Erdogan Says Assad Won’t Reform, Presses Russia, Hurriyet Says
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he doesn’t believe Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will implement a United Nations plan to end his yearlong crackdown on the opposition, Hurriyet reported.
During a meeting in Seoul, the Turkish premier pressed Russian President Dimitry Medvedev to take steps to end the violence in Syria, where the UN estimates more than 9,000 people have been killed in the past year, according to the Istanbul-based newspaper. It cited comments Erdogan made during a flight from Seoul to Tehran.