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Rumors are circulating that a new version of the Syrian MB is taking shape with Turkish officials likely pushing Syria to open up the political system and allow for a legalized Islamist opposition.
Turkey would likely give assurances to al Assad that it will use its influence to contain the opposition and that the regime will be more stable overall if it gives limited concessions to such opposition forces now to avoid further street demonstrations. That way, Turkey would not only have influence over the regime, but also the opposition in Syria to manage its next-door neighbor.
President al-Assad expressed his appreciation of Turkey's commitment to security and stability of Syria, emphasizing that Syria is open to benefit from other countries' experiences particularly Turkey to enrich the reform bills.
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Turkish PM advises reform in Syria, sending envoy | Reuters"We absolutely do not expect or want an undemocratic implementation and certainly not an authoritarian, totalitarian, patronizing structure. Our desire is that ... a rapid democratization process takes place.
"Our representatives will present to him (Assad) some of our preparations."
Syria neighbors: Syria in chaos sends shivers in region - latimes.comCountries close to Syria, such as Turkey, have responded by distancing themselves from the Assad clan. Syria has encouraged Turkey's increasingly assertive regional leadership in recent years because of its importance as a trade partner, its potential as a counterweight to the West and as an alternative to the relationship with Iran.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was harshly critical of Mubarak, has long been a friend of Assad. He told a news conference Tuesday that Turkey was displeased by events in Syria. "During my conversation with Assad, I have conveyed our concern to him," he said, according to the semiofficial Anatolia news agency. "We do not desire an antidemocratic approach in Syria."
Syrian opposition figures and Turkish democracy activists appeared together Tuesday on Al Jazeera television live from Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, condemning Assad's regime.
Turkish PM advises reform in Syria, sending envoy | ReutersMany Syrians regard the reforms announced last week as an empty gesture.
"There are more steps to be taken in Syria," Erdogan told a joint news conference with the visiting premier of Kyrgyzstan.
On the contrary they will get much better.
Türkische Albträume - Nachrichten Print - DIE WELT - Politik - WELT ONLINEThe last line of the Turkish resistance would be a regime change. Turkey is for now officially against it. But the newspaper "Sabah" reported a five-day visit of CIA Chief Leon Panetta in Ankara. It has gone about the question of how Erdogan's best friend in the Middle East best could be booted out. For the
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However, Turkey is already bringing a new partner into position - Assad's greatest enemies - the opposition. The Syrian opposition umbrella "National Initiative for Change" conveyed in in Istanbul. These are the people Assad shoots and keeps in prisons. The opposition spokesman announced in Istanbul that they would "break Assad's regime," if he does not introduce full democracy in Syria.
