France monitors Turkish moves in Tripoli

A French military source said on Thursday that the French aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, monitored on Wednesday off the Libyan coast a Turkish frigate escorting a ship carrying armored vehicles towards the capital, Tripoli

30 January, 2020 19:49

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A source stated to FP that cargo ship, Bana, which lifts the Lebanese flag docked on Wednesday in Tripoli port, while "Marine Traffic" website reported that the ship was sailing on Thursday afternoon off Sicily.

Its noteworthy that Turkish soldiers landed at dawn on Wednesday in Tripoli port, after they arrived on two Turkish warships board. The two barges were accompanied by a cargo ship that landed tanks and military trucks for the first time since the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his intention to support the "Accord" despite his pledge at "Berlin Conference" not to interference into Libya or to send troops or mercenaries.

The comments of the military source come a day after the French President, Emmanuel Macron, accused his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of "not respecting his words" regarding ending the foreign interference in the Libyan crisis, particularly not sending Turkish ships carrying mercenaries to Libya.

The Source : Agencies