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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

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.