Turkey Wants to Join a New Lebanon Security Initiative After UN Mission Ends
The talks are expected to focus on Lebanon’s regional neutrality and possible Turkish support for the Lebanese Armed Forces, officials said.
- On Thursday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a one-day trip aimed at clarifying political boundaries in their established but increasingly ambiguous bilateral relationship.
- Turkey is interested in participating in a new security initiative when the 7,500-member U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon expires at year-end, Erdogan said during a joint press statement.
- Ankara expects Lebanon to maintain neutrality in the regional conflict, following Turkish concerns that a unilateral maritime-border agreement with Cyprus could carry broader regional implications with Israel and Greece.
- Aoun said he wants relations to become "more present and more ambitious," while Turkey pledged continued support for the Lebanese Armed Forces and urged increased dialogue with Syria.
- More than 4,000 people have been killed in the ongoing regional war as Lebanon navigates relations with Israel, the United States and other actors while seeking to secure sovereignty without establishing a strategic alliance.
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