Secretary John Kerry arrives in Saudi Arab to discuss Syria crisis

Sunday, October 25, 2015 | 14:41:10

(VOVworld) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman about the 4-year conflict in Syria.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and King Salman of Saudi Arabia in Diriyah Farm, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Reuters)

The two sides called on the international community to exert more efforts to restore stability in Syria.

A spokesperson for the US Department of State John Kirby said both Washington and Riyadh back the goal to build a united and stable Syria.

Earlier Kerry held talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. Kerry flew to Riyadh from Amman where he held separate talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Palestinian-Israeli unrest.

Kerry’s visit to Saudi Arabia took place following a meeting in Vienna last Friday between Kerry and the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia on ways to end the Syrian conflict.

But the Vienna meeting failed to make any breakthrough and Kerry said he hoped to reconvene another "broader" meeting on Syria as early as October 30th.