Home
Politics
"We will take measures to eliminate the deficiencies during our first organisation and will work in a more planned and coordinated manner," said Skaf.
Turkish police last Thursday stopped a group of around 200 Syrian activists some 15 kilometres (10 miles) from Oncupinar customs gate in the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis.
Another "Freedom Convoy" which had been hoping to enter Syria via Jordan was cancelled after being blocked by the authorities there.
The Syrian National Council, an umbrella organisation including most of the opposition groups in Syria, has expressed support for the initiative.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, once a close ally of Assad, has been at the forefront of international criticism over the Damascus regime's bloody crackdown on protests.
Both Erdogan and Jordan's King Abdullah II have called on Assad to quit.
Turkey has also become a haven for many Syrian opposition activists since the start of the uprising which has claimed more than 5,000 lives, according to UN estimates.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Turkish police last Thursday stopped a group of around 200 Syrian activists some 15 kilometres (10 miles) from Oncupinar customs gate in the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis.
Another "Freedom Convoy" which had been hoping to enter Syria via Jordan was cancelled after being blocked by the authorities there.
The Syrian National Council, an umbrella organisation including most of the opposition groups in Syria, has expressed support for the initiative.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, once a close ally of Assad, has been at the forefront of international criticism over the Damascus regime's bloody crackdown on protests.
Both Erdogan and Jordan's King Abdullah II have called on Assad to quit.
Turkey has also become a haven for many Syrian opposition activists since the start of the uprising which has claimed more than 5,000 lives, according to UN estimates.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
