What do they report to Middle East Eye for the apparent change of attitude of the martialist Halifa Haftar over Turkey
Turkish sources citing Middle East Eye allegedly said that although Commander Califa Happear, who controls Eastern Libya, seeks to deepen his relations with Turkey, at this stage the Libyan Parliament is not going to be deepened. Definition of maritime jurisdiction zones.
“Just a few years ago, it would be inconceivable for Eastern Libya controlled by Haftar to consider signing a shipping deal with Turkey. This shift represents how quickly the region is rearranged, “the English -based English -based English -based English -based English -based English -based publication says:” But Halifa Hftar claims Turkish support. In April, his son and his potential successor, Saddam, made a landmark visit to Ankara. “
In this context, a Turkish source with the knowledge of the Turkish-Libyan relations allegedly told Middle East Eye that “Happere and his sons are now seeking to deepen their relations with the Turkish government and will probably keep this issue pending instead of approved or rejecting it.”
Bilghan Ozturk, a researcher at the Global Institute for Strategic Research (GISR), said that “the government’s move to eastern Libya is not likely to produce specific results.” He claimed that the Speaker of the House of Representatives based in Tobruk, East Libya, Akila Saleh, was “seeking an appeal”, as Tripoli government prime minister Abdulhamid Dbaba and Happere renewed them. “The possibility of Saleh’s maneuvering to have international consequences is very small,” he said, arguing that “these are maneuvers aimed at internal controversy over power.”
It is recalled that the House of Libya’s representatives decided last Monday, June 2nd, to set up a Technical Committee for the study of the illegal “Turkish Memorandum” for the demarcation of maritime jurisdiction zones, as reported by the Libyan News Agency.
On April 4, Turkey’s defense minister, Yasar Giuller, welcomed Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Happere, son of General Halifar Haphtar and leader of the land forces of the Libyan National Army. Lieutenant General Haphtar was in Ankara at the invitation of the leader of Turkish land forces, General Selcouk Bayraktaroglou.
The other son of General Happere, Belkasem Haphtar, had visited Ankara on July 25 last year with the capacity of General Manager of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, and in an interview he had stated that the progress was made between the two.