Turkey continues to fuel the Libyan conflict
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Alaina
- . August 29, 2020
- . Update: November 7, 2021 12:22 am
Greece and Turkey are dangerously close to coming to blows over the race of oil & gas in the region and might drag many others into the conflict.
Military confrontation in the Mediterranean is looking more and more likely with Turkey going ahead with its seismic exploration for hydrocarbons in the disputed waters shared between Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. The latter’s Oruc Reis survey vessel extended the duration of its exploration mission and was accompanied by naval ships. Maritime exercises were also announced in the area. Greece considers this exploration illegal and responded by announcing naval exercises in the same region.
In addition to the US joining Turkey for the war exercises, France, Italy and Cyrpus are teaming up with Greece for their joint exercises. The French said that TurkeyJoint Military Committee ‘5 + 5′ met for three days at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, concluding with signing an action plan for a gradual, equitable, and coordinated withdrawal of all mercenaries’ foreign forces from Libya. The Geneva meeting was held in line with the lines set out by the ceasefire agreement of October 23, 2020, and the related resolutions issued by the United Nations Security Council. The meeting took the form of an integral part of all the various intra-Libyan negotiations promoted by the UN and the efforts made by the international community through the Berlin conference.
Earlier this month, the ‘5 + 5’ Committee held a further meeting in Cairo, also organized by the United Nations, which was also attended by representatives of Sudan, Chad, and Niger. On occasion, all the countries bordering Libya expressed their willingness to cooperate in the evacuation process of foreign fighters and mercenaries. At the same time, the delegates from Sudan, Chad, and Niger pledged to cooperate to ensure the withdrawal of the armed men. from their countries, coordinating their actions to ensure that they do not return to Libya and destabilize neighboring states.
