The regime says it is ready to go. But the opposition was in disarray, both politically and on the ground. Assembling a unified credible delegation is not going to be easy. Bbc news, beirut. Is the latest situation on the ground. As i said earlier, speaking in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the director general of the has expressed concerns about fighting hampering access to some of the site is team needs to visit. Lets just have a listen. We often have access problems because there are roads that change hands from one day or another. That is why we continue to appeal to all sides in syria to support this mission, to be cooperative. And refrain from rendering this mission more difficult. It is already challenging. , we understand which was already abandoned, is in a rebel held area. So, we will see whether we can have access to the site eventually. You had asked for a cease fire earlier. Are you finding the regime are cooperating and the rebels and opposition or not . I ask for a
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