Turkey on Saturday said Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar's militias needed to withdraw from the strategic city of Sirte for a lasting ceasefire and accused France of "jeopardising" NATO security.
Ibrahim Kalın, the presidential spokesman, told AFP Turkey supports the position of the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, saying Sirte and Al-Jufra need to be evacuated by the Haftar militias for a "sustainable ceasefire."
Kalın also accused France of "jeopardising" NATO's security by supporting putschist general Khalifa Haftar, whose forces have been conducting an offensive to take the capital Tripoli since last year.
"In Libya we are supporting the legitimate government and the French government is supporting an illegitimate warlord and jeopardising NATO security, Mediterranean security, North African security and Libya's political stability," Erdoğan aide concluded.
