The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha met Monday with the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Maltese Interior Minister Byron Camilleri in Ankara to discuss cooperation, developments in Libya and stability in the Mediterranean. Bashagha remarked that Khalifa Haftar and his backers had launched a military operation aimed at destroying Libya and killing Libyans as well as destabilizing the entire region. Turkish Defense Minister said they held a highly positive, productive and constructive meeting, discussing issues such as the fight against trafficking, illegal immigration, regional security, and peace. "Our military training, cooperation, and consultancy activities continue in Libya. Turkey's approach to the war-torn country is based on the principle of (Libya belongs to the Libyans.)"

Source: Libya Observer July 20, 2020 19:18 UTC