Obama, Turkish PM Discuss Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama talked on the phone on Monday and exchanged views on recent situation in Syria and Libya as well as peace process in the Middle East, Prime Ministry Press Center said Erdogan and Obama had a telephone conversation on Monday evening.
The statement said Obama called Erdogan on the phone, noting that, "in the telephone conversation, it was pointed out that reforms should be fulfilled urgently to meet legal demands of Syrian people and that it should not be resorted to violence against civilian and pacifist demonstrators. The two leaders agreed to monitor the developments in Syria closely."