Turkey hasn’t ruled out that his country may consider setting up a buffer zone on its border with Syria. On the other hand, Ankara says it may bypass Syria for regional trade if conditions in the neighboring country deteriorate.

Turkey hasn’t ruled out that his country may consider setting up a buffer zone on its border with Syria. On the other hand, Ankara says it may bypass Syria for regional trade if conditions in the neighboring country deteriorate.

"We are preparing for every scenario," Foreign  Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Kanal 24 television channel when asked whether Turkey was mulling the creation of a buffer zone.

"If hundreds of thousands of people flee to our border, this would of course create a different situation. Some steps could be taken then together with the international community," he added.

"Syria has no chance to survive unless it makes peace with its own people," Davutoglu said, while repeating that Turkey opposed military intervention.

Arab countries, along with Turkey, stepped up their pressure on Syria; with Arab ministers on Sunday hit Damascus by economical sanctions.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister said it had plans to bypass Syria for regional trade if conditions in the neighboring country deteriorate.

"If conditions aggravate in Syria, we are planning to shift (road) transport to Iraq by opening new gates," Yildirim was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency.
Yildirim said the Arab sanctions against Damascus were not yet fully implemented.

"Turkey is supporting this work (Arab League decision) to some extent but our principle is that the restrictions to be imposed should never victimize the Syrian people," he warned.