Turkey accused the United Arab Emirates today, Tuesday, of creating chaos in the Middle East with its interventions in Libya and Yemen, in another response to a statement by the allies of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter - including the UAE - denouncing what they described as Turkish intervention in Libya.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşo أوlu said in local media statements on Tuesday that the UAE, Egypt and other countries - which he did not name - were "trying to destabilize the whole region", but he criticized Abu Dhabi in particular.
"The reality is that it (the Emirates) is the force that destabilized Libya and destroyed Yemen," he added.
These statements came a day after a statement issued by the ministers of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Cyprus and France called on the Libyan parties to abide by the armistice during the month of Ramadan, and condemned the "Turkish military intervention" in Libya.
The statement called on Ankara to fully respect the UN arms embargo, and to stop the flow of foreign fighters from Syria to Libya, and considered that Turkish interference threatens the stability of neighboring African and European countries.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry responded at the time by describing the statement with an example of "a blatant double standard policy for a group of countries ravaged by Turkey's opposition."
The Turkish Foreign Ministry statement also called on these countries to act in accordance with international laws and transactions, as peace is achieved through dialogue and cooperation, and not through evil alliances.
As for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Libyan National Accord government, it described what was mentioned in the statement of the five countries, with blatant interference in Libya's internal affairs.
She added that the statement included a number of inaccuracies and abuses against the Libyan state and its national sovereignty.
The Foreign Ministry stressed that "the Libyan-Turkish Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the governments of two riparian countries on the Mediterranean, in accordance with international agreements and covenants and does not affect the rights of any third party."
The United Nations says that the UAE has provided retired Major General Khalifa Hifter, who is trying to control the capital, Tripoli, with military aircraft and vehicles.
The UAE was also a major force in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen about five years ago against the Houthi movement allied with Iran, and although it announced that it had downsized its forces, it was still supporting parties against the legitimate Yemeni government that came to support them, according to what the coalition announced.
Since April 4, 2019, Haftar forces, backed by regional and European countries, have launched an offensive to seize the capital, Tripoli, the seat of the internationally-recognized Al-Wefaq government.