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Libya’s Tripoli government signs economic deals with Turkey

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By RAMI MUSA
Associated Press

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — One of Libya’s rival governments has signed preliminary economic and maritime deals with Turkey in a move that has inflamed tensions with the other administration. The deals signaled a strengthening of ties between the allied administrations amid repeated international calls for Libyan elections. Monday’s deals will pave the way for further cooperation in the hydrocarbon and oil sectors.  A gas deal is also expected. Turkey has been a prominent backer of Libya’s Tripoli-based government, currently headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. In 2019, Recep Tayipp Erdogan’s government helped thwart a year-long campaign by former eastern warlord Gen. Khalifa Hifter.

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