Serkan Demirtas, Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Ankara believes it’s nearly impossible to let NATO adopt a decision on Syria due this division among allies, and thus is not considering wasting its energy in Brussels to this end. The Central and Eastern European members of NATO do not want to see it getting involved in the Syrian quagmire. On the other hand, some member countries think a potential NATO engagement would kill even the tiniest hopes for a diplomatic solution in Syria, and would send a very negative message to the entire Arab world.