It's causing a humanitarian catastrophe, it is strengthening the regime of Assad, and all that does is fuel extremists on both sides of the sectarian divide. State John Kerry More Quotes by State John Kerry More Quotes From State John Kerry Russia will have to speak itself as to what it is going to choose to do in order to help Mr Assad make the right decisions, but we agreed today that we will accelerate the effort to try to move the political process forward, i believe that Russia is fully engaged in this effort and all of us are going to try and get President Assad to make the right decision over these next days to engage in a political process that results in a genuine transition. State John Kerry industrials It's fair to say three weeks ago there were very, very few people who believed a cessation of hostilities was possible in Syria, the result of that work has produced some progress. There has been a fragile (yet) nevertheless beneficial reduction in violence. State John Kerry industrials It's fair to say three weeks ago there were very very few people who believed a cessation of hostilities was possible in Syria, the result of that work has produced some progress. There has been a fragile nevertheless beneficial reduction in violence. State John Kerry top-news I urge the Government of Egypt to work with civic groups to ease restrictions on association and expression and to take action to allow these and other human rights NGOs to operate freely. State John Kerry world The fact is that Daesh kills Christians because they are Christians. Yazidis because they are Yazidis. Shi'ites because they are Shi'ites. State John Kerry top-news This is a moment to seize, not waste, we have at this moment the ability to finally take a step towards ending this war and the bloodshed. State John Kerry politics The fact is that his strongest sponsors, Iran and Russia, have both adopted at the United Nations ... an approach which dictates that there must be a political transition, and that we must move towards a presidential election at some point in time, if the regime and its backers think that they can test the boundaries, diminish compliance in certain areas or act in ways that call into question their commitment to the cessation, without serious consequences for the progress that we have made, they are deeply mistaken. State John Kerry world President Assad is singing on a completely different song sheet and sent his foreign minister out yesterday to try to act as a spoiler and take off the table what President Putin and the Iranians have agreed to. State John Kerry top-news We're talking about any number of different ways to try to change the situation on the ground in an effort to try to generate some confidence, so we are listening carefully to the French proposal. State John Kerry world Obviously we're all looking for a way forward. The United States and State John Kerry remain deeply committed to a two state solution. United States is absolutely essential. State John Kerry world There's not any one country or one person who can resolve this. This is going to require the global community, it will require international support. State John Kerry world So President Putin, who is invested in supporting Assad, with an enormous commitment - and it has made a difference obviously on the battlefield - should be somewhat concerned about the fact that President Assad sent his foreign minister out yesterday to try and act as a spoiler, to take off the table something that President Putin and Iran had committed to, this is a moment of truth, a moment where all of us have to be responsible. State John Kerry top-news It's important now for those who support President Assad to make sure that he is living up to this agreement, and therefore, as a result that they are living up to this agreement too. State John Kerry top-news Just this morning, I woke to the news that we had lost two local employees in Peshawar who worked with our consulate there who were going out on a effort to eradicate narcotics fields, an IED exploded and several were lost; a few of the soldiers who were there to guard them also. State John Kerry world I share just a huge sense of revulsion over these acts. State John Kerry world We are currently doing what I have to do, which is review very carefully the legal standards and precedents. State John Kerry world There is a process ongoing right now making an analysis under the law, i have to make this judgment, and I am prepared to make it and make it soon. State John Kerry top-news Our estimates are it's somewhere in the vicinity of $50 to $55 billion at some point in time but it's way below that right now. and in fact, they are complaining about the slowness with which there has been a process of repatriation. State John Kerry politics I wouldn't advise that for a number of reasons. State John Kerry politics There's still some difficult issues to resolve in the context of the agreement, and we're encouraging that process. State John Kerry world
