Turkish parliament speaker meets with president of Libya’s High Council

By Ali Kemal Akan

ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye’s parliament speaker met with the president of Libya’s High Council on Tuesday and discussed the latest situation in Libya and Palestine.

Numan Kurtulmus told Mohamed Takala that Israel has carried out attacks against Palestinians that have exceeded the scale of a massacre and could be described as genocide.

“One of the biggest reasons why this mentality under which hospitals, schools, civilian settlements and places where children are present are bombed cannot be stopped is unfortunately the disunity, division and fragmentation of the regional countries,” Kurtulmus said during his meeting with Takala in Libya’s parliament building.

Following the one-on-one meeting, they presided over an inter-delegation meeting.

Kurtulmus said in a speech before the meeting that the Turkish and Libyan peoples are brotherly, friendly and two nations with strong historical and cultural ties.

He said Türkiye is well aware of the difficulties Libya has been going through in recent years and has been closely following them.

He also expressed Ankara’s desire for the strong presence of the government in Tripoli to continue and ultimately for Libya to reunify under a single roof.

Kurtulmus pointed out that Türkiye stands by the legitimate government of Libya, continuing to support the swift resolution of their issues and Libya's deserved place in the international community.

“In Gaza, if an immediate cease-fire and urgent humanitarian aid cannot be implemented, the primary responsibility for this, of course, lies with Israel. However, just as much as the Israeli government, all countries -- especially some Western countries that support Israel's aggression -- will be equally responsible for this brutality and this massacre,” he said.

“This is a matter of humanity. If humanity watches this happen, they will all become complicit together.”

He added that the only way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a two-state solution.

*Writing by Esra Tekin in Istanbul