Turkey reiterates current situation is result of Assad regime's policies

The Group of Friends of the Syrian People will gather on Saturday in a foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul. In a written statement released on Friday, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that "the current situation in Syria is the result of the regime's policies based on the suppression of the legitimate demands of the people through violence. The international community is making efforts to support the people of Syria and to enable the establishment of peace and stability in this country as soon as possible. The Istanbul meeting is being organized with the purpose of contributing to the coordination of efforts in this direction and taking concrete steps." The statement said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, his counterparts and senior officials from the United States, Britain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, the UAE, Italy, Germany and France, as well as the representatives of the Syrian National Coalition are expected to participate in the meeting.