Speaking during a press conference, John Kirby said one could not call the elections free, where people are under continued attacks by their own government [!!!???].
"And quite frankly, so many millions of Syrians [are] not even there," he said.
"Not even participating in this election because they've had to flee their country, flee their homes, flee their communities."
Kirby suggested to move forward with the Geneva peace talks which seeks to find a political solution for the war torn country.
"We want to see the regime and the opposition continue to have a dialogue about an appropriate transition process as we work through towards getting a new Constitution," he said....
[aa.com.tr]
15/4/16
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Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) told AFP Friday it was willing to join a transitional government with diplomats and technocrats from President Bashar Assad's government...
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AFP