Erdogan Libya Oil
Speaking to reporters on monday on his flight back from a libya summit in berlin erdogan said turkey would take steps in line with the somali invitation but did not elaborate further.
Erdogan libya oil. The move to blockade oil exports is a new show of strength as world leaders try to force haftar the leader of the libyan national army who runs the east of the country and fayez al sarraj the. Erdogan said he would also discuss moscow s role in libya with president vladimir putin including what he said was the supply of russian planes and pantsir air defences to haftar s forces. Giuseppe conte tries to survive erdogan s onslaught to preserve its economic and security interests in libya against ankara rome is trying to get closer to fayez sarraj s government in tripoli. If erdogan succeeds in harnessing algeria to the libyan gna which is already tied to the turkish chariot he will be able to shift the balance of power in a broad volatile region.
Beirut lebanon 11 20 p m on friday turkish president recep tayyip erdogan described egypt s steps in libya as illegal especially in regards to their vow to intervene in the neighboring in country if the tripoli based government of national accord gna forces attack sirte and al jafra. Moreover according to multiple members or recep erdogan s inner circle the turkish president put his own son in charge of smuggling oil bought from isis. Erdogan s grandiose campaign to establish influence in libya began in response to turkey s exclusion from the israel cyprus greece undersea gas pipeline project. Threatened by a shortage in energy.
Libya s oil and gas reserves being much more substantial than syria s it is no wonder that the turkish elites hurried to get its hands on libyan natural resources.