Turkey urges Iran to pressure Syria for end to violence

 

ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged Tehran on Tuesday to use its leverage and “send a clear message” to Syria’s embattled regime to stop the violence against its own people.

“Instead of criticizing the (Patriot missile) system, Iran should say stop to the Syrian regime that has been continuously oppressing its own people and provoking Turkey through border violations,” Davutoglu told reporters in Ankara.

“Now is the time for Iran to send these clear messages to the Syrian regime,” he said.