Lesley Wroughton writes Kerry made the call following a meeting with United Nations special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in London this week.
“We believe that (Syrian) President (Bashar al-)Assad has lost the legitimacy necessary to be a cohesive force that could bring people together,” Kerry told reporters after holding talks with Brahimi.
âThere has to be a transition government in Syria to permit the possibility of peace.â