Prema riječima Islama, "Turska još uvijek preferira stanje gdje al-Assad ostaje na vlasti, ali provodi reforme od vrha," dok je EU pozvala al-Assada da siđe s vlasti ukoliko odmah ne provede reforme.
According to Islam, "Turkey still prefers a situation where al-Assad stays in power, but implements reforms from the top," whereas the EU has called for al-Assad to step aside if he doesn’t implement reforms immediately.