Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 5 / Trend A. Taghiyeva /
Syrian former Prime Minister Riyad Hijab who joined the opposition has today met with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, TV channel TRT Haber reported today.
The Syrian crisis and the ways of its settlement will be discussed at the meeting.
Previously, Hijab and two government ministers announced they were defecting to the Syrian opposition and fled to Jordan with their families.
Anti-government protests have continued in Syria for a year and half.
According to UN, the total number of victims of the conflict in Syria is nearing 30,000.
More than 230,000 have become refugees with around three million in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian authorities say they oppose the well-armed militants.