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u.n. security council on the syria question i'm not such a can't be serious you know the you're obviously your russia today you know everybody when they think about russia in the security council they think about you know it's much. the. president of the year in security why don't you please let me venice you know or you know are you going to condemn assad's atrocities yet are you going to condemn you know the the clear widespread bombing in target of civilians
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u.n. security council in the u.n. security council will. decide on measures and steps to be taken if this use of chemical weapons is approved. we have agreed on this and this agrees with what members so for the g eight have agreed to in law. we all share this position that it is unacceptable for chemical weapons to be used by anybody and all such facts should be reported to the use of security comes so of course. our coordinated approach which does not include any use of force any automatic sanctions any decisions any steps have to be and if facts have to be clearly proved in the u.n. security council or first we realized that today's agreements are just the beginning a wave will just. thinking first steps towards our final objective of establishing international control over syrian chemical arsenal and eventually eliminating chemical weapons there as we intend to work together with our u.s. spark nurse. within the o.p.c. w. . where together with other members all theists organisation we will put these suggestions these into legal transpare
u.n. security council in the u.n. security council will. decide on measures and steps to be taken if this use of chemical weapons is approved. we have agreed on this and this agrees with what members so for the g eight have agreed to in law. we all share this position that it is unacceptable for chemical weapons to be used by anybody and all such facts should be reported to the use of security comes so of course. our coordinated approach which does not include any use of force any automatic...
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u.n. security council. the process will start this very day, the text will be assessed with amendments by our partners and the security council. on a very practical level, france will today propose to the security council members a proposal to put into practice these ideas immediately. what ideas? first of all, to condemn the massacres of the 21st of august committed by syrian regime and secondly to request from this regime that it gives us information on its chemical weapons program and places it under international control. and to place under the organization for prohibiting weapons for emergency measures, to sanction the players of the people responsible for the massacres the 21st of august before the international courts. it is in the light of these events that we will assess the credibility of what was expressed yesterday that syrian people have suffered too much. we will not be -- we want quick results. france wants to act in good faith so that a firm and specific response can be applied to the syrian
u.n. security council. the process will start this very day, the text will be assessed with amendments by our partners and the security council. on a very practical level, france will today propose to the security council members a proposal to put into practice these ideas immediately. what ideas? first of all, to condemn the massacres of the 21st of august committed by syrian regime and secondly to request from this regime that it gives us information on its chemical weapons program and places...
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u.n. security council. >> reporter: and importantly all permanent members of the u.n. ty council have given initial approval including china. >> translator: we welcome and support the russian proposal if it helps the tense situation there is beneficial to maintain peace and the region and also provide political resolution and the international community ought to have positive concentration. >> reporter: another one of syria, allies is holding back the plan saying it will avert more violence in the region. >> translator: we say moscow's initiative and a strategy to stop militaryism in the region and the country opposing the use of chemical weapons we demand the region to be free of weapons of mass destruction. >> reporter: we can now get the latest from jackie roland in paris for us, there she is, france wholeheartedly backing the idea of handing over the weapons to the u.n. >> well, i say that the french were more cautious than whole hearted and certainly the french foreign minister has interest in the idea and sees it as a positive step, a step in the right direction i
u.n. security council. >> reporter: and importantly all permanent members of the u.n. ty council have given initial approval including china. >> translator: we welcome and support the russian proposal if it helps the tense situation there is beneficial to maintain peace and the region and also provide political resolution and the international community ought to have positive concentration. >> reporter: another one of syria, allies is holding back the plan saying it will avert...
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u.n. security council.o there will not be a vote on the use of force resolution, which was struggling here on capitol hill, anytime this week. the president does believe that the threat of the use of force makes a diplomatic solution more likely, but at this point, he wants to at least give that a little more time to see if it's legit or whether it's the russians playing games. bottom line, i've heard from some senators that the president believes if the use of force is necessary, he has great faith and confidence that the u.s. military can do it successfully. one democratic senator floating an alternative to the use of force immediately talked about the president's discussions after meeting with the democratic senators. >> i think the president's very receptive to that. he understands he wants to keep his finger on the pulse, if you will, and on the trigger if needed. >> bottom line, sounds like the president realizes he has a steep hill to climb in terms of winning over public opinion and doesn't think on
u.n. security council.o there will not be a vote on the use of force resolution, which was struggling here on capitol hill, anytime this week. the president does believe that the threat of the use of force makes a diplomatic solution more likely, but at this point, he wants to at least give that a little more time to see if it's legit or whether it's the russians playing games. bottom line, i've heard from some senators that the president believes if the use of force is necessary, he has great...
