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Kerry thanked Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at a joint press conference in Istanbul on Sunday, and said, "The United States and Turkey will continue cooperating toward the shared goal of a peaceful transition in Syria."
Kerry, who visited Turkey as part of a 10-day overseas trip, also met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan before leaving for Israel.
In addition to coordinating efforts against the Syrian government, the visit to Turkey was also aimed at stabilizing relations between Turkey and Israel.
Kerry described Ankara and Tel Aviv as anchors of stability in the Middle East.
Kerry's visit was met with anti-American protests in Turkey, where eight arrests were made.
The US and Turkey, along with some Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have been training, funding, and arming militants in Syria.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
In an interview recently broadcast on Turkish television, the Syrian president said that “Turkey's government officially harbors terrorists and sends them into Syria. They're also crossing over from Jordan."
Assad also warned that if Syria is partitioned, or if terrorist forces take control of the country, the conflict will spill over into the neighboring countries and engulf the entire Middle East region for decades.
(Source: Press TV)
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