“I’ll be coming back [to Europe] in a few days and I will meet with leaders from Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, to work through real and tangible options that could perhaps reignite a political process and bring about a political transition in Syria,” Kerry said.
The state secretary, who is currently in Spain, noted that he would be traveling back to Europe and the Middle East after going to the United States “briefly” Monday night.
Kerry made his announcement during the joint press conference with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo in Madrid.
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-25, Su-24M and Su-34 attack aircraft, with the support of Su-30 jets, launched precision airstrikes against IS targets in Syria on September 30, following a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.
A US-led international coalition has been launching airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq and Syria, without Assad’s or UN approval, since 2014.