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Turkey's defense minister visits Libya to boost cooperation

by DAILY SABAH WITH AA

ISTANBUL Jul 03, 2020 - 3:00 pm GMT+3
Edited By Eralp Yarar
Fayez Sarraj (R), Prime Minister of Libya's U.N.-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) receives Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (L), in the Libyan capital Tripoli, July 3, 2020. (AFP Photo)
Fayez Sarraj (R), Prime Minister of Libya's U.N.-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) receives Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (L), in the Libyan capital Tripoli, July 3, 2020. (AFP Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AA Jul 03, 2020 3:00 pm
Edited By Eralp Yarar

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler on Friday visited the Libyan capital Tripoli to review activities carried out as part of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries.

A military ceremony was held for the duo upon their arrival at the Mitiga International Airport in the capital Tripoli.

Libyan Deputy Defense Minister Salahaddin Abdullah an-Namruş, Chief of General Staff Muhammad al-Sharif, Commander of the Libyan Naval Forces Abdulhakim Abuhalia, Turkey’s Ambassador to Tripoli Serhat Aksen and other officials welcomed the Turkish delegation.

Following the ceremony, Akar and Güler went to the Defense Security Cooperation and Training Assistance Advisory Command, which was created within the scope of the bilateral agreement.

The two met with members of the Turkish and Libyan militaries, including Osama al-Juwaili, commander of Operation Peace Storm.

Akar reiterated Turkey's support for Libyan people to ensure they live "comfortably, happier and more confidently."

"I want you to know that we are with you today and tomorrow, and will do whatever is required for our Libyan brothers under the instructions of our president," Akar said.

Akar later met with the Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj.

Meanwhile, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey would continue to hold determined talks with the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya.

“Our defense minister is there now and with the work he is getting done in Libya, we want to make sure that we follow the process closely,” Erdoğan told reporters.

On Nov. 27, 2019, Ankara and Tripoli signed two separate pacts; one on military cooperation and the other on maritime boundaries of countries in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The maritime pact asserted Turkey's rights in the Eastern Mediterranean in the face of unilateral drilling by the Greek Cypriot administration, clarifying that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) also had rights to the resources in the area. The pact went into effect on Dec. 8.

As part of the military deal, Turkey has sent advisers to help the Libyan Army defeat putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar's militias.

Since the ouster of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, two seats of power have emerged in the country – one in eastern Libya supported mainly by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates and the other in Tripoli, which enjoys United Nations and international recognition.

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