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u.n. security council is aggression and. put in his often come under fire for what is thought to be a strong alliance with a bashar al assad regime he had this to say he said that we do not defend assad or his regime and instead russia defends international law he also went on to say that it is dangerous when you start entertaining questions about the use of force when it comes to not going through un convention so a lot said today on the subject of syria from russia's president find out what house russia's president have to say during his interview in the full version available on our website com. meanwhile speaking in stockholm u.s. president obama has appealed to russia to change its stance on syria the american leader also going fast it was difficult for him to make a decision to militarily intervene in syria but he thought it was a moral thing to do support for a strike on syria seems to be growing among top u.s. lawmakers the foreign relations committee agreed on a resolution which gives president obama a ninety day wi
u.n. security council is aggression and. put in his often come under fire for what is thought to be a strong alliance with a bashar al assad regime he had this to say he said that we do not defend assad or his regime and instead russia defends international law he also went on to say that it is dangerous when you start entertaining questions about the use of force when it comes to not going through un convention so a lot said today on the subject of syria from russia's president find out what...
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u.n. security council but as these leaders leave st petersburg like i said obama is heading home and it's almost for sure now looking like he is going to bypass the u.n. security council he now waits for some kind of approval from congress and again when pressed on the question of whether or not he would go ahead without congressional approval he went after the past. i will and he certainly raises some very good points there indeed regarding the whole issue of the u.n. and that of the u.n. chief ban ki moon he's saying absolutely no country can sideline a bypass the united nations with a strike on syria and locked up and he me the u.n. appointed media deficit for syria also saying exactly the same thing as well aussies and he said mommy there at the convention center here is some petersburg for the g. twenty thank you very much for that indeed we continue our live coverage here from the venice of the north let's delve deeper into the results of the g. twenty so far and we're now joined by low to the news to a former member of the u.n. mission in kosovo from two thousand and five to two tho
u.n. security council but as these leaders leave st petersburg like i said obama is heading home and it's almost for sure now looking like he is going to bypass the u.n. security council he now waits for some kind of approval from congress and again when pressed on the question of whether or not he would go ahead without congressional approval he went after the past. i will and he certainly raises some very good points there indeed regarding the whole issue of the u.n. and that of the u.n....
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u.n. security council and striking syria without a resolution now that move is a violation of the u.n. charter and violation of international law increasingly what we're going to be confronted with are situations like syria in which we may not always have. a security council that can and it may be paralyzed for a whole host of reasons we may not be directly imminently threatened by what's taking place in a kosovo or a syria or want to in the short term but our long term national security will be impacted in a profound way and our humanity is impaired in the profound way and so i think it's important for us to get out of the habit in those circumstances when asked what he will do if congress rejects his request to use mil military force the us president did not rule out going ahead with his plan without the approval of u.s. lawmakers golf when i can is offering to bankroll america's bombing campaign against syria and even finance a full blown invasion fading that is here they'll up their support for al qaeda cells in desperation to be rid of president assad defense analyst and author iva
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u.n. secure council resolution. the russians are pushing for just a at the same time from the president of the security council. that's the key issue. it's this question of force, how will this deal actually be carried out, and that will be the real thing. i think the thing to watch is to see how the obama administration reacts to this. if they're looking for a quick, superficial solution and aren't going to push assad and putin on this offer, they'll take a mild statement and it won't be effective. >> do you think that's what's going to happen. >> it is hard to tell. there is in the french draft resolution something we find interesting, a referral of situation to the international criminal court. you can play games with weapons inspectors, you cannot play games with the prosecutor of the international criminal court. once it's sealed by the security council, there is no way back and there is a real opportunity for justice for the victims of the crimes and the people killed. >> that throws an even bigger wrinkle. if
u.n. secure council resolution. the russians are pushing for just a at the same time from the president of the security council. that's the key issue. it's this question of force, how will this deal actually be carried out, and that will be the real thing. i think the thing to watch is to see how the obama administration reacts to this. if they're looking for a quick, superficial solution and aren't going to push assad and putin on this offer, they'll take a mild statement and it won't be...
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u.n. security council.ese are two different points of view, and i think that could form the basis, the real basis of tough talks to come. >> thank you. well, earlier we spoke to senior u.s. senator john mccain. he told us he was skeptical by the russian plan, and he revealed more details about his meeting with president obama. here's some of that interview with my colleague. >> i'm very skeptical because its russians supplying planeload after planeload of arms and weapons to bashar al-assad, and i believe that the good indication of their insincerity yesterday they said that a french resolution before the security council was, quote, unacceptable. vladimir putin stated that the united states would have to renounce the use of force, which is also unacceptable. and so i'm very skeptical. i'm willing to give it a chance to succeed but not long. >> so you think president obama is right to see if anything can come of those initiatives? >> well, i think so, particularly since the vote was most likely the, the res
u.n. security council.ese are two different points of view, and i think that could form the basis, the real basis of tough talks to come. >> thank you. well, earlier we spoke to senior u.s. senator john mccain. he told us he was skeptical by the russian plan, and he revealed more details about his meeting with president obama. here's some of that interview with my colleague. >> i'm very skeptical because its russians supplying planeload after planeload of arms and weapons to bashar...
