Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urges the international community to exert pressure on Israel to comply with the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.
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00:00Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in the
00:06Turkish capital Ankara.
00:09The leaders held a meeting to discuss their bilateral ties, as well as the ongoing regional
00:13crises.
00:14Mikati says the situation on the ground is dire, with the country still suffering repercussions
00:20of months of Israeli attacks.
00:23The Lebanese premier says the ceasefire agreement between his country and Israel was meant to
00:27offer some respect and initiate the healing process.
00:31But Mikati notes that Israel is preventing Beirut from doing so.
00:35This drug is directly linked to military misfortune through the daily violations of the Israeli
00:47enemy.
00:48This is contrary to the ceasefire agreements.
00:54Erdogan called on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to comply with
00:59the ceasefire agreement.
01:01He's also expressed Turkey's commitment to protecting Syria's territory following the
01:05dramatic downfall of President Bashar al-Assad.
01:09The comment is likely directed at Israel, who've recently occupied a buffer zone in
01:13the annexed Golan Heights.
01:39Mikati hailed Ankara's pivotal role in ensuring the region's stability and agreed with Erdogan's
01:44position.
01:46The Lebanese leader says his government will work with Syria in aims of establishing ties
01:50based on mutual respect and good neighborliness.