After he stressed that international recognition of a Palestinian state was “now an obligation rather than an option”, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Syrians “no longer believe” in President Bashar Assad.
After he stressed that international recognition of a Palestinian state was “now an obligation rather than an option”, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Syrians “no longer believe” in President Bashar Assad.
"As civilian deaths increase in Syria we see that reforms have not materialized and they did not speak honestly. It is not possible to believe this. And the Syrian people do not believe in Assad, nor do I. We also do not believe him”, Erdogan said.
"Nobody can be a friend with or trust an administration that fires bullets at its people and attacks its cities with tanks", the Turkish PM said during a speech delivered in Cairo Tuesday following an Arab League meeting.
"A leader who kills his own people has lost his legitimacy", he added.
PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD
During an address to the Arab League, Erdogan said: “"We must work hand in hand with our Palestinian brothers. The 
Palestinian cause is the cause of human dignity. It's time to raise the Palestinian flag at the United Nations. Let's raise the Palestinian flag and let that flag be the symbol of peace and justice in the Middle East”.
"Freedom and democracy and human rights must be a united slogan for the future of our people," Erdogan also stated.
Palestinians are to go to the United Nations in order to seek recognition as a state in the international organization.
However, Israel has been trying hard, with the help of the United States, to hinder the Palestinian bid.
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas, who is also in Egypt, has said that he will be pressing ahead with Palestine's bid for full recognition at the UN Security Council, despite persisting US threats to veto the legitimate effort.
PA says that more than 130 countries would recognize the state of Palestine, which is more than the two-thirds majority required in the 193-member UN General Assembly.
