Kerry Seeks Backing in Jordan for Syria Peace Talks
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Jordan today for talks with Mideast and European allies to promote a negotiated end to the crisis in Syria, as government and rebel forces battle for control of the strategic city of Al-Qusair.
Kerry will meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh today and press allies to back a U.S.- Russian effort to persuade Syria’s government and rebels to come together for negotiations next month toward a cease-fire and establishing a transitional government.