Erdogan says ‘agreements’ reached with Trump over Libya – By Al Jazeera and news agencies (Al Jazeera) / June 9 2020
Turkish president says there could be a ‘new era’ in the Libyan conflict following a phone call with his US counterpart.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “some agreements” have been reached with his US counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a “new era” in the conflict in Libya.
Turkey supports the internationally recognised government of Fayez al-Sarraj, whose forces have in recent weeks driven back an assault on the capital, Tripoli, by the forces of renegade commander Khalifa Haftar.
While the US officially supports Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Haftar is supported by Washington’s allies – Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, and Saudi Arabia – as well as Russia.
“After our call this evening, there could be a new era between the US and Turkey regarding the (Libya) process,” Erdogan told state broadcaster TRT on Monday.
“We reached some agreements during our call”, he said, and alluded to a “possible step” the two countries could take together, but offered no details.
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