The Libyan General Bar Association has welcomed Tripoli Appeal Court ruling that suspended implementation of illegal Turkish-Libyan energy deal, signed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s government but not approved by the House of Representatives (HoR). The Court on Monday suspended the energy exploration deal that had angered other Mediterranean powers and inflamed Libya’s own internal crisis. Libya’s Government of National Unity told Turkey “not to take seriously” a court ruling that suspended an energy exploration deal that the Tripoli government signed with Ankara last year, the Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday. “This court ruling is not the final verdict. The government still backs the deal and they told us that they are proceeding with the necessary work and we should not take this court ruling seriously,” Cavusoglu said.

Source: Libya Today January 14, 2023 12:51 UTC