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Turkey accuses EU of rewarding aggressor in Libya

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ANKARA, 23 September 2020, (TON): Turkey on Tuesday accused the European Union of “rewarding the aggressor” after the 27-nation bloc slapped sanctions on three transport companies for violating the UN arms embargo on Libya, including the Turkish shipping firm which operates a vessel that was at the center of a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea between Turkey and France.

A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement in a statement insisted the ship was providing aid to Libya’s UN.-recognized government at Tripoli  and accused the EU of ignoring countries and companies sending arms to the rival Libyan National Army, led by General Khalifa Hifter.

If we recall, on Monday, EU foreign ministers imposed sanctions on three companies including the Avrasya Shipping Company, which is based in Turkey for alleged violating the arms embargo in Libya. 

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