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U.N. fails to break Syria deadlock

2013-09-20 71 Dailymotion

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES<br /> <br />As the fighting in Syria continues unabated, three straight days of talks at the United Nations on the government's chemical weapons arsenal have so far failed to produce a resolution.<br /> <br />Ambassadors from the five permanent Security Council member states held their latest meeting on Thursday in New York.<br /> <br />They're still trying to reach agreement on a deal to bring Syria's chemical weapons under international control.<br /> <br />So far no deal but optimistic noises.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) MARK LYALL GRANT, BRITISH AMBASSADOR, SAYING:<br /> <br />"Well, I don't want to comment in detail on the text but we're having constructive discussions and I hope progress is being made."<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) VITALY CHURKIN, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR, SAYING:<br /> <br />"Not bad, I think, not bad."<br /> <br />Russia and the United States brokered an agreement last week to avoid possible U.S. military strikes.<br /> <br />The deal would require Syria's president to

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