The Damascus regime should fully cooperate with the new international mediator Kofi Annan for his good offices mission towards ending violence and finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, and Turkey is ready to provide all possible assistance and support to Annan, the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement. On a related note, foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who attended the meeting of the Friends of Syria group, said the international community should recognise the opposition Syrian National Council as the legitimate representative. The second meeting of the Friends of Syria group is expected to take place in Turkey next month. |
The jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire on Thursday, ordering armed PKK militants to withdraw from Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city of ... more
The Syrian government said the rebel groups foreign supporters, Turkey and Qatar, were responsible for a chemical attack in Aleppo. The countries that back and support the rebels, including ... more
US secretary of state John Kerry was in Ankara on Friday for talks with the Turkish leaders, including PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, focused on the crisis in Syria, ... more