Turkish officials deny Syria “buffer zone” report

France calls for tough sanctions on Syria

Ahmet Davutoglu with Alain Juppe during a meeting in Ankara
November 18, 2011.

"The situation is no longer sustainable," Alain Juppe told reporters during an official visit to Ankara.

"It is not normal that the [United Nations] Security Council has not made any decision so far," he said. "I hope those blocking any resolution will be aware of the reality of the situation."

Russia and China, which hold veto power on the council, have clearly indicated they would block global sanctions against Syria. The regime of Bashar al-Assad has however been hit by European Union sanctions.

Speaking alongside Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, he said he doubted that Syria would respond positively to an Arab League peace plan proposal. The regional body earlier this week suspended Syria because of its brutal repression of its civilians.

Mohammed Riad Shaqfa,
leader of Syria's "Muslim" Brotherhood,

As a first step towards sanctions at the UN, France, Britain and Germany plan to ask the UN General Assembly's human rights committee to approve a resolution condemning the violence in Syria, before putting the non-binding measure to a vote in an Assembly plenary session.

Syria's opposition has meanwhile urged Turkey to mount a military operation to protect civilians from Mr Assad's security forces, as Russia warned that the fighting in the country was now akin to a "civil war".

Representatives from dissidents groups submitted a formal request to Turkey for troops to be sent across the border to create a haven for civilians and rebels fighting Mr Assad's regime, according to a Turkish newspaper with close links to the government in Ankara.

The Turkish administration has already provided shelter to the Syrian Free Army, an increasingly potent rebel force, on its side of the border, but has long denied having any intention of forming a buffer zone within Syrian territory itself.

Despite the risks of being drawn into a regional war with its neighbour, Turkey is considering the request and could take action if it received backing from the United Nations and the Arab League, the Sabah newspaper quoted officials as saying.

Stepping up the pressure on Ankara, Islamists within the Syrian opposition indicated yesterday that they could ask Turkey to broaden its mission by imposing a no-fly zone across the country.
"If the international community procrastinates, then more is required from Turkey as a neighbour to be more serious than other countries," Mohammed Riad Shaqfa, an exiled leader of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood, said in Istanbul.

"If other interventions are required, such as air protection, because of the regime's intransigence, then the people will accept Turkish intervention. They do not want Western intervention.".........

Agreement Juppe - Erdogan

France through its Foreign Minister Alain Juppe view with an attention to Boukos Turkey applies to join the European Union, and because of the important role in the Middle East, only France has decided to provide the necessary support to the entry of Turkey into the European Union after a promise made by the implementation of Turkey to the provisions of this Agreement and in favor of the Union EU, Turkey and France

1. France provides the necessary support to Turkey to facilitate its entry into the EU before the end of 2012

2. Turkey is to provide support to France on its strategic position in the Middle East, particularly Lebanon, Syria and Israel
3. Leaving Turkey to Israel to continue its military activities in Turkey and support the military units.

4. France will in turn provide the necessary support to Erdogan's upcoming parliamentary elections, to change the Turkish Constitution to serve the process of joining the European Union.
5. Turkey to facilitate the work of the Syrian opposition by organizing meetings of the Syrian opposition in Turkey and France, under the supervision of the representative of the European Union
6. Turkey is ready to impose pressure on the Syrian regime to control the Middle East and bring down the Assad regime's rejection of the corrupt and the change process in the Middle East
7. Turkey to facilitate the entry of the Syrians displaced and allows the French media, or any other media allies made in the Syrian asylum moved.
8. Enable Turkey to control the regions of Aleppo and Idlib northern Syria in exchange for France and Britain to control the rest of the occupied Syrian

9. Turkey is reluctant to establish a U.S. military base in the east of Deir Al-Zour Syria and provide the necessary support to this

10. France is enjoying its status within the European Union to adopt a UN resolution on the Kurds of Turkey and to propose solutions for them the creation of a Kurdish state in northern Iraq under the supervision direct from Turkey and France

11. France is committed to using the veto on the costs of rights of Turkey as it deems appropriate boundaries between themselves and the alleged Kurdish state established in northern Iraq.

12. Facilitate business operations through Turkish territory to Syria and Lebanon, and not check the contents of the tank French transit from Turkey to Syria and Lebanon.

13. The ongoing commitment of Turkey to the Convention on the Turkish-French business in Lebanon.

14. France provides the necessary support to Turkey and unconditional on the outstanding issues between Turkey and Cyprus.

15. France to give Turkey $ 45 billion in the accounts of the European Union to support development operations in Turkey after Turkey's commitment to the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts will be disbursed in tranches based on Turkey's obligations, the provisions of this agreement

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