By RFIPosted on 11/28/2019 Modified the 28-11-2019 at 23:00
The signing in Istanbul on Wednesday (November 27th) of a military and security agreement between the national unity government led by Fayez el-Sarraj and Turkey accentuates the division in Libya.
The military and security agreement was signed during a meeting between Turkish President Erdogan and Libyan leader Fayez el-Sarraj, supported by the international community. The clauses of the document have not been revealed and this provokes an uproar in the east of the country under the control of Khalifa Haftar, who opposes Tripoli.
According to Ankara, this agreement is supposed to " strengthen the links between the two armies ". It constitutes " a broader version of the existing framework agreement for military cooperation " between the two parties.
The Fayez el-Sarraj government had already signed several agreements with Turkey. The latter does not hide its political and military support to the authorities of western Libya. President Erdogan even believes that Turkish aid to Tripoli has helped to rebalance the situation against the forces of Khalifa Haftar, supported by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, among others.
For his part, Fathi Bachagha, the Libyan Minister of the Interior to the national unity government, believes that the agreement goes in the right direction and " it comforts our fighters on the front ". The GNA believes that it will be able to extend its domination over the entire Libyan territory.
A view of eastern Libya, the agreement threatens the stability of the country, it is " illegal and doubtful " and it allows terrorists to have access to weapons. The other fear concerns the violation of the sea and air space and the installation of Turkish bases on Libyan soil. The parliamentarians express a request for UN intervention .
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