AFP, Istanbul, 13 Nov 2011 – Turkey on Sunday summoned the Syrian charge d’affaires to the foreign ministry in Ankara over attacks on its diplomatic missions, the foreign ministry said.
‘Turkey summoned the Syrian charge d’affaires to the ministry … and submitted a (diplomatic) note,’ the ministry said in a written statement.
‘Turkey strongly condemns… the loathsome attacks on its embassy in Damascus, consulate in Aleppo and honorary consulate in Latakia,’ it added.
Currently, the charge d’affaires is Syria’s highest diplomatic envoy to Turkey.
Thousands of protestors carrying knives and batons attacked Turkey’s diplomatic missions in Syria on Saturday night, furious over Ankara’s support for an Arab League decision to suspend the country, diplomats told Anatolia news agency.