New Arab ultimatum last chance for Syria: Turkey
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday that today is the last chance for Syria and that involves to sign the protocol proposed by the Arab League (AL) .
"I hope that Syria takes necessary steps in this direction," said Davutoglu at a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh after their tete-a-tete meeting in Istanbul.
The Turkish foreign minister said that the continuation of bloodshed in Syria caused deep sorrow for them. They wanted Syria to end the pain of the Syrian people.
Davutoglu said: "Turkey and the Arab League share an excellent coordination. There is a need for a closer relationship between Turkey and Jordan as these two countries are the neighbors of Syria."
"Our two countries get affected by what happens in Syria. We will continue to hold talks with Jordan," he said.
Judeh said that Jordan cooperated with Turkey in the light of the developments in the region and that such cooperation would continue.
"I hope Syria signs the protocol proposed by the Arab League," Judeh added.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Jordan's King Abdullah have both called on their neighbouring leader Bashar al- Assad to quit over a crackdown on protesters which the United Nations says has left more than 3,500 people dead.
The Arab ultimatum was issued Thursday at the end of a crisis meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo, during which the 22-member bloc also for the first time called on the United Nations to help resolve the crisis.
Editor: Bi Mingxin
English.news.cn 2011-11-25 19:59:01 FeedbackPrintRSS
ISTANBUL, Nov. 25 (Xinhua)
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