Syria is an important country in the region and is in a position to play a pivotal role in achieving regional peace, security and stability, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the UN General Assembly.

During a speech on Friday, Erdogan stressed that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continued at a time that no commitment to the promises which were made regarding the situation in the region was fulfilled. He called for shouldering responsibilities to end this catastrophe and achieve a climate for peace.
“Solving the Palestinian issue is one of the main obstacles in the face of achieving the regional peace”, he said, asserting that this would not be possible unless all parties concerned were treated fairly and correctly.
Erdogan added that Turkey exerted all possible efforts to participate in the Middle East peace process, expressing his country's readiness to resume its role in this regard.
He underlined his country's care for finding a settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict based on the two-state solution as a main factor in achieving peace.
He went on to say that achieving the Palestinian national unity will accelerate the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
(Source: champress.net)