Türkiye, Libya agree to maintain military cooperation

Türkiye, Libya agree to maintain military cooperation

Türkiye will continue to work with Libya in military training and consultancy, Türkiye's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his visiting Libyan counterpart Salah Al-Namroush met in Türkiye's capital Ankara on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement quoted by the semi-official Anadolu Agency.

Akar reiterated Türkiye's stand with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya, adding that Türkiye supports Libya's independence, sovereignty and integrity.

Last November, Türkiye  and Libya signed a security and military cooperation agreement.

The UN-backed government had been engaged in a deadly armed conflict against the eastern-based army for more than a year over the control of the capital Tripoli, before it recently took over all of Western Libya.