i am catherine norris-trent. syria,starting off in where parliamentary elections are going ahead in government controlled areas of the country, around a third of syria posterity. some 3500 government approved cabinets are finding seats in parliament. the vote is not recognized by the u.s.. different government has called it a sham. several have criticized the procedure great fighting has intensified in several areas of syria on the ground. wednesday, the thought of another round of peace talks in syria. they are beginning again in damascushere the delegation will not be arriving for at least another 24 hours. the cease-fire agreed in february is under increasing pressure amid infighting for the past few days. formid a surge of fighting the past few days. >> the latest attempt for a roadmap to peace. negotiations aimed at stopping syria's five-year civil war, a power struggle to prevent the breakdown in the country's cease-fire. >> we agreed that what is important is that the decision of austerity continues, that