http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/w...tting-ready-for-a-syria-without-an-assad.html
Obama met with Turkish PM in New York at sidelines of UN for 1.5 hours.
After meeting, Turkish PM gave interview and said, that Turkey will impose sanctions on Syria and from this point on relations to Syria regime have been cut.
It's from TV, surely there'll come written news also later.
As Syria is Turkey's gateway for trade with much of Arab world (only 1 border-crossing with Iraq), the situation of sanctions on Syria and a Syria without relations to Turkey is a temporary situation, especially in light of unified declaration of Syrian Opposition in Istanbul.
Increasingly convinced that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria will not be able to remain in power, the Obama administration has begun to make plans for American policy in the region after he exits.
In coordination with Turkey, the United States has been exploring how to deal with the possibility of a civil war among Syrias Alawite, Druse, Christian and Sunni sects, a conflict that could quickly ignite other tensions in an already volatile region.
Obama met with Turkish PM in New York at sidelines of UN for 1.5 hours.
After meeting, Turkish PM gave interview and said, that Turkey will impose sanctions on Syria and from this point on relations to Syria regime have been cut.
It's from TV, surely there'll come written news also later.
As Syria is Turkey's gateway for trade with much of Arab world (only 1 border-crossing with Iraq), the situation of sanctions on Syria and a Syria without relations to Turkey is a temporary situation, especially in light of unified declaration of Syrian Opposition in Istanbul.