The head of the interim government of national unity in Libya, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, stressed “the need for his country’s cooperation with Turkey in the economic, political and military fields.” the military attache of the embassy, al-Dabaiba, “thanks to the Turkish military attache in Libya for cooperation.” economic, political and military fields. It comes at a time when the Tripoli Court of Appeal decided to “suspend the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of National Unity led by Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba and Turkey regarding oil and gas exploration.” that “the court in the urgent part decided to suspend the implementation of the agreement until the issue of the case is resolved.”
The Dabaiba government and Turkey recently signed memorandums of understanding covering several areas, most notably gas exploration and oil investment, on the sidelines of a high-level Turkish delegation’s visit to Tripoli, which drew criticism and backlash at the local, regional and international levels.
The parliament-appointed head of the Libyan government, Fathi Bashaga, expressed “rejection of the strategic partnership agreement signed by the government of Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba and Turkey,” and said that his government would respond appropriately to these abuses. While Libyan Parliament Speaker Akila Saleh addressed “UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the invalidity of any memorandums of understanding entered into by the government of Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, of which he said: expired.”
