Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hold a news conference at a hotel in Geneva September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov opened high-stakes talks on Thursday on disarming Syria's chemical weapons programs, but differences emerged at the outset over U.S. military threats against Syria.
Kerry, appearing with Lavrov at the start of what are expected to be two days of talks, said military force might be needed against Syria if diplomacy over President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons stockpile fails.
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