Gerard added in statements to the (30/6/2020) episode of the "Beyond the News" program that French support for Haftar continued secretly through French intelligence, and France sought to establish a partnership with Egypt to unify the situation in Libya.
He added that the UAE is able to finance Hifter and Wagner's mercenaries without French interference, and that the French criticism of Turkey was due to the recent transfer of jihadists to fight in Libya, and its fear of their transfer across the Mediterranean to Europe, and France has the task of restoring stability to Libya through a political solution.
On the other hand, political analyst Faisal Sharif said that the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron critical of the Turkish role in Libya are strange, because France interferes in Libya and supports Haftar significantly, and the government of reconciliation obtained French weapons, in addition to the arrest of French armed elements.
Al-Sharif added that France should bear all responsibility for standing with Haftar, and accused it of bringing Wagner's mercenaries to Libya by complicating the Libyan scene and supporting Haftar's moves against the capital, Tripoli, and there is great resentment in the Libyan popular circles from France because of its support for Haftar who destroyed Libya and left many cemeteries Collective of civilian victims.
In turn, the writer and political analyst Ismail Kaya said that Turkey confirmed France’s involvement with Haftar’s support for years, and she is accused of turning a blind eye to Wagner’s presence in Libya, which threatens the security of the European Union, and France has failed to come out with a position against Turkey within NATO, in addition To the French-Emirati agreement to support Hifter.
He added that the financing of Haftar with arms and the financing of Wagner's mercenary operations were with Emirati funds, and he ruled out the entry of Turkey and France into direct conflict, but what is happening in Libya is straining the atmosphere in the two countries, and France at the present time believes that it has lost its influence in Libya, and Turkey and Russia have become the main players in Libya.