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TURKEY - SYRIA RELATIONSHIP 2013

To: The Right Honourable Syrian President Bashar al-Assad From: Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja Date: May 20, 2013 RE: Turkey – Syria Relationship  Suggestion Good Morning Mr. President. I am Athinarayanan Sanjeevraja, Independent Research Analyst. As an Analyst, I knew that the new Turkish foreign policy vision has been generally welcomed by the Arab world. Unfortunately, the Turkish – Syrian relations deteriorated again in the face of Reyhanli explosion on the Turkish - Syria border. Syria obviously needs a clear foreign policy which involves in the areas of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and indeed, international solidarity. I would recommend Syria should influence the political, economic and social transformation process with neighbouring States, paying cross border relations and rapid settlement of disputes. Mr. President, in my opinion, Turkey is recently becoming more responsible stakeholder in terms of regional stability and its own long term de