ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The international community
must send a strong message of support to the Syrian people and
send aid to residents of the city of Homs, under artillery
attack by the Syrian military, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu told Reuters.
He said Turkey was ready to host an international conference
to support the Syrian people, and to send a message to President
Bashar al-Assad to halt an 11-month crackdown on his opponents.
Davutoglu said that if the U.N. Security Council fails to
protect civilians, then like-minded countries should find ways
to end the killing and deliver aid to civilians trapped by
military assault, especially those in Homs.
"We definitely want to have this meeting in our region
showing concerns and the sensitivities and solidarity and
regional ownership, maybe in Turkey, maybe in another country,"
Davutoglu said in an interview shortly before he was due to
leave for the United States for talks on Syria.
"It is not enough being an observer. It is time now to send
a strong message to the Syrian people that we are with them".
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