Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on the phone on Tuesday and congratulated him over establishment of "national unity government".

Diplomatic sources stated that al-Hariri expressed gratefulness of Lebanon to Turkey over its contributions to political process in Lebanon and its support to Lebanese people.

The sources said Turkey supported formation of national unity government in Lebanon and believed that this government would contribute to restoration of social peace.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Hezbollah.

We have turned a page that we don't want to go back to and opened a new page that we strive to make a page of concord and work," he said.

Al-Hariri won the elections on June 7 in Lebanon. Works to form the government continued for 5 months. President Michel Suleiman of Lebanon approved the national unity government, led by al-Hariri, on November 9.


Agencies