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CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Turkey's Erdogan says Egypt's actions in Libya are illegal

Published 17/07/2020, 13:17
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(Corrects day in the lede)
ISTANBUL, July 17 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip
Erdogan denounced Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Friday
for supporting forces based in eastern Libya, after Egypt's
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Libyan tribesmen who called
for Cairo to intervene in the civil war.
Turkey has been providing military aid to the Tripoli-based
government in the Libya conflict, while Egypt, the UAE and
Russia have backed its foes in a rival administration based in
the east.
Recent weeks have seen dramatic military advances by the
government, which drove back forces of the eastern commander
Khalifa Haftar who had launched an assault on the capital last
year.
Eastern-based lawmakers called this week for Egypt to
intervene in the conflict. Sisi met Libyan tribesmen on Thursday
and said Egypt would not stand idle in the face of a direct
threat to Egyptian and Libyan security. Asked about the possibility of Egyptian intervention,
Erdogan said Turkey would maintain its support for the
internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).
"Steps taken by Egypt here, especially their siding with the
putschist Haftar, show they are in an illegal process," he said.
He also described the approach of the United Arab Emirates as
"piratical".
Sisi said last month that Egypt's army might enter Libya if
the Tripoli government and its Turkish allies renewed an assault
on the central Sirte-Jufrah frontline, seen as the gateway to
Libya's main oil export terminals, now held by Haftar's allies.

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