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Turkish leader receives head of Libya’s High Council of State

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Khalid al-Mishri hold closed-door meeting in Turkish capital Ankara

Diyar Guldogan  | 17.08.2022 - Update : 18.08.2022
Turkish leader receives head of Libya’s High Council of State

ANKARA 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday received head of Libya’s High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara.

No further information was shared about the meeting, which was closed to the press.

Al-Mishri on Tuesday separately met Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in Ankara.

On Aug. 1, al-Mishri was re-elected the head of Libya's High Council of State for a fifth term.

Libya has been plagued by turmoil and divisions since the 2011 ouster of late ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

UN-sponsored talks between rivals to agree on a constitutional framework to hold long-awaited elections have yet to bear fruit.

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