The European Union is not recognizing the recently reached Turkish-Libyan memorandum on maritime boundaries, believing that the document is void and infringes on international law, the statement adopted at the European Council meeting said.
East Libya’s Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced the start of the Libyan National Army’s final offensive to gain control over rival Government of National Accord-held Tripoli.
The Turkish government’s possible deployment of troops to Libya may tip the balance of power in the country and could put Turkey in Russia’s crosshairs, regional experts and sources told Middle East Eye.
Libya’s elected parliament chief on Thursday vowed to invalidate a disputed maritime deal with Turkey signed with the rival UN-recognised government in Tripoli.
Flights resumed on Thursday at the Libyan capital Tripoli’s sole functioning airport, after a more than three-month suspension due to repeated rocket attacks, an official said.
The Daily Express says that US, Italian, and British diplomats gave notice to Haftar that his weapon systems that brought down the US drone would be destroyed if they were to be used again.
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