the initiatives by the u.n. special envoy annan have been undertaken when do we determine that they are not successful and move on to plan b? >> i think that's what secretary clinton is dealing with in paris as we speak, which is to look at that situation to determine what the next steps are with regards to the annan initiative. i think there's an effort to try to obviously deploy monitors that can go in and determine whether or not those violations are taking place. and there is also consideration of perhaps a peacekeeper initiative to try to back up the annan initiative with peacekeepers. what the final decisions are, are going to rest with the international community. >> in terms of arms flowing to syria from iran, do we have credible estimates on what is flowing from iran into syria? >> i think to discuss that in depth we really ought to do it in the context of and intelligence briefing. >> all right. general, dempsey, i'm concerned about the report that nato's assessment of the libya air campaign found that there were numerous

>> the initiative of kofi annan is weak. there have been stronger initiatives before. nonetheless, the point of strength in this initiative comes with international consent. >> and do you think the initiative could work, where do you think there could be a civil war in the future? >> if he is serious about cooperating with those responsible to enact change, we could see the initiatives succeed. without the international consensus, we may reach civil war. >> the syrian government tanks are still in and around rebellious downs and in parts of the capital, damascus. the kofi annan peace plan says they must pull back from -- in one week from now. but there is an argument over which side should stop shooting first and skepticism about the deadline being met. jeremy bowen, bbc news. >> now, to a special report from uganda on the devastating and mysterious disease that is affecting thousands of children. it is being called a syndrome, and it is usually fatal. for the last 15 years, no one has been able to find a cure. our correspondent has been to one area, where almost every

syria must put pressure on them to adhere to the cease fire when it comes into effect kofi annan is initiatives have been ignored by some if not majority of the opposition groups including the syrian national council so well following skirmishes on the border between syria and turkey the turkish prime minister has accused syria of violating international law and said that he would be filing an official complaint with the syrian authorities now there are some that have been claiming that the groups of rebel fighters had been drawing syrian army troops into the skirmishes before fleeing across the border into turkey to try and get the army to fire after them into turkish territory however there are those people saying that these were just people fleeing from the army across the border into the safety of turkey now the reaction it's come from these skirmishes we've heard from mr oedipal gun the the prime minister of turkey saying that his country was considering all options including knows that they don't even want to think it out so in terms of international reaction the united states is said to.

the third line to implement the peace plan but already damascus originally agreed to kofi annan peace initiative quite a few days ago and yet the vote in still continues certain jew had hoped that indeed we will see that peace plan initiated by the tenth of april or indeed on the tenth of april. well obviously meeting that took place yesterday and what they called the friends of syria headed by the united states and france they're actually not looking for peace and they're looking to fund the terrorist organization to destabilize the region and to destabilize syria i think the intention. gathering yesterday and the statement that coming by. obama administration represented by secretary of state it does not look very good for syria and for the stability of syria i think somebody is instigating they're not looking to buy what we call normal dialogue between the government of syria and the opposition. syria has stated many times that they are sticking to the plan of anon but if mr anon is actually working on a plan you hear the other side is saying we cannot give one hundred million dollars as they

taking place and there is also a consideration of a peacekeeper initiative to try to back up the annan initiatives. the final decision will rest with the international community. >> in terms of arms flowing from syria to iran, do we have credible information on what is flowing from iran into syria? >> to discuss that in depth, we ought to do it in the context of an intelligence briefing. >> it general dempsey, i am concerned about the report that native's assessment of the libyan air campaign found that there were numerous problems with cooperation when it came to sharing target information ensuring analytical capability. how are we incorporating these lessons from libya into our current actions in serbia -- in syria? >> the lessons learned were critical and transparent. i was afraid there's going to be this euphoria with libya as a template for future actions that would have taken us down a path that would probably be ill- advised. i am alert to that and i'm going to brussels next week to meet with nato and one of the agenda items is operation unified protection. we have got to be candid with eac

