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Syria, Qatar
and Turkey this weekend condemned Israel for its plans to build new
settlements in East Jerusalem, called for a peaceful solution to an
international dispute on Iran's nuclear program and argued that results
of the parliamentary elections should be respected in Iraq.      

"The three countries condemned recent
rhetoric and actions that have raised tensions in the region. They
emphasized their support for all efforts aimed at regional peace and
stability," Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said after a meeting
between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani late on
Sunday. A chief advisor to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was also
present during the talks, Davutoğlu told reporters.

The three leaders reiterated their support for peace
between Israelis and the Palestinians and for the creation of an
independent Palestinian state with its capital being East Jerusalem, but
added that Israel's plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers in
East Jerusalem seriously harmed peace efforts. They said the settlement
plan is “unacceptable” and urged Israel to abandon it.

According to Davutoğlu, Syria and Qatar also backed
Turkey's efforts to find a negotiated solution to the r... >>>