
In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al Arabi shake hands before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Erdogan and al Arabi expected to discuss Syria. Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer)

In this photo provided by Turkish Prime Minister's Press Service, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al Arabi shake hands before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Erdogan and al Arabi expected to discuss Syria. Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end the 19-month civil war in Syria. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) welcomes Nabil Elaraby (left), Head of the Arab League, during a Clinton-hosted gathering of Friends of Syria group on Sept. 28, 2012, in New York. (Associated Press)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) welcomes Nabil Elaraby (left), Head of the Arab League, during a Clinton-hosted gathering of Friends of Syria group on Sept. 28, 2012, in New York. (Associated Press)

Lakhdar Brahimi (center), the U.N.-Arab League joint special representative for Syria, arrives for closed-door consultations on Syria at the United Nations on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/David Karp)

Lakhdar Brahimi (center), the U.N.-Arab League joint special representative for Syria, arrives for closed-door consultations on Syria at the United Nations on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/David Karp)

Syrian refugees chant slogans to protest against the visit of Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, not pictured, to the Zaatari Refugees Camp in Jordan for Syrians who fled the civil war in their country in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Syrian refugees chant slogans to protest against the visit of Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, not pictured, to the Zaatari Refugees Camp in Jordan for Syrians who fled the civil war in their country in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Syrian refugees chant slogans to protest against the visit of Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, not pictured, to the Zaatari Refugees Camp in Jordan for Syrians who fled the civil war in their country in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)