secretary of state john kerry briefly joined his counterparts in lubek. flying an overnight after discussing iran with the u.s. congress. he briefed the g7. secretary kerry: we are confident about our ability for the president to negotiate an agreement and to do so with the ability to make the world safer. every partner here has been absolutely critical to our ability to get where we are today. >> the group enjoyed a sunny boat trip in lubek but the french -- german foreign minister described the outlook as stormy with no resolution in sight. >> regarding the situation in yemen, we will discuss the different options available to ease this conflict which has been escalated for weeks. which is claiming more and more lives. >> he went on to praise russia for what he called its constructive attitude on yemen. russia is not at the table in lubek. g7 leaders excluded it following the issues with crimea. that russia could return should it prove helpful in ending the crisis in the ukraine. >> earlier we spoke to our correspondent. >> when you look at what is happ