Turkish President Erdoğan receives Libyan premier in İstanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj held a closed-door meeting at Vahdettin Mansion, according to the information released by the presidential sources on Sunday.
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- Published Date: 08:12 | 04 October 2020
- Modified Date: 09:04 | 05 October 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday received Fayez al Sarraj, head of Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), in Istanbul.
The closed-door meeting at Vahdettin Mansion is still in progress.
Libya has been torn by civil war since the ouster of late ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
The GNA was founded in 2015 under a UN-led agreement. But efforts for a long-term political settlement have failed due to a military offensive by forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar, who is backed by Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia.
Government forces, however, have scored important victories in recent months.