Erdogan flew to Tunisia on Wednesday in a surprise visit that's likely to include meetings with government officials from neighboring Libya. While he's repeatedly discussed the possibility of sending troops to back Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj's government against rebel commander Khalifa Haftar, he left no room for doubt at a news conference in Tunis. "If there is an invitation, we would of course evaluate it," Erdogan said in a televised press conference with Tunisia's new president, Kais Saied. Turkey's parliament recently approved a pact to defend Sarraj's administration. Turkey has controlled northern Cyprus since sending troops there in 1974 after a failed attempt to unite the island with Greece, and wants a share of Cyprus's gas revenue.

Source: Libya Today December 25, 2019 15:22 UTC