Turkish leader presses Sudanese

"Human suffering agitates all, no matter which religion, ethnicity or language those who suffer belong to," Turkish President Abdullah Gul told Bashir during a private meeting.

Bashir is in Turkey for a summit of African leaders, his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court indicted him in July on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Some 300,000 people have been killed since 2003. Neither Sudan nor Turkey signed the treaty that founded the court. But Turkey, which wants to join the European Union, is under pressure to take a critical stance on Sudan.

- AP