Turkey: International community fails to take necessary steps in war-torn Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday that the situation in war-torn Syria escalated due to the international community's failure to take necessary steps, noting Ankara has called more than once on UNSC to end suffering of Syrians. Davutoglu made his remarks at a joint press conference with his visiting Bulgarian counterpart Kristian Vigenin after their meeting in Ankara. The Turkish minister noted that his country raised the issue of Syrian refugees and issues relating to the tragic humanitarian situation taking place in Syria at each meeting that was related to Syria, stressing that Turkey was currently seeking to put this issue on the Geneva II agenda for discussion. Davutoglu said Turkey was happy to host refugees from Syria, noting that there are no other country that have acted responsibly and with generosity as much as Turkey did in this humanitarian crisis. For his part, the Bulgarian minister stressed that when there is peace in Syria there will be an end to the humanitarian crisis there, noting that the number of Syrian refugees in Bulgaria is very small compared to Syrian refugees living in Turkey. Vigenin pointed out to current cooperation between the two countries, especially on the subject of illegal immigration.