Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday raised the death toll in
Syria's civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a
month ago.
Ban called on the Syrian government and opposition to
halt the violence in the 2 ½ year civil war, saying it is "imperative to
have a peace conference in Geneva as soon as possible."
The secretary-general spoke before talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who stood nearby.
"There
is no military solution to Syria," Kerry then told reporters. "There is
only a political solution, and that will require leadership in order to
bring people to the table."
The United States and Russia are
trying to convene an international conference in Geneva, along with the
United Nations, to try to agree on a transitional government based on a
plan adopted in that city a year ago.
Kerry said he talked to
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday and that both
countries remained committed to bringing the warring parties together to
further peace efforts.
"We will try our hardest to make that happen as soon as is possible," Kerry said.
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