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Turkey says U.N. "indirectly" backs Syria oppression
Yahoo/Reuters ^ | Apr 3, 2012

Posted on 04/05/2012 5:14:38 AM PDT by nuconvert

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday of indirectly supporting the "oppression" of the Syrian people by failing to adopt a united stance on Syria.

Once a friend of Damascus, Turkey has become a fierce critic of President Bashar al-Assad over his year-long crackdown on his opponents and has called for the Syrian leader to step down.

"In not taking a decision, the U.N. Security Council has indirectly supported the oppression. To stand by with your hands and arms tied while the Syrian people are dying every day is to support the oppression," Erdogan said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: assad; erdogan; russia; syria; turkey; un

1 posted on 04/05/2012 5:14:40 AM PDT by nuconvert
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Thanks nuconvert.
"In not taking a decision, the U.N. Security Council has indirectly supported the oppression. To stand by with your hands and arms tied while the Syrian people are dying every day is to support the oppression," Erdogan said.

2 posted on 04/06/2012 10:40:21 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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