Kerry on Gulf tour pledges backing for Syria rebels
- Published: 5 Mar 2013 at 10.49
- Online news: World
US Secretary of State John Kerry has promised to "empower" Syria's opposition, while warning arch-foe Iran that time for talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions could run out.
US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) holds talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 4, 2013. Kerry said that Washington will work to "empower" Syria's opposition, while warning arch-foe Iran that time for talk on Tehran's nuclear ambitions could run out.
Kerry, on his first tour to the Gulf region since taking up the post, held talks with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) officials on Monday and also met in Riyadh with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, who flew in unannounced.
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