The Syrians themselves will negotiate that, but it's Syrians who have to resolve and decide the future of Syria itself. State John Kerry More Quotes by State John Kerry More Quotes From State John Kerry We have agreed that we are engaged in a discussion about how to implement the ceasefire specifically as well as some immediate, possible confidence-building steps to deliver humanitarian assistance. State John Kerry top-news That is totally inexact. State John Kerry energy That country has resources. The last thing in the world you want is a false caliphate with access to billions of dollars of oil revenue. State John Kerry energy In Libya, we are on the brink of getting a government of national unity, that country has resources. The last thing in the world you want is a false caliphate with access to billions of dollars of oil revenue. State John Kerry top-news We are still not at the victory that we want to achieve, and will achieve, in either Syria or Iraq and we have seen Daesh playing a game of metastasizing out to other countries, particularly Libya. State John Kerry top-news At the time of out last ministerial, Ramadi had just fallen and there was a pretty dark and dangerous narrative that was emerging. State John Kerry top-news I raised it immediately with the Iranians. It was not put out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the government directly, it was put out, I think, by the military over there, the (Revolutionary Guard), who is opposed to what we are doing. State John Kerry politics This is threat to any nation in the world, but particularly we in the United States understand what his purpose is and therefore it is a threat the United States must take extremely seriously, the United States will do what is necessary to protect people in our country and our friends and allies in the world. State John Kerry industrials One is the nuclear program of the DPRK, North Korea, a major challenge to global security, one of the most important issues for the security of the United States of America. State John Kerry industrials Clearly we have several important issues that we need to find the way forward on. State John Kerry world The second issue is of course concerns and activities in the South China Sea. State John Kerry world 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 world He was very clear he wants a unified ASEAN and he wants maritime rights protected, and he wants to avoid militarization and to avoid conflict. State John Kerry world They have to be serious. If they are not serious, war will continue. Up to them - you can lead a horse to water; you can't make it drink, we have created a framework; the Syrians have the ability to decide the future of Syria. State John Kerry top-news I don’t know where this is coming from. Maybe it’s a pressure thing or an internal political thing, but that is not the situation, they are the negotiators; so they will decide the future. What I did tell them is that it’s by mutual consent. You have a veto, so does he, so you are going to have to decide how to move forward here. State John Kerry top-news None of us are under any illusions that obstacles don't still exist to trying to seek a political settlement in Syria, we know its tough. If it were easy, it would have happened a long time ago. State John Kerry most-read-articles I won't announce a date, but we all agreed that immediately after completion of the first round of the Syria discussions, the International Syria Support Group will convene, and that will be very shortly, because we want to keep the process moving. State John Kerry most-read-articles Now we have the ability to begin to work together to address the concerns that Saudi Arabia and other countries have and that we have. State John Kerry most-read-articles The relationship between the United States and the GCC nations is one that is built on mutual interest, on mutual defense, and I think there is no doubt whatsoever in the minds of the countries that make up the GCC that the United States will stand with them against any external threat. State John Kerry politics The United States remains concerned about some of the activities that Iran is engaged in in other countries. State John Kerry politics
