(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Ugur Duyan
Libya's House of Representatives Speaker Aguila Salih has said
that Turkish companies are playing an important role in the
country's reconstruction process, Yeni Shafak reports.
Salih made the remarks during his visit to Turkiye that took
place at the invitation of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
Speaker Mustafa Sentop. He also met with President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan as part of the visit.
“We need to cooperate with these companies in order to complete
their old contracts so that they can contribute to the
reconstruction of Libya again,” Salih stressed.
Underlining Turkish companies' role in the development of Libya,
the speaker added that they want to take the relations with Turkiye
to the next level.
The guest described his meetings with President Erdogan and
Turkish Parliament Speaker Sentop as very productive, adding that
he wanted support from Ankara for the preservation of Libya's
territorial integrity. Salih said that he informed Erdogan about
the situation in Libya during the meeting at the Turkish
president's office.
“In my opinion, during this meeting, we were able to explain the
Libyan picture to him [Erdogan] very clearly. We conveyed to him
that the most important thing is to preserve the unity and
territorial integrity of Libya. Mr. President said that they will
make all necessary efforts for the stability and prosperity of
Libya,” the Libyan official added.
According to Salih, he also had a very productive meeting with
Sentop in terms of discussing the latest developments in Libya.
Stating that they are working to bring the bilateral relations
between Turkiye and Libya to the highest level again, Salih pointed
out that Turkish companies are playing an important role in the
reconstruction of the country.
Salih added that there are several Turkish firms in Libya and
their contracts are still in effect, but the majority of them were
unable to complete their projects. He stressed that his main goal
is to bring the Turkiye-Libya ties to their prior level.
Salih emphasized that Libya is eagerly anticipating the
normalization of relations with Turkiye and that the country wishes
to continue the cooperation that was put on hold as a result of the
developments in the country.
“We think that the [Libyan] government should also fulfill this
task with us [parliament]. In order for the government to complete
their old contracts, they need to sit down and talk with the
Turkish companies and cooperate so that they can contribute to the
reconstruction of Libya again,' he said.
Salih stated that talks with the State Council on drafting a new
constitution are still underway.
“When we reach an agreement, it will be presented to the Supreme
State Council as well as to the House of Representatives. Of
course, after the establishment of an election board, all this work
will be put to a referendum and submitted to the appreciation of
the Libyan people,' he stressed.
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