MOSCOW - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Dec. 15 accepted Russia's long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad's future be determined by his own people, as Washington and Moscow edged toward putting aside years of disagreement over how to end Syria's civil war.
Associated Press: Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 6, 2015 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) giving an interview to a journalist from the Britain's Sunday Times in his Damascus residence.
