Turkey believes that Tunisia will contribute to efforts to promote stability in its eastern neighbour Libya, Turkey’s president said on Wednesday, SIA reports referring to AA.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied during a surprise visit to the capital Tunis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the turmoil in Libya is affecting not just itself but also neighbouring countries like Tunisia.He also said that during his visit, he and Saied discussed steps to start a political process after a cease-fire in Libya, and how Tunisia might help.
About the maritime and military support deals Turkey and Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) signed on Nov. 27, Erdogan touched on the possibility of Turkish forces going to Libya if the GNA asks, saying that Turkey never went anywhere without an invitation.
Erdogan said Turkey is taking steps with the UN-recognised GNA led by Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj. Erdogan dismissed the eastern Libya-based warlord Khalifa Haftar—a rival to the Government of National Accord—saying that it "lacks qualifications" and that "we should not let our brothers in Libya be persecuted by" Haftar militants.
On Nov. 27, Ankara and Tripoli’s GNA signed two separate agreements, one on military cooperation and the other on maritime boundaries of countries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Since the ouster of late leader Gaddafi in 2011, two seats of power have emerged in Libya: one in eastern Libya supported mainly by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, and the GNA in the capital Tripoli, which enjoys UN and international recognition.
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