Sinirlioglu holds contacts in Washington

Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu attended a meeting in Washington involving the State and Defense Departments that touched on Iran, Iraq and the Middle East peace process. During the meeting, senior U.S. figures predicted that embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not last in power for more than six months at most. For its part, Sinirlioglu and the accompanying delegation asked the Barack Obama administration to be more active now that the presidential elections are complete, and conveyed their concerns over the 22-month-long crisis.