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'Ankara calls all Syrian conflict parties for a truce '

19 October 2012 [16:05] - TODAY.AZ
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called all parties to the Syrian conflict to agree a truce, TRT Turk TV channel reported on Friday.

He said Ankara hopes that the forces fighting in Syria, the opposition and the government would respect it.

Anti-government protests have continued in Syria for a year and half.

According to UN, the total number of victims of the conflict in Syria is nearing 20,000.
More than 230,000 have become refugees with around three million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian authorities say they oppose the well-armed militants.


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