Turkey’s presidency on Saturday submitted a motion to parliament to extend troop deployment in Libya for 18 months.
“TURKEY TO CONTINUE CONSULTANCY SUPPORT TO LIBYA”
“The risks and threats are coming from Libya to Turkey and the whole region. In the case of restart of the so-called Libyan National Army attacks and the clashes, Turkey’s interests both in the Mediterranean basin and North Africa will be adversely affected,” the motion said.
The motion noted that the permanent peace, cease-fire and political dialogue process in Libya bears great importance for Turkey.
“Turkey, within the Memorandum of Security and Military Cooperation signed with Libya, will continue to contribute to the training and consultancy support to Libya,” it added.
The motion will be debated in parliament after the budget debate set to end on Dec. 18.