Turkish President calls for Syrian counterpart to be reform-minded leader

Turkish President Abdullah Gul sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In his letter, Gul advised al-Assad to be a reform-minded leader, rather than an obstacle to the changes occurring in the Arab world, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.

More than 1,000 people were killed in various cities of Syria during the clashes with the army of people demanding the resignation of the President.

According to the authorities, this figure is less than 100 people.

Only members of terrorist groups were killed. No civilians are among killed, the authorities said.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from the country yesterday as a sign of protest against the situation in Syria.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid a visit to Syria on August 9. He said that his country closely observes the situation in Syria and hopes that political reforms will be made in this Arab country in the near future.


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