Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.2 / Trend, A. Taghiyeva /
Turkey is concerned over growing violence in Syria and increasing number of victims of unrest in the country, the Zaman newspaper quotes Turkish Foreign Ministry as saying in its statement on Thursday.
According to the statement, all political forces of Syria should immediately stop the bloodshed and begin negotiations.
Anti-government protests, which began in mid-March, continue in Syria for already ten months. Daily reports are received about death of people - both civilians and security forces. According to the UN statistics, the total number of victims in the country exceeds 5,000 people. The Syrian authorities accuse armed militants of the clashes, who receive assistance from neighboring countries.