Syrian envoy expected in Turkey for crisis talks

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The once-close relationship between the neighbors appears close to breaking point as thousands of Syrians flee to Turkey to escape Assad's violent crackdowns.
By Reuters

A Syrian envoy was due to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday for crisis talks with Prime
Minister Tayyip Erdogan, days after the Turkish leader described the Syrian government's repression of protests as "savagery".

The once-close relationship between the neighbors appears close to breaking point as thousands of Syrians have fled to Turkey to escape a fierce crackdown by President Bashar Assad's security forces.

State-run Anatolian news agency said Assad's envoy, Hassan Turkmani, was due to arrive in Ankara, where he will face Turkish impatience over Syria's repressive tactics and slowness to reform, as well as anger over a burgeoning humanitarian crisis.

As of Tuesday some 8,500 Syrian refugees were lodged in tented camps on Turkey's side of the border. More have been arriving by the day.

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