Special report: Israel, Lebanon agree on ceasefire

Protestors throw stones at the police during a demonstration in Ankara, capital of Turkey, Sept. 6, 2006. Turkish people rallied in Ankara on Wednesday to protest against the authorization by the Turkish parliament on the decision of the government to send troops to join United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon. (Xinhua/Anotalia News Agency) Photo Gallery >>>

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Turkish parliament members debate the government's motion on dispatching peacekeeping troops to Lebanon, during an extraordinary session in Ankara, Sept. 5, 2006. The motion was passed on Tuesday after 340 of the 550 parliament members voted for it, making Turkey the second Muslim country to commit troops to Lebanon to monitor a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.(Xinhua Photo)   Group Photos

     Turkish FM: Troops to go to Lebanon for peacekeeping purposes

     ANKARA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said here Friday that Turkish troops would go to Lebanon just for peacekeeping purposes, not to fight.

     Turkish troops would not have any duty such as collecting the arms of a certain group there and they would organize and support humanitarian aid in Lebanon, Gul said at a news conference with Hikmet Cetin, who completed his term as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s senior representative to Afghanistan.

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