,„, Strictly confidential Notes of the Secretary-General's telephone conversation with H. E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey On Tuesday, 16 August 2011, at 8:11 am (NY time) [The call was initiated by the Secretary-General] Summary of the discussion: ortc,---fra Of4 oac noate• > The Foreign Minister briefed the Secretary-General on his discussions with President Assad and a number of other Governments about the situation in Syria. He asked the Secretary-General to call President Assad to encourage him to publicly announce on Wednesday the measures they had agreed to. • The Foreign Minister informed the Secretary-General that there had been an agreement with Israel on the flotilla for a month, but that some were blocking it in the Israeli Government. If the Cabinet meeting of Wednesday didn't approve the agreement, Turkey would take the next steps once the Palmer report would be published on Monday. Discussion: The Secretary-General thanked the Foreign Minister for taking his call. He knew he had been very busy and he wanted to talk to him about two things: Syria and the flotilla panel report. On Syria, the Secretary-General expressed his concern that the Syrian authorities continue to ignore calls of the international community to halt violence. Following the Security Council presidential statement on 3 August, he took note of the strong statements from the King of Saudi Arabia and other states in the region. He had noted with great interest the Minister's extensive discussions with President Assad and Foreign Minister Mouallem the previous week, and his statement yesterday. He asked whether the Minister could tell him more about these meetings. Prime Minister Erdogan had mentioned a deadline for progress within 10-15 days. He enquired about the Foreign Minister's assessment of the situation on the ground and of the thinking and strategy of the Syrian Government. The Secretary-General further asked what the Ministe