Turkey warns against harming national accord in Libya

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey Thursday warned against any action that would would harm the national accord in Libya amid the recent military escalation in the North African country.</p> <p>Military commander Khalifa Haftar on Thursday launched a campaign aimed at capturing the capital Tripoli, where Libya’s UN-backed unity government is headquartered.</p> <p>In a written statement, Hami Aksoy, Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Turkey closely follows the recent military escalation in the west of Libya.</p> <p>&quot;It is important to avoid attempts that would harm the spirit of national accord in Libya,&quot; the statement stressed.</p> <p>&quot;We believe that the present division in Libya can only be overcome through intra-Libyan dialogue,&quot; it said.</p> <p>The statement said Turkey supports the UN-facilitated National Conference which is planned to take place in Libya's Ghademes on April 14-16.</p> <p>It added that the conference presents an opportunity for eliminating the ongoing disputes in the country.

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