The UN Security Council has been holding a closed-door meeting and consultations on the situation in Syria, during which it was briefed by the UN's special envoy Staffan de Mistura.
Russia's Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said that the parties discussed this weekend's inconclusive talks in Lausanne between the US, Russia, and regional foreign ministers - adding that the atmosphere was constructive:
IN: We haven't even...
OUT: ...political process forward
DUR: 36 seconds
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Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that the issue of separating moderate rebel fighters from those belonging to the Al Nusra front is still of the utmost importance, and that some countries in Lausanne have undertaken to start that process:
IN: Distancing the so-called...
OUT: ...to be defeated
DUR: 34 seconds
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Vitaly Churkin said recent numbers given by Staffan de Mistura and the British foreign secretary implied Al Nusra was outnumbered, and could therefore easily be driven from Aleppo, allowing a ceasefire to begin:
IN: If those figures...
OUT: ...and further bloodshed
DUR: 28 seconds
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Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said if Nusra fighters did indeed leave Aleppo, a cessation of hostilities could be indefinite:
IN: If there is…
OUT: ...cessation of hostilities
DUR: 27 seconds
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Vitaly Churkin said that Russia would certainly consider New Zealand's draft resolution on the Syrian crisis:
IN: I hope they…
OUT: ...an interesting effort
DUR: 27 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1017Churkin5.mp3
Russia's Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said that the parties discussed this weekend's inconclusive talks in Lausanne between the US, Russia, and regional foreign ministers - adding that the atmosphere was constructive:
IN: We haven't even...
OUT: ...political process forward
DUR: 36 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1017churkin1.mp3
Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that the issue of separating moderate rebel fighters from those belonging to the Al Nusra front is still of the utmost importance, and that some countries in Lausanne have undertaken to start that process:
IN: Distancing the so-called...
OUT: ...to be defeated
DUR: 34 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1017churkin2.mp3
Vitaly Churkin said recent numbers given by Staffan de Mistura and the British foreign secretary implied Al Nusra was outnumbered, and could therefore easily be driven from Aleppo, allowing a ceasefire to begin:
IN: If those figures...
OUT: ...and further bloodshed
DUR: 28 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1017churkin3.mp3
Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said if Nusra fighters did indeed leave Aleppo, a cessation of hostilities could be indefinite:
IN: If there is…
OUT: ...cessation of hostilities
DUR: 27 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1017churkin4.mp3
Vitaly Churkin said that Russia would certainly consider New Zealand's draft resolution on the Syrian crisis:
IN: I hope they…
OUT: ...an interesting effort
DUR: 27 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1017Churkin5.mp3