Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that his government has requested an authorization from Parliament to send troops to Libya to support the reconciliation government in the face of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter, and while Tripoli spoke of close cooperation with a new axis, Tunisia confirmed its adherence to neutrality and Moscow rejected external intervention, and a new position was issued From Cairo.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has opened the way for direct Turkish military intervention in Libya by announcing a forthcoming vote in parliament to send soldiers to support the national reconciliation government in the face of Khalifa Haftar.
To justify this intervention, Turkey confirmed that the reconciliation government is recognized by the United Nations, while Haftar does not enjoy international legitimacy, although he does receive assistance from some countries.
Erdogan revealed that the Turkish parliament will study in January a memorandum stating that soldiers should be sent to Libya to support the national reconciliation government.
"We will present the memo to send soldiers to Libya as soon as parliament resumes work," on January 7, he said in a speech in Ankara.
He added, "God willing, we will be able to pass it on January 8 or 9, and to fulfill the legitimate Libyan government's call."
The revolutionary general
"We will support by all means the government of Tripoli, which is resisting a coup general backed by Arab and European countries," he said, referring to retired Major General Khalifa Hifter.
On Saturday, the Turkish parliament ratified an agreement on military and security cooperation with the Libyan government of reconciliation recognized by the United Nations, allowing Ankara to enhance its presence in Libya. This agreement entered into force on Thursday after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Haftar's forces receive support from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, and reports say they receive support from France.
Erdogan confirms that Haftar's forces obtained the support of a Russian security company, while Moscow denies the presence of Russian mercenaries in Libya.
New Pact
For his part, Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Pashaga said that his government will formally ask Turkey for its military support "and this will be to confront the mercenary forces of Khalifa Haftar" that exploit "bases and airports of foreign countries."
This came during a press conference for Bashaga today, Thursday, in the Tunisian capital, which was devoted to clarifying the events in Libya.
Pashaga stressed during the conference itself that "there will be great cooperation with Turkey, Tunisia and Algeria, and we will be in one alliance, and this will serve our people and our security stability."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Tunisia on Wednesday and discussed with his counterpart Qais Saeed the situation in Libya, and the two sides confirmed their support for the internationally recognized reconciliation government.
The two Presidents stressed the need to accelerate the ceasefire in Libya as soon as possible.
But the Tunisian presidency confirmed today, Thursday, its adherence to neutrality in the Libyan file, and indicated that it will not accept to be a member of any alliance or line up at all, and will never accept that any inch of its soil be only under Tunisian sovereignty alone.
At the same time, the Tunisian Labor Union stressed that the solution to the Libyan crisis will only be among the Libyans themselves.
Russian
For his part, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed his country's concern about the situation in Libya, and stressed its opposition to foreign interference in the Libyan crisis, "as it will not contribute to its solution."
"As far as the situation in Libya is concerned, it is certainly a lot of concern ... We have repeatedly stressed that Russia is interested in a political solution to the Libyan crisis as quickly as possible in order to stop the bloodshed," Piskov was quoted as saying by Russia's TASS news agency.
On Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement of his intention to pass a mandate to send troops
For Libya, Peskov said, "We believe that foreign intervention will not help settle the situation."
In response to a question whether the Kremlin has information about the presence of Russian mercenaries in
Libya, Peskov said, "In fact, Libya has turned into a haven for mercenaries from several countries, as well as terrorists."
He considered this "as a result of known behavior from known countries, aimed at destroying the Libyan state."
He said that "there are no plans currently" to make a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Libya, but he indicated at the same time that it can be arranged at any moment.
Egyptian position
In Egypt, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a unified Libyan army, and said that his country seeks a political solution in Libya, stressing that there is what he called a will to find a solution to the crisis.
"The Mediterranean and the Middle East are of great concern to the countries of the world ... I envision that the big countries' instability will be negatively reflected in the whole region ... There is a will to find a solution formula," Sisi said in comments.
"Our interest is for there to be stability in Libya, for there to be a legitimate government in Libya, for there to be unity for the Libyan lands, and for the will of the Libyan people to be effective," he added.
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Source: Al-Jazeera + agencies
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