Davutoglu attends Asean Foreign Minister's meeting in Brunei

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu yesterday attended the 46th Foreign Ministers' meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brunei's capital city of Seri Begawan. As part of his visit, Davutoglu also held bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of many participating countries, including US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting, Davutoglu said Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian civil war was clearly considered as a foreign intervention and would carry huge risks. "The United Nations has not found a way to end the tragedy in Syria due to Russia and China's veto powers in the UN Security Council. Difference of opinions of the five permanent members has blocked the UN. I discussed my concerns over China and Russia's vetoes particularly the effects of the vetoes on the world's economy with the Chinese foreign minister," Davutoglu said, adding that he expressed his concerns to Lavrov that the Syrian regime did not have good intentions about the Geneva II Conference. "Lavrov affirmed that we need to work together to start the Geneva II Conference," Davutoglu noted. "After all these meetings I hope we will reach a solution to end these attacks. First and foremost this is the international community's problem. Syrian people have been badly affected by the Syrian crisis most, and the neighboring countries and Turkey are the next to have been affected by the crisis. It is unacceptable that the international community ignores Turkey's and neighboring countries' concerns," Davutoglu added.