Syria is top item as US, Turkish leaders confer
Mar 25, 2012, 1:29 PM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – President Barack Obama said he and Turkey’s prime minister are looking for ways to bring about needed change in Syria as that nation’s leadership continues a bloody crackdown on civilians.
Obama met with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday ahead of a nuclear security conference in South Korea. Turkey shares a border with Syria and has been a key player in trying to stop violence that has claimed an estimated 8,000 lives over the past year.
Erdogan said, “We cannot remain a spectator to these developments.”
Both leaders spoke at the end of their meeting.
Turkey hosts a meeting of the diplomatic group known as the “Friends of Syria,” next week to show Syrian President Bashar Assad a united front against his repression.
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