International World has to Support Libya, Turkish PM

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said international world has to support Libya, which passing through in a rapid transformation and construction period.

“Today, I attended a UN conference on Libya Dictatorship has come to an end and democratic process has begun in Libya we should assist Libyan people till everything backs to normal. Then we can withdraw from Libya. The United Nations is ready to extend support to Libyan people,” he said at a news conference.

Turkish Prime Minister also said Libya had some $170 billion in different countries. Under a decision, a part of those assets can be released. “Turkey will continue working together with Libyan in this process.” noted Turkish Prime Minister.

U.S President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought common ground on counterterrorism and Middle East policy on Tuesday even as Washington pressed Ankara to ease tensions with close U.S. ally Israel.

Their talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly came as a showdown loomed this week over Palestinian statehood at the world body, another source of rising tensions in a region in political upheaval.

“Our talks with President Obama focused on the issue of terrorism. The United States, Turkey and Iraq agreed that the PKK terrorist organization was their common enemy in 2007. There is no change in our attitude. President Obama pledged to extend any support to Turkey in its fight against terrorism,” he said.

“President Obama thanked us for Turkey’s positive attitude about NATO’s missile system. As you know, the southern province of Malatya was chosen to deploy the anti-missile radar,” he said.

“Syria was another topic we discussed. Syrian government has launched a dark propaganda against Turkey. It is really obnoxious. We do not have any confidence in the current government. I will visit the camp in the southern Turkish province of Hatay. I want to see the living conditions in the camps,” he said.

Erdogan added, “I halted talks with the Syrian government. I did not want to come to this point. But the Syrian government entailed us to make such a decision.”

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