?annan told reporters in moscow that he and putin focused on "what measures need to be taken to end the violence and the killing and how we move on to the political transition,
timberland shoes," and he urged the council to try to find language "that will pull everybody together for us to move forward on this critical issue."
the mandate of the 300-strong u.n. observer force in syria expires on friday and the security council must decide by then whether to extend it.
the u.s. and its european allies contend that the unarmed observers were authorized for 90 days to monitor a cease-fire and implementation of annan's six-point peace plan — and with violence dramatically escalating they insist that there must be consequences for non-compliance.
the western draft would impose non-military sanctions against assad's regime if it fails to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from populated areas within 10 days — a key plank of the annan plan.
"we're very open to the russians and other partners on the security council engaging with us on the text which we have proposed,
timberland boots," britain's deputy ambassador philip parham said after tuesday's closed meeting.