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Media Bureau
Sunday, 13 Nov 2011

SNC Leadership Meets With Turkish FM

Davutoğlu: The SNC Has Become a True Representative Of The Will Of The Syrians

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu, confirmed that Turkey will partner with the Arab League to work on immediate and complete implementation of the decisions issued in Cairo by the Arab Ministerial Council regarding Syria.

During a meeting with a delegation from the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Ankara on Sunday, 13 November, Davutoğlu clarified that a timetable for implementing the details of the decisions will be discussed during a meeting in Rabat on 16 November, which will be held on the side of the Arab-Turkish Forum. Violations committed by the Syrian regime and noncompliance with the Cairo decisions will be reviewed during that meeting.

The Minister held the Syrian regime responsible for the attacks against the Turkish Embassy in Damascus and the Turkish Consulates in each of Latakia and Aleppo. He also said that the regime allowed nearly 1000 people to attack the Embassy for two hours without security intervention to stop them, pointing out that his instructions to the ambassador were to make no concessions.

Davutoğlu also expressed satisfaction with the successes that the Syrian National Council has achieved despite the short time since its formation, and confirmed Turkey’s readiness to provide all types of support necessary to ensure the Council’s success and its ability to carry out its duties in serving the Syrian cause. Davutoğlu added that Turkey recognizes the Council as a political framework, which represents the will of the Syrian People and the Revolutionary youth inside Syria.

On his part, Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, the president of the National Council, expressed his appreciation for the role of Turkey in supporting the Syrian People and allowing the opposition to meet with no restrictions. Dr. Ghalioun also confirmed that the Council denounces the actions of “Shabiha” (armed state-hired civilians) of the Syrian regime in burning the Turkish flag, describing the behavior of the Syrian regime as being more of a “guerrilla” behavior.

Dr. Ghalioun said that the decisions of the Arab League were the result of the struggles of the Syrian People over the past eight months and also the result of the efforts put forth by the National Council through its hard work and persistence with Arab and International diplomats over several weeks.

The Turkish Minister called for supporting the National Council by holding a council of the foreign ministers of member nations of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to freeze the Syrian regime’s membership, recall ambassadors, and impose economic sanctions, as well as support efforts to provide International protection for Syrian civilians.

Minister Davutoğlu held a dinner banquet in honor of the delegation of the Syrian National Council.

For more information or commentary, please contact:

Ausama Monajed, member of Syrian National Council

Email: amonajed@gmail.com