Situation in Libya: meeting between Russian and Turkish officials
The forces of the Libyan National Army in Bengazhi.
(Drawing).
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that his country and Russia are approaching an agreement on Libya after two days of new talks in Ankara.
In particular, it dealt with the consolidation of the ceasefire and the return to the political process.
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The war in Libya
is a proxy war.
Many foreign countries are involved in this issue.
Turkey and Russia are two of the major players in this conflict.
The two countries support two opposing camps.
Moscow has sided with Marshal Haftar while Ankara firmly supports the government of national unity based in Tripoli, and more generally
the camp in western Libya
.
The two countries have sent huge quantities of arms and thousands of military personnel to Libya.
Those who are called “the Wagners” as
well as Syrian mercenaries pro-regime for Russia, Syrian mercenaries and several other nationalities for Turkey.
Russia and Turkey are therefore in competition in Libya as in Syria.
Each country seeks to increase its influence while trying to find common ground, but not always succeeding.
Last June, a scheduled visit to Ankara by Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers was canceled at the last minute when discussions were to deal with the ceasefire.
The Russians then spoke of "
deep differences
".
Today, after two new rounds of discussions in July and August, progress seems to be appearing with regard to the mechanisms for applying the ceasefire.
A joint delegation will soon travel to Libya to define the withdrawal points of the two parties around the city of Sirte.
A common coordination chamber on Libya must also be formed.
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