Thank you for your reading and interest in the news US blasts 'provocative' Turkey-Libya deal that could see troop deployed and now with detailsHind Al Soulia - Riyadh - The United States has criticised a maritime and security deal between Turkey and Libya that could see Ankara deploy troops to the North African conflict as “unhelpful,” “provocative” and a concern for the America. Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved the security and military cooperation deal signed with Libya's internationally recognised government last month, state media reported. The state-run Anadolu news agency said on Saturday that Turkey's parliament voted 269-125 in favour of the security accord after Mr Al Serraj's Government of National Accord (GNA) ratified it on Thursday. Russia said it was very concerned about the possibility of Turkey deploying troops in Libya and that the security deal raised many questions for Moscow. Mr Erdogan has said the deal will allow Turkey and Libya to carry out joint exploration operations in the region.

Source: Libya Today December 22, 2019 07:48 UTC