bank has been associated with sustainable energy from the days that secretary general annan started the initiative. we are one of the founding members of this with the u.n. and our president is very common to this. we embrace this strongly and are finding ways in which were achieving the goals. i just want to make four points in my opening remarks, what does it mean in terms of achieving access to acleaving electrification for $1.3 billion? and to start with that, if you look around the world, where are these $1.3 billion located? you can see most are in africa. about 580 million of them. south asia, 350 million and east asia and other parts of the world, about 350 million. so these challenge of delivering electricity and clean cooking fuels is simple goal, but it has several challenges built within it. so if you take the case of the market states. in united states, in the 1930s, most did not have electricity and it was during the fdr administration in 1936 that the electrification act was brought in. by 1953, 90% of u.s. farms has electricity. so in a period of 20 years, this electrification driv

stay in power, but it's possible that you could have a situation in which if the annan -- kofi annan's initiativeallowed to work then you could have an agreed process of transition. >> in other words, that he goes away. he leaves the country. is that what you're saying? >> there are all sorts of possibilities as to what happens to him personally. i think the most important thing is that there's change in the country, and this -- for us, from the outside and what is important is that the people inside the country know we're not abandoning them. we're going to stick with this and we're going to make sure that this process and change continues and we're prepared to take further steps if necessary in order to put pressure on the regime to do the one good thing that's emerged in the last few weeks is the general consensus in the international community. >> you know his wife is british. she was born in britain. is it far-fetched to think give them asylum in britain given the fact that she's a british citizen? >> i've not come across that suggestion. >> you are former prime minister of britain. >> i am.

bad luck to remind you of that the six point plan presented by kofi annan and visits the initial steps on the pullout. have the whole of the snow to. troops. from the cities but the last thing ceasefire is no good to be only. would something by both parties when all of the groups in the region called for raise with the special envoy and of course we need a strong next observer mechanism in place to monitor. the implementation of that cease fire plan with a lean and within three years. and only her. own and what i didn't believe any across the three year. that i did what would be about one year i thought it. would. i'll go before long. by a visit with mr when the security council approves of the plan by kofi annan and in the group as the chairman of the security council a few weeks when you put all of the countries to prison and such a mechanism work least work out a plan for such a mechanism we believe that theses a burning issue and such a plan should be worked out and presents its international community as soon as possible. they can. get then one. hundred and group or. group of. tec

probably tomorrow which is essentially aimed at trying to give support to join special envoy annan's initiativement is adhering to its commitment to halt all offensive actions by april 10. i am sure we can return to that during questions and answers. from the u.s. point of view and that think the view of many states, what we have seen since april 1 is not encouraging. should the government of syria use this window rather than to intensify violence, it will be most unfortunate and certainly our view that the security council will need to respond to that failure in a very urgent and serious way. we will be talking with joint special envoy annan about the potential to have him return to brief the council soon after april 10 so we can have an update and proceed accordingly. quickly, let me mention that on the 24th, we have a session on peace and security where the council will be briefed. we are eager for the opportunity to do this. president obama has launched a national action plan on women peace and security and has built a foundation for powerful change in the way that the world prevents war an

special envoy kofi annan actually it was a. russian initiative in the very beginning and we in the security council suggested there disagree pretty general should be a point this special in a way to start contacts with a position go home so. for us it's very clear that the should be syrian and the circle moment should be devolved any good no interference the fewest point is to stop fighting. to let the human you period deliver is be dispatched to the people we need them to start the political process but the will must to continue the supporting assad if he if he is to fulfill the requirements of the. world i wouldn't try to persuade him to to do so this what we were doing all the time and good we are persuading. and we have been persuading from the very beginning to start reforms to. implement what he has already did clear and for us it's not the point that we support we support that there is an impasse that. we support political settlement. in the end who will be relieved are of the crown three because when you see of the syrian people so for us

are stepping up their fight against the syrian government and in our current failed the initiative of kofi annan in turkey is being pushed by the united states in order to harass the syrians especially by supporting an appropriate i ding safe haven for armed groups to move from its territory to launch attacks on the syrian government and the syrian troops and the syrian troops had retaliated the same way they did with armed groups coming from lebanon so in this case this is to justify their thirty is the number of need to justify an intervention by nato without passing through the you know and council. and coming up later the program arab revolutions push the palestinian crisis on the backburner. the walls themselves nobody nobody is skewed. to the studio and. people on the occupied territories are left baffling for basic essentials while israel uses the power to do what it wants. and developing the atomic energy sector in india turns into pitched battle between competing interests as some american stakeholders are accused of stirring up and say nuclear protests in the hands were dropping. there

