Erdogan Seeks to Up Pressure on Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday discussed the need to "increase pressure" on the Syrian regime to aid the pro-democracy protests.
The two leaders "talked about the need to increase pressure on the Assad regime, in order to lead to an outcome that is responsive to the aspirations of the Syrian people," a White House official said.
The U.S. administration has said it is time for Syrian president Bashar Assad to step aside, amid months of bloody turmoil in the country as the regime battles pro-democracy protests.
National Security Council senior director for European Affairs, Liz Sherwood-Randall, said Obama and Erdogan had met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
Source: Agence France Presse
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