ANKARA
A delegation of senior Turkish officials met with Libya’s premier on Wednesday.
In the capital Tripoli, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj welcomed Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, and National Intelligence Organization head Hakan Fidan.
Last November, Turkey and Libya signed landmark pacts on military cooperation as well as boundaries in the Mediterranean.
Under the deal, Turkey has sent advisors to help the Libyan Army defeat the militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
The Libyan Army recently inflicted heavy blows on Haftar and liberated Tripoli and Tarhuna, in addition to other strategic locations, including Al-Watiya airbase, from his militias.
The internationally recognized government has been under attack by Haftar's forces since April 2019, with more than 1,000 killed in the violence.
[فيديو] رئيس المجلس الرئاسي يبحث مع وفد تركي يضم وزيري الخارجية والمالية سبل تنمية التعاون الثنائي pic.twitter.com/Ae6TvaRjH5
— GNA Media (@GovernmentLY) June 17, 2020
* Writing by Ali Murat Alhas