fail the initiative of kofi annan that was the outcome of this russian. american agreement so they want to phrase this in order to justify. they are still trying to talk of the regime what at least they are. trying to weaken the regime in case if it's not so it's also a majority of iranians are that you say you say it doesn't really matter what the arab and what america what the arab states or what america says because at the end of the day their plan regardless of kofi annan peace plan is ultimately topple the assad regime one very interesting point is that of turkey the turkish prime minister today getting getting rather upset over gunfire over its border and yet turkey is said to allow well this is some sort please continue. yeah actually turkey is trying to justify turkey is being pushed by the united states in order to harass the syrians especially by supporting and providing safe haven for armed groups to go from its territory to launch attacks on the syrian government the syrian troops and the syrian troops had retaliated the same way they did with

what we hope may be different now is that we are now united around the initiative of joint special envoy annan. the council has endorsed the six-point plan. hopefully we will also endorse what we were told yesterday and in that context, should the syrian regime continue its violence, we hope that would create a climate that would be perhaps improved over the past in which all member-states see the wisdom of delivering, not just a strong message but strong actions that might change the calculus of the government in damascus. >> tim will cher. >> madam ambassador. mr. annan said the syrian government exchanged sees fire of hostilities. if they carry out the three points the envoy will go to the opposition and call on them to carry out cessation of hostilities. >> i said a halt to offensive actions. if you take the three elements of the secretary-general's proposal, withdrawal of forces from populated areas, withdrawal of help weapons, no further advances, et cetera, that amounts to the government halting its side of the military activity, the offensive military action. the joint special envoy wa

three new guy calls for arming the opposition that's at a time when koffi annan and obvious supporters of his peace initiative including russia are really working hard to try to put pressure on their side government to try to persuade it to speed up the pullout of forces from some of the northern settlements and trying to persuade him not to respond in such a manner to the attacks a by militarized position as far as russia goes. strengthen and tough on its language with regards to syria russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov to meeting his syrian counterpart on wednesday most sad that the syrian authorities could have and should there have been more decisive and more practical and hearing to the coffee annan peace plan but he also made it clear that it was only fair worthwhile if other parties would put this same pressure on the opposition and would persuade opposition fighters to lay down their arms. that is outside of work a reporting there well meantime professor of middle eastern history and politics jeremy salt we spoke to him earlier he says the voices coming from the u.s. and some other countries are

annan's plan of six points, but at the same time the violence is mutual, i can only guarantee our side. i cannot guarantee the side that the violence initiated from the armed groups and those countries harboring, so mr. annan has a real job to do with the rest of the countries instigating also in the media against syria. so he should assemble the rest of the puzzle outside of syria before coming outside syria. this is a recipe for success for mr. annan's plan. >> thank you very much for speaking to us. >> well, thank you for being with us here on g.m.t. plenty more to come including big business on board. lining up for souvenirs of the titanic memorial cruise. >> mitt romney has all but secured the republican nomination for the u.s. presidential race. rick santorum defended his race. he said he came to the decision after his daughter, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, had to go into the hospital over the weekend. >> rick santorum's exit effectively ends the republican race. under funded, he was nevertheless the darling of the conservative wing of the party. but that didn't translate into broader support or the votes he needed to bea

one of this undermines peace if that's on the go those peace efforts of course initiated by the former u.n. chief kofi annan i mean the process is that they are hampering the peace if it's because they're encouraging the parties to engage in fighting and not engage in and not engage in peace and in response to the gulf nations of course for the rebel fighters to arm themselves so telegraph had this to say yes. it's clear as day that if the opposition is armed to the chief it will not defeat the syrian armed forces but instead will be slaughtered mutual killings for many many years we've heard from these syrian government that they have actually started implementing the conditions for the scorpion and peace plan that they have begun withdrawing the troops from more volatile cities where the troops are moving to the perimeter and in khan the cities we've actually seen some of the troops returning to the army bases that according to this cease fire implementation after a positive the armed opposition will have forty eight hours in which they will have to cease their own hostilities and not be hearing from the

