Saturday, October 13, 2012

#Turkey prime minister criticizes UN Security Council over failure to act on Syria


Turkish prime minister slams UN Security Council over failure to act on Syria 
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Turkish prime minister criticizes UN Security Council over failure to act on Syria

( Associated Press ) - Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a forum in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria.
  • ( Associated Press ) - Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a forum in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria.
  • (Edlib News Network ENN/ Associated Press ) - In this citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans during a demonstration at Binnish village, in Idlib province, northern Syria, on Friday Oct. 12, 2012.
  • ( Associated Press ) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu shake hands before a meeting during a forum in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria.
  • (Frank Jordans/ Associated Press ) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, meets briefly with Abdelbaset Sieda, the head of the Syrian National Council opposition group, at a hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2:19 PM

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end Syria’s civil war, as NATO ally Germany backed the Turkish interception of a Damascus-bound passenger jet earlier in the week.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an international conference in Istanbul that the world was witnessing a humanitarian tragedy in Syria.
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