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u.n. security council so that it can be. lies and discussed in a global in an environment in fact he went on to say that through internal national law it is only the u.n. security council that can sanction the use of force any other means would be a violation of international law now. than in terms of the investigation that is happening with the un and the alleged use of chemical weapons he said that the world community needs to wait until that investigation is finished we know that those inspectors are out of the country and that information is being analyzed right now but he did say that he's not convinced that it wasn't the assad regime that used chemical weapons citing the fact that president assad and his army have made significant gains in advances in the syrian civil war and that he's not a desperate listen to what he had to say about that fact and that is a good kind of discussion if you will we think it would be totally absurd for the regular government forces to use banned chemical weapons in a situation where they'
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u.n. to strike syria said ignoring the security council and beginning an attack would be an act of aggression we've got the full details of wide ranging interview. his debate taking action on syria as the country's president claims he's the only one to give orders and is determined to strike but only if washington decides to. new revelations by wiki leaks expose a huge snooping industry that's been selling spyware through before a terror in governments around the world so they can track down all opposition groups. live from studio seven here in moscow were just turned eleven pm this is. president putin has warned against a military attack on syria without the u.n. security council's approval the russian leader said punitive measures can take place only under international law and if there's solid evidence the syrian regime gassed civilians. reports. president vladimir putin was doing an interview with the associated press and russia's first channel and in that interview he strongly cautioned the west against unilateral action against syria he also said that if united states has strong and con
u.n. to strike syria said ignoring the security council and beginning an attack would be an act of aggression we've got the full details of wide ranging interview. his debate taking action on syria as the country's president claims he's the only one to give orders and is determined to strike but only if washington decides to. new revelations by wiki leaks expose a huge snooping industry that's been selling spyware through before a terror in governments around the world so they can track down...
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u.n. security council resolution. russian president vladimir putin used his closing statement to highlight the divisions over obama's push for military action and his opposition. >> translator: we hear each other, and we understand the argument, but we do not agree with them. i don't agree with his arguments, and he doesn't agree with mine. but we hear each other and we try to analyze. >> reporter: the head of the international monetary fund took part in the talks. she said decision in syria is threatening the global economic recovery by pushing up oil prices. >> we always are careful and attentive to any kind of disruption on commodity markets. particularly oil. because that's a very sensitive commodity and one where prices have historically varied enormously. >> reporter: another focus at the summit was a slowdown in emerging economies. leaders of developing countries including india and brazil say they're concerned because they're seeing inflation and weakness in their currencies. investors sparked those problems b
u.n. security council resolution. russian president vladimir putin used his closing statement to highlight the divisions over obama's push for military action and his opposition. >> translator: we hear each other, and we understand the argument, but we do not agree with them. i don't agree with his arguments, and he doesn't agree with mine. but we hear each other and we try to analyze. >> reporter: the head of the international monetary fund took part in the talks. she said decision...
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u.n. has said that the council couldn't vote on friday on this resolution the five permanent members of the u.n. security council reach an agreement on thursday over the wording of binding and forcible text to eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons now the resolution doesn't allow for immediate chapter seven action of the u.n. charter which allows for military and nonmilitary action in case of noncompliance but would need to be reviewed and put to a vote if that becomes the case here foreign minister sergey lavrov is allusive go to the resolution that will be submitted to other u.n. security council members conforms to the geneva agreement on the destruction of syria's chemical weapons it does not provide for any chapter seven actions the resolution includes an agreement that was reached in geneva stating that the security council can go back to reviewing the resolution only in the case of a breach of its proceedings by any of the sides including the opposition or in the case of chemical weapons use by any side if that happens the council can act on those cases under chapter seven as well but o
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u.n. security council and striking syria without a resolution increasingly what we're going to be confronted with are situations like syria in which we may not always have. a security council that. it may be paralyzed for a whole host of reasons i think it's important for us to get out of the habit in those circumstances obama's position has already left many critics wondering if the u.s. stance on syria undermines international law. gulf monarchies offering to bankroll america's the bombing campaign against syria even if finance in even financing a full blown invasion failing that it's fear that they will up this support. and desperation to be rid of present defense analyst and author of an event or calls it an outrageous. that's implicit blackmail and i don't really think it's you know really a conditional thing i think they'll probably do it anyway and i don't see how u.s. bombing would stop that in fact as i say it may cause the jihadist even more to be more active in the war simply because the u.s. is attacking an islamic country they're actively trying to alter the situation on the bat
u.n. security council and striking syria without a resolution increasingly what we're going to be confronted with are situations like syria in which we may not always have. a security council that. it may be paralyzed for a whole host of reasons i think it's important for us to get out of the habit in those circumstances obama's position has already left many critics wondering if the u.s. stance on syria undermines international law. gulf monarchies offering to bankroll america's the bombing...
