Ihsanoglu to Assad: "End blodshed in Syria"

Secretary General of Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called on the Syrian regime to leave power to "end the bloodshed" and the crisis. Speaking to reporters after meeting the Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi and Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr in Cairo, Ihsanoglu said, "Every administration must make sacrifices for its own people. An administration should not expect its people to make sacrifices. A possible war in Syria can only be eliminated in this way." Ihsanoglu also rejected the idea of a military intervention in Syria. Referring to the situation in Libya, Ihsanoglu said, "Libya is still trying to heal the wounds of military intervention. We do not want Syria to be like Libya. We want a peaceful transfer of power in Syria as in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen."