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US attack on air base not enough, says Turkey foregin minister

Turkey is a strong backer of the Syrian opposition

US attack on air base not enough, says Turkey foregin minister
Turkish wave flags of their country as they attend a Democracy and Martyrs' Rally in Istanbul
AP | PTI Beirut
Last Updated : Apr 08 2017 | 7:21 PM IST
Turkey's foreign minister says Ankara sees the US intervention in Syria as appropriate but not enough.

Mevlut Cavusoglu, speaking in the southern city of Antalya on Saturday, said if the US intervention is limited only to a missile attack on a Syrian air base then it is a "cosmetic intervention" unless it removes President Bashar Assad from power.

Cavusoglu, whose country is a strong backer of the Syrian opposition, said the most ideal process will be a political solution that leads to a transitional government accepted by all Syrians as soon as possible. He said that for that "this oppressive Assad needs to go."

Cavusoglu said after the transitional government takes over, it will be followed with elections in which Syrians in the country and abroad can vote.

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First Published: Apr 08 2017 | 6:57 PM IST

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