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u.n. security council which still hasn't happened while the u.n. itself still haven't been able to reach a conclusion on whether or not that chemical weapons were used in that recent attack near them off because russia has been saying all along that it has to be decided by the u.n. and any military action against the government over sovereign state without the approval of the u.n. will be can. as an act of aggression so why is russia says the report on the chemical attack in aleppo earlier this year being ignored and the united nations we put that earlier to un veteran and its former humanitarian coordinator for iraq has crystal graph on. you can ask that question on the range of other. reports that have been received which are not convenient for those who are determined to carry out an attack but we cannot avoid looking into this and the media have. an obligation also to shed light on this when there are rumors that saudis and qataris have supplied chemicals is that true i don't know that the israelis were involved in this let there be a broad bas
u.n. security council which still hasn't happened while the u.n. itself still haven't been able to reach a conclusion on whether or not that chemical weapons were used in that recent attack near them off because russia has been saying all along that it has to be decided by the u.n. and any military action against the government over sovereign state without the approval of the u.n. will be can. as an act of aggression so why is russia says the report on the chemical attack in aleppo earlier this...
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u.n. to strike at syria putin said ignoring the security council the beginning and attack would be an act of aggression we got the full details of putin's wide ranging interview. which will make a debate taking action on syria as the country's president claims he's the only one to give orders and is determined to strike but only if washington decides to. new revelations by wiki leaks expose a huge snooping industry that's been selling spyware tools for terror and governments around the world so they can crack down on opposition groups our top stories this hour. live from a studio center here in moscow was just turned ten pm this is. president putin is want to get a military attack on syria without the u.n. security council's approval the russian leader said punitive measures can take place only under international authorization and if there is solid evidence the syrian regime gassed civilians thomas reports. president vladimir putin was doing an interview with the associated press and russia's first channel and in that interview he strongly cautioned the west against unilateral action aga
u.n. to strike at syria putin said ignoring the security council the beginning and attack would be an act of aggression we got the full details of putin's wide ranging interview. which will make a debate taking action on syria as the country's president claims he's the only one to give orders and is determined to strike but only if washington decides to. new revelations by wiki leaks expose a huge snooping industry that's been selling spyware tools for terror and governments around the world so...
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u.n. security council agrees a landmark deal in syria's chemical disarmament with permanent members reaching a consensus for the first time since the start of the bloody conflict a vote as expected on friday. greenpeace campaigners will remain in custody for two more months while the era tam to board an offshore russian oil rig is investigated the activists could be charged with piracy. and poll suggests the majority in britain support a ban on muslim women covering up using burkas in the cobs as the debate over traditional religious clothings sparks back into life. to be out in moscow you're watching our team in the marina joshing welcome to the program the u.n. security council's permanent members have finally agreed on a draft resolution that would rid syria of its chemical weapons the document imposes legally binding obligations on all parties of the syrian conflict although panel these for noncompliance will not be automatic here's a nice in our way with the details of an agreement being seen as a landmark diplomatic breakthrough. and russian ambassador to the un has said that the counc
u.n. security council agrees a landmark deal in syria's chemical disarmament with permanent members reaching a consensus for the first time since the start of the bloody conflict a vote as expected on friday. greenpeace campaigners will remain in custody for two more months while the era tam to board an offshore russian oil rig is investigated the activists could be charged with piracy. and poll suggests the majority in britain support a ban on muslim women covering up using burkas in the cobs...
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u.n. security council requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ultimately destroy them under international control will also give you one inspectors the up to him to report their findings about what happened on august twenty first it was interesting to hear president obama talk about the you weigh. considering that his administration was largely dismissive of the u.n. effort all the way trying to discredit the work of u.n. inspectors and refusing to show the u.n. security council the classified evidence that washington says it has against the assad government but it looks like the future of this resolution of this proposal will be about who the judgment on whether or not the proposal is working will belong to is it going to be the u.s. which has a track record of jumping to bombs as a first option or the international community which has a real interest in resolving the crisis in syria and making sure that the weapons are not used again. despite the international community embracing the chance to end the diplomatic standoff over syria russia says it's a design moment proposal
u.n. security council requiring assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ultimately destroy them under international control will also give you one inspectors the up to him to report their findings about what happened on august twenty first it was interesting to hear president obama talk about the you weigh. considering that his administration was largely dismissive of the u.n. effort all the way trying to discredit the work of u.n. inspectors and refusing to show the u.n. security council...
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u.n. security council. critics say the sanctions on iran have not been effective in achieving any political aims no matter the scope all duration restrictions are often justified as being a better option than war but they are accused of only making things worse for every people in the countries affected north korea's been hit by a range of economic and military restrictions by the international community over its nuclear ambitions the main affection is that the shortage of food and medical supplies has led to severe malnutrition and this while pyongyang shows no sign of curbing its atomic program syria has also been slapped with sanctions which have only aggravated the situation there the economy has been plagued by over two years of civil war with the you are saying about a fifth of the country's population is unable to produce or buy enough food and as the conflict goes on the situation is expected to get much worse cuba is no stranger to us to us in barker's as well with the elderly and demand there appe
u.n. security council. critics say the sanctions on iran have not been effective in achieving any political aims no matter the scope all duration restrictions are often justified as being a better option than war but they are accused of only making things worse for every people in the countries affected north korea's been hit by a range of economic and military restrictions by the international community over its nuclear ambitions the main affection is that the shortage of food and medical...
