Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has hinted he is edging closer to deploying troops in Libya. Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation for a possible ceasefire in neighbouring Libya, where Ankara supports the internationally recognised government. The Turkish President, speaking at a joint news conference with Tunisia’s President Kais Saied, also reaffirmed Ankara’s willingness to send troops to Libya if it received such a request. Erdogan, the first head of state to visit Tunis since Saied’s landslide election win in October, said the developments in Libya were having a negative impact on neighbouring states, including Tunisia. Moscow has said it is very concerned about the prospect of Turkish troops being deployed there.

Source: Libya Today December 25, 2019 21:33 UTC