Kerry to attend Jordan meeting on Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will participate in a meeting in Jordan next week for foreign minister meetings on Syria. The State Department confirmed Thursday the secretary's meeting with the London 11 working group, Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, UK, U.S. The U.S. will also dispatch Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman to the Syrian Opposition Council will also meet in Istanbul, Turkey taking place next week, according to the State Department. "Kerry has been coordinating closely with the secretary-general, with Joint Special Representative Brahimi, with Foreign Minister Lavrov and foreign ministers from the Friends of Syria core group," State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told reporters. Kerry is also expected to restart peace talks with Israelis and Palestinians in meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas