Assad did not understand

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, "Our expectation from international community is that, if it bacame clear that Esat will not do anything new, UN has to establish a new attitude, and the first one has to be about humanitarian aid." Speaking in İzmir at the press conference of the Fifth Annual Ambassadors Conference, Davutoglu reacted to a speech made by embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, saying he repeats "empty promises" and that he does not seem to understand what is happening in the Middle East. In response to a question on Assad's suggestion for a referendum and a transition government in Syria, Davutoglu said Assad is unable to respond to the demands of the Syrian people and that he cannot speak to their hearts and minds. Speaking in İzmir at the press conference of the Fifth Annual Ambassadors Conference, Davutoglu also criticized Assad for putting the blame on outsiders for the grave situation in Syria asking, "Which legitimate administration bombs its own cities?" Assuming that Assad is misinformed by the inaccurate intelligence reports that were presented to him as lip service, Davutoglu said that he should have made these remarks among his own people in a Syrian city instead of in a room that he locked himself in. ¨He is looking for the responsibility of the unfortunate situation in Syria in the wrong places¨ added Minister Davutoglu. As in many previous remarks, Davutoglu accused the Syrian government of directing guns at its own people who had started expressing their legitimate demands in a peaceful way. In terms of Assad's offers, Davutoglu stated that he offered nothing convincing since his promises are the same as the ones that he failed to keep in June 2011 to Turkey. What has been happening on the ground has caused Assad to lose his credibility, according to the Turkish foreign minister. Further criticizing Assad, Davutoglu said, "It is not possible to move forward without recognizing the opposition that the whole world has recognized." In addition, he urged the international community to convene with the Syrian opposition and come up with a transition plan as soon as possible instead of trying to persuade Assad.He said the United Nations needs to send a message to Assad not to prevent the distribution of aid. "If it is clear now that Assad will not do anything new then the UN Security Council must decide on a stance on the situation in Syria," Davutoglu said. "The first decision needs to be made on distributing aid to Syrians. People can't find food to eat, wood to burn in Hama, in Homs. A clear message has to be sent to tell Assad that he should not stand in the way of aid distribution." Davutoglu reiterated his approach to the transition in the region as he said that when Turkey looks at the Middle East its only concern has always been basic human rights, without any ethnic or sectarian discrimination.