the russiaens don't seem included to believe them or the americans. >> translator: because we cannot accept the u.s. proof of chemical weapons used in syria. >> reporter: also here still arguing for negotiating settlement the u.n. secretary general. >> it's only a political solution which can bring peace and end this bloodshed right now. >> reporter: and so did dinner where syria was the main topic of discussion. president obama on his way in looked cheerful enough but nothing has happened at this summit so far which suggests it can can be a consensus of syria and time is running out. al jazeera, st. petersburg. >> and the turkey foreign conditions club in japan. the acting syrian ambassador to japan is holding a press conference on the possible military action against syria. let's listen in. >> we stand strongly beside our government and we achieve a lot of progress in order to get rid of this terrorist groups which are supported, unfortunately from the u.s. and its alliances especially in our area. i mean like saub arabia, like tur keurbgs like qatar. while we are achieving such pr

security council given that we know that the russiaens have been the ones all along threatening to block many efforts to this point. >> well, again, i do a lot of work because of the military committee that i sit on. a lot of work with russia. there are so many treaties, so many other issues, nonprolive nation, nuclear war, et cetera that we work on together. sometimes it's very difficult in whatever time period that we're trying to get that done but we have had successes like with the new start treaty, et cetera. so i'm not willing to say that, you know, because we have had our differences in the past somehow putin -- mr. putin cannot get this done. this is a big thing to get done. and he will have to put his should tore the wheel and help us to get this done. there's no doubt and i think that the world is watching to see if, in fact, he can do that. that he should have other breasts in syria, well that's -- just happens to be the case and the facts. but without trying, at least, to eliminate these weapons, which is the criteria that the president said, the thing he said is that these w