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Turkish FM comments on Haftar's decision to skip Libya truce deal

14 January 2020 13:40 (UTC +04:00)

Khalifa Haftar’s decision to not sign a ceasefire agreement with Libya’s internationally recognized government shows who wants war and who wants peace in the country, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, APA's local bureau reports.

Note that Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army, has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters in Ankara, Cavusoglu said Turkey had done what it can to ensure the ceasefire, adding that if Haftar continues to act this way a Libya summit planned to be held Berlin on Sunday will have no meaning.