Kerry wants Syrian political transition by August

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday urged the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and its backers to work for a political transition as an August deadline approaches.

“The target date for the transition is first of August,” Kerry said during a press briefing, referring to a deadline for the U.N.-led peace talks to end.

“So we’re now coming up to May. So either something happens in these next few months, or they are asking for a very different track.”

Saying that all sides to the problem had agreed that it was not possible to have a political transition with Assad as he lost “legitimacy,” Kerry stressed that if the transition did not happen, the war in Syria would only continue.

“So that's the choice,” he said.

According to Kerry, the U.S. and Russia are currently working on details about the new cease-fire which would include Aleppo and prevent the city from falling.

“Right now, we are working hard to try to get this in place in a way that protects the integrity of Aleppo,” Kerry said.

The top U.S. diplomat also added that Russia and Iran – two supporters of the Assad regime -- were going to have to recognize “that they have embraced a transitional governing body...
 aa.com.tr
4/5/16
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