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u.n. security council also interesting to mention here that on wednesday evening russia published a report by u.s. investigators of a chemical attack in march this year when twenty six people were killed in syria and russian investigators in this hundred page report have firm evidence that the chemicals were used by the rebel forces so i want to speculate on that this would hardly add any credibility to what barack obama is expected to say here at the summit the biggest question in fact is whether the two presidents will have any direct contact at all as i mentioned they have no official meetings and all the meetings that may take place will be as we call it in the margins of these summits despite his recent interview described barak obama as a very good listener and a very good person to have a chat with despite him a seeming obviously very optimistic they have been some very strong statements coming from both sides lately as my call the explains from washington. after president obama canceled bilateral talks with president clinton over. russia's decision to grant edward snowden asylum ma
u.n. security council also interesting to mention here that on wednesday evening russia published a report by u.s. investigators of a chemical attack in march this year when twenty six people were killed in syria and russian investigators in this hundred page report have firm evidence that the chemicals were used by the rebel forces so i want to speculate on that this would hardly add any credibility to what barack obama is expected to say here at the summit the biggest question in fact is...
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u.n. security council on the syria question i'm not such a can't be serious you know the you're obviously your russia today you know everybody when they think about russia in the security council they think about you know it's much. presumption don't even think you're coming why don't you please let me vanish you know or you know are you going to condemn assad's atrocities yet are you going to condemn you know the the clear widespread bombing in target of civilians in rebel held areas and yet are you going to send perpetrators on both sides to the international criminal court and yet you know of course nobody trusts the security council at this stage because of the russian veto but i wish it were otherwise i wish russia were sitting there as a fair arbiter but they're sitting there as the new nation nothing is going to be enough to satisfy them to give up on their murderous ally assad mr roth but again all due respect if it was only russia who would who would be opposing the proposed intervention that. was being feresten and i think you would agree with me that there is. a lot of discussio
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u.n. security council. the council voted unanimously on a resolution calling for the destruction of syria's chemical weapons. it calls for consequences to be determined later if syria fails to comply. secretary of state john kerry says the vote sends a strong message. >> as a community of nations we reaffirm our responsibility to defend the defenseless, those whose lives remain at risk every day that anyone believes they can use weapons of mass destruction with impugnity. >> iranian president hassan rouhani received a
u.n. security council. the council voted unanimously on a resolution calling for the destruction of syria's chemical weapons. it calls for consequences to be determined later if syria fails to comply. secretary of state john kerry says the vote sends a strong message. >> as a community of nations we reaffirm our responsibility to defend the defenseless, those whose lives remain at risk every day that anyone believes they can use weapons of mass destruction with impugnity. >> iranian...
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u.n. security council decision. w the council is debating the terms of what a resolution would look like that would sort of write into law, if you will, into security council resolutions, which have the force of law, what should be done about disarming the existing syrian weapons chemical weapons in order especially to prevent them from ever being used again, whoever has control of them. so i think that that's the main goal. now, if that resolution is taken under article 41 of chapter seven, for instance, which speaks of non-military means of pressure, that can include cut off of diplomatic relations, a host of other things, that's one thing. if it's taken under article 42 of chapter seven of the u.n. charter, that's the only way that authorizes the use of military force. russia has been very clear it is not prepared to authorize anything under article 42. >> russia has in fact been clear about that. thank you so much for joining us. fellow at the institute for policy studies. >> the mass shooting -- on inside story,
u.n. security council decision. w the council is debating the terms of what a resolution would look like that would sort of write into law, if you will, into security council resolutions, which have the force of law, what should be done about disarming the existing syrian weapons chemical weapons in order especially to prevent them from ever being used again, whoever has control of them. so i think that that's the main goal. now, if that resolution is taken under article 41 of chapter seven,...
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u.n. security council adopting this resolution to rid syria of its chemical weapons? >> well, we have been talking to people inside syria yesterday and today since that security council resolution was passed. let me tell you, it's a very interesting picture from inside syria. some people haven't heard of that resolution because remember we are talking about a country that has been shattered by this conflict, completely - infrastructure has been completely damaged. some people don't have the luxury of watching television or having access to that kind of news. for the people who have heard about this news, there's a lot of skepticism. there's concerns whether the regime will live up to its obligations. the activists in the area outside damascus, where the chemical weapons were used are accusing the international community of procrastination and concerns that this focused on chemical weapons, forgetting about conventional weapons, the primary tool by which more than 100,000 syrians had been killed over the past 2.5 years. a lot of skepticism it said syria. >> that report
u.n. security council adopting this resolution to rid syria of its chemical weapons? >> well, we have been talking to people inside syria yesterday and today since that security council resolution was passed. let me tell you, it's a very interesting picture from inside syria. some people haven't heard of that resolution because remember we are talking about a country that has been shattered by this conflict, completely - infrastructure has been completely damaged. some people don't have...
