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. “Continuing outside interference is fueling the crisis,” the ministers and Borrell said in their joint statement released after the meeting. The EU talks were to have taken place in Libya but the Tripoli government asked for them to be postponed, according to two EU diplomats. Europe and the United States face being sidelined in Libya by Turkey and Russia, which are taking a bigger role in the conflict there. Libya has been in turmoil since veteran ruler Muammar Gadhafi’s fall due to an uprising in 2011.

Source: Egypt Independent January 08, 2020 08:15 UTC