Turkey backs peaceful settlement of Libya’s crisis, Foreign Minister says

BY Libyan Express Aug 18, 2019 - 07:20 Updated: Aug 18, 2019 - 10:27

Turkey’s Foreign Minister and Libyan counterpart Mohammed Sayala meet in Sudan. [Photo: Internet]

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu voiced on Saturday his country’s support for a peaceful settlement of the Libyan crisis, Anadolu Agency reported.

Cavusoglu emphasized the importance of a peaceful settlement of the dispute in Libya, adding that “international community should display a united and principled stance to stop the clashes in Libya,” according to a statement on his Twitter after he met with his Libyan counterpart Mohammed Sayala in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

The Turkish and Libyan FMs visited Sudan to attend the signing ceremony of a power-sharing deal between rival parties there.

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