TRIPOLI: The speaker of Libya’s parliament on Saturday urged the international community to reject the legitimacy of the war-torn country’s UN-recognised government which is pursuing closer military ties with Turkey. “In the coming days, the Libyan parliament will take action to ensure the withdrawal of international recognition of this government,” parliament speaker Aguila Saleh told AFP in an interview during a visit to Cyprus. “It is time to form a new government supported by the Libyan people and parliament.”Libya’s parliament has itself been weakened by the departure of several dozen anti-Haftar lawmakers for Tripoli. At the same time, Turkey is stepping up military aid to Tripoli, which is battling Haftar’s forces for control of the capital. They also discussed ways to counter Turkey’s two Libya agreements, which Cyprus strongly oppose.

Source: Libya Today December 28, 2019 21:00 UTC