Türkiye will continue working to bridge Libya's political and regional divides, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday after concluding wide-ranging talks in Tripoli and Benghazi aimed at strengthening cooperation and supporting stability across the North African country.
Fidan said his visit reflected Ankara's “One Libya” policy, which treats the country's western, eastern and southern regions without distinction.
“Our visit has been a concrete manifestation of our ‘One Libya’ policy, which makes no distinction between Libya's west, east and south,” Fidan said, thanking Libyan authorities for their hospitality.
In Tripoli, Fidan met Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), discussing bilateral relations, Libya's political process, regional developments and security issues.
He also held talks with Presidential Council President Mohammed al-Menfi and High Council of State President Mohammed Takala.
Fidan met several senior security and defense officials in Tripoli, including National Security Adviser Ibrahim Dbeibah, acting Defense Minister Abdulsalam al-Zoubi, Interior Minister Emad al-Trabelsi, Chief of General Staff Salah al-Din al-Namroush and military intelligence chief Mahmoud Hamza.
The talks focused on bilateral cooperation as well as current political and security developments.
Fidan then traveled to Benghazi, where he met Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar, deputy commander Saddam Haftar, House of Representatives Speaker Aguila Saleh and Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund Director-General Belqasem Haftar.
The meetings included discussions on Libya's political and security agenda and opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation.
Fidan described Türkiye's security and defense cooperation with Libya as a strategic component of bilateral ties that contributes directly to Libya's stability and broader regional security.
As part of his visit, he also met Turkish troops serving with the Turkish Armed Forces' Libya Task Group Command in Tripoli.
“Türkiye does not consider Libya's peace and stability separately from its own stability,” Fidan said, stressing that Libyans should be able to determine and build their future in freedom, security and prosperity.
Fidan said Ankara would continue supporting stronger dialogue and cooperation between Libya's east and west under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's foreign policy vision.
Türkiye, he added, would maintain its efforts to contribute to Libya's peace, stability and prosperity.
