SYRIAN PRESIDENT SAYS TURKEY SHOULD TAKE PART IN ALL PROCESSES FOR PEACE

DAMASCUS (A.A) - 07.10.2010 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Turkey should take part in all processes for settlement of peace between Syria and Israel.
Speaking to the TRT Turkiyya Arabic Channel, al-Assad assessed Turkish-Syrian relations and regional developments. 
In regard to Turkey's mediation in indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel, al-Assad said that Turkey achieved great success in that process.
Al-Assad said Turkey should take role in all processes aiming to secure peace.
Syria and regional countries had confidence in Turkish officials, he said.
The relations between Turkey and Syria have been improved in a short time surprisingly, he said.
Al-Assad said that Turkey's stance over some regional matters contributed to development of Turkish-Syrian ties and there was a full confidence between the two countries.
In regard to his earlier statement that tension between Turkey and Israel would make a negative impact on the peace process, al-Assad said he meant that a breakdown in Turkish-Israeli relations could affect the peace process.
Turkey's good relations with Iran and other neighbors served the interests of Syria, he said.
PKK problem was a regional issue as it concerned Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran, he said. 
Al-Assad said that they were monitoring developments in Iraq as those developments directly affected Syria. He said that they attached a great importance to territorial integrity of Iraq.