Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, announced that he had held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the implementation of the deals signed between Ankara and Tripoli.
The two officials had signed agreements in November on maritime boundaries and military cooperation.
Sarraj’s announcement will likely enrage the numerous opponents of the deals, such as Egypt, Greece, Cyprus and France.
Sarraj held a telephone call with Erdogan on Sunday, revealing he accepted an invitation to visit Turkey.
Erdogan, meanwhile, discussed the developments in Libya with his government on Monday in wake of the GNA’s capture of the strategic Watiya air base from the Libyan National Army.
Separately, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 120 new Syrian mercenaries have completed training by pro-Turkey factions in northern Syria. They have been transferred to Libya to join the GNA in fighting the LNA.
They were flown to the coastal city of Misrata shortly after the telephone call between Sarraj and Erdogan.
The Observatory said that Turkey has so far sent 8,950 fighters to Libya. Recruits at Turkish training camps have reached 3,420.
