In possible telephone talks this week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to discuss the situation in Libya with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and try to persuade him to withdraw his support for Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the Turkish leader said in an interview with TRT, reports RIA Novosti.
"Perhaps this week we will talk with Putin. It is necessary to avoid a new crisis like in Syria. I believe that Putin will reconsider his attitude to Haftar because he has no legality, " Erdogan said, in particular.
After the overthrow and death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya is ruled by two rival governments: the East of the country is controlled by people's elected Parliament, and the West, with the capital in Tripoli, is ruled by the Government of National Accord, led by Fayez al-Sarraj, formed with the support of the United Nations and the European Union.
The authorities of the Eastern part of the country operate independently of Tripoli and cooperate with the Libyan national army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who has not stopped trying to occupy Tripoli since April this year.
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