GENEVA / DE MISTURA SYRIAN NEGOTIATIONS

Opening the fourth round of the Intra-Syrian negotiations today in Geneva, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, told the parties “we face an uphill task,” adding “we must apply ourselves to this.” UNTV CH

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:19
• Production Date: 23 February 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STAFFAN DE MISTURA
• Subject Topical: PEACE PROCESS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1836774
• Parent Id: 1836774
• Alternate Title: unifeed170223e

Description

STORY: GENEVA / DE MISTURA SYRIA NEGOTIATIONS
TRT: 1:19
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 23 FEBRUARY 2017, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior, Palais des Nations
2. Wide shot, meeting room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Staffan De Mistura, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations:
"This place, and indeed this room, has witnessed many historic moments. And I hope that, one day, people will look back on today and say that at this time, and in this place, the Syrians started the long hard journey towards peace."
4. Wide shot, meeting room
5. Zoom in, De Mistura at the podium
6. Med shot, Syrian government delegation
7. Med shot, opposition delegation
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Staffan De Mistura, Special Envoy for Syria, United Nations:
"I said it from the beginning yesterday, I am not expecting miracles. We face an uphill task. If will not be easy. There is a lot of tensions. There is a lot of suffering that everyone has been bearing. But we must apply ourselves to this task."
9. Various shots, applause

Storyline

The fourth round of Intra-Syrian negotiations started today in Geneva under auspices of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.

Opening the negotiations, the UN Special Envoy said “I hope that, one day, people will look back on today and say that at this time, and in this place, the Syrians started the long hard journey towards peace."

De Mistura told the parties “I am not expecting miracles. We face an uphill task. If will not be easy. There are a lot of tensions. There is a lot of suffering that everyone has been bearing. But we must apply ourselves to this task."

The negotiations between the Syrian government delegation and opposition delegation are expected to focus on political issues including transitional governance, a new constitution, and free and fair elections as noted in Security Council resolution 2254.