AP, PARISFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday accused Turkey of breaching an agreement to halt foreign interference in Libya by sending warships and mercenaries to the North African nation. Following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Macron also described a maritime deal between Turkey and Libya’s UN-backed government as a “void document” with no legal or political standing. “These past few days we have seen Turkish warships accompanied by Syrian mercenaries arrive on Libyan soil. Macron dismissed a maritime deal between Turkey and Sarraj’s government last year that would give Turkey and Libya access to an economic zone, despite the objections of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus, which lie between the two geographically. “I must reiterate that the prerequisite for any political solution in Libya is the cancelation of this document.”Turkey accused Macron of making “unrealistic claims” against Ankara, holding France responsible for the crisis in Libya.

Source: Taipei Times January 30, 2020 16:06 UTC