Syria is on the agenda in CICA conference

4th edition of Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia Conference (CICA) took place in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated that Turkey will perform the presidency of CICA two more years and emphasized that Turkey will contribute to protection of peace and stability in Asia. Davutoglu met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Conference. Davutoglu told reporters discussed with Lavrov the Syria crisis, saying that despite Turkey and Russia had differences on the issue, they shared the common view that Syria's territorial integrity should be protected and the country's stability should be restored. Responding to a question over the release of a Turkish national who had been kidnapped by a powerful tribe in Lebanon, Davutoglu said spoke on the phone with Lebanon's prime minister and requested the Turkish citizen's safe passage to Turkey. "I thank the Lebanese government, prime minister, interior minister and intelligence authorities," Davutoglu said.