The government of national unity in Libya announced that a ministerial delegation will participate in Ankara, today, Monday, in the first meeting of the Libyan-Turkish Council for High-Level Strategic Cooperation, which was established by agreement between the two countries in 2014.
This forum is being held under the chairmanship of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Libyan Prime Minister Abd al-Hamid al-Dabaiba.
The Libyan delegation includes 14 ministers and security and military leaders, headed by the Libyan army chief of staff, according to Turkish media.
A statement issued by the Turkish Presidency's Communication Department said yesterday that Dabaiba's visit comes at the invitation of the Turkish President and will take place on April 12 and 13, to participate in the first meeting of the high-level strategic council between the two countries.
The historical relations between Turkey and Libya will be evaluated in all its aspects, and steps that enhance bilateral cooperation will be discussed, with the participation of relevant ministers from both countries, and views on regional and international developments will be exchanged, according to the same statement.
This is the first visit that Dabaiba makes to Turkey after assuming his duties on March 16, to lead Libya to general elections late this year.
On March 26, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received in Istanbul the head of the Libyan Presidency Council, Muhammad al-Exiled, in the first visit of the latter to the country after he assumed office in the middle of the same month.
In 2019, Ankara signed an agreement to demarcate the maritime borders in the eastern Mediterranean with the Government of National Accord headed by Fayez al-Sarraj, in addition to a military cooperation agreement under which Ankara sent advisers and military trainers to Tripoli.