Clinton from Turkey: Main Goal, Hasten End of Assad

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Syrian “opposition activists” as she arrived Saturday in Istanbul.

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In a joint press conference with Davutoglu, Clinton said: “Fresh sanctions slapped by the United States are meant to expose and disrupt links between Iran, Hezbollah and Syria.”

She said the "number one goal" of Washington and Ankara was to hasten the end of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Damascus and stop the “bloodshed”, while warning that Syria must not become a haven for Kurdish rebels battling Turkey.

"We are continuing to increase pressure from outside," Clinton said. "Yesterday in Washington we announced sanctions designed to expose and disrupt the links between Iran, Hezbollah and Syria that prolong the life of the Assad regime."

"We need to take joint efforts to prevent a power vacuum from being formed" which could be exploited by the PKK, Davutoglu said.

Clinton will also meet President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Clinton flew in from Benin after wrapping up an 11-day, nine-nation Africa tour.


Source: AFP	11-08-2012 - 11:00 Last updated 11-08-2012 - 16:32 \| 1773 View

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Number of comments: 3

1 - unity of asian camp or eastern camp. longterm syria threaths.
frank chau \| Philippines	13:51	2012-08-11
the world are really not equals, thats why syria lebanon iran russia sudan armenia gaza iraq china india n.korea etc.must always unite and collaborate too in all aspects to counter-balance the west and israel collaborations to control the whole middle-east for jerusalem and gas

2 - longterm warnings to muslims and russia etc..
frank chua \| Philippines	14:10	2012-08-11
don\\’t always think that n.a.t.o.or israel will not attacks syria hezbollah hamas iran etc.without u.n.s.c.resolution approval, these western imperialists can circumvent the u.n.s.c.and unilaterally blitzkrieg syria hamas hezbollah iran russia sudan china etc., and even though they commit crimes in u.n.s.c., most nations still will allied themselves to the riches and commercial-technologies of the western powers. thats why syria iran hezbollah hamas russia china etc.must continue to collaborates and helps each other till the end, or else, the enemies will surely win . my warnings to hezbollah iran syria hamas etc.are forever, don\\’t forget it and be deceived by the smart enemies.

3 - longterm warnings to muslims and russia etc..
frank chua \| Philippines	14:11	2012-08-11
even if years or decades past and no n.a.t.o.or israel attacks, muslims and russia china etc.must not put their guards down. don\\’t always think that n.a.t.o.or israel will not attacks syria hezbollah hamas iran etc.without u.n.s.c.resolution approval, these western imperialists can circumvent the u.n.s.c.and unilaterally blitzkrieg syria hamas hezbollah iran russia sudan china etc., and even though they commit crimes in u.n.s.c., most nations still will allied themselves to the riches and commercial-technologies of the western powers.

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