Last year, Egypt and Turkey held two rounds of exploratory talks in an effort to repair their fractured relations. A main point of friction between the two regional rivals is the presence of Turkish forces in Libya. Egypt criticized the oil deal, saying the Tripoli-based government does not have any mandate to sign agreements that could affect Libya’s future. Jalel Harchaoui, Libya expert with the Royal United Services Institute, a defense and security think tank, said Ankara has made no tangible efforts to make real rapprochement with Cairo. Orabi, however, rules out that the situation will escalate between Egypt and Turkey over the situation in Libya as happened in 2020.

Source: Libya Today November 05, 2022 07:50 UTC