ERZINCAN - "Turkey will dispatch troops to Lebanon to help in the recovery process," Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday.
Minister Yildirim is in eastern city of Erzincan on a working visit.
Asked about the possibility of dispatch of Turkish troops to Lebanon, Yildirim stressed that the peacekeeping force from Turkey will not get involved in clashes with Hezbollah.
"Turkish troops will be in Lebanon to help in the re-construction and recovery of Lebanon. We are culturally very close to the people there," noted Yildirim.