Turkish FM urges int'l community for joint struggle on Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday stressed that they wanted to say 'enough' to massacres in Syria and called on the international community and all sides involved to make a joint struggle on Syria, Anadolu Agency reported.

A meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Group of Friends of Syria took place at the Adile Sultan Palace in Istanbul on Saturday.

Ahmet Davutoglu, foreign ministers and high level officials from the United States, Britain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, UAE, Italy, Germany and France as well as representatives from the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces attended the meeting.

Following the meeting, Davutoglu, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chairman of the Syrian National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib held a press conference.

Speaking at the press conference, Ahmet Davutoglu said that two documents were distributed to press members.

"One of the documents is a declaration issued by the Syrian National Coalition on the future of Syria. In this declaration, the Syrian National Coalition put forward their vision for the future of Syria. They have drawn a vision in which all Syrians are equal. We will share this vision with you," Davutoglu said.

"The second document is a joint statement made by the 11 countries who have attended Saturday's meeting in Istanbul. In this document, you can see that the 11 countries came together with a joint position. You can see the details in the document. What is crucial is for the 11 countries to extend clear support to the Syrian National Coalition and display a political will to make all necessary works to end the massacres in Syria," Davutoglu noted.

"The nature and character of such assistance would be evaluated at every stage depending on the conditions. There was a very strong call made from here. We do hope that this strong call receives response from all capitals of the world beginning with Damascus. We say 'enough' to massacres in Syria. We call on the international community and all sides involved to make a joint struggle on Syria," Davutoglu said.

International community calls on both sides in Syria to reach a political solution as set forth by the Geneva Agreement, Davutoglu stated.

"There is no place for those who have taken roles in the massacres of Syria in a political solution. We prefer a political transition process which is accepted by the Syrian people. As the 11 countries, we are determined to work together against political risks which may come up due to a delay in the political process. We have an agreement to make sure the risks do not hurt the Syrian people further and regional stability does not get placed under jeopardy," Davutoglu also said.


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