Senior Turkish official says Turkish presence in Libya has helped maintain stability in the North African country. Turkey has rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts to turn the page on a decade of strife. Macron told an international conference on Libya in Paris on Friday that “Russia and Turkey must withdraw their mercenaries without delay”. Kalin said a continued Turkish military presence in Libya would help support political stability and security in the energy-rich state. And our priority as far as security is concerned is to help the Libyans establish their united Libyan National Army.”

Source: The North Africa Journal November 14, 2021 21:28 UTC