'Friends of Syria' to discuss the crisis in Istanbul

The situation in Syria will be discussed at the April 2 meeting of the 'Friends of Syria,' RIA Novosti reports on Sunday. According to Turkish media, the parties may finally come to a solution.

Turkey's prime minister has recently warned Damascus that they are considering creating a buffer zone in Syria to stem the stream of Syrian refugees fleeing over the border, the Voice of America reported.

With thousands of Syrians fleeing into Turkey to escape the violence, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicates Turkey is considering intervening inside Syria to protect those refugees, by establishing a humanitarian buffer zone where civilians would be safe from attack.

Erdogan says such a zone is being looked at, but other ideas are also under consideration. One of his senior ministers said late Thursday that a buffer zone offering protection to civilians fleeing the violence could extend as far as 10 kilometers into Syria.