Jordan- Syria talks will take place in New York this month: Kerry


(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Washington Dec.6 (Petra)--U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said late Saturday the next round of talks on the Syrian crisis would take place in New York later this month.

"The governments involved are going to meet later this month in New York in order to continue to move this process forward" Kerry said in a speech to the Brookings Institution in Washington.

"Our goal is to facilitate a transition that all parties have stated that they support" he added.

Kerry explained resolving political concerns related to the Syrian conflict would help facilitate the fight against the Daesh terrorist group which controls large areas of Syria and Iraq.

Last month Russia the United States and powers from Europe and the Middle East met in Vienna Austria for a second round of talks and outlined a plan for a political process in Syria leading to elections within two years.

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