Ahmet Davutoglu arrives in Lebanon on 2-day visit
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has arrived in Lebanon on a on a 2-day visit.
Mr. Davutoglu is scheduled to meet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. He will also attend the opening ceremony of a Turkish-Armenian medical center, editor-in-chief of Beirut-based Azdak newspaper Shahan Kandaharian told PanAREMANIAN.Net.
"Actually, Turkey is intensifying relations with Lebanon. Attempts to win the sympathy of the Arab world have been successful so far. The question is how the Turkish-Israeli partnership can affect the process," Kandaharian said.
He said the Turkish government is searching for the Lebanese of Turkish descent with a purpose to form a Turkish community in the country.
Mr. Davutoglu is scheduled to meet with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Fuad Siniora to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. He will also attend the opening ceremony of a Turkish-Armenian medical center, editor-in-chief of Beirut-based Azdak newspaper Shahan Kandaharian told PanAREMANIAN.Net.
"Actually, Turkey is intensifying relations with Lebanon. Attempts to win the sympathy of the Arab world have been successful so far. The question is how the Turkish-Israeli partnership can affect the process," Kandaharian said.
He said the Turkish government is searching for the Lebanese of Turkish descent with a purpose to form a Turkish community in the country.