says one of this undermines peace efforts on the go those peace efforts of course initiated by the former u.n. chief kofi annan the process is that they are hampering efforts because they are encouraging the parties to engage in fighting and not engage in and not engage in peace at the same time we witnessing people ignoring the course of talks and rather focusing on the costs of war in response to the gulf nations who are for the rebel fighters to arm themselves so good rob had this to say. the eat it's clear as day that if the opposite. arm to the chief he will not defeat the syrian armed forces but instead the slaughter mutual killings for many many years. told these comments coming while the clock ticks towards the agreed april tenth deadline to start a ceasefire process how is that implementation progressing. what we've heard from the syrian government that they have actually started implementing the conditions for the scorpion and peace plan that they have begun with bringing the troops from more volatile cities where the troops are moving to the perimeter and yukon the cities we've actually seen some of

arabia has to the peace process on the ground that at a time when the koffi annan it ah there are supporters of his peace initiative including russia are really working hard to try to put pressure on the assad government russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov to meet and he's syrian counterpart in moscow. to syrian authorities could have and should have been more decisive and more proactive in that hearing to the kofi annan peace plan he also made it clear that it was only fair worth while the other parties would put the same pressure on the opposition and would persuade opposition fighters to lay down their arms bill karaka journalist and contributor to the london based guardian newspaper believes that for the syrian peace process the bowl is now in the opposition's court. it's interesting to hear the west response because the the onus now is on the western powers and on saudi arabia and on turkey it's all those countries are backing your positions and told you to support the peace the peace plan to stop this talk about arming them stop this talk about regime change and then if we do this we could get peace in sy

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annan's plan. at the same time, since the violence is continuing, i can only guarantee our side. i cannot guarantee the violence initiated from the armed groups. >> but the free syrian army refuses to believe anything the government says. >> when your forces stopped shooting when the deadline expires tomorrow morning? >> i don't believe our forces will stop shooting because the other side will not stop. if the other side stops, syrian people would march on the president's palace on the same day. this means the regime will not stop. >> it is possible the violence across the border might die down and the kofi annan and deadlines runs out tomorrow morning. but there is no likelihood of a permanent cessation tariff both the regime and the opposition believe this is a fight to the finish. that is the logic that undermines the kofi annan missions from the very start. >> pbs and journalist "charlie rose" sat down with the syrian ambassador to the un. the ambassador blamed foreign influence for continuing violence. >> number one, i do not deny that victims, is that victims fall in this crisis, and it is a pity not only for me, i

annan has got the russians on board. the >> [speaking foreign langua] >> this plan is that syrians have to take the first step. we support this initiative. if those who fight against the syrian government do not follow this example, i don't think we will achieve any results. >> hoping for better times, the international red cross president, jakob kellenberger was in syria. he wanted two-hour daily truce. he also wants access to detainees. activists say that in the meantime, the authorities are punishing known opponents by demolishing or setting fire to their houses in many areas, including this one. there are fears that there may be more of this sort of thing as next week's deadline approaches. jim muir, bbc news. >> in the last few minutes, a spokesman for the u.n., kofi annan, has said an advanced team is due in damascus in the next 48 hours to discuss the deployment of international monitors. james robins has joined me here. you kind of get the feeling you have been here before. nevertheless, what do we know about this advanced team? what is going to try to do exactly? >> it is very interesting. clearly, kofi annan is trying to apply

forms that's a quote it would also authorize an initial deployment to syria of up to thirty on armed un observers to monitor the sites compliance with kofi annan six point plan will hurt the syrian envoy to the united nations say that syria is ready to accept the observers and that it's determined to stick to the plan in the meantime the russian ambassador to the u.n. reiterated that russia is very supportive of the plan and does everything it can to make sure the cease fire holds it's crucial for the monitors to be on the ground to make sure that they need transgressions of the kind of the ground state of the world and is going to be diverted there's a lot of skepticism here in washington about kofi annan plan the u.s. accept it the plan but it almost designated it as doomed even before the plan had a chance to work but so far it has worked violence has reportedly stopped the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice this week described it as quote a brief positive step obviously implying that the ceasefire is not going to hold and maybe not to miss rice the too many it's clear that the ball is now in the court of the syrian opposition the last

