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The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Paris provided Khalifa Haftar political support but not military one, adding that his country is giving Haftar's forces political consultations, according to Le Figaro.
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The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, accused France of supporting Haftar and providing a variety of military support to him.
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France has temporarily pulled out of a NATO security operation amid a major row with Turkey, as the French Defence Ministry said Paris had suspended its role in Operation Sea Guardian, accusing Turkey of violating an arms embarg
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The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian has expressed concerns about the tensions in Libya, calling for ceasefire so that Libyans can resume the political process under the auspices of the UN.
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A spokesperson for Turkey's Justice and Development Party, Omar Glick, said that France was, in fact, the one who is committing crimes in Libya and playing a dangerous game.
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Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has slammed France's "destructive" approach to the conflict in Libya and accused it of seeking to increase Russian presence there.
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The British newspaper ‘The Independent’, said that France’s policy regarding Libya is finally subject to internal scrutiny, adding that Paris has, for several years now, played a vital role in the rise of Haftar, by pr
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Vice-President of the European Parliament, Fabio Castaldo has expressed Italy's willingness to play a role alongside Europe in order to prevent an escalation in Libya that may plunge the country into a spiral of violen
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