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u.n. security council dealing with syria's chemical weapons but what happens next the latest on that and other global issues at the u.n. up ahead and the u.s. federal government edges closer to a possible government shutdown leaving many americans wondering if a deal will even be reached and if not what could be the consequences more on that coming up. and for u.s. senate candidate cory booker twitter is the preferred way to communicate but media eyebrows are raised when it was disclosed that he exchanged direct messages with an exotic dancer from oregon we'll take a look at that with the dancer herself and tonight show. it's friday september twenty seventh eight pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sax and you're watching our t.v. and we start with a historic conversation between president obama and iranian president rouhani earlier today the white house confirmed the two men spoke with each other over the phone about a nuclear deal this marks the first time a u.s. president an iranian leader have spoken and more than thirty years there was the president addressing the significance of this call. the
u.n. security council dealing with syria's chemical weapons but what happens next the latest on that and other global issues at the u.n. up ahead and the u.s. federal government edges closer to a possible government shutdown leaving many americans wondering if a deal will even be reached and if not what could be the consequences more on that coming up. and for u.s. senate candidate cory booker twitter is the preferred way to communicate but media eyebrows are raised when it was disclosed that...
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u.n. security council. there are others and i put myself in this camp as somebody who is a strong supporter of the united nations who very much appreciates the courage of the investigators who gone in and looks forward to seeing the u.n. . court because i think we should try to get more information not less in this situation. it is my view and a view that was shared by a number of people in the room that given security council paralysis on this issue if we are serious about upholding a ban on chemical weapons use then an international response is required and that will not come through security council action. and that's where i think the division comes from. and i respect those who. are concerned about setting precedents of action outside of u.n.
u.n. security council. there are others and i put myself in this camp as somebody who is a strong supporter of the united nations who very much appreciates the courage of the investigators who gone in and looks forward to seeing the u.n. . court because i think we should try to get more information not less in this situation. it is my view and a view that was shared by a number of people in the room that given security council paralysis on this issue if we are serious about upholding a ban on...
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u.n. security council and it would enforce the law the various stablish law against the use of. local weapons but what happens when anybody goes to the u.n. security council to try to discuss the killing of syrian civilians if you run into the russian yet you have an imperfect legal system here you've got a system that's built up with the permanent five members of the security council can veto to protect their friends that's what russia is doing right now with assad and as a result you've got nobody who's in forcing the law through the u.n. the u.n. is stymied because of the russian veto and so the missile in the way it's not just what i thought it was in genomics and yes i think the general ban ki moon a couple of days ago came out with a statement calling on the united states to wait until the report by being a u.n. inspector is the united states is not interested in listening or waiting for that report to come out and unfortunately human rights watch an international organization that positions itself as an international organization doesn't want to hear it to the internationa
u.n. security council and it would enforce the law the various stablish law against the use of. local weapons but what happens when anybody goes to the u.n. security council to try to discuss the killing of syrian civilians if you run into the russian yet you have an imperfect legal system here you've got a system that's built up with the permanent five members of the security council can veto to protect their friends that's what russia is doing right now with assad and as a result you've got...
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u.n. security council is expected to drop the resolution of for the syrian deal in the coming days now according to reports france britain and the united states are seeking what they call a strong u.n. resolution under chapter seven that would allow for military intervention if the syrian government fails to hand over its chemical weapons so clearly this report may be quite another game changer in this ongoing negotiation to the syrian crisis and with regard to russia's position at the moment what does the russian foreign minister want to see to help move this peace process forward. well russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that he believes that the syrian opposition should be forced to come to the negotiating table in order to proceed with the geneva two peace talks mr lavrov said that the assad government has already agreed to diplomatic efforts without any preconditions but the same has not been heard or seen from the syrian opposition and now russia the united states all the big powers involved have all said that the syrian crisis cannot be resolved militarily it could only be resolv
u.n. security council is expected to drop the resolution of for the syrian deal in the coming days now according to reports france britain and the united states are seeking what they call a strong u.n. resolution under chapter seven that would allow for military intervention if the syrian government fails to hand over its chemical weapons so clearly this report may be quite another game changer in this ongoing negotiation to the syrian crisis and with regard to russia's position at the moment...
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u.n. security council break international law and attack syria at the u.n. we saw a condemnation of a chemical attack without blame without citing. without saying who was responsible simply a condemnation of a chemical attack and the russians blocked it and this was one of many discrepancies in secretary kerry's remarks in fact russia has blocked only those resolutions that attributed blame to the assad government alone without a credible u.n. investigation what john kerry did not mention is that the u.s. has done everything possible so that the u.n. investigative team would not have the mandate to determine who is to blame for the attacks in syria so now we're left with the intelligence assessment of the u.s. government and that of some of its allies u.s. officials say the republic will not see the classified evidence upon which they've built their case many members of congress even those who have not seen the classified evidence have indicated that they are ready to authorize the attack on syria. french meeting today to debate whether the country should ta
u.n. security council break international law and attack syria at the u.n. we saw a condemnation of a chemical attack without blame without citing. without saying who was responsible simply a condemnation of a chemical attack and the russians blocked it and this was one of many discrepancies in secretary kerry's remarks in fact russia has blocked only those resolutions that attributed blame to the assad government alone without a credible u.n. investigation what john kerry did not mention is...
