U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry blamed the breakdown of the Syria talks in Geneva on the ‘obstruction’ by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, according to Agence France-Presse.
“None of us are surprised that the talks have been hard, and that we are at a difficult moment, but we should all agree that the al-Assad regime’s obstruction has made progress even tougher,” Kerry said.
Kerry urged the regime’s supporters to press for the creation of a transitional government and warned they would bear the responsibility “if the regime continues with its intransigence in the talks and its brutal tactics on the ground.”
The second round of negotiations seeking an end to the brutal three-year-old conflict in Geneva broke off Saturday with no result.
No date was set for a third round of talks and it was unclear whether any would be held, according to AFP.

Kerry blames al-Assad regime for Syria talks breakdown

Kerry said the United States remained committed to the Geneva process and all diplomatic efforts to find a political solution. (File photo: Reuters)
Staff writer, Al Arabiya News
Sunday 16 February 2014
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