Turkish deputy premier rules out military intervention in Syria

BURSA (A.A) - February 6, 2012 - Turkey's deputy prime minister has ruled out any Turkish military involvement in Syria to stop Syrian government's violent crackdown on pro-democracy protestors. "We will do anything that is necessary. Certain quarters are hopeful for a foreign intervention and the Syrian leadership is deceiving its people with such a prospect. But no, military intervention is not an option for Turkey," Bulent Arinc told a televised interview on local channel in Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa.     Arinc said resolutions of the United Nations and the Arab League on Syria should be enforced however added that a UN resolution which calls the Syrian president to step down had been vetoed by China and Russia.   "You might say that Russia and China are not Muslim countries and that they do not care about what happens in Syria. But how about Iran or Lebanon? What kind of a Muslim solidarity is this? What does it say about you if you remain silent against deaths of innocent people in Syria?" Arinc said.      Arinc said nearly 340 people were killed and 1,500 others were injured in a latest attack by the Syrian army in Homs, which he said could be considered one of the biggest massacres of the century. "Assad and his army are responsible for this. It is very clear. Turkey has shown that it would always stand by those people who are oppressed," Arinc said.