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Dorian Jones

Turkey and Italy boost cooperation in bid to shape Libya’s political future

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hold a joint news conference at the Villa Pamphili residence in Rome on 29 April 2025. © AFP

Turkey and Italy are working more closely on migration, energy and regional influence as they