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u.n. security council to examine. the syrian rebels in the chemical attacks do you think they'll be willing to examine it considering it has come from the syrian government . well i think sooner or later. we're really not talking about the united nations security council we're talking about the west france britain and russia the united states take a half to this and the evidence that is coming out. of their state city could only have been the syrian government to do this are frankly nonsense you've got evidence that the rebels had sarin gas in turkey there was a court hearing only two days ago on the subject they were arrested by the turkish police you have. reports from journalists who are saying that actually it was the syrian government and now you have this growing body of technical evidence. it's very difficult to prove anything of this sort of atmosphere but it seems to be becoming very difficult for the west to pressure within the united nations security council to continue to be effective. well another interes
u.n. security council to examine. the syrian rebels in the chemical attacks do you think they'll be willing to examine it considering it has come from the syrian government . well i think sooner or later. we're really not talking about the united nations security council we're talking about the west france britain and russia the united states take a half to this and the evidence that is coming out. of their state city could only have been the syrian government to do this are frankly nonsense...
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u.n. security council where china and russia still hold a veto. 'll have to see if the exact wording as its presented to the court council in about two weeks' time, del. >> u.n. secretary general is going to brief the member states today on the findings of the weapons inspectors travel to syria. james, we will soon learn the details of this report, but can you give us a sense of what we might expect it to include? >> i actually can give you quite a clear sense, and that's because we seem to have had another gaffe here. the secretary general has received the report from the man who wrote it, the head of the inspection team. when he handed over the report, there was an official photo taken of the handing over of the report. if you zoom in on that photo, and you zoom in very tight, very close, you can actually read the words of some of the front page of the report and we think we have the main conclusion of the report. let me tell you what we've been able to make out from the photo. the environmental and medical samples we collected provide clear and
u.n. security council where china and russia still hold a veto. 'll have to see if the exact wording as its presented to the court council in about two weeks' time, del. >> u.n. secretary general is going to brief the member states today on the findings of the weapons inspectors travel to syria. james, we will soon learn the details of this report, but can you give us a sense of what we might expect it to include? >> i actually can give you quite a clear sense, and that's because we...
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u.n. security council's approval the russian leader said punitive measures can take place under international authorization and if there is solid evidence the syrian regime gassed civilians. reports. president vladimir putin was doing an interview with the associated press and russia's first channel and in that interview he strongly cautioned the west against unilateral action against syria he also said that if united states has strong and conclusive evidence that it was the assad regime that used chemical weapons then it must be handed over to the u.n. security council so that it can be analyzed and discussed in a global in an environment in terms of the investigation that is happening with the u.n. and the alleged use of chemical weapons he said that the world community needs to wait until that investigation is finished we know that those inspectors are out of the country and that information is being analyzed right now but he did say that he's not convinced that it wasn't the assad regime that used chemical weapons citing the fact that president assad and his army have made significant gai
u.n. security council's approval the russian leader said punitive measures can take place under international authorization and if there is solid evidence the syrian regime gassed civilians. reports. president vladimir putin was doing an interview with the associated press and russia's first channel and in that interview he strongly cautioned the west against unilateral action against syria he also said that if united states has strong and conclusive evidence that it was the assad regime that...
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u.n. security council as its members could vote on a syria resolution which has been allusive for over two years. a living child to bring the beautiful game to human rights groups sports fans of footballers call on feet to move the world cup after revelations of a rift conditions using daily causing daily deaths rather among laboring. under the anger among russian journalists is a photographer's remanded alongside the greenpeace arctic oil rig protesters for two months. on friday evening here in moscow one is kevin now in our top story then tonight there's been a much needed break through the u.n. security council as its permanent members agree on a draft resolution overseeing syria's chemical weapons design movement and as russia has long been insisting it doesn't contain any threat of outside military action in this and now is more of the deal which seemed to be impossible from the outset. this is a major break for her when you think about how less than a month ago it looked like russia and the u.s. would never agree and obama was rallying support and getting ready to bomb damascus the r
u.n. security council as its members could vote on a syria resolution which has been allusive for over two years. a living child to bring the beautiful game to human rights groups sports fans of footballers call on feet to move the world cup after revelations of a rift conditions using daily causing daily deaths rather among laboring. under the anger among russian journalists is a photographer's remanded alongside the greenpeace arctic oil rig protesters for two months. on friday evening here...
