TURKEY: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri asks Turkey for help in preventing Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty

Record ID: 217353

  • Title: TURKEY: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri asks Turkey for help in preventing Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty
  • Date: 12th January 2010
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF WELCOME CEREMONY
  • Embargoed: 27th January 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Turkey
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAAQ8P6DGDDPDXSUE89X4PMCSPS
  • Story Text: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri on Monday (January 11) described Israel as an enemy and asked for help from Turkey to stop Israeli violations of Lebanon's territory.
    "We should stop Israel without pushing it to or giving it the excuse to take military action. On this matter, we should all take a stand in the face of this aggression that Israel is planning, especially what we are seeing occur in Palestine," Hariri told a news conference in Ankara.
    "I have obviously spoken to the Prime Minister regarding Israel's violation of the 1701 resolution and I asked the Prime Minister to pressure Israel into abiding by resolution 1701," Hariri added.
    Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Israel has violated over 100 U.N. resolutions and called for the United Nations to be restructured.
    "The number of United Nations resolutions that Israel has been violating is more than a hundred. This fact shows us that the United Nations must be restructured. Because those resolutions and decisions don't mean anything if they cannot be applied in real life," he said.
    Lebanon has previously criticised the United Nations for doing little to stop Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.
    Hariri arrived in Turkey on Sunday (January 10) for a three-day visit. During his meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, several agreements was signed between the two countries, including a mutual visa exemption.
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