US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures at a press conference during the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (L) and his delegation take part in the so-called Geneva II peace talks on January 22, 2014 in Montreux. – Photo by AFP
A handout picture released by the UN press office shows Syrian National Coalition (SNC) leader Ahmad Jarba at the start of the so-called Geneva II peace talks on January 22, 2014 in Montreux. – Photo by AFP
Haitham al-Maleh, senior member of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Syria's main political opposition group, sits alone at the opposition table during the first day of the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
(LtoR) UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, US Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov join hands after their tri-lateral meeting in Montreux, on January 21, 2014. – Photo by AFP
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) stands beside as Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (2nd L) is welcomed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) prior to the Geneva II peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. – Photo by Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (LtoR) and EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton are welcomed by Swiss President Didier Burkhalter prior to peace talks in Montreux on January 22, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja'afari, points to a document during a press conference during the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (L), holds hands with Nasser Judeh, Jordanian Foreign Minister, as they take a break with Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar (R), during the first day of the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R), and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), attend the opening speech of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, during peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
U.N. Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi (L), and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) at a joint press conference during the Syrian peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the meeting saying that the peace talks will face "formidable" challenges for Syria. Ban called on the Syrian government and the opposition trying to overthrow it to negotiate in good faith. – Photo by AP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R), talks to U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (L), as they wait for lunch during a break in the peace talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L), meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu in Montreux, Switzerland Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. – Photo by AP
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday headed on a perilous mission to try to kickstart talks to end the Syrian war, only hours after the high-stakes peace conference teetered on the edge of collapse.
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