Macron: Turkey breaking its undertakings, sending mercenaries to Libya

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, accused Turkey of violating the commitments it made at  Berlin conference on January 19th for resolving the Libyan crisis. He noted that France has monitored ships transporting Syrian mercenaries to Libya in the recent days.

Macron: Turkey breaking its undertakings, sending mercenaries to Libya
29 January, 2020   16:21
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"Turkey has broken its undertakings made at Berlin conference," Macron said at a press conference with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Paris on Wednesday.

"France supports Greece and Cyprus in their sovereignty over their maritime borders, and we once again condemn the agreement between Turkey and the Libyan Accord Government," Macron said.

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed great concern over the arrival of Syrian and foreign troops in Tripoli, Libya, and demanded an immediate end to this.

On January 19th, the leaders of the participating countries in Berlin conference on the Libyan crisis committed to respecting the arms embargo imposed by the UN in 2011, and stopping any outside interference in the country's years-long conflict.

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