Kerry "in favour" of bringing Assad to Syria peace talks

Russia should bring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to future peace negotiations over the war in Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

"Russia says that Assad is prepared to come to the table," Kerry tells reporters in Brussels. "They say that's part of their agreement and they would support it, that he has to engage in good faith in the negotiating process."

"I am personally deeply in favour of putting that to the test," Kerry says.    (dpa)

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