Turkey denounces seizure of vessel in Libya by Haftar s forces December 10, 2020 at 1:00 am | Published in: Africa, Europe & Russia, Libya, News, Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left 2) is welcomed at the airport upon his arrival in Tripoli, Libya on 6 August 2020. [Fatih Aktaş - Anadolu Agency] December 10, 2020 at 1:00 am
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday has strongly condemned the seizure by General Khalifa Haftar s forces of a Turkish cargo ship, stressing that targeting Ankara s interests in Libya will lead to serious repercussions.
The ministry announced in a statement that the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Haftar had seized the Turkish ship