Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Tuesday praised the Turkish diplomacy towards international issues. In an interview with the Turkish Skyturk news channel, he praised the diplomacy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Syrian-Turkish relations. He touched on the recent visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to Damascus, where Gul recommended interrogating the five Syrian officials in Turkey. ( ! ) He added that Syria immediately approved the Turkish recommendation, but were turned down by the international investigation team and the United Nations. On the Turkish role in establishing peace between Syria and Israel, Al-Assad said that the Israelis are not interested in peace with Syria, expressing appreciation for the Turkish efforts in this regard. 