The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS), Khalid Al-Mishri, discussed ways to make the Libyan elections success, with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
In a statement, the media office of the Libyan HCS noted that the parties discussed in Istanbul the latest domestic and international political developments. They also spoke about the mechanisms of consensus of the Libyan parties on the laws and legislation regulating laws.
The office indicated that the two sides discussed the meeting with the Egyptian Foreign Minister and the Turkish-Egyptian rapprochement on resolving the Libyan political crisis, according to the statement.
On Friday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said that Turkey has shown an understanding of the importance of the Libyan issue and its impact on Egypt’s national security.
“This in itself is a good gesture,” Shoukry said in a televised interview after concluding a one-day visit to Ankara to complete the normalization of relations between Egypt and Turkey after a decade of tensions.
“There is a consensus between us about what we hope for regarding Libya, including having a stable and unified Libya with full sovereignty over its lands, removing the foreign influences from it, and working on a new stage of achieving stability for the region and inside Libya,” Shoukry stated.
The top Egyptian diplomat affirmed that Turkey has interests in Libya, which should not have a negative impact on Egypt.
“We do not set any restrictions or preconditions on any other bilateral relation as long as it does not have a negative impact on the Egyptian national security,” Shoukry stated while speaking about Libyan-Turkish relations.
Shoukry added that he agreed with the Turkish officials on the need to crystallise further frameworks of joint action, noting that Egyptian-Turkish relations can have a positive impact on Libya.
Shoukry also noted that Egypt, through its firm and strategic relations with Greece, can work to ensure a decrease in tensions between Greece and Turkey in case both countries have the required political will and acceptance of an Egyptian role in this regard.
On Thursday, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said Turkey and Egypt are planning to enhance cooperation to ensure stability in Libya.
“Ankara and Cairo will cooperate more closely regarding Libya,” Çavuşoğlu said at a joint press conference with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister in Ankara.
“In our meeting today, we (saw) that our views are not essentially very different, but that we think differently on some methods,” he added.
“The two countries will work on a roadmap to hold elections in Libya, and training and reinforcing a unified military between forces in the East and West of Libya,” he said.
