UN envoy Annan due in Turkey on Monday

UN-Arab League special envoy on Syria Kofi Annan, currently in Damascus for key talks, is expected to visit Turkey on Monday, Turkish officials said on Sunday.
Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency quoted diplomatic sources as saying that Annan will arrive in Ankara late on Monday and leave the country on Tuesday after having talks with top Turkish officials.
Annan, who was appointed special envoy last month, phoned Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and told him that he would like to visit Turkey as part of his tour of regional countries. Davutoğlu said Turkey would welcome his visit, Foreign Ministry officials told Today's Zaman last week.
Annan met with embattled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Saturday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the country. In his talks with Assad on Saturday, Annan made several proposals towards ending the country's yearlong political crisis. He was rebuffed by the president, who rejected any immediate negotiations with the opposition, striking a further blow to already staggering international efforts for talks to end the conflict.
Assad told Annan that a political solution is impossible so long as "terrorist groups" threaten the country.
UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos was also in Turkey last week and had talks with Davutoğlu over Syria.