Nikki Haley: We Are Not Going To Have Any One-On-One Talks With Assad

BRENNAN: When you say the Geneva process, that’s the Obama era U.N.-led process that’s been stalled for years that would have Assad eventually negotiate.

Are you open to direct talks with the Assad regime between the U.S. and the Assad regime?

HALEY: Well, let’s be clear. That is a process that’s being handled in the United Nations that has been ongoing and constant.

So these talks, they come together. What has happened up until now is, Syria has refused to come to the table to negotiate. But Russia and all of the other actors involved are coming to the table. And now it’s Russia’s turn to deliver Syria to the table for that political process.

So it’s moving. It’s not moving near as fast as any of us want it to move. But this is a political process that needs to happen. This is not something that we need to militarily go and do regime change. This is something that we have to make sure a political process goes through.

The United Nations is the right place to facilitate that, because they do bring on all of the actors to the table. And we all hope for a political solution for the sake of the Syrian people.

BRENNAN: So, no direct talks between the U.S. and Syria at this point?

HALEY: No. And we would never want to have direct talks with Syria at this point. They’re not worthy of talks with the United States. They have done nothing but brutalize their people and destroy their land, all in the name of power.

And so our goal is that, yes, we will be at the talks ,as we have been, related to the Geneva process. The United States is always there and we will continue to be there.

But, no, we are not going to have any one-on-one talks with Assad.