i thank you and i ask dr dr. brahimi to say a few words if you want. >> mr.retary general i am truly humbled by your kindness, and the extremely generous words that you have had on this occasion, which is not very pleasant for me. it's very sad that i leave this position and leave syria behind in search of a bad state. but as you said as secretary general, i have absolutely no doubt that you will continue as you have to do everything that is humanly possible to work with the security council, with the neighbors of syria, and indeed with the syrian parties themselves to end this crisis. i'm sure that the crisis will -- will end. the question is only -- and this -- everybody who has a responsibility and an influence in the situation have to remember that the question is how many more dead? how much more destruction that is going to be before syria becomes again the syria we have known. the new syria that will be different from the syria of the past, but it will be the syria we have loved and admired for many, many years. and i'm extremely grateful to you secret

dr lakhdar brahimi arrived to brief the security council behind closed doors. in that briefing dr lakhdar brahimi told ambassadors that there'd been a new proposal from the iranians suggesting they could arrange an interim government and may be prepared to talk with saudi arabia to create a regional solution. after the meeting dr lakhdar brahimi spoke to reporters. >> on this sad day for you, what is your message to the syrian people? >> apologies once more, that we haven't been able to have - help them as much as they deserve, as much as we should have. and also to tell them that the tragedy in their country shall be solved. they have shown incredible resilience and dignity. >> the problems for dr lakhdar brahimi's successor were highlighted from comments from the syrian ambassador, showing the u.n. as an organization may have difficulty working as a mediators, confirming that his boss, president asaad is having difficulties taking phone calls from ban ki-moon. >> it is true our president doesn't respond to his calls. this is true. it's unfortunate, actually, because we drew his