Turkish fm says Turkey extends all kinds of support to Syria

KARAPINAR (A.A) - 29.04.2011 - The Turkish foreign affairs minister said on Friday that Turkey extended all kinds of support to Syria to help the country meet the demands of its people.
Speaking to reporters during Justice and Development (AK) Party's election campaign in central Anatolian province of Konya, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Syria was Turkey's closest neighbor and the country's destiny was of vital importance for Turkey.
"We cannot remain indifferent to the developments in Syria," he said.
The minister noted that Turkey expected the Syrian administration to implement political, social, economic and security-related reforms and to take some visible steps.
"Turkey does what is necessary for Syria and it extends all the support to help the country meet the demands of its people," he said.
Commenting on the developments in Palestine as well, Davutoglu said that Hamas and Al Fatah had recently signed a reconciliation deal and taken steps to overcome the issues of conflict between them.
Noting that he had held talks with both parties, Davutoglu said a comprehensive agreement was expected to be signed in the country next week. 
Pointing to Turkey and Egypt's contribution to the process, Davutoglu said both countries would continue to cooperate until the agreement process was concluded.
"This is the most important development in our region in recent months," he said.
Davutoglu also noted that the international community should extend the strongest support to the ongoing process in Palestine.
"Israel should also perceive the reconciliation process in Palestine as a positive development. Until now, Israel has been complaining about not having an addressee in the Palestinian side. Now, everybody should be happy as Palestinians have achieved unity in their country," he said.