The Wednesday (17/6/2020) episode of "Beyond the News" asked about the determinants that govern the positions of the various international parties towards the Libyan crisis at this stage.
Political analyst Gabriel Zoui considered that Turkey did not interfere in the Libyan issue, but rather came on the basis of a memorandum of understanding signed with the legitimate authority in Libya, describing the French escalation as "theatrical and farce", because France is an "enemy" of the Libyan people and feels the danger of the fall of its project in Libya.
In turn, the writer and political analyst Ismail Kaya pointed out that France is taking an aggressive stance against Turkish interference in Libya, while Paris did not take any initiative when Haftar's forces penetrated the center of Tripoli and promised to resolve the battle militarily, as well as receiving French military support directly throughout that period.
He considered that Turkey announced that it is with a political solution, but that it wants real parties that included this solution and guaranteed a ceasefire by Haftar's forces, so Ankara fears - in the event of a ceasefire - the retired Major General Khalifa Haftar assemble his forces and attack Tripoli again.
Reducing the escalation
On the other hand, the editor of international affairs in the newspaper "Le Figaro" Reno Gerard pointed out that the French escalation towards Turkey is due to Paris's desire to reduce the escalation in Libya and the immediate cease-fire, as it wants Ankara and the government of reconciliation to stop military interventions in Libya, because what From a military solution to the crisis there.
Gerard added that the concern of France is not the presence of the Turkish army in Libya, but that Turkey brought thousands of jihadists and Syrian revolutionaries who were fighting against the Assad regime in Syria, and this is what France considers a real threat working to condemn.
It is noteworthy that France criticized the Turkish role in Libya and called on NATO to intervene against Ankara's stances towards Libya and the Kurds. For its part, Turkey accused Paris of complicating the Libyan crisis, and of working by proxy there for the benefit of some countries in the region. On the other hand, Russia welcomed any American support for the settlement efforts in Libya.