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Rejection of UN Resolution on Syria will not Prevent Turkey’s Sanctions, Turkish PM

Turkey’s prime minister said on Wednesday that rejection of a United Nations (UN) resolution on possible sanctions on Syria would not prevent Turkey from imposing sanctions on this country.

Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the UN Security Council held a vote on a resolution regarding Syria on Tuesday, and the resolution, which was like a warning to Syria, was vetoed by two permanent members.

“This veto will not prevent us from taking steps and imposing sanctions. We will implement a package of sanctions,” Erdogan said during a conference on Turkish foreign policy in South Africa.

Erdogan referred to his recent visit to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya and said he saw that people’s revolts were not only changing regimes but also ending oppressive mentality that had prevailed the Middle East for many years.

“We are really witnessing birth of a new Middle East,” he said.

Turkish Prime Minister said nobody could stand before the longing of regional people for a democratic and honorable life, and Turkey was closely monitoring developments in Syria.

“We see that Syrian leadership has not taken necessary steps but tried to make its people silent with pressure and violence despite all its reform promises,” Erdogan said.

Turkish Prime Minister said Syrian administration was losing its legitimacy and confidence in itself, and noted that he had warned Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for many times.

Premier Erdogan also said Turkey would continue to support legitimate demands and expectations of regional people, and would encourage regimes to make required reforms as soon as possible.

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate halt to crackdown in Syria against opponents of Bashar al-Assad.

Nine of the 15-member council countries, including the United States, voted in favor of adopting the resolution. However Russia and China blocked it.

The resolution, if passed, would have called upon Syria to stop oppressing its citizens.

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