's chemical weapons stockpile. for the latest on that and on the talks, i'm joined by new york times diplomatic correspondent michael gordon in geneva. and "wall street journal" military reporter julian barnes. michael gordon, let me start with you. let's talk first about the progress there. where is there general agreement so far, regarding syria's weapons and what should be done about them? >> well, secretary john kerry has been meeting with his russian counter-part sergei lavrov, they have really been getting in nitty-gritty of this. the general expectation is they're going to announce some sort of diplomatic understanding between the two sides tomorrow on how to approach syria's chemical weapons stocks, how to control them, how to destroy them. and there was progress o

i note in foreign minister sergei lavrov met in geneva. one of the things they did was compare assessments about what each country thought the syrians have. as they reported they thought they had a similar assessment. as they go forward, if syria declares something out of the kilter or out of the ballpark, they'll dest that. bottom line is they'll do much better at accounting for and disabling the syrian than a military attack would. >> mr charles dell fer, form you are un chief chemical weapons inspector. thank you for coming in, great insights. >> thank you. >>> iran's president hassan rouhani is back in tehran after a busy week in new york and an history k phone call. he was greeted at the airport by government officials. it was the first time that leaders from the two nations spoke to each other. we have more. >> this was the moment the angry relationship between iran and u.s. moved on. the u.s. president on the phone with iranian counterpart. the first top level contact between the two countries in more than 30 years. president hassan

have to do with the russians on these four geneva. >> it could be a long time coming. russia has expressed opposition to a resolution that is enforceable. >> the syria envoy said the country would set no preconditions. he said they were setting an example for the region and said the only reason they possessed chemical weapons was to act as a deterrent to israel's alleged nuclear stockpile. >> does it set a timeline on when the weapons will be destroyed? >> parties do have to declare their stockpile and allow a mechanism for destroying those weapons. but it can be very lengthy. the u.s. and russia both joined the convention in 97 and neither had yet to destroy their entire stockpile. >> and the results of the u.n. investigation? >> the official line is no timeline, but as the foreign minister said, it could come as early as next week. we heard that from some diplomats. australia's ambassador is the acting president of the security council and said the report would come sooner rather than later but would not give up much else. >> reporting live from new york. the opposit

key talks in geneva into the second day. >> people are holding their breath in geneva and around the world at the moment while the top diplomats meet to try to come to a diplomatic solution to disarming syria other weapons. this is currently on course while john kerry and serge sergi lavrov will me to try to have a tip solution. some progress has been made. we have seen confirmation that there aren't treaty papers. this morning saw a meeting between john kerry, sergei lavrov, and the international envoy for syria will stop they expressed cautious optimism about the prospect of coming to a viable resolution, a diplomatic solution to the crisis. >> now the assad government joined the chemical weapons convention and we have to engage our professionals together with the chemical weapons organization as they agreed with the u.n. to design a road which would make sure this issue is resolved quickly, professionally,, as soon as possible. >> our residents are deeply concerned about the death toll and instruction, the acts on both sides all sides. we are committed to try to work together, beg

the second day artie's poorly boyko is in geneva and has more. a lot of people holding their breath in geneva and indeed around the world at the moment while russia's and the u.s.a.'s top diplomats meet to try to come to a diplomatic solution for a way of disarming syria of its chemical weapons a u.s. military strike against syria is currently on tour while john kerry and sergey lavrov meet and try and rush out a diplomatic solution to the crisis now some progress has already been made we've received confirmation from the united nations that they've already received syria's treaty papers to sign up to the u.n. chemical weapons convention this morning sort of meeting between john kerry. and the international envoy to syria lakhdar brahimi where the leaders all expressed cautious optimism about the prospects of coming to a viable resolution a diplomatic solution to the crisis let's take a listen that the assad government. joined the chemical weapons convention and we have to engage you know a professional so that the guys that was the chemical weap

one can now be prepared for geneva two. and the best thing would be that on this side of the regime on the one hand are not on that of the opposition on the other, that they meet up and work in this direction and the sooner the better because it is only then that we will be able to stop the syrian tragedy. you must bear in mind and it was emphasized by the russians, in a few day's time we will find ourselves in a situation which is very difficult to understand because on the one hand there is prohibition of chemical weapons and on the other hand the frightening goes on. even if it has to be confirmed, it's very important, the problem of chemical weapons. and its prohibition just as important to put an end to the syrian tragedy which requires a meeting of geneva two in the coming days. >> reporter: well, we have a correspondent in moscow and they had a common goal in syria but differences in how to achieve it. >> sure, well, they are on the same page about the need to liquidate chemical weapons in syria to follow through on

according to the geneva agreement put forward by russia and the u.s. now the resolution doesn't allow for immediate chapter seven action of the u.n. charter in the case of noncompliance but it would need to be reviewed and put to a vote if that does become the case in the future here is russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov it is a signal to the resolution includes an agreement that was reached in geneva stating that the security council can go back to reviewing the resolution only in the case of a breach of its proceedings by any of the sides including the opposition or in the case of chemical weapons use by any side is not happens on the council can act on those cases under chapter seven as well only in accordance of the degree of that violation and if it is one hundred percent proof so the resolution also calls on the opposition to assist in the disarmament process this is an important point for russia that both sides be held accountable for violations of the resolution also fully of course as the geneva communique which was outlined in june and s

neve live for us in geneva. as we've been reporting, syria's application to join the chemical weapons convention has arrived in the united nations in new york. >> in the past few hours we have received a document from the government of syria, which is being translated, which is to be an exception document concerning the chemical weapons convention. so we'll study that document, and i believe that is meant to eventually be circulated as a document. >> live to james spaeth, our diplomatic editor at the united nations. the u.n. received the document, so what's the process now? is syria going to be part of the chemical weapons convention? how long is it going to take, basically? >> reporter: the document has been received. the document is then translated. that's the normal procedure, but this is just the first step. it's syria writing a letter saying, we would like to be part of the convention. there is then a procedure to be followed. it sounds like good news because all the international community, the russians an