special piece and where mr brahimi flew in specially to st petersburg to discuss the issue with both sides opposing the strike on the country and those supporting it were understand that mr brahimi will be holding most of his talks with the presidents of the g. twenty member states during the day and it is sounds like an uncomfortable thought they have now is that actually clear which members could be for all against the u.n. the u.s. intervention in syria. well as i said nothing official came out from the country so far we are certainly expecting some sort of joint statement during the day later on but judging by the statements made in the margins of the summit we can see which countries are supporting the strike and which countries are opposing it certainly the position of russia and china are staying the same on the case they are strongly against it just as obviously. the countries like argentina india indonesia several other states like brazil and probably mexico also not supporting the strike just as it's in the also said it would not support the military action against syria al

there for john kerry and i have reaffirmed that we seek a peaceful resolution in syria we met with mr brahimi and at this meeting we talked . to. relaunch this process so we expect. the opposition will follow suit the syrian government and will agree to participate in the geneva two conference without any preconditions with the only purpose of. fulfilling the. communique which we also discussed you have probably read the news there this is there was a report from new york we have an approximate date for this conference. opto birth russia was actually ready to have this conference in september. earlier but it is important for all syrian party is to be represented at this conference so without then you special conditions any special terms but based on last year's communique which says that it is up to the syrian people to decide their future i would. i also like to mention another detail. our approach has found support among many countries around the world and john mentioned france the united kingdom we are ready to work with them in the u.n. security council and today i would like to thank fro

negotiate and mr brahimi should also build his efforts in this direction and if there is a political solution we need to use it to avert further that tragedy in syria i have emphasized as i to. she my russian colleagues took colleague mr la bella if we don't find a solution in a few days we are going to find ourselves in a very difficult situation almost all the while i've had to wear batting chemical weapons on the other hand there are still a steeler to go along in syria we can't allow this situation to continue to rain territory. of course a should be a battle and you can recover weapons and it's very important for the syrian consent to prohibits chemical weapons and to destroy so that chemical arsenal. to place it into action but it's also very important to stop close to it is and that's what i actually want to the second round of geneva talks will be aiming at this is in a nacelle. the words. where mr lavrov were about so that may say again that we had that we we've had perfect relations yes so we are we differ a little bit about the method we should use in syria but i agree wit

special envoy mr brahimi took an emergency flight to st petersburg to discuss the syrian conflict with obama and putin speaks volumes as to how syria has changed the agenda of the summit and i see what do we know about it who is for and who is against. this intervention that the u.s. wants to meet. we are certainly waiting for an official joint statement from the g twenty countries as a result of the summit later on during the day but we can basically based on speculate on the statements coming from some officials on these countries we can see who is for and who is against the strike now russia's and china's positions have been the same and they have stayed and change they are opposing any kind of military action against syria just as to some extent germany and italy who did not openly say they stand against the intervention just syria the military action against syria but they said they would not participate in this kind of war now also brazil mexico who are known to have somewhat of a ties with the united states recently over the revelations by edward snowden it is expected that they

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 believe is the main opposition if not the only opposition movement but for now so

special envoy mr brahimi is on his way to st petersburg as well pretty much proves this point and what about president obama and president putin what are you hearing there i mean will they have a good chance to talk. well the fact that the chinese and the russian leaders held the first meeting of the two day summit speaks volumes about where their priorities lie at the moment we cannot say the same about the american president in fact unprecedented leak there have been no official meetings on the schedule of the both presidents of russia and the united states so the only challenge they may actually have to talk to each other is during the official meetings or during the a gala dinner tonight at the palace here in st petersburg but officially they are not meeting each other and this is hardly a surprise given the very harsh rhetoric which has been coming from both presidents lately definitely no love lost between them despite that president putin in his interview ahead of the summit described obama as a good listener as a good person to talk with still experts are finding it hard to bel

representative for syria and with mr brahimi got this position. which political animal speak and he carries a very a much. wars around the world he wants peace and stability and he's met is. concerned him very much and when he had a meeting with me here to me about our vision and progress in our talks with john this was late night it was clear that we were very clear to reaching an agreement which we. announced today a little later we put on paper in new york in the hague i told him that we are very much concerned by attempts to undermine any efforts. taken to calm down the situation. and remove certain problems related to the syrian crisis including those efforts that john and i. taking you today and i told him that at the most critical point in our negotiations so we suddenly saw on t.v. screens every port on saying that ki-moon the u.n. secretary general told some women in some women's club that. they report by experts who looked at the august twenty first incident will be presented to monday and he cannot reveal the contents of this report but

