Turkey and Libya renew commitment to maritime deal

Turkey and Libya on Monday renewed their commitment to a maritime deal signed in 2019, in a first joint meeting of the High-level Strategic Cooperation Council between the State of Libya and the Republic of Turkey.

The meeting was led by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, and was held in Ankara, Turkey.

“We reiterated the importance of Turkey’s role in achieving the permanent and important,

“We express our hope for cooperation between the two countries and security reforms and building capacities according to the needs of the Libyan Government,” Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh said.

“We have always seen the Mediterranean as a symbol of peace and prosperity. The Memorandum of Understanding that we have signed with Libya, guarantees the national interests of both our countries,” President Tayyip Erdogan said.

Turkish President also pledged to send 150,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Libya and operate a pandemic hospital there.

Dbeibah was selected earlier this year through a UN-backed inter-Libyan dialogue to lead the country to national elections set for December 2021.

Edited by Olajumoke Adeleke