Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that his regime was destined to fall sooner or later.
"No matter how hard you try to hold on to power with your tanks and your weapons, a day will come and you will go," said Erdogan at an Istanbul meeting of chief Muslim clerics from African countries and communities.
"Because no worldly authority has ever lasted forever," he said.
He was referring to an interview with Assad published in the British newspaper Sunday Times, in which the embattled leader vowed to fight and die for Syria if faced with foreign intervention.
Erdogan said he had warned Assad numerous times to step down, " but he wouldn't listen."
"If you trust yourself, go to polls and let your people decide. If the polls lead you to power you may rule. But otherwise your office is only temporary," he said.
Erdogan also denounced the alleged use of military force " against those in Syria who demand a decent life."
Editor: Mu Xuequan
English.news.cn 2011-11-21 22:43:00 FeedbackPrintRSS
ISTANBUL, Nov. 21 (Xinhua)
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