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US Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Syrian government and opposition to seize the opportunity presented by the peace talks to achieve a ceasefire in Syria, insisting that there is "no military solution" to the conflict.

"This morning, in light of what is at stake in these talks, I appeal to both sides to make the most of this moment," Kerry said Sunday in an online statement from Washington.

While Kerry's remarks appeared pointed at both sides, his message was clearly aimed at the opposition, which threatened to abandon the talks before they start.

Relatively, the High Negotiations Committee [HNC], a Saudi-backed coalition of Syrian opposition groups, had finally said on Friday that it was willing to participate in the negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva.

Meanwhile, the talks are scheduled to be held in an 18-month timetable under a resolution unanimously approved by the UN Security Council on Syria last December.

The head of the Syrian government delegation to the talks, Bashar al-Ja'afari, said Sunday that Damascus was prepared to find a solution to the crisis in the country.

Al-Ja'afari, also Syria's ambassador to the UN, told reporters in Geneva that the Syrian government wants to put an "end to the bloodshed" in Syria.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team