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Kerry warns Assad over Syria violence

US Secretary of State says Syrian opposition will be given wide support if Assad refuses to negotiate.

Last Modified: 22 May 2013 23:07
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The US Secretary of State is warning Syria's President that the opposition will be given wide support if Bashar al-Assad refuses to negotiate on a peace deal.

John Kerry is meeting with foreign ministers in the Jordanian capital, in an attempt to end the two-year conflict. Kerry said the US will respond if Assad fails to come to a peaceful solution.

Al Jazeera's Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from Amman.

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