Turkish FM says Ankara 'would have sheltered Rohingya'

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said Ankara would have sheltered the Muslim Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants with merchant ships close to the Andaman Sea if Indonesia and Malaysia had not.

Çavu?o?lu made the remarks at a live televised interview in ?zmir province late May 29. "Turkey offered help with the issue and will continue its support," he said.

Malaysia and Indonesia announced on May 20 that they had agreed to offer temporary shelter to the Muslim Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants -- thousands of whom are stranded on the Andaman Sea -- but only if the international community agrees to then resettle them after one year.
      
'Libyan officials apologize for Tuna-1 incident'

Çavu?o?lu also talked about the Tuna-1 incident that happened on May 10, when a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of the port city of Tobruk was attacked in international waters with no warning.

"During my visit to Kuwait for Organization of the Islamic Cooperation meeting, Libyan officials apologized for the Tuna-1 incident," Çavu?o?lu said.

"It was barbaric to attack a civil ship without any warning," he said, adding that he and his counterparts held a "constructive" meeting on the matter.

Libya's Tripoli-based parliament had condemned the incident as well.
     
Train and equip program for Syrian opposition

Asked about the details of the nascent train-and-equip project by the U.S. and allies for Syrian rebels, Çavu?o?lu said approximately 2,000 people would complete the program in a year.
      
"I can give no details about military-concerning parts, but they the trainees should have some set of skills. We think and implement in accordance with the U.S.," he said.
      
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