The Turkish newspaper Yeni Şafak, which is close to the government, reported that the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Parliament approved a memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya regarding the status of Turkish forces in Libya.
This memorandum, which will be sent to the General Assembly of Parliament for approval, will determine the rules governing the work of Turkish forces in Libya, including the use and ownership of properties allocated to them, the storage of military materials, the use of land, air and sea vehicles, the purchase of goods and services, the establishment of infrastructure and communications, in addition to the financial and legal operations regulating their work.
Yeni Şafak mentioned statements by sources in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding another memorandum of understanding with Libya related to cooperation in the field of exploration of hydrocarbons.
The sources indicated that this issue was discussed with the Libyan government within the framework of initiatives to resolve the issue of the suspension of implementation decision issued by a local Libyan court.
The newspaper cited the ministry’s sources as saying: “They told us that they would resolve the problem according to their internal legislation. We are ready to follow the path they propose," stressing the continuation of the hydrocarbon cooperation initiative between the two countries.
