Today, Friday, Turkish Defense Minister Khulusi Akar visited the Libyan capital, Tripoli, amid the United Nations affirming that the Libyan government headed by Fayez al-Sarraj is legitimate and internationally recognized.
Akar - accompanied by Chief of Staff Yeshar Guler - was received at an official ceremony at the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli.
Akar and Guler were received by the Libyan Deputy Minister of Defense Salah Al-Din Al-Namroosh, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Sharif, and Commander of the Navy, Abdul Hakim Abu Hawaliah.
The reception was also attended by Turkish Ambassador to Tripoli Serhat Aksin, and the other relevant officials from both sides.
The visit aims to closely review the progress of the ongoing activities within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between the two countries for security and military cooperation.
After the ceremony, Acar and Guler went to visit the headquarters of the Military and Security Cooperation and Cooperation, which was formed under the Memorandum of Understanding.
In the same context, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country continues to cooperate with the legitimate Libyan government "with determination and determination."
"Our defense minister is on a visit to Libya to continue the cooperation that is closely coordinated," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul.
Legitimate government
For its part, the United Nations confirmed that the Libyan government headed by Fayez al-Sarraj is legitimate and internationally recognized, and called on the countries affected in the conflict to realize this fact.
In a press conference held on Thursday by Stephen Dujarric, a spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, via a television circle from the headquarters of the international organization in New York, he said, "It is clear - from our point of view - that there is an internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli, and we are working with it." .
"As for Haftar, he is a party to the conflict, and he is the one who asked to speak to the Secretary-General ... I think (Secretary General Antonio) Guterres sent him (Haftar) clear messages, and I will leave it at this point."
He said that Guterres' phone call to Haftar does not give him legal status or official status.
He added that it is now clear that there are countries that have a direct impact on both parties, and it is important to communicate the same message to these countries.