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By they were going to even cheer my name is kevin owen here live the International World news center with a half hour update for you mention those headlines then following 6 hours of high stakes negotiations earlier here in moscow this thursday the leaders of russia and turkey finally agreed on a cease fire plan in syrias war torn province the 2 International Powers are backing opposing sides in the conflict of course which has brought them perilously close to direct confrontation in recent weeks and that was the. Big worry though it still seems to be averted if so talk to me if no shows down there in central moscow the kremlin these when this meeting took place in iran so just to recap for viewers joining us what came out of today the. Hi kevin well the test at that meeting between clinton and the gun law said 3 hours indeed and then the 2 countries delegations joined their leader as including iran and defense ministers of both russia and turkey and the discussion continued 1st 3 more hours it was clear from the beginning its not going to be an easy conversation journalists were told it will be no any press conference at the end of any press context so we didnt know till the very last moment whether were going to see mr putin and mr pedagog on these evening that you need to risk a mountain journalist with the outcome of those stakes through show talks on the syrian the key point is that both sides came to an agreement to do escalate the syrian turkish crisis and serious war torn province and to set a 2nd front great footage and then the gun signed a document detailing a cease fire the stars from march 6 heres mr pedagog really you know we do is sought at midnight beginning on the 6th of march a ceasefire will be implemented we will take all necessary steps to ensure at last our goal is to do Everything Possible to prevent the humanitarian situation from deteriorating in the region. This is the key point and i think it was welcomed as a very positive one by all the sides involved in the serious crisis but they were other details both sides also agreed to establish a socalled safe for 8012 killing at a wide 6 kilometers north and 6 kilometers south from syrias strategic and highway connected a left bomb and. Latakia and also close to that of the gun agreeing to start a joint patrol of this area started marching the 15th let me put it described and jane you wrote those days mixed in with mr ed about as positive as he mentioned that sometimes disagreements appear between russia and turkey but the 2 countries always able to find a solution you always are able to have a dialogue heres mr putin we are new to the Movement Listen to this group but we turn to his agree without turkish partners in our evaluation of the situation in syria but critical moments having high level bilateral relations weve always managed to find Common Ground on controversial issues and have found acceptable solutions. Can be just a few words about war and trade live is this is serious the northern provinces it is too conceded by everybody as the last remaining terrorist to troll damascus lost control over it 5 years ago but back in 2018 russia and turkey to drink and if the guns are already committed to help syrian army clear they say we have stronger terrorists and it looks like 3 sides agreed to have a common goal and they started moving together towards this common goal but around the months ago mr ev the gun made a huge story when he was calling on russia to leave syria and to leave face to face with the regime these are easy words the situation on the ground started as related and it became clear it was something should be done urgently and this was the dollar interesting detail is that a while ago the turkish leader announced a special gathering on syria in istanbul could not believe between russia and turkey but also fronts and germany what reputed convinced came they didnt or need mediators and this is why we saw mr evans coming here to my. In having this for rochelle more information like me to entertainment 10 years later with the 2 countries telling her shes actually you all right maria should prefer a song tell us about it for abuse or just showing this question is no longer going to last of course was to wear that with delhi look at them to get the view from where is he tonight i know where you are youre in lake jackson texas a very nice earth thanks for giving us your view tonight a long is it going to last call deal meeting earlier on it seems weve brought out from the brink which is good news for everybody but still a heck of a lot of problems there but lets talk about this buffer zone and before that i suppose even this cease fire thats coming in at midnight tonight well were going to last. Well i think it will last because its the product of those your reporter points out 6 hours of intensive meetings i think we should all breathe a sigh of relief because truly russia and turkey were on the brink of direct conflict it was careening out of control and i think it was very wise to have called this bilateral meeting to hammer it out because there are the danger of slipping into war and possibly including nato was very real so again youre confident this is going to last well i mean theres been confidence raised before a lot of this with how low can you still hear me there youre live on air doesnt mcadams i think we may have lost this and here you are the level is calm but you get so youre saying its cut your confidence at a loss because of 6000 to go see asians but the many negotiations before and cease fires like this have failed you really dont think that this is going to last this time or