[Savidge:] Secretary of State John Kerry announcing a deal with Russia that's aimed at putting Syria's peace process back on track.
[John Kerry, Secretary Of State:] The United States and Russia are announcing a plan which we hope will reduce violence, ease suffering, and resume movement towards a negotiated peace and a political transition in Syria.
[Savidge:] The deal which calls for a cease fire to take effect across Syria at sundown Monday is being greeted with cautious enthusiasm around the world. CNN International Diplomatic Editor, Nic Robertson is following this story, he joins us now live from Geneva. Nic, this is welcomed but what is included in the deal?
[Nic Robertson, Cnn International Diplomatic Editor:] So some of the things that the deal will call for is that cessation of hostilities as the sun goes down Monday evening.
[Robertson:] And sort of a seven day trial period, test period, to see if it can hold. After that the United States and Russia will be working to put together joint military centers so that they can focus combined efforts to target the former Al Qaeda affiliate, Al Nusra and to target ISIS But there's also going to be a humanitarian effort, a part of the deal calls for specific cease fires in Aleppo. And, specifically for humanitarian aid to be targeted to that city, 300,000 people, opposition people there, cut off from access to food, so that is a key part of it. But, another fundamental and this is something that has sort of being seen has been seen to be if you will flouted already today. One part of it stipulates that the Syrian air force and those helicopters that drop the barrel bombs, they will be severely limited and curtailed in where they can attack and this is to avoid civilian casualties. Secretary Kerry says oftentimes the Syrians say they're going after terrorists, going after rebels and civilians get hit. And that's what's happened today in the city of Idlib in the northeast of the country. A Syrian opposition group says 24 citizens killed in bombing in that city today. So, even though this has all been agreed you can see already is there really a will to stick to it if this is happening? People are already asking that question, Marty.
[Savidge:] One you know we mentioned this was negotiated by the U.S. and Russia it's happening in Syria. Do we know what the Syrian regime is saying about all of this?
[Robertson:] Well, the first inklings we're beginning to get are that they are saying that they are going to support it. Certainly Sergei Lavrov yesterday in the press conference, or in the early hours of this morning actually, said we told the Assad government what the agreement is and they accept it. Of course, the key part of this is the enforcement part. If the Syrian government transgresses is Russia really going to turn up the heat on them? In the past, particularly when it's come to the political talks in the past, you know the United States and others have had the expectation, the real expectation that Russia is going to do that, turn up the heat on Assad and it hasn't happened. So that is certainly a big open question. But, at the moment, there's the appearance that the Syrian government along with the opposition and the U.N. are going along with it. You know, we're going to see in the days ahead, Marty.
[Savidge:] We definitely will. Especially the people in Syria. Nic Robertson, thank you very much. International outrage and alarm after yet another nuclear provocation from North Korea. What punitive action can be taken against Kim Jong-Un, we'll talk about it next.