Arinc: "What's happening in Syria concerns the whole world"

Both the timing – during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – and methods of Syria's current violent crackdown are unacceptable, said Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bulent Arinc yesterday. "The incidents in Syria concern not just Turkey and Syria, but both the region and the whole world," Arinc told reporters after a Cabinet meeting. "So one cannot expect the US State Department or European countries to be indifferent to recent developments. We think that the United Nations and the international community should take action."