WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’-doh-wahn) are projecting a united front on Syria.
The two leaders are keeping their differences behind closed doors, even though Turkey has pushed the U.S. to take a more active role in ousting Syrian President Bashar Assad.
At the White House, Erdogan sidestepped a question about what he expects from Obama. And Obama noted that the U.S. won’t act alone.
But Obama and Erdogan are urging Russia and the global community to close rank behind efforts to end the conflict. They’re hoping that peace talks the U.S., Russia and other nations hope to launch between the Syrian regime and opposition groups can lead the way to a political transition.
Obama says he thinks those talks may yield results.