theres certainly a will there more of a will than before to make it last. I think the stakes are very high and i think thats a good indication that it will last at least in the short term the important thing is that the m 4 in an m 5 highways will be opened up thats important to certainly to russia and to syria but lets also remember the heir to one is having some problems back home theres a huge brawl in the Parliament Just yesterday with the with the parties fighting each other the opposition parties are not thrilled that everyone has essentially embedded Turkish Military forces with to serve as human shields to prevent the syrians from retaking their own territory hes gone way out on a ledge and i think hes finding himself at the end of his political rope perhaps turkish troops very busy as well because the agreement today also says that russian and turkish troops will be carrying a joint Patrol Missions for highway i was not going to work. Well i think thats very encouraging because it means they wont be shooting had each other and that means that the russians will know where the turks are and that also means that things will continue to start getting back to normal the whole issue of the of the war torn in the province is not that different than the war torn aleppo province which amazingly settled down once it was liberated from the from the control of jihad ists of extremists of al qaida and thats the exact same thing in the province its controlled by al qaeda and al qaida is generally accepted as the enemy of most civilized people whether you sympathize with the. Present in the Syrian Regime is described or not russia certainly does what state is the syrian army in at the moment considering everything its been through it in the service men and women that have been through how much of a danger are they to to. Well i think the turkish numbers of say soldiers killed was greatly exaggerated but i think it is very clear that after the attack that that lost the life of 34 turkish soldiers i think turkey certainly ramped up its response as it was using multiple rocket launchers from turkish soil into syria raising the possibility that syria would have to respond into turkey but they did hurt the syrian i mean they did kill quite a few people and ruin some equipment but also preceding this meeting between with in the air to one the russians were resupplying their syrian allies and ramping up for a new fight so syria is not a danger to turkey and syria wants to expel foreign troops that are not invited into the country from the country and thats probably a pretty normal thing and also clear the statement earlier on was the 6 kilometer wide security carlito thats going to be established on the border there between syria and turkey yes sounds great but again these borders can be a flashpoint count they and what do you see you know how do you see that working out what are the perils of that where they can be a flashpoint in also turkey still has a couple of 1000 troops inside syrian territory 1st of all those troops or vulnerable and 2nd of all theyre a very danger to the security of syria so i think this is a good confidence boosting measure but the next step has to be aired on understanding that he cannot hold on to alqaeda as hands for any longer the game is over and he had from 2018 in the sochi agreement to separate the moderates from the extremists he has not done that yet so hes failed to live up to his part it really is time to back down and back away from this terrible experiment still so many deaths theres still so much of a humanitarian problem there especially on the other side of people trying to get into the e. U. On the other side its a whole nother ball going to talk about in a minute on the program but if you look at it politically tonight whos blink 1st. Well i think i think turkey has blinked i think turkey had to blink i think that president putin understands that relations with turkey are extremely important for russia the business ties the cooperation is extremely important in russia is not about to give it up but everyone had to back down and he has backed down he threatened he would start attacking on march 1st and he hasnt had a full on attack so he has had to back down a little bit what remains to be seen is what happens to him at home after this fierce escalation and then back down afterward don mcadams exact who directs the Ron Paul Institute thanks to live with us some of the International Love to see you enjoy the rest. Now we mentioned earlier about the humanitarian side of on the other side of turkey of course these people trying to get desperately into the e. U. After the last couple of days turkey said will carry on of course greece has put its foot latest on the the atmosphere tense to say the least turkeys border with the e. U. Or an estimated 25000. 00 Asylum Seekers have gathered since friday attempting to try to get into greece turkish authorities have claimed the man died on wednesday after greek police the allegation is opened fire on a group of migrants athens denies that strongly reporting from the border last few days an issues again Charlotte Dube and ski tonight. In the dead of night theyve set up camp these migrants who say they are from syria have succeeded where so many havent crossed the border from turkey into greece. But even the most basic of conflicts can come at a cost on the 1. 00 hand lighting a fire means want for the children on the other it means being visible to the Security Forces in full and t. Is trying to protect greeces borders. Greece says it stopped thousands from entering into its borders within the last week of those who have made it through many have been arrested and they have been taken to detention facilities like this one here behind me that surround 10 miles from the frontier now you can see children playing clothes hung out to dry so despite the barbed wire and the high fences with security posts life goes on greece has Just Announced that it will create another center in this area to deal with any new cross from turkey the plan is to deport them as soon as possible and while e. U. Chiefs have come to greeces aid saying it is acting as europe shield others are more critical of the books position this is a moment to which people is questioning guy davidi existence and the very role of the of the European Union not this is we dont have to feel to run after the storm much of the people we must help the people to understand how complex is the life oakum pixies day these days the war there and. Showed the ability to have the Political Force to fix that and not calling these people and these disparate people. On because calling a greaser shield that means that these people are our weapon for the president and he says the buddha should be opened there is no. Act even in the in the policies of the European Union that allow the members to suspend. Did the right. To request. You know contrary i know the disease a very difficult situation but democracy and the rule of law must apply more than ever in this kind of situation and my opinion francesco. About dignity. The conditions on the border a not dignified set neither was the existence of many thousands of my clients who live on a day to day basis stuck in limbo in sentences like weve seen hes calling on the e. U. To sort out its issues and to find a solution to the crisis so that countries like greece no longer left shouldering the burden of my question. You can ski aussie for luck you need the greek Turkish Border one other developments to tell you about on thursday turkey announced it was going to send a 1000 special Police Officers to the border to prevent the greek side from driving back desperate Asylum Seekers we spoke to some of the migrants where the hazardous perilous journey theyre attempting to make to try to get to as they see it some sort of safety. I came from of ghana stand i arrived at the border with groups but its closed and one cant grow the group Security Forces are dispersing migrants with tear gas. Im from iran and i want to go to europe as you know the Economic Situation in our country is very bad we tried to cross the border but Security Forces detained us took all our belongings and venus. We left afghanistan and came to work in turkey we left everything behind when we had turkey was opening its border but is it turns out the border is closed no one is helping us or what. Else would i do as secretary states bitterly condemn a decision by the International Criminal court to authorize an investigation into possible war crimes in afghanistan a very unhappy might say that under no circumstances will washington allow american citizens to be held accountable by the hague based organization. Weve come to know this i. C. C. Is a truly political body we have evidence suggesting that there has been there but efforts to provide misinformation to the corporate form parties were. I would take all the appropriate actions to ensure that american citizens are not hold before this political body to settle a political vendetta the us secretary of state mike palm pale was commenting on the relaunching of an investigation by the International Criminal court into activities that took place by major powers in afghanistan this investigation is launched as it appears that a peace deal has been signed and that afghanistan could be drawing down in hostilities the prosecutor is out to commence and this to gauge in relation to elect crimes committed in the gulf gonna stop at this point the United States has maintained a presence in afghanistan for 18 years and the International Criminal court in its investigation is looking into the activities of cia members the International Criminal court is looking into the possibility of torture cruel treatment outrages upon personal dignity rape and other forms of Sexual Violence as part of policy by members of the cia now its important to note that there have been other allegations against the u. S. In afghanistan u. S. Service members have been accused of bombing and attacking Healthcare Facilities disappearing people and killing civilians according to the latest un report over 100000 civilians have died or been injured in the past decade of fighting in afghanistan however the United States has withdrawn from the International Criminal court the Top Administration withdrew from the court in september of 2018 and it appears that my pompei was doubling down on that this is a truly breathtaking action by an unaccountable Political Institution masquerading as a legal body the i. C. C. Today stumbled into a sorry affirmation of every denunciation made by chargers critics over the last 3 decades now its also important to note that last year we saw the pardoning of us sir. As members accused of killing civilians in both iraq and afghanistan by u. S. President donald trump he pardoned them when they face charges for their actions. So as the war in afghanistan seems to be drawing down many are optimistic about the peace deal it appears that the United States is determined to make sure that members of its armed forces are not held accountable for any crimes they may have committed in afghanistan while the United States maine that maintained its presence there for 18 years. Corresponds 20 posts not in the evening here in moscow good evening ahead of the break in oxford i could demi confetti minister has been exclu