Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey as well as Foreign Ministers of Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates met in Abu Dhabi to address the developments in Syria on May 13, 2013.

Foreign Ministers emphasized that the Geneva communique of 30 June 2012 is the appropriate basis for the attainment of the political solution if the legitimate aspiration of the Syrian people are met, and on the understanding that President Assad, his Regime, and his associates with blood on their hands have no place in the future of Syria. They took note of the recent call by the Russian Federation and the United States for a meeting to discuss the full implementation of the Geneva Communiqué, and its stipulation to establish a transitional governing body in Syria with full executive authority. The Ministers viewed with extreme concern reports and strong indications of chemical weapons usage in Syria by regime forces and urged the international community to take all necessary measures to prevent the use of such weapons.

At the meeting, the attacks in Reyhanlı was condemned in strongest terms and the dangers of a regional expansion of the conflict as a result of such attacks were underlined.

Joint Statement of the Abu Dhabi Meeting on Syria, 13 May 2013