CEMO condemns Erdogan’s threats to land Turkish military forces in Libya

Dr. Abdul Rahim Ali, the Egyptian MP and head of the Middle East Center for Studies in Paris (CEMO), strongly condemned the Turkish threats issued by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, regarding his intentions to land Turkish military forces in Libya.

This threats, Ali added, represents a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and all norms of international and humanitarian law.

Ali described in a statement issued today this step as an invasion and violation of the sovereignty of an independent state and a member of the United Nations.

Ali as well as added that it is a serious threat to international peace and security, given what From the consequences of the introduction of the Mediterranean region and North Africa, in an armed conflict

He explained that Erdogan’s reliance on his direct intervention in the internal affairs of Libya on two memoranda of understanding in the fields of security and military cooperation and the definition of maritime borders signed with Fayez al-Sarraj, lacks to the legal bases.

This invasion is a flagrant violation to the international norms and laws.

Ali said at the level of national legislation, the Skhirat Agreement did not guarantee in the declaration the interim constitution, which is the ruling constitutional rule in Libya since 2011, especially since the government of Faiz al-Sarraj did not obtain the confidence of the legitimate Libyan parliament since its formation in 2015.

Dr. Abdul Rahim Ali called on the international community to condemn and reject Turkish threats to intervene militarily in Libya, calling for urgent legal steps to be taken against this intervention.

Ali also called on Reconsidering the Security Council’s adoption to the Skhirat Agreement, which failed to achieve consensus between the Libyans, but rather it became a threat to Libyan and regional national security.