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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed that Ankara’s relations with eastern Libya are “progressing very well” and that there is communication with the commander of the Libyan Arab Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and talks with his sons.
Fidan said in an interview with Sky News Arabia broadcast on Wednesday that “Turkey’s relations with eastern Libya are progressing very well,” stressing Ankara’s desire “to revive the independent state of Libya in which the East and the West are united.”
Fidan added, “We already have relations with western Libya, and we are working to strengthen our relations with eastern Libya.”
Fidan pointed out that Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, visited Turkey several times, and there is continuous communication with Haftar and talks with his sons, in addition to the opening of the Turkish consulate in eastern Libya.
Fidan wondered how these relations could be used to annex the East to the West, noting that this issue is the current focus.
Fidan explained that Egypt, which has large borders with Libya, has “rightful concerns regarding border security, and its concerns must be addressed,” and likened the situation to Turkey’s concerns about the threats emanating from Syria, stressing Turkey’s understanding of these concerns.
Fidan confirmed that there is continuous communication between Turkey, Egypt, the UAE and Qatar, and that meetings were held to discuss how to achieve lasting peace and national unity in Libya with the participation of the United Nations.
He pointed out that Libya has not witnessed any clashes since 2019, adding that the current period of calm must be exploited to find a lasting political solution in the country.
Fidan announced an expected visit to Cairo during the next month to discuss arrangements for the visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Ankara with senior Egyptian officials, as the Libya file is expected to be at the top of the agenda of the Egyptian-Turkish presidential talks.
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