Baku, Azerbaijan, July 8
Trend:
Turkish parliament has approved the extension of the mandate of the country's armed forces within the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon by a year, Anadolu agency reported July 8.
Previously, Turkish parliament approved the mandate of the country's army to participate in the military operations in Syria and Iraq.
Under this mandate, Ankara is empowered to take any measures against terror and other threats against the country, repulse the threat that can come from terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria, protect the country's interests before and after the crisis, as well as, in the case of necessity, to involve the army in the military operations in other countries (Syria and Iraq).
The mandate envisages the possibility of presence of foreign troops on the country's territory and their use at the discretion of the Turkish government when needed.
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