Turkish fm holds joint new conference with his Jordanian counterpart

ISTANBUL (A.A) - August 17, 2011 - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that both Turkey and Jordan wished and demanded restoration of stability in Syria.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Davutoglu said developments in the region, particularly Syria were assessed during the meeting with his Jordanian counterpart in Istanbul.
Davutoglu said he talked to Judeh 2-3 times on the phone in the past 4-5 days and reviewed recent developments in today's meeting, adding that Syria and Jordan were neighboring countries, had common interests and implemented joint projects in the past.
Davutoglu said Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon got involved in efforts to establish a four-way mechanism at the beginning of the year, noting they still believed the target would be achieved.
Davutoglu said they definitely believed that stability and development of the region could be fulfilled altogether.
"Before all, bloodshed should stop for stability to get restored. Operations should immediately be halted in all cities. Military units should withdraw from the cities and situation should get normalised. We reaffirm our determination on this issue. Turkey always supports rightful demands of Syrian people," Davutoglu said.
"We believe that Syria would make a very big contribution to the stability of the region being a very strong friendly and neighboring country in case it goes through a peaceful transformation. However, bloodshed should stop for fulfillment of the reforms. Sufferings in many cities in Ramadan should end. One of the most important elements that would make the biggest contribution is that a regional common stance should take shape. There are many important common efforts that can be exerted by Turkey and Jordan on forming a regional sensitivity because they are neighbors of Syria. All those were assessed in detail during our meeting."
"Our consultations will continue. We will be in an effort to take steps as regional stance," Davutoglu said.