New Syria envoy visits refugee camp in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ? The new international envoy tasked with ending the 18-month conflict in Syria visited a refugee camp in Turkey on Tuesday, saying that he hopes the Syrians will find peace soon.

Lakhdar Brahimi, who has called his new job "nearly impossible" and acknowledged this week he still has no plans for how to stop the violence, toured a camp in the Turkish border province of Hatay. Dozens of Syrian refugees demonstrated outside the camp, waving a rebel flag and denouncing Syria President Bashar Assad.

With no signs of the crisis abating, activists estimate that some 23,000 people have been killed and the U.N. says over 250,000 people have become refugees in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. Some 83,000 refugees have found shelter in 12 camps along the Turkish border with Syria.

Brahimi said it appeared refugees were being treated well in Turkey and that he hoped for an end to the violence.

"We hope that their country finds peace again and they can return to their country as early as possible," he said.

Also Tuesday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry brushed off Syrian accusations that it was allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territory.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Selcuk Unal told reporters that Turkey may not even respond to letters Syria sent to the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon accusing Turkey of allowing thousands of terrorists access to the country.

"Instead of leveling complaints and making false accusations against various countries, including ours, Syria should look at the situation inside the country and take the necessary steps to correct the situation," Unal said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/syria-envoy-visits-refugee-camp-turkey-104612357.html

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