GA / SYRIA DRAFT RESOLUTION

The United States and the Russian Federation announced tonight that they have reached a compromise draft resolution for the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:48
• Production Date: 26 September 2013
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: DISARMAMENT; CHEMICAL WEAPONS
• Geographic Subject: UNITED STATES; SYRIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED KINGDOM
• MAMS Id: U130926o

Description

STORY: GA / SYRIA DRAFT RESOLUTION
TRT: 3.48
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations
2. Wide shot, Khalid Saleh, Spokesperson for the Syrian Coalition approaches microphone
3. Med shot, journalist taking notes
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Saleh, Spokesperson for the Syrian Coalition:
“Today was an overwhelming support from the international community to the aspirations of the Syrian people, the rights to freedom and democracy we received the same message from over a hundred foreign ministers of different countries that Syrians deserve to see a free and democratic country. That Assad who has killed over a hundred and ten thousand Syrians has no place in a future democratic Syria.”
4. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Saleh, Spokesperson for the Syrian Coalition:
“We look forward to the full implementation of the Geneva communiqué including a full transitional government with full executive powers including military and security forces with strict time table.”
6. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Saleh, Spokesperson for the Syrian Coalition:
“We are looking also for the allies we want to se the allies of the Assad regime apply pressure on it to stop the use of conventional weapons to kill Syrians.”
8. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Khalid Saleh, Spokesperson for the Syrian Coalition:
“What’s important is to focus on the moderates in the middle who are not receiving enough support. What we saw inside is over a hundred countries gathered together and they say they all agree the only way for Syria forward is by supporting moderate opposition, by supporting the position that represents the vision and the drams of the ordinary Syrians.”
10. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
11. Wide shot, Khalid Saleh leaves microphone behind
12. Wide shot, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin of the Russian Federation walks up to the stakeout position
13. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations:
“We believe that it is something that is working very pragmatically and strongly in support of this effort for the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria in support of the role, very important role that is going to be played in that work by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and we are sure that this is something which is given a good support for this work which will need to be undertaken by the Syrians, by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, by the United Nations, and by all interested parties which are going to be contributing to this process.”
15. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“Tonight we have a shared draft resolution which is the outcome of intense diplomacy and consultations over the past few weeks. Our overarching goal was for the rapid and total elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme. This is a class of weapon that the world has already judged to be banned because it is simply too horrific. This is a fundamental belief shared by the United States, all members of the Security Council and 98 percent of the world. Tonight the Council discussed a draft that will uphold this international norm by imposing legally binding obligations on Syria, on the Government, to eliminate this chemical weapons programme.”
17. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations:
“What this resolution does do is for the first time in many months it brings together a message of unity of the Security Council and for that it was worth making some compromises.”
19. Cutaway, journalist taking notes
20. Wide shot, Grant walks away from the microphone

Storyline

The United States and the Russian Federation announced tonight that they have reached a compromise draft resolution for the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria.