The kidnapping of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon has raised fears that international airlines may boycott the Rafik Hariri International Airport in a show of solidarity, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Monday.

Information obtained by the daily said that the Turkey contacted some of the highest authorities in Iran in order to mediate with Lebanese officials that it suspects may be linked to the abduction.

The March 14 General Secretariat will hold its upcoming meeting at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Monday.

According to the report, several members proposed the venue of the upcoming meeting to be at the airport similar to the previous meetings held in several areas across Lebanon.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused on Monday Hizbullah of involvement in the kidnapping of two Turkish pilots over the weekend.

“This is my analysis and it's not based on confirmed information,” Geagea said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.

Speaker Nabih Berri condemned the abduction of two Turkish pilots in Beirut on Friday, while questioning the silence over last week's Israeli violation of the Lebanese border, reported As Safir newspaper on Monday.

He told the daily: “Regardless of our position on Turkey's official approach on the kidnapping of the Lebanese pilgrims in Aazaz, the Turkish pilots are innocent and should not be harmed.”

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stressed on Sunday that investigations are “on track” to determine the fate of the abducted Turkish pilots and ensure their release, reported Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3).

He told the radio: “The pilots are doing well and we hope to have positive news in the case in upcoming days.”

Sheikh Abbas Zgheib, who has been tasked by the Higher Islamic Shiite Council to follow up the case of the abducted Lebanese pilgrims in Syria, defended the right of the relatives of the captives to target Turkish interests in Lebanon in order to pressure Ankara to release them, reported the Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa on Sunday.

He said: “The relatives have every right to take any appropriate escalatory measure they see fit to harm Turkish interests in Lebanon.”

Initial reports in the kidnapping of the two Turkish pilots have found out that the abductors are professionals and not amateurs, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

It explained that the high level of professionalism in the operation indicates that the captors are not relatives of the Lebanese pilgrims held in Syria's Aazaz region.

Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Saturday that the Lebanese authorities will protect Turkish nationals and set free a pilot and co-pilot kidnapped by gunmen a day earlier.

“We are protecting Turkish (citizens) in Lebanon in addition to all the people,” Charbel said after welcoming the Turkish Ambassador, Inan Ozeldiz, at his residence in Hazmieh.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon revealed on Friday that Turkish authorities announced on August 6 the withdrawal of their Engineering Construction Unit from South Lebanon.

"The withdrawal will be completed by the first week of September while Turkish troops will continue to serve in the UNIFIL Maritime Task Force,” UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said.

Turkey called on its citizens present in Lebanon to leave the country in the aftermath of the kidnapping of a Turkish pilot and copilot in Beirut at dawn on Friday.

“Given the current situation it is vital that our citizens avoid all travel to Lebanon," the foreign ministry in a statement posted on its website.