special envoy peace envoy mr brahimi is flying in to st petersburg which obviously creates something of a son something of an idea for ourselves here that this will be not about economy this whole summit it will be the syrian conflict in politics and diplomatic so we'll be dominating the it's agenda i let's say we know that this talk of up president obama and mr putin not what particularly president. obama saying that he doesn't want to come talk to mr putin prior to the g twenty summit that obviously sounds like it's not going to change but there has been quite a high level of expectation as of to what would he change his mind now that he would be on russian soil to meet up with the president. well this is something of course all the media is now expecting they have high expectations of the summit barack obama is supposed to bring what he believes to be the evidence of bashar al assad using chemical weapons against the rebels in syria obviously. hasn't changed the reach rated that in an interview about the proof the evidence the real evidence which should be presented before contemp

envoy mr brahimi took an emergency flight just and biggest group to discuss the syrian conflict yet again indicates how important this issue has been at the g twenty summit which again i say was meant to be purely about the economic issues of the global economy what do we know about who and who is then who is against the intervention that america wants to lead. well we can now base this on several statements coming from the g twenty countries as i said no official statement joint statement has come out so far but we can actually distinguish who belongs to what camp now definitely the russian and the chinese stance on the syrian conflict hasn't changed the slightest indeed russia and china are strongly opposing the military action against syria china also pointed that this would lead to a serious blow for the global economy with oil prices rising potentially if the strike against syria happens also we do know that in the very same game there are germany and italy who did not openly say that they were there not supporting the strike but said they would not participate in a military action a

special envoy mr brahimi took an emergency flight to come over to st petersburg and talked to both barack obama and let him if we can about the ways to resolve the syrian conflict in a peaceful way. judging by various leaders that early are worried that how in those camps divided. well we cannot say everything with absolute certainty but we can definitely point out the camps let's say this way who is on what side of barricades judging by the statements coming from the delegations of the g twenty member countries now we definitely know that russia and china have not changed their stance on the syrian conflict the chinese vice finance minister said that this would be a potential strike would also create a huge problem for the global economy if the prices on oil would go up same goes for germany and italy who did not openly say they criticize the potential strike on syria but they sat there would not participate in any kind of military action against the country the same position is expected to come out from the leaders of brazil and mexico simply because they have a very soured relations wi

mr. brahimi and when mr. lavrov and mr. kerry returned to the intercontinental hotel behind us where the talks are taking place, both of the secretaries took part in technical talks with their top experts from the u.s. and russia. and the u.s. team is very high level. just shows the importance. white house. their representatives here from the joint chiefs of staff, from the department of defense, and the top arms control officials from the state department, so this is very high stakes for the u.s. administration. and the russians are feeling the heat now. because the americans are making it very clear that they need a breakthrough on the chemical weapons before there's any solid progress in the peace talks, which we won't know what will happen until sometime in october. >> so what does come next? what is the plan? >> well, the talks are continuing at very technical levels this afternoon. and there's a possibility they will continue tomorrow. the -- they need to get a broad parameter of what they can get to see as solid deli

mr. brahimi will launch all the necessary preparations to insure success. distinguished members of the council, no one is naive to the challenges of ending this conflict peacefully. the syrian side must engage constructively towards the creation of democratic state. that guarantees the human rights of all in syria. the regional actors have a responsibility to challenge those who will actively undermine the process and those who do not fully respect syria's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. and the security council members individually and collectively have a key role in ushering the geneva process forward towards a lasting, peaceful solution. i thank you. >> thank you, his excellency, the secretary general, for his statement. and i now give the floor to his excellency, mr. sergey lavrov, minister of affairs for the russian federation. [speaking russian] >> translator: thank you so much -- fully in keeping with the russia shah/american agreement. this was a result of coordinated efforts by the russian federation and the united states of america b

