‘US Not After Regime Change in Syria But Assad Must Go’ – Kerry to Russian TV

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• ‘US Not After Regime Change in Syria But Assad Must Go’ – Kerry to Russian TV
  by https://www.rt.com/news/  
  The US is not seeking regime change in Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian media on a Moscow trip. However, calling the Syrian president “a magnet for terrorists,” Kerry said Bashar Assad cannot stay in the country’s “long-term future.”
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  Kerry was interviewed by Rossiya 24 channel during his trip to the Russian capital on Saturday between meetings with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian President, Vladimir Putin.   
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  “I am here to talk with President Putin about Syria and our need to join together to stabilize Syria; try to make peace in a way that keeps it as a whole country, and also – most importantly – also destroy Daesh (Islamic State, formerly ISIS/ISIL). Daesh is a terrorist organization, a threat to all of us. We have a common interest and we need to work together,” he stressed.
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  According to the Secretary of State, it was very important for the Russian people to understand the American approach to the Syrian crisis.
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  “We are not trying to do a regime change. We are not engaged in a color revolution.  We’re not engaged in trying to interfere in another country … We’re trying to make peace,”he explained.
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  However, Kerry reiterated Washington’s stance that Assad must leave his position for peace in Syria to be achieved.
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