(VOVworld)- US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday ruled out a military solution for Syria, saying its conflict does not resemble Libya's while calling for a settlement based on last June's Geneva peace plan. In response to reporters in Kuwait City, Kerry warned that the crisis in Syria could lead to the destruction of the state and the military and a total breakdown into sectarian strife in the coming years.

The crisis in Syria could lead to the destruction of the state and the military and a total breakdown into sectarian strife(Photo: Reuters)

Kerry said there couldn’t be a military solution, only a diplomatic solution reached through negotiations in Switzerland. Kerry also called on Iran to pull its troops out of Syria and for Hezbollah to return to Lebanon.In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the US to clarify its role in the world peace conference on Syria, particularly its views regarding the conference’s principles.