Secretary of State John Kerry shaking hands with his Iranian counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Wall Street Journal – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, top European and other diplomats discussed the Syria conflict with senior Iranian officials this weekend, as diplomatic efforts to find a political solution to the war geared up on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
With the Syrian conflict well into its fifth year and the costs and deadly toll of the war mounting, Western officials have said they hope to use the annual gathering of world leaders in New York to advance diplomatic efforts.