Ankara summons the ambassador of Lebanon
Source: Monitoring Lebanon Debate Website Friday 06 September 2019
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned on Thursday the Lebanese ambassador to Ankara, Ghassan al-Muallem, for “provocative action against the Turkish embassy in Beirut,” the Anatolia news agency reported.
Diplomatic sources told “Anatolia” that “a group of about 10 people, on Thursday morning, put a cloth on the gate of the Turkish Embassy in Beirut, with the words” threatening. ”
“After the provocation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the teacher, and conveyed to him Ankara’s annoyance at the provocation.”
According to the same sources, the Lebanese ambassador was informed about the security of the Turkish embassy in Beirut, due to the approach of the group and the arrival of the mentioned persons to its gate.
She stressed that the teacher was asked to immediately take the necessary security measures by the Lebanese authorities to protect all Turkish interests in Lebanon, particularly the embassy.
On Thursday morning, young Lebanese commented on the door of the Turkish embassy, a sign of the Turkish flag painted with the shape of a “skull”, to remind the Ottoman era, in a move that came in response to the sharp Turkish statement issued against President Michel Aoun after his speech on the anniversary of the centennial declaration of Lebanon Great.
The sign reads: “You are also depleted.” This is in the manner of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah when he went to Israel in his speech.
ORIGINE SOURCES-lebanondebate.com/news/451072
ENGLISH TRANSLATION “lousavor avedis“
