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US Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a renewed diplomatic effort to end the conflict in Syria.
Speaking after talks in London, he said what he described as Russia's new focus on fighting Islamic State militants could be an opportunity to push towards a political settlement.
He said this was all the more urgent as violence in Syria was the "root cause" of Europe's current migrant crisis.
The EU, which is divided on the issue, is to hold emergency talks next week.
Mr Kerry is on a European tour which is expected to be dominated by the Syrian conflict.
After talks with his UK counterpart Philip Hammond on Saturday, he said they "agreed completely on the urgency of nations coming together in order to resolve this war that has gone on for much too long".
He added that the migrant crisis had to "be addressed by dealing with the root cause" - which he said was violence in Syria.
For more than four years the government of President Bashar al-Assad has been fighting various rebels groups - including IS, which controls vast swathes of territory in both Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
Mr Kerry said there was a need to "use this moment when Russia appears more committed to doing more" against IS, to move towards a diplomatic solution.
"We're prepared to negotiate. Is [Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad prepared to negotiate, really negotiate? Is Russia prepared to bring him to the table?"
'Shared goals'
Ahead of the meeting he had said the US shared the "same goals" with Russia - a long-time ally of President Assad - in the battle against IS.
The US has called for Mr Assad to go, but on Saturday Mr Kerry reaffirmed the US position that this removal "doesn't have to be on day one or month one... There is a process by which all the parties have to come together to reach an understanding of how this can best be achieved."
Mr Kerry met United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in London on Friday and is due to go to Berlin on Sunday.
The EU is facing a huge influx of migrants, many fleeing conflict and poverty in countries including Syria, where a civil war has been raging since 2011.
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK will accept up to 20,000 refugees from camps surrounding the country, but Labour says that is "not enough".
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