Turkey's leader Erdoğan meets with Libyan PM Dbeibeh in Istanbul to discuss strategic issues
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a closed-door meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh at the Vahdettin Mansion located in the mega-city of Istanbul on Saturday to discuss bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 06:32 | 07 August 2021
- Modified Date: 07:12 | 07 August 2021
Turkey's president on Saturday received the visiting prime minister of Libya.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Libya's Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh had a one-on-one closed-door meeting at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul that lasted for an hour-and-a-half.
The leaders later attended a meeting between the countries' delegations.
Participating in the closed-door meeting were Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Lütfi Elvan, Trade Minister Mehmet Muş, Turkish Central Bank Governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu, and Principal Consultant to President Sefer Turan.
Turkey and the North African country have seen closer ties in recent years, especially after the signing of security and maritime boundary pacts in November 2019, along with Turkey's aid to help the legitimate Libyan government push back a putschist revolt.
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