U.S. Secretary Of State Kerry: The U.S. Will Have To Negotiate With Syrian President Assad

BBC: Syria conflict: We have to talk to Assad, admits Kerry

The United States will "have to negotiate in the end" with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

Speaking on the fourth anniversary of the civil war, Mr Kerry said the conflict was "one of the worst tragedies any of us have seen".

He said the US was pushing President Assad to begin negotiations again after two previous rounds of talks collapsed.

More than 215,000 people are estimated to have been killed in the conflict.

The US was working hard to "re-ignite" efforts to find a political solution to end the war, Mr Kerr

WNU Editor: This is a major shift in U.S. policy .... and an admission that the U.S. has no other options in Syria.

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