Obama: Diplomatic Solution in Syria Is ‘Overwhelmingly My Preference’ : The Two-Way : NPR
After much diplomatic wrangling, President Obama on Monday left open the possibility of a diplomatic solution in Syria, saying a proposal allowing Syria to give up its chemical weapons was a “potentially positive development.”
In interviews with six television network anchors, Obama said his administration would “run to ground” a Russian proposal that would avoid an international military confrontation by putting Syria’s chemical weapons in international hands. As we reported, Secretary of State John Kerry first floated the possibility during a press conference in England this morning. The proposal was then picked up by the Russians and Syria’s foreign minister said the country welcomed the overture.
In an interview with PBS, President Obama said if there is a diplomatic path to stop the use of chemical weapons in Syria it would be “overwhelmingly my preference.”
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