Egyptian-European efforts to stop Turkish intervention in Libya
In continuation of its role in standing next to
Libya against Turkish interference, Cairo is making contacts with European
countries to stop the Turkish incursion towards Sirte and adhere to stopping
the Turkish incursion.
Media reports indicated that Egypt informed European
countries that Sirte was a buffer zone, which was denied access by the armed
militias of Al-Wefaq and the Turkish forces.
It was reported that France, Greece, Italy, Cyprus
and other NATO countries support the cessation of hostilities and the Turkish
withdrawal from Sirte, revealing international consultations so that there are
areas within Libya where any fighting, landing, or sending of forces by the
Accord and Turkish forces is prohibited, where there are European countries
that Turkey has warned against The incursion is aimed at reaching the oil
regions of Libya.
Al-Hadath channel revealed that there are
consultations to send international observers to supervise the presence of
buffer zones.
For its part, the Arab League called for the exit of
militias and foreign forces from Libya, and a statement of Arab foreign
ministers stressed the importance of a political solution to the Libyan crisis,
while welcoming all initiatives for a political solution and the role of the
Libyan neighborhood countries in ending the conflict and rejecting foreign
interference, and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Libya.
The statement refused to transfer extremists and
terrorists to Libya, and demanded an international obligation for external
parties not to send mercenaries to Libya.
For its part, the Pentagon called on all Libyan
warring parties to return to the political track instead of the current
conflict.
It also called on the Ministry of Defense to end
foreign military interventions, and to immediately examine the possibility of
stopping the shooting process in the country.
To this, Tunisian President Qais Said said in
statements to the French newspaper Le Monde, that his country refuses to divide
Libya, stressing that it is one of those most affected by the Libyan crisis,
that the legitimacy in Libya must be respected, but this is not a blank check,
he said.
In his statements, Saeed indicated that the Libyan
tribes should be grouped into a national dialogue that ends with a constitution
to be agreed upon.
The Tunisian president also stressed that the
balance of power in Libya had changed with the entry of America and Russia into
the equation.
The repercussions of the Libyan crisis and its
repercussions on the Tunisian interior were evident in President Qais Said's
recent speeches.
During his participation in the commemoration of the
resurgence of the national army, Saeed made new statements that were considered
as a continuation of the approach that had recently been painted, as he said
that his country is not a proponent of wars but will fight the battles when
imposed on them against the nation's enemies at home and abroad.
This position was preceded by statements described
to the president during the visit to France, which were broadcast by France 24,
in which he condemned external interventions aimed at returning Tunisia back,
and also warned of attempts to divide Libya, which would reflect negatively on
his country and the Algerian neighbor.
He added to this during a conference with French
President Emmanuel Macron, during which he criticized the Libyan government of
Al-Wefaq, indicating that it bears temporary legitimacy and must be replaced by
a new authority.
This series of statements sparked a wave of
criticism against Saeed among the Justice and Construction Party, the Brotherhood’s
arm in Libya.
On the field level, the Libyan army spokesman, Ahmed
Al-Mesmari, confirmed that Turkish aircraft continue to transport weapons to
Misurata and Maitika.
On the other hand, the website "Etamel
Radar" monitored new Turkish military reinforcements in Libya, and said
that Turkey had pushed two C-130E military planes, which the site monitored,
heading from Istanbul to Misurata.
Al-Mesmari accused Erdogan of working for the
intelligence services of other countries, adding that "Erdogan defies the
desire of the international community to stop the ceasefire in Libya,"
noting that Turkish airlines continue their flights to Misurata, and that
Turkish military cargo planes are transporting weapons to Libya.
Al-Mesmari confirmed that there are Turkish naval
military blocks off the western coast of Libya.
This comes as the Al-Wefaq government acknowledged
for the first time that violations occurred in the Libyan city of Tarhuna, and
the Minister of Interior of the Al-Wefaq government, Fathi Pashaga, said that
what was done by members of the security institutions in the Al-Wefaq
government is a violation of human rights, according to what was reported by
the Libyan Free Channel.
The Libyan army rejected Turkish conditions for a
ceasefire, and the army's air force fighters combed the area from Sirte to
Hicha, while military sources denied any targeting from the militias.
Libyan army sources confirmed that the conditions
are under their full control, by air and land, east of the city of Misurata.




