"Turkish president opposes sending troops to Lebanon
25 Aug 2006 17:53:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
ANKARA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's president was quoted on Friday as saying he opposed sending Turkish troops to Lebanon as part of a U.N. peacekeeping force, highlighting divisions in the large Muslim country over the issue.
"Sending soldiers is not our responsibility. I'm against it," private CNN Turk television quoted President Ahmet Necdet Sezer as saying.
"We are not in a position to be solving the security problems of other countries.""
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