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Turkiye President Erdogan, Libya Premier Dbeibeh discuss regional, global issues

January 15, 2025 at 4:23 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (L) at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on January 15, 2025 [TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar – Anadolu Agency]

Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday, received Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, at the Presidential Complex in the capital, Ankara, and discussed regional and global issues, according to a statement by Turkiye’s Communications Directorate, Anadolu Agency reports.

During the meeting, the two leaders also discussed bilateral ties, the statement said.

Erdogan noted that the Government of National Unity is “the legitimate interlocutor” in Libya for Turkiye, it added.

Turkiye will continue to develop bilateral relations in many areas, including energy, security and maritime affairs, the Turkish President said, according to the statement.

Erdogan also stressed that close contact and cooperation will be maintained to protect the common interests of Turkiye and Libya in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, and Ibrahim Kalin, the head of the National Intelligence Organisation, also attended the closed-door meeting.

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