Turkey warns France not to support illegitimate General Haftar

TRIPOLI, 30 January 2020, TON: Turkey has warned France to stop supporting Libya's eastern-based illegitimate militia forces and their leader, General Khalifa Haftar. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “It is no secret that France has supported warlord Khalifa Haftar since 2011 to have the upper hand over the natural resources of Libya.” The statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was issued in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks claiming that Turkey is breaching an agreement to halt foreign interference in the conflict-ravaged Libya.

US, Russia, France, Spain, Italy, Egypt, UAE and others are supporting US nationality holder General Haftar by finances and arms despite the fact that UN has recognizes Prime Minister Faiz al-Siraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA). Turkey has deployed its troops in Libya to bring peace in war ravaged Libya which is burning since almost a decade, after US-France-UK supported ouster of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

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