UN / POWER SYRIA

US ambassador Samantha Power said the agreement reached between her government and Russia on Syria was “not based on trust and promises” rather reciprocal actions, halting attacks, and allowing for deliveries of assistance. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:25
• Production Date: 15 September 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: SAMANTHA POWER
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT SITUATION; SYRIA SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1707930
• Parent Id: 1707930
• Alternate Title: unifeed160915f

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STORY: UN / POWER SYRIA
TRT: 1:25
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

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15 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“This agreement is not an agreement based on trust and promises. It is an agreement based on reciprocal actions, halting attacks, and allowing for deliveries of assistance. So we look to Russia to deliver on its commitment to use its leverage to stop the Assad from employing the barbaric tactics it has long used in this conflict. That means a halt to the barrel bombs, and a halt to the chemical weapons attacks. A halt to indiscriminate assaults on civilian areas, and a halt to the starve, get bombed, or surrender tactics.”
4. Pan right, people in attendance of meeting
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“If and when the join centre is stood up, and sets in motion action against terrorist targets, Assad’s military aircraft must simultaneously stop flying any combat missions over Eastern Aleppo, the Damascus suburbs, Latakia, Idlib, Darra, and any other areas where opposition forces or Jabhat Al-Nusra are present. It is noteworthy and important that Russia agreed to this, as well as to the role of the joint centre in monitoring the Syrian regime’s compliance. That contributed significantly to our pursuit of this deal.”
6. Zoom out, Security Council

Storyline

United States (US) ambassador Samantha Power said the agreement reached between her government and Russia on Syria was “not based on trust and promises” rather reciprocal actions, halting attacks, and allowing for deliveries of assistance.

Speaking at a Security Council today (15 Sep) meeting on the situation in the Middle East, Power said the goal of the agreement was to create an environment conducive to negotiations “on a political transition for Syria which is the only way to end this horrific conflict.” Power called on all parties to adhere to the cessation of hostilities. She said early reports indicated that violence had decreased significantly but had not completely stopped.

Power said that the US and Russia would take steps to set up a joint centre to facilitate the targeting of Jabhat Al-Nusra and ISIL only after seeing improved humanitarian access and a “sustained period of reduced violence.” She said the United States insisted in the negotiation that Russia “must ensure that Assad’s forces are no longer involved in bombing in any opposition or Nusra areas.” She stressed that once joint centre was established and began targeting terrorist targets in the country, the Syrian air force must stop flying combat missions over areas where opposition or Al-Nusra forces were present. Power noted that Russia agreed to this which contributed “significantly” to the US pursuing the deal.