The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, discussed developments in the Libyan crisis.
This occurred on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Qatari-Turkish Higher Strategic Committee in Istanbul, on Friday.
The two top diplomats affirmed the importance of supporting a solution to the Libyan crisis. They confirmed that Qatar and Turkey have identical positions on the need to hold free and fair elections in Libya
The Qatari Foreign Minister also stressed the importance of Libya’s territorial integrity, ending the division and achieving stability.
In turn, the Turkish official said that there are a lot of provocations in the eastern Mediterranean and work must be done to solve them.
In September, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Ageela Saleh, and his accompanying delegation in Doha.
According to a statement by the Amiri Diwan of Qatar, Saleh briefed the Emir on the latest developments in Libya.
The Emir reiterated his position towards the Libyan people, supporting a peaceful solution, and achieving their aspirations for development as well as prosperity for the sake of Libya’s unity.
During the meeting, they discussed aspects of developing and strengthening bilateral cooperation. As well as the current developments in Libya, in addition to a number of regional and international issues.
Earlier this month, Libyan Parliament Speaker, Ageela Saleh, informed the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, that any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concluded by the Government of National Unity (GNU) has no legal effect and does not bind the Libyan state.
In a letter to Guterres, the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker said the GNU’s mandate constitutionally expired in accordance with the terms of the political agreement. He added that the GNU failed to carry out its duties and tasks specified in the road map of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).
“Committing this deliberate violation could destabilise the security and stability of the eastern Mediterranean region and with the neighboring countries of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus,” the Libyan HoR Speaker added.
The GNU and Turkish officials signed an energy MoU, which was rejected by the Western countries and Egypt.
The European Union (EU) Spokesperson, Peter Stano, said the recently signed hydrocarbons deal between Libya and Turkey could “potentially undermine regional stability.”