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Obama, Erdogan Downplay Syria Differences

m.voanews.com — President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan say the U.S. and Turkey are determined to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave to pave the way for a political transition. In a news conference following bilateral talks, both leaders downplayed differences over Syria, underscoring the importance of maintaining pressure on the Assad regime while sustaining Syria's opposition.
1st Turkey overestimated Assad's reform intent, then underest'd regime's resilience, overest'd US intent 2 intervene m.voanews.com/a/1662367.html