The Turkish Foreign Ministry distributed this Tuesday a statement of cooperation with Lebanon that reads as follows:

"We closely follow the developments in brotherly Lebanon after the resignation of Prime Minister Hariri.

We sincerely hope that these developments will not lead to a new political crisis and anticipate restraint from all the relevant parties towards this end.

Turkey will continue to stand by Lebanon and the Lebanese people to support the political unity, stability, prosperity and security of Lebanon

Source: NNA