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The article discusses President Joseph Aoun's statements regarding strengthening Lebanon's relations with Turkey. He emphasized the importance of strategic coordination to enhance stability in southern Lebanon and support the implementation of the "Framework Formula" agreement with Israel. He calls for Turkey's role in assisting Lebanon to achieve Israeli withdrawal and in supporting Lebanese institutions, especially the military, through security and training cooperation. He underscores that Turkey's support should be complementary and not a substitute for the Lebanese state's role. Additionally, he highlights Turkey's potential in supporting Lebanon's economy through investment and reconstruction efforts, strengthening Lebanon's military capabilities, and Turkey's possible contribution to an alternative international force to "UNIFIL" to prevent any security void in the south. The article also notes that cooperation with Turkey depends on international consensus and that the decision to keep arms within the state's control is a sovereign Lebanese decision not linked to external mediation. Furthermore, it clarifies the importance of coordinating relations with Syria on sovereign principles.
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