LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry said on Monday that Syria could prevent a military attack
if President Bashar al-Assad handed over all his chemical
weapons to the international community within the next week but
added that Assad was not about to do so.
When asked by a reporter whether there was anything Assad's
government could do or offer to stop an attack, Kerry said:
"Sure, he could turn over every single bit of his chemical
weapons to the international community in the next week - turn
it over, all of it without delay and allow the full and total
accounting (of it) but he isn't about to do it and it can't be
done."
Speaking to reporters in London, Kerry also stressed the
relationship between Britain and the United States was as strong
as ever despite the British parliament having decided not to
join military action against Syria.
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