Kerry and Lavrov open Syria talks
(11 Feb 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Munich - February 11, 2016 1. Pan down of Hilton hotel 2. Entrance to Hilton hotel 3. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arriving 4. Lavrov entering hotel 5. US Secretary of Sate John Kerry arriving 6. Kerry entering hotel 7. Lavrov and Kerry shaking hands 8. Lavrov and Kerry walking away 9. Kerry taking seat at table 10. Lavrov at table 11. UPSOUND (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of Sate: "We are going to have a serious conversation about all aspects of what's happening in Syria. Obviously at some point in time we want to see some progress on the issues of humanitarian process." 12. Kerry 13. Round table STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opened talks in Munich on Thursday trying to reconcile deep differences over a proposed cease-fire for the Syrian civil war. They were meeting as other U.S. and Russian officials traded allegations of bombing civilian areas in the besieged city of Aleppo. Russia has proposed a March 1 cease-fire but Washington believes that will only give Moscow and the Syrian government three weeks to crush moderate rebel groups. The U.S. has countered with a demand for an immediate truce. As they began their meeting at a Munich hotel, Kerry declined to speculate on whether an agreement could be reached. Lavrov said that Russia had already submitted a "quite specific" proposal and "we will wait for the American response before we take it to the ISSG." The ISSG is the International Syria Support Group, a grouping of about 20 countries with interests in the conflict, that is due to meet later on Thursday in Munich. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
