>> in my view, using a siege of communities, blockading is being usedhis as a weapon of war, absolutelye all its own logic, know that. each side thinks that they can win. it is clear, i think of a few listens the political discussions that there is a feeling that they cannot. this could drag on for years and years while the political negotiations continue. let's take action on the humanitarian front. iss than two years ago when first went to syria, we were talking about a million people. and then we thought it was a lot. now it is more than 9 million people. of growth, we don't want to see when we are talking about people whose lives are threatened, whose communities have been destroyed by violence. people have had to move more than once, or indeed have had to leave their country altogether, because there is no more that they can do. >> you have been in contact with the u.n. mediator. you do say, of course, these political negotiations can take a very long time. do you see anything concrete coming out of this round of directlyt can improve the situation on the ground? >> i think there a