Turkey's officials highlight relations with Syria

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday emphasized the ought to continue developing and strengthening the positive ties between Syria and Turkey.

Anatolia, the Turkish news agency quoted Erdogan as telling businessmen aboard the airplane on his way back from Syria, the current development of the Syrian-Turkish relations has made them totally different from what they had been in the past.

The Turkish Premier called upon businessmen in his country to boost these ties noting Turkey's government will closely follow them up.

Meanwhile, Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Turkey's Prime Minister's visit to Syria is very important to consolidate and develop ties between the two countries noting that many Syrian and Turkish officials have exchanged and made significant talks with their counterparts.

In a press conference in Ankara, Gul stressed the need to resume peace talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks adding that Turkey believes in the necessity of Syria's participation in the peace process.