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u.n. security council outlining the country's next moves on chemical disarmament. claims of state slavery are fired at qatar as the football community teams up with rights activists over and still hot building its world cup dream at a legal costs to immigrant workers. and faced with a war averse public you can't buy as a man drones expandable mercenaries and propaganda to fire up the national spirit. the surgeon coming to life in moscow amarin joshua welcome to the program the hague based watchdog says the syrian government should destroy all chemical weapons facilities fine of amber and has also given damascus until the middle of next year to get rid of the poisonous substances it has already developed it's after the u.n. security council unanimously backed the resolution requiring syria to eliminate its arsenal as moscow insisted the document does not authorize immediate use of force if it doesn't comply the details from our new york correspondent. this breakthrough marks the first time the united nations security council has agreed on a binding document concerni
u.n. security council outlining the country's next moves on chemical disarmament. claims of state slavery are fired at qatar as the football community teams up with rights activists over and still hot building its world cup dream at a legal costs to immigrant workers. and faced with a war averse public you can't buy as a man drones expandable mercenaries and propaganda to fire up the national spirit. the surgeon coming to life in moscow amarin joshua welcome to the program the hague based...
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u.n. security council resolution. the u.n. security council resolution on syria's chemical disarmament won't be under chapter seven we clearly stated that in geneva and the document we signed there doesn't mention chapter seven but the u.n. will definitely control the entire disarmament process and will take measures if the process is not followed and it determines there haven't been any provocations so now the united nations will try to find common ground and try and agree on a resolution that would really give a legal and binding support to the deal that was agreed in principle between moscow and washington in geneva over the weekend this is the deal that syria have also agreed to it would see damascus disclose and declare that chemical weapons stockpile by the end of the wake they have it destroyed by the middle of next year now the usa the u.k. and france of course suggesting that the threat of military intervention and sanction should remain on the table if damascus fails to comply with this resolution however russia says
u.n. security council resolution. the u.n. security council resolution on syria's chemical disarmament won't be under chapter seven we clearly stated that in geneva and the document we signed there doesn't mention chapter seven but the u.n. will definitely control the entire disarmament process and will take measures if the process is not followed and it determines there haven't been any provocations so now the united nations will try to find common ground and try and agree on a resolution that...
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in the security council resolution that's used in his opening of the responsibility for implementing this resolution lies not only is the government of syria according to the demands of the u.n. security council because of the syrian opposition it's also have to quote this if you listen. but it's there are lots of so there is a post in the meantime u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the precedent setting resolution shows that powerful diplomacy can peacefully disarm the worst weapons however during his address to the security council secretary kerry reminded members that the use of force against syria is an option that u.s. president barack obama continues to keep on the table reporting from new york. r.t. while speaking just before the vote at the u.n. general assembly russia's foreign minister called for collective global leadership his comments came after president obama just a few days before on the same stage spoke about what he called america's exceptionalism explaining why washington felt compelled to engage in other states affairs earlier in my call came in one discussed this with two political analysts or drives or those first of all at the site of the un gener
in the security council resolution that's used in his opening of the responsibility for implementing this resolution lies not only is the government of syria according to the demands of the u.n. security council because of the syrian opposition it's also have to quote this if you listen. but it's there are lots of so there is a post in the meantime u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the precedent setting resolution shows that powerful diplomacy can peacefully disarm the worst weapons...
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u.n. security council approves such action as one of the participants of our discussions on the issue put it yesterday those who do otherwise put themselves above the law still david cameron barack obama and. the french president they still try to play hardball saying that the u.n. security council decision may be overruled if they believe that again syria is needed russian president. this may generate a great feeling of here among the smaller countries obviously suggesting that bigger states may actually do whatever they want overruling the mandate of the united nations as obviously now that the g twenty summit is in for some several very interesting weeks to see how the future of syria will be resolved well eleven nations have now endorsed america's call for tough action against syria germany adding itself to the list today british prime minister david cameron gave his moral support while ruling out you came volved meant in any military action due to parliament recent no vote china india and others sided with russia though saying washington should not attack without u.n. security counci
u.n. security council approves such action as one of the participants of our discussions on the issue put it yesterday those who do otherwise put themselves above the law still david cameron barack obama and. the french president they still try to play hardball saying that the u.n. security council decision may be overruled if they believe that again syria is needed russian president. this may generate a great feeling of here among the smaller countries obviously suggesting that bigger states...
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u.n. security council the syrian opposition will have to cooperate with u.n. experts to the world. in the meantime u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the precedent setting resolution shows that powerful diplomacy can peacefully disarm the worst weapons however during his address to the security council secretary kerry reminded members that the use of force against syria is an option that u.s. president barack obama continues to keep on the table reporting from new york. r.t. speaking at the un general assembly before the vote for the world's multipolar place and therefore there's no place for unilateral action against other states with collective approval is in contrast to president obama's theory than of u.s. exceptionalism when he defended on the same stage a few days before the shia political analyst eric draitser told me resulting from america's declining image essentially what we should understand is that the language that obama is using is not only just to make the case that somehow the united states is above other countries that the united states is above international l
u.n. security council the syrian opposition will have to cooperate with u.n. experts to the world. in the meantime u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the precedent setting resolution shows that powerful diplomacy can peacefully disarm the worst weapons however during his address to the security council secretary kerry reminded members that the use of force against syria is an option that u.s. president barack obama continues to keep on the table reporting from new york. r.t. speaking at...