mr. brahimi? and i ask because he has been summoned to st.etersburg to work with the secretary general to try to push for a geneva 2, and this -- >> mm-hmm. >> -- has happened in the last 12 hours. >> well, in addition to the secretary, there are other senior officials, including under secretary sherman and others who have been working closely with counterparts at the un and russia. so i'm not sure when the last conversation was, but i'm only conveying that because he's not the only one who speaks to un officials, of course. >> but given the fact that the secretary general requested mr. brahimi -- >> mm-hmm. >> -- leave overnight and join him there to try to push for some sort of political resolution, does that indicate that perhaps this political track is now moving more quickly, given that the u.s. is prepared to move ahead militarily if it decides that that's what needs to be done in light of august 21st? >> i just don't want to analyze what their reasoning is. obviously, we remain committed to the political solution. we'd like a geneva co

mr. brahimi. we mentioned mr. brahimi's presser march.remarks. >> is obviously there are some that are against military strike without the approval of the security council. is it the position of the united nations now that any strike would be legitimate or legal at this stage? thank you. >> we will have to see what happens. i do not want to speculate on the future. what the secretary-general has made clear, as he has done many times before, is the importance of u n charter and the need to uphold the charter, and he continues to do so. follow up on what valerie amos said, this idea -- did i hear her right that 11 you and staff have been killed? >> yes. >> is there any sense on the breakdown of what parts of the u.n. -- were they all national staff? >> i'm not aware of the nationalities. i believe the majority were. >> what were the circumstances of their death? were they killed by armaments? >> these are deaths that occurred in the course of a war. as you you know, many other nationals a serious have also been killed, so this is part and p

mr. brahimi will launch all the necessary preparations to ensure success.istinguished members of the council, no one is naÏve to the challenges of ending this conflict. the syrian side busting gauge constructively towards the creation of a democratic state that guarantees the human rights of all. the regions have a responsibility to challenge those who would actively and of mine the process and those who did not fully respects sovereignty unity and territorial intake eddie. the security councilmembers individually and collectively have a key role in ushering the geneva process towards a lasting peaceful solution. i thank you. >> thanks his excellency. i now give the floor to his excellency mr. sergey lavrov ministry of foreign affairs in russia. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in full keeping with the russian-american agreements achieved in september. this was a result of coordinated efforts by the russian federation backed by security councils as well as the majority of states. the leading role in the upcoming work lies with the opcw. the u.n. w

mr. brahimi. mr. president, the syrian issue is highly complex. the construction of a chemical weapon by the process of the political settlement will be a place -- safe place. we hope all parties will keep that and compose it. i suppose the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes and stick to the direction of a political settlement to as a permanent member of the security council, china's entry to work with all the parties and make efforts for a comprehensive, proper and long-term settlement of the syrian issue. thank you. >> i think his excellency, mr. wang for his statement. and now his excellency, of the republic of guatemala. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: mr. president, our delegation for the last 18 months has been lamenting the fact is security council has been incapable of stepping up to one of the bloodiest and painful internal conflicts of our time. i am referring, of course to the situation in syria come and also in passing to the impact on its neighbors and the painful humanitarian costs. despite the fact that on t

andwhat i can ensure you, i brahimi will continue to work closely together with the united states and russia for the original initiators of this. mr. secretary-general, should you be successful at getting the chemical weapons under control and out of the hands of people who can use them, how do you expect to be or what suggestion do you have to make sure that those who are responsible for using them are indeed punished, because your team is not going to place blame on any party. they are just going to confirm whether they were used or not. >> i believe this is a separate issue. accountability process is another one, and making sure that nobody commits a certain paren this use of chemical weapons and also takes sure that the current syrian chemical weapons stocks should be safely stored and destroyed. so there will be no possibility. i believe even with this accountability should be perceived, with what has happened, accountability with the investigative team's report. thank you very much. >> secretary-general ban ki-moon giving an update on the situation in syria. the ap says the russian foreign minister, did earlier today that hi

but what i can assure you, i and brahimi will continue to work closely together with the united states and russia for the original initiators of this. >> mr secretary-general, should you be successful at getting the chemical weapons under control and out of the hands of people who can use them, how do you expect to be -- or what suggestion do you have to make sure that those who are responsible for using them are indeed punished, because your u.n. team is not going to place blame on any party? they are just going to confirm whether they were used or not. >> i believe this is a separate issue. accountability process is another one, and making sure that nobody commits such a horrendous use of chemical weapons and also makes sure that the current syrian chemical weapons stocks should be safely stored and destroyed. so there will be no such possibility. i believe even with this accountability should be perceived with what has happened, accountability with the investigative team's report. thank you very much. hill" have been following how the house will vote on military strikes into syria. several hundred yet not announcing their positions. 21