BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Tuesday that Damascus confirms its support for the Libyan National Army (LNA) and its commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar and for Cairo’s initiative on the Libyan situation. The Syrian diplomat said during a press conference in Damascus today that his country supports the institutions that have been established in eastern Libya and confirm its concern for the unity and sovereignty of the Libyan lands. Ankara and Damascus are currently at odds on a number of issues and the two governments continue to undermine one another in Syria and other regional countries. Turkey cutoff diplomatic ties with Syria in 2012 and the two governments have yet to reconcile, despite Russia’s attempts to ease tensions between them. Advertisements

Source: Libya Today June 23, 2020 12:45 UTC