Kerry suggests Russia and Iran should hold talks with Assad

Bashar al-Assad can take part in the negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the country, and Russia is able to contribute to this process along with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today at the end of talks with his British counterpart in London, Philip Hammond.

Today, there is ‘an urgent need’ to unite the efforts of various countries to resolve the conflict, the head of US diplomacy said.