Secretary of State Kerry talks tough in Syria encounter with Russia

Friday, September 13, 2013

GENEVA -- Striking a tough tone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened swiftly convened talks with Russia on Syria's chemical weapons Thursday by bluntly rejecting a Syrian pledge to begin a "standard process" by turning over information rather than weapons -- and nothing immediately.

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