Davutoglu: "We do not want the destruction of the Syrian state"

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu flew to the Netherlands on Monday to attend an international summit on the prevention of nuclear proliferation and chemical weapons. On the plane, Davutoglu replied the questions from the reporters. In response to a question on the Syria issue, Davutoglu said, "We do not want the destruction of the Syrian state. We do not want a whole overthrow of the existing cadre, like what happened in Iraq. Only those who are responsible for the crimes against the people should go. Then we hope to see a democratic Syria in which all ethnic and religious groups will be represented." When asked a question about the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the largest Kurdish faction in Syria, Davutoglu said, "We have three conditions: The PYD should not support the al-Assad regime, it should not create unilateral de facto autonomy before the convening of an elected Parliament in Syria, and it should not support any aggression against Turkey."