Kerry hosted #Saudi MBS for dinner at his Georgetown house. Today he meets heads of Intel Brennan & Clapper pic.twitter.com/fZImpuOXz9— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) June 14, 2016
(After Saudi Visit) Kerry Tells Russia U.S. Patience on Syria 'Very Limited'. (Naharnet).@HasanSari7 @moscow_ghost Still 5 months left to blowup the whole ME. https://t.co/lYQLcj76N0
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) June 14, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia and the
Syrian government on Wednesday to respect a "frayed" ceasefire, as
vicious fighting south of second city Aleppo left dozens dead.
The vital northern province of Aleppo has been ravaged
on multiple fighting fronts in a devastating war that has killed more
than 280,000 people.
The conflict has also drawn in world powers who back
opposing sides -- including the United States which broadly supports the
opposition and Russia on the side of President Bashar Assad.
"Russia needs to understand that our patience is not infinite, in fact it is very limited with whether or not Assad is going to be held accountable," said Kerry.
"We also are prepared to hold accountable members of the
opposition," he said after a meeting in Norway with his Iranian
counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
U.N.-hosted peace talks aimed at ending the five-year
conflict have been stalled since April, and a fragile ceasefire deal
between the government and non-jihadist rebels has all but collapsed.
Washington and Moscow have tried to reinforce the broader truce with temporary, local freezes on fighting, but to no avail.
"It is very clear that the cessation of hostilities is
frayed and at risk and that it is critical for a genuine cessation to be
put in place. We know that, we have no illusion," said Kerry.
Efforts were underway, he said, to reach a new agreement
"in the next week or two" to reinstate the ceasefire across Syria,
leading to more humanitarian aid deliveries and a resumption of the
peace process.Read the full story here.
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