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Monday 21 Sep 2015 - 13:04 Makkah mean time-8-12-1436
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London (IINA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has to go but the timing of his departure should be decided through negotiations, Al Jazeera News reported.
Speaking after talks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in London on Saturday, Kerry called on Russia and Iran to use their influence over Assad to convince him to negotiate a political transition.
"We need to get to the negotiation. That is what we're looking for and we hope Russia and Iran, and any other countries with influence, will help to bring about that, because that's what is preventing this crisis from ending," said Kerry.
He added that the United States welcomed Russia's involvement in tackling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Syria, but a worsening refugee crisis underscored the need to find a compromise that could also lead to political change in the country. Russia's build-up at Syria's Latakia airbase has raised the possibility of air combat missions in Syrian airspace.
Heavy Russian equipment, including tanks, helicopters and naval infantry forces, have been moved to Latakia, US officials said.
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