Erdoğan, Obama discuss Turkish protests and free press.

Erdoğan, Obama discuss Turkish protests and free press.(HD).

U.S. President Barack Obama called Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 24, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç told reporters following a Cabinet meeting."I know that the conversation was very positive," he said.

The White House said the conversation is about the importance of free expression, following days of violence in anti-government demonstrations.

The two leaders also discussed Syria, and the need to provide more support to rebels both sides support, after Washington signaled it was ready to provide military aid to fighters battling President Bashar al-Assad.

The White House said in a statement that Erdoğan described the situation over Gezi protests.

"The two leaders discussed the importance of nonviolence and of the rights to free expression and assembly and a free press," the statement said.

Arınç said Obama's call was made at 5 p.m. local time and the conversation lasted about one hour. The White House said in a statement that Erdoğan described the situation in Turkey, where a sit-in to save Gezi Park prompted a police crackdown on May 31.

“The two leaders discussed the importance of nonviolence and of the rights to free expression and assembly and a free press,” the statement said. Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said the conversation was very positive.

Washington has been very vocal from the start of the protests. Both the U.S. State Department and the White House issued more than a dozen statements calling for restraint and respect for freedom of assembly.

The two leaders also discussed Syria and the need to provide more support to the rebels both sides support, after Washington signaled it was ready to provide military aid to fighters battling President Bashar al-Assad.

The White House statement said the leaders also discussed Syria “including the regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people.” The conversation, which several officials described as lengthy, also focused on a shared Turkish-U.S. “commitment to pursuing a political solution [and] the need to provide additional support to the opposition.” Hmmmm.......'The two leaders discussed the importance of nonviolence and of the rights to free expression and assembly and a free press."Anyone believing this i've got a Bridge for sale.Read the full story here.

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