U.S., Russia Commend Assad for Complying With Agreement
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Secretary of State John Kerry commended Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for starting to destroy his chemical weapons, and said the U.S. and Russia are pushing to convene a peace conference next month.
It’s “a credit to the Assad regime for complying rapidly as they are supposed to,” Kerry said after meeting his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali, Indonesia. “It’s a good beginning, and we should welcome a new beginning.”