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Together in my brief stint in the government. He has had a distinguished. Areer in the Foreign Service he is the state Department Coordinator for sanctions, policy, prior to that ambassador fried was assigned to the Guantanamo Bay facility, which we will discuss briefly. The main focus of the conversation will be on sanctions. He also had additional responsibilities. Previously as assistant secretary of state for european and eurasian affairs, senior director of the National Security council, un...

Financial instrument to try to get others to do what we want. First thing i want to do is just ask you as, you know, since youve been involved in so many different policy positions over the recent decades, how much of a change do you feel there is in thinking about the effectiveness of these different instruments . And if sanctions are becoming more prominent as a tool for u. S. Foreign policy, does that change who the nature of the of the policy conversation since those who implement sanctions ...

The president. We begin this news hour at the United Nations in something we dont see every day the Security Council has agreed in a draft resolution condemning chlorine attacks in syria but there were heated exchanges before the agreement was reached. Our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u. N. Headquarters. A rare moment, a new Security Council resolution on syria is passed condemning chlorine attacks and promising to take action if they continue. China and russia supported it. Only ve...

We begin this news hour by listening to the Iranian Foreign minister zarif who is now answering questions at that press conference. Today you have achieved a lot. It was a huge achievement. We witnessed it was a very long process. If its possible to have you thought about the future of it is the translation available. Today, what we have Found Solutions after reaching a come prehencive agreement in reality, it was based on a vision based on situation in international politics. Based on all sanct...

[speaking foreign language] the school now lies empty, ghostly remembrances of what has happened here, strewn across the playground. The worlds tention will once again moveon from syria, but for those whose lives have been torn apart by war, the suffering continues. A journalist who has been visiting syria for some time, she joins me now. Thank you for being with us. Some people say that there has been rather too much concentration on chemical weapons and what they can do, yet this report really...

Its clear that background checks didnt work when it came to the shooter at the navy yard in washington. And president obama said today the mass shooting proves the country needs Better Mental Health screening for gun buyers. The president briefed tuesday bite fbi and the attorney general. The white house order aid review of security at all federal agencies. Mike has more. Reporter a day after the killing i and chaos a solemn tribute to the fooling, chuck hagel laying a wreath at the navy memoria...

Upper hand. The debate over gun control is heating up again, following mondays naval yard shooting. The white house sending a strong message saying this latest mass shooting reaffirmed the need for Better Health mental screening. Reports say alexis had a history of mental illness, and complained of hearing voices. On tuesday, president obama met with the he called for a review of security at all federal agencies and military installations around the world, and also learning more about the 12 Peo...

Please join me in thanking Charles Duelfer for his presentation today. [applause] [inaudible conversations] taking you now to new york city where the u. N. Security council is about to meet discuss and possibly vote on a resolution to set guidelines for removing chemical weapons from syria. It was announced yesterday that five the councils permanent members including the u. S. And russia had come to an agreement on a resolution and its now going to be brought before the other members of the Secu...

Space. This creates prerequisites for working towards harmonization of integration processes in various regions of the world instead of trying to pit them against each other by creating new division lines. Russiaunderstanding towards the establishment of the economic union. Russia attaches importance to achieving the millennium develop goals and drafting the Global Development agenda for the post 2015 period. Its main priorities are the eradication of property and support, Economic Growth throug...

And a bank loaned 2 million to organized crime groups and took steps to rectify the situation for more than two years. A major breekthrough has been made on the sidelines of the u. N. General assembly. The five permanent members have agreed ton a draft resolution through a compromise. Since the conflict began, three Security Council draft resolutions on syria have been voted down. Nhk world has the details. Reporter the draft was presented to the Security Council in a closeddoor meeting on thurs...