John Kerry arrives in Lithuania

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Lithuanian Capital, Vilnius, late Friday for talks with EU ministers aimed at shoring up support for US strikes on Syria. Kerry will also travel to Paris and London and meet Arab leaders, including Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Apart from talks with Lithuanian leaders on Saturday, Kerry will also hold informal talks with EU foreign ministers, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. They will discuss "the Middle East, including Syria, Egypt, and the ongoing direct, final status negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians," Psaki added. Kerry said his aim in Vilnius was to "continue to lay out the evidence we have collected and seek to broaden support for a limited military response to deter the Assad regime from launching another chemical weapons attack." Later Saturday, Kerry will fly on to Paris to meet French officials.