Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul, Turkey, October 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Libya’s outgoing Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in the North African country.

The two leaders’ accompanied by high-level officials from both sides, including foreign, defense, interior and finance ministers as well as top advisors, held talks at the Vahdettin Mansion in the Turkish main city of Istanbul on Sunday.

No details of the talks were disclosed other than the two sides were planning to further strengthen bilateral relations.

Back in September, another meeting was held in Istanbul between Erdogan and Sarraj, who is planning to step down this month and transfer power to a new executive authority.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Libya’s outgoing Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in the North African country.

The two leaders’ accompanied by high-level officials from both sides, including foreign, defense, interior and finance ministers as well as top advisors, held talks at the Vahdettin Mansion in the Turkish main city of Istanbul on Sunday.

No details of the talks were disclosed other than the two sides were planning to further strengthen bilateral relations.

Back in September, another meeting was held in Istanbul between Erdogan and Sarraj, who is planning to step down this month and transfer power to a new executive authority.

Under UN auspices, the GNA was established in 2015 to restore peace in the conflict-ridden North African country.

However, previous efforts for a long-term political settlement have failed due to the offensives launched by Haftar’s forces supported by the Tobruk-based government, backed in turn, by Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia.