Turkey- Turkish FM's hectic schedule in Vienna for Syrian crisis
Date
11/13/2015 12:19:24 PM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirliolu has kicked off a day-long series of meetings in Vienna on Nov. 13 in effort to maintain momentum for renewed diplomacy towards a political settlement of the conflict in Syria.
Sinirliolu will separately meet U.S. Secretary General John Kerry and United Nations Special Envoy on the crisis Staffan de Mistura ahead of a meeting with the U.S. Qatar Saudi Arabia and Turkey late Nov. 13.
The Turkish FM will also have a meeting with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Qatar before a second round of extended talks including China Egypt France Germany Iran Iraq Italy Jordan Lebanon Oman Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey the United Arab Emirates Arab League theEuropean Unionand the U.S. on the morning of Nov. 14 aimed at brokering an end to Syria’s five-year conflict.
Meeting in Vienna on Oct. 30; China Egypt the EU France Germany Iran Iraq Italy Jordan Lebanon Oman Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates the United Kingdom the United Nations and the U.S. came together to remove differences for a settlement on the Syrian crisis particularly on the fate of al-Assad.
In a joint statement participants said state institutions of Syria will remain intact and a political process will be Syrian-led and Syrian-owned with the Syrian people deciding the future of Syria.
Turkey is in favor of al-Assad leaving office after a temporary process in which he stays in office in symbolic power for six months at most a Turkish diplomat told Hürriyet Daily News.
Saudi Arabia which considersIranits main regional rival also insists that al-Assad must be forced out immediately although the U.S. seems to have softened its stance.Russiasays his fate should be decided by the Syrian people in an election.
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