Kerry to Assad, Opposition: 'Come to the Table'
US Secretary of State John Kerry calls on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to “come to the table” to begin negotiations; the bitter springs of Tunisia and Egypt; and Gaza Salafists fight in Syria.
![Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets Senator John Kerry in Damascus Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets Senator John Kerry, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in Damascus February 21, 2009. REUTERS/Sana (SYRIA) - RTXBW2Q](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/03/kerry%20assad.jpg/kerry%20assad.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=e5nxGuao)
Kerry: "Come to the Table"
US Secretary of State John Kerry this week pressed both Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the Syrian opposition to begin direct negotiations on a transitional government.