Kerry: Russia has played constructive role in Mideast

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday defended Russias efforts against those who doubted the country would play a positive roll in ending hostilities in the Middle East.”If they hadnt played a constructive role, we would not have had an agreement with Iran,” he told the Charlie Rose show.”If they hadnt played a constructive role, we would not have gotten the chemical weapons out of Syria […] we would not have gotten the cessation of hostilities or everybody at the table in Geneva,” Kerry added.Ahead of a new round of negotiations in Geneva, Kerry reiterated his belief that Syrian President Bashar Assad would ultimately need to step down in order for peace to be achieved.”You cant end the war, because the opposition will not […] end fighting because of what he is deemed to have done to their people, to the people of his country,” Kerry said.

 

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