Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his New Year's address that with support to the legitimate Tripoli government, Turkey will ensure implementation of all elements of agreements with Libya. Erdogan explained Tuesday that the project to exclude Turkey from the Mediterranean had been foiled with the latest steps Ankara has taken, referring to signing two MoUs with Libya. Turkey's presidency on Monday submitted a motion to the Parliament Speaker's Office on sending troops to Libya. The deployment motion has a one year validity with possible extension as it complies with the 92th article of the Turkish constitution that tackles sending troops to foreign countries. Erdogan will be responsible for setting the time of sending the troops and the place that they will be deployed to, according to the motion.

Source: Libya Observer December 31, 2019 17:37 UTC