Sisi attacks the Libyan accord, and Erdogan pledges to support it militarily

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said that the government of national reconciliation in Libya is hostage to what he called armed and terrorist militias in the capital, Tripoli, while his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erogan, confirmed his willingness to provide military support to this government in the face of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar.

Al-Sisi's speech came after a member of the Supreme Council of State in Libya, Belkacem Debrez, said that Egypt wanted to exercise the role of domination and guardianship of Libyans through military coups.

"Why does the government not have a free and real will? This is because the government in Tripoli is hostage to armed and terrorist militias," the Egyptian president asked.

During a speech at a youth conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Al-Sisi said that Egypt's security was "directly affected" by the situation in Libya.

He pointed out that Arab youth are the most targeted group by terrorist organizations, calling for a firm stand with countries "that support terrorism."

He said, "If we leave the Sahel and Sahara countries in Africa alone in the face of terrorism, there will be a mass exodus and destruction of development in our African countries and the creation of the so-called state of terrorism."

He stressed that "we must have a firm stand with the countries that support terrorism, and we must join hands with countries that face terrorism as a phenomenon that is growing and no less. I have warned against the elements that will return after the end of their terrorist mission in Syria."

Al-Sisi urged the development of the United Nations reform system to keep pace with current developments.

OS in Ankara
For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Libyan National Accord government, received Faiz al-Sarraj, for the second time in three weeks.

The two sides discussed developments in the situation in Libya, and Erdogan renewed his country's position rejecting the attack on Tripoli, and he said he was keen on returning stability to Libya.

President Erdogan said in a television interview yesterday, Sunday, that the memorandum of understanding Turkey concluded with Libya regarding maritime jurisdiction areas "reversed the situation imposed by the Treaty of Sevres (in 1920)".

He pointed out that the memorandum of understanding related to security and military cooperation with Libya will enter into force once it is ratified by the Turkish parliament.

He added that Turkey is ready to provide any military support that Libya needs, after Ankara and the internationally recognized government in Tripoli signed a security agreement.

"We will protect the rights of Libya and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean ... We are fully prepared to provide any necessary support to Libya," Erdogan told Turkish news channel Al-Khobar.

The Turkish President considered that the retired Major General Khalifa Hifter, who leads forces in eastern Libya, "is an illegal leader ... and represents an illegal structure."

The Turkish Parliament ratified the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the delineation of maritime jurisdiction on December 5, while the official newspaper of the Turkish state published the memorandum in its issue issued on the 7th of the same month.

Turkey took another step towards providing military support to the Libyan National Accord government on Saturday, when a bilateral agreement, including providing it with a rapid response force, was submitted to Parliament.