U.N-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after their meeting at Winfield House, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Britain, in London October 14, 2013. Kerry called on Monday for a peace conference on Syria “very soon” but said peace would not be possible without a transition government to replace President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (BRITAIN – Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)