annan set the timing. we have faith in his process and these negotiations. we do need monitors to go in in days, not weeks. the initial force of monitors -- >> and then what? >> then a larger force of my tears to my train what is going on across -- then a larger force of monitors to monitor what is going on across the whole country. the political process has to keep going as well. >> isn't it true that the outcomes in syria are so messy that it is so convenient for the whole world to say we cannot act? >> that is not the case for most countries in the world. more than 80 countries attended the istanbul conference as friends of the syrian people. those countries are very clear that president assad has lost his legitimacy. we do need a political transition in syria, not violent conflict. this is not in the interest of anyone in the world to see the violent overthrow of a regime. that is something that would consume tens of thousands of lives. the conflict could spill over into neighboring countries. it is fundamentally wrong to see the violent suppression of the opposition. we want to see a political process take place.

initially voted against the security resolution that would have taken action here. but thet have come around. they have supported the resolution that was adopted supporting annan and his effort to try to achieve a cease-fire. diplomatic pressure is being brought on russia and china, particularly russia has a long standing relationship in that part of the world with syria, to bring pressure on them to exercise whatever influence they can to try to ensure that they abide by the annan plan. there is some progress made on that front. the additional steps that are important is that the international community continues to be very unified in taking action against that regime. there are additional sanctions that can be applied. we have applied some significant sanctions, they are having -- putting great pressure on the regime itself. that pressure needs to continue. the third thing that i would indicate is that this is a broad based insurgency. and i think it's fair to say the intelligence community feels because it is a broad based insurgency, yes, he can strike back, he can try to continue to hold on. but ultimately his days are numbered and ultimately he will be t

special envoy kofi annan includes a complete cease and all facilities by thursday syria's foreign minister is heading to moscow reports on how the government is complying with the initiative by being rude based political analyst amar in the shop he says there are indications the rebels and the powers behind him are just not interested in peace. the so-called city from the free syrian army and its supporters in the west and some. groups that support that do not want. proportional to the city and people support president assad in fact. some reports claim it is the joint now eve. if it's not the majority even if it is an equal number or a large proportion of the syrian population then one cannot have a stable syria without dialogue and one cannot have a dialogue without the ceasefire so be the opposition groups or syrian free army that is supported by western powers and countries needs to. resolve this matter of priority. to the international community and to everybody and to the united nations is the priority. actually have a stable syria and to actually build government institutions are all full of course it would be more graphic reform the order is the priority. a possibl

annan is trying to get a deal going at the moment. to you think that as possible? or do you think the future of syria is a much more serious civil war? initiative is week. direct been stronger initiatives before. nevertheless, the initiative comes with international consequences. >> do you think there could be a future involving civil war? >> if he is serious about cooperating to enact change, we could -- without international consensus, we may reach a civil war. >> the syrian government tanks are still in and around parts of the capital. the peace process says they should pull back a week from now and there's a daily two-hour truce. there is skepticism about the deadline being met. bbc news. >> now to a special report from uganda on the devastating and mysterious disease that is affecting thousands of children. it is usually fatal. for the last 15 years, no one has been able to find a cure. our correspondent has been to one area where almost every home has been touched by the illness. >> at the hospital, desperate families to for help -- queue for help. known as nodding syndrome, it severely impairs their development. 13-year-old augusta and c

special envoy kofi annan includes a complete cease of all facilities by thursday syria's foreign minister is heading to moscow to report on how the government is complying with an initiative bobby riggs baseboard analyst amar in a shot it says there are indications the rebels and the powers behind them are just not interested in peace. the so-called saudis. and its supporters in the west. groups that support the. not the one. that a proportion of the syrian people support president assad in fact some reports claim that it is the majority and even if it's not the majority even if it is an equal number or a large proportion of the syrian population then one cannot have a stable syria without dialogue and one cannot have a dialogue without a ceasefire so the the opposition groups all before called the syrian free army that is supported by western powers and some arab countries and it's through. this matter of priority needs to set its priorities straight to the international community and to everybody and to the united nations is the priority. actually have a stable and peaceful syria and to actually build government institutions and thought of course reforms or is the prior