Turkey could send troops to Libya if requested – Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey could deploy troops in Libya, if the UN-supported government in Tripoli were to request such support.
His comment came weeks after Turkey signed security and military cooperation agreements, as well as a controversial maritime border agreement, with Libya’s Tripoli-based government. The government, led by Fayez Sarraj, controls parts of the country’s west.
“If Libya were to make a request, we would send a sufficient number of troops,” AP quoted Erdogan as saying. “After the signing of the security agreement, there is no hurdle,” he told university students during a town hall meeting.
The deals with Turkey outraged members of the Libyan parliament, which is based in the east and aligned with the self-styled Libyan National Army, led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar. “Sarraj is the one who is recognized, and he is the one we considered as our interlocutor,” Erdogan said.
Turkey could send troops to Libya if requested – Erdogan
Source: RT