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Kerry says Syria could be 'weeks away' from transition

US Secretary of State says there is now a "genuine process with possibilities" to unlock the war in Syria

Afp November 17, 2015 Less than a minute read

US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters following his meeting with the French President at the Elysee palace in Paris on November 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO

PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Syria could be weeks away from a "big transition", following on from international talks in Vienna at the weekend.

"We are weeks away conceivably from the possibility of a big transition for Syria," Kerry said after talks with French President Francois Hollande in Paris.

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Kerry said there was now a "genuine process with possibilities" to unlock the war in Syria, which has cost 250,000 lives over nearly five years.

"We have found a common agreement on principles (and) established a concept of giving life to a negotiation with Iran and Russia at the table, which is unique in the last four and a half years," Kerry said.