Thursday, 9 February 2012ANKARA (A.A) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the only thing Turkey was considering now was ending bloodshed in Syria.
Holding a press conference at Ankara's Esenboga Airport prior to his departure for the United States on Wednesday, Davutoglu said that despite all recommendations, approaches and warnings of Turkey, unfortunately, Syrian administration preferred to clash with its own people.
Noting that when Arab League also failed to reach a solution, the issue was carried to the UN agenda, Davutoglu said that unfortunately, a draft resolution at UN was not adopted due to veto of two countries.
The issue is on deadlock, and the bloodshed continues in Syria, said Davutoglu, adding that Turkey could not remain silent towards such a bloodshed just because the issue was not solved in the UN.
From that moment on, Turkey held intensive meetings with regional and global actors, said Davutoglu, and added that he met Qatari premier and foreign ministers of Iran, Italy, France and Britain, while continued talks in the region.
Davutoglu said that a center to host people, who escaped from Syria, would be set up in the southeastern province of Kilis under the directives of Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that Syrian people had been hosted in the southern province of Hatay so far, and the condition in Kilis would be better.
Commenting on a military intervention in Syria, Davutoglu said that Turkey was against any bloodshed and external intervention in the region, adding that Turkey used every means of diplomacy and would continue to do so.
Regarding his schedule in the United States, Davutoglu said that he would hold meetings with representatives from all wings of Congress tomorrow, and deliver speeches at think-tank organizations, give a conference at George Washington University, and meet several Turkish associations and non-governmental organizations.
Davutoglu said that he would meet U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Obama's National Security Advisor Tom Donilon on Monday, and return to Turkey on Tuesday. |
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Anadolu Agency
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