Turkey, Russia call for cease-fire in Libya by Jan. 12 midnight
Turkish and Russian leaders call for cease-fire in Libya by Jan. 12 midnight, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told reporters following a high level-meeting between Turkish and Russian authorities in Istanbul on Wednesday.
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- Published Date: 05:45 | 08 January 2020
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called for a ceasefire in Libya following a meeting in Istanbul on Wednesday.
"Our president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Russian head of state Vladimir Putin today called for a ceasefire to start on January 12 at midnight," said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, speaking alongside his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.