Turkey Foreign Affairs Minister calls for a 'smooth transition' in Syria

Doha: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Sunday that international and regional actors should ensure a smooth transition from the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Islamist-led rebels took Damascus.

"We have to work very hard... with Syrian people, not just Turkey, but also regional actors, the international actors, to make sure that there is a good and smooth transition period, no more harm to the civilian people," Fidan said at the Doha Forum in Qatar.