Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul gave his backing Saturday to the transitional government in insurgency-plagued Iraq, after meeting here with senior Lebanese officials.
"Our points of view on Iraq are altogether convergent. We support the transitional period necessary to install constitutional institutions and lead to full sovereignty in Iraq," Gul told a news conference with his Lebanese counterpart Jean Obeid.
"Our meetings focused mainly on the need for a unified democratic Iraq with good relations with its neighbours," Obeid said.
Gul also urged a revival of the stalled Israeli-Arab peace process with the participation of Lebanon and Syria, one of the Jewish state's arch foes, and in line with UN resolutions.
Gul arrived here Friday in the highest-level visit by a Turkish official to Lebanon in 21 years.
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