[01:12.24]But speaking in Damascus, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the Syrian government wants to prove that's not true.
[01:19.89]“We have indeed received additional evidence collected analyzed and concluded upon
[01:27.10]by the Syrian authorities on what they believe is proof for use of chemical weapons by insurgents, so-called insurgents.”
[01:41.94]Stock markets in the United States have hit record high after the surprised decision of the world's most powerful central bank,
[01:49.56]the Federal Reserve, to leave its economic stimulus measures in place.
[01:52.51]The bank said it wanted to aid for more evidence of sustained economic recovery before cutting back its program of pumping 85 billion dollars a month into the markets.
[02:02.77]Here's our economics correspondent, Andrew Walker.
[02:06.06]The Fed's intentions have been the main focus in financial markets for more than three months.
[02:10.45]There is no real doubt that it will at some stage face out the policy known as quantitative easing.
[02:15.28]But many in the market thought it would start that process now instead the US central bank decided to wait for more evidence that the economy including the employment situation is getting stronger.
[02:26.02]Although the recovery from the financial crisis has been more rapid in America than in many European countries, it's still not regarded as particularly strong.