Erdogan holds phone conversation with Obama

In a 36-minute conversation, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Barack Obama agreed for officials of the two countries to work closely in order to support the democratic transitional process in Syria, including those that would lead Assad to leave power and those designed to meet the legitimate demands of the Syrian people. In a statement released Monday, the Turkish Prime Ministry Press Office said that the two leaders have expressed that they were concerned about the worsening humanitarian situation in Syria and the attacks of the Syrian regime targeting its own people. "Both leaders expressed concerns over the intensifying attacks by government forces on Syrian people and worsening of humanitarian situation, particularly in Syria's largest city of Aleppo, where clashes between opposition fighters and the army have increased recently," the statement said, adding that Erdogan and Obama also agreed to coordinate efforts to help the displaced Syrians. During the phone conversation, Prime Minister Erdogan also offered his condolences for those who lost their lives in a tragic incident in Colorado recently.