Kingdom welcomes ‘any effort to end Syria crisis’

AMMAN – US Secretary of State John Kerry proposed holding talks in the coming day between the US, Russia, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to find a political solution for the Syrian crisis. 

According to Agence France-Presse, Kerry said at a press conference in Spain that the US is working to avoid the "total destruction" of Syria, and plans a meeting in the coming days with Russian, Saudi and Turkish leaders to seek an end to the conflict. 

"I will be coming back in a few days and I will meet with leaders of Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to work through... options that could perhaps reignite the political process and bring about a political transition in Syria," he was quoted by AFP as saying.

Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani said Jordan welcomes any effort or consultations that aim to find a political solution for the Syrian crisis. 

Such efforts are in line with the Kingdom’s stance that has always called for a political solution to the crisis in Syria and to end the humanitarian suffering of the Syrian people, Momani told The Jordan Times.

Taras Dobrovolskiy, spokesperson of the Russian embassy in Amman, told The Jordan Times that the Russian Foreign Ministry has not issued any comments on the proposal of the US top diplomat as the ministry is still studying it. 

No approval has yet been given on Kerry’s initiative, Dobrovolskiy said. 

Kerry did not elaborate on the location and timing of the planned event.