Turkey: Foreign military intervention in Libya is detrimental

The crisis in Libya can be resolved through dialogue and negotiations, the Turkish President’s Special Envoy Amrullah Eichler said yesterday following a two-day trip to the war torn country.

Speaking soon after his arrival at the Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Eichler said: “The Libyans are currently suffering from a political crisis. Turkey fully supports the dialogue process launched by the United Nations. We hope to overcome the differences in legal and political opinion in order to resolve this crisis by way of negotiations. Turkey is ready to do whatever it can in order to bring an end to this crisis.”

“We find that the military interventions that are happening outside Libya’s borders are actions that are detrimental to the dialogue process. This type of interference is wholly unacceptable. Turkey supports the popular efforts made by the February 17 Revolution and we stand by the Libyan people,” he explained.

Eichler’s stressed the importance of a ceasefire so that negotiations can begin between the warring parties.