European powers condemn Turkish plans to send troops to Libya


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab attend a meeting to discuss Libya's crisis in Brussels, Belgium January 7, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via Reuters

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat and the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy condemned on Tuesday Turkey's plans to send military experts and trainers to Libya, saying foreign interference there was exacerbating instability.

After postponing a trip to Tripoli over safety concerns, the ministers and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell held talks in Brussels to call for a ceasefire as Libya's internationally recognised government struggled to fend off a military offensive on its power base in the capital.

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