Erdoğan tells Dbeibeh Türkiye rejects formulas against Libya’s interests

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on the sidelines of the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, stressing that Türkiye’s support for Libya’s stability would continue to grow and that any initiative not embraced by Libyans would have no impact on the ground.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on the sidelines of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), held in the Turkish city of Antalya. According to the Turkish Presidency’s Communications Directorate, the meeting addressed bilateral relations between Türkiye and Libya, as well as regional issues.

Erdoğan said Türkiye would continue taking the necessary steps to develop cooperation with Libya, noting that initiatives would be undertaken to deepen relations between the two countries in several areas, particularly energy.

The Turkish president stressed that Türkiye’s steps to support Libya’s stability and its strong backing for the country would continue to increase, affirming that any initiative not embraced by Libyans would have no impact on the ground and that Türkiye would not accept any formula contrary to Libya’s interests.

الوفدان التركي والليبي خلال لقاء أردوغان والدبيبة على هامش كوب31

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also met with Dbeibeh on the sidelines of the summit. On Wednesday, Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu held a phone call with General Saddam Haftar, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army, discussing bilateral relations and regional issues. Türkiye and Libya are linked by a memorandum of understanding signed in 2019 to delineate maritime jurisdiction areas in the eastern Mediterranean.