Steinmeier confident Syrian ceasefire will hold

(7 Mar 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Abu Dhabi - 7 March 2016
1. Various of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (German) Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Foreign Minister:
"We have to ensure that we don't lose the momentum we just created. We should take advantage of it to improve humanitarian aid and we should use this time to move the political process forward, as long as the truce holds."
3. Cutaway of reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Foreign Minister:
"My hope is that those who have helped jump-start the political process understand their responsibility to move the process forward constructively with the means available to them. Neither of us underestimates the job and the difficulties ahead of us. But, after five years of civil war and 250,000 killed, we know our political and moral obligation to end the murder and dying in Syria."
5. Steinmeier and Sheikh Abdullah during news conference
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister:
"There cannot be just a military solution, we must also have a political solution. All parties must work towards this goal, thirdly, Damascus and Baghdad must understand that all parties have to be represented, and lastly we must put a stop to the Iranian intervention in the region."
7. Steinmeier and Sheikh Abdullah
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister:
"We need real partners on the ground in order for these solutions to happen. We need more than just parties that are accepting these negotiations and dialogue, we need to put systems in place in Damascus and Baghdad that represent all parties and sects in both countries."
9. UAE and German national flags
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister:
"When the regime started its violence against its people, the number of Syrians in the UAE were a hundred thousand. Today the number of Syrians in the UAE is 200,000."
11. Steinmeier and Sheikh Abdullah shake hands and walk away
STORYLINE:
Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday he was hopeful a lasting political solution to the Syrian crisis could be found.
At a joint news conference in Abu Dhabi with his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Steinmeier reiterated the importance of continuing to push the peace process forward.
For his part, Sheikh Abdullah urged all parties in the conflict to work towards achieving a political solution.
A shaky ceasefire brokered by Moscow and Washington last week is holding, providing hope that a diplomatic solution to the five-year Syrian conflict is possible.
===========================================================
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 [phone] Email: [e-mail]
(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: www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: / ap_archive
Facebook: / aparchives ​​
Instagram: / apnews
You can license this story through AP Archive: www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...