It is particularly important that Laos finds itself playing a critical role within ASEAN, and ASEAN itself is critical to upholding the rules-based system in the Asia-Pacific and ensuring that every country, big and small, has a say in addressing the matters of shared concern, we want everybody to have a voice within the region without regards to size, power and clout.

State John Kerry

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NATO is not a threat to anyone ... it is a defensive alliance, it is simply meant to provide security, it is not focused on Russia or anyone else.

State John Kerry

We are very concerned about the violence and the potential for th... by State John Kerry

We are very concerned about the violence and the potential for the situation to spin out of control.

State John Kerry

If certain entities perceive that whatever we're doing is going to help Assad to stay, that complicates issues, so it has to be done in a way that manages the passions ... among people who have been fighting Assad for four years.

State John Kerry

We have to cut off the notion of success in Daesh that attracts people elsewhere to want to affiliate with them, and then Daesh gets a cheapie - someone who is already a terrorist does something in their name, the key is destroy Daesh rapidly in Syria and in Iraq, and that will have a profound impact of what happens in these other places.

State John Kerry

We are going to defeat Daesh. We always said it will take time, we began our fight against al Qaeda in 2001 and it took us quite a few years before we were able to eliminate Osama bin Laden and the top leadership and neutralize them as an effective force. We hope to do Daesh much faster than that and we think we have an ability to do that.

State John Kerry

The Syrians themselves will negotiate that, but it's Syrians who have to resolve and decide the future of Syria itself.

State John Kerry

There's something different about what happened from Charlie Hebdo, and I think everybody would feel that. There was a sort of particularized focus and perhaps even a legitimacy in terms of -- not a legitimacy, but a rationale that you could attach yourself to somehow and say, 'OK, they're really angry because of this and that,'.

State John Kerry

At the moment, it’s matter of making certain we are hitting the right targets and we are not running any risk of conflict among ourselves, but it’s possible that if the political process moves more rapidly, there could be greater level of exchange of information and so forth.

State John Kerry

The impact of the war bleeds into all of our nations, it is time... by State John Kerry

The impact of the war bleeds into all of our nations, it is time for the bleeding in Syria to stop.

State John Kerry

We still differ, obviously, on the issue of what happens with Bashar al-Assad, but we are relying on the political process itself, led by Syrians, which it will be going forward, and the Syrians negotiating with Syrians; that that can help bring a close to this terrible chapter.

State John Kerry

It's not a coincidence that immediately prior to the civil war in Syria, the country experienced its worst drought on record. As many as 1.5 million people migrated from Syria's farms to its cities, intensifying the political unrest that was just beginning to roil and boil in the region.

State John Kerry

It would be better for all of us if I was exaggerating the urgency of this threat, but the science tells us unequivocally that those who continue to make climate change a political fight put us all at risk.

State John Kerry

To preserve and protect Tunisia’s emerging democracy and growing prosperity, expanding the security cooperation is going to be essential.

State John Kerry

President Obama, at the very beginning, said we're going to degrade and defeat ISIL. We're going to stabilize the countries in the region -- Jordan, Lebanon, work with Turkey -- and we are going to seek a political settlement, that is exactly the strategy today and it is working -- to a degree -- not as fast as we would like, perhaps, but we are making gains.

State John Kerry

It is precisely through this political process that we can, for the first time, marshal the support of the entire international community against a single common enemy -- Daesh.

State John Kerry

If the agreement is not legally binding, there won't be an agreement, because that would mean it would be impossible to verify or control the undertakings that are made.

State John Kerry

If we can better identify the 'red flags' of risk around the world, we can better target our diplomacy and development assistance to enable those nations to become more resilient and more secure – and less likely to devolve into full-fledged wars and humanitarian crises.

State John Kerry

I emphasized the United States' commitment to work with Tajikistan and other countries ... to strengthen border security.

State John Kerry

We have concerns (about Afghanistan) that we need to work on toge... by State John Kerry

We have concerns (about Afghanistan) that we need to work on together.

State John Kerry

It really depends a lot on the choices that Russia makes about whether it is there to find the political solution or whether it is there to simply support the Assad regime.

State John Kerry