Ankara
Turkey is ready to rapidly start rebuilding conflict-torn Libya, a senior Turkish official said on Friday, after President Tayyip Erdogan’s senior deputies visited Tripoli this week to discuss cooperation on energy, construction and banking.
Turkish support has helped the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord reverse a 14-month assault on Tripoli by Khalifa Haftar’s eastern-based Libyan National Army that is backed by Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. A Turkish delegation including the foreign and finance ministers met GNA officials on Wednesday for talks Ankara said aimed to bring about an end to fighting. They also discussed payments owed to Turkish companies for past energy and construction work in Libya, the official told Reuters, requesting anonymity. The Turkish and GNA officials discussed how Turkey could help in energy exploration and operations, including cooperation “on every imaginable project” to help resources reach global markets, the senior official said.
