U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a breakfast meeting with her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday (June 7), with the situation in Syria high on the agenda.
Clinton arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday (June 6), when she joined ministers and envoys from Europe, Turkey and Arab states for a conference on Syria.
Delegates agreed at the meeting to convene a "coordination group" to provide support to the Syrian opposition but left unclear what this may entail.
They also discussed "additional steps" including coordination on an "effective and credible transition process" to lead to a "democratic, post-Assad Syria," a Turkish statement said. It added that the group would be represented at a meeting of Syrian rebels in Istanbul next week.
The U.S. Secretary of State told the group that transition in Syria must include a full representative interim government that would pave the way for a full transfer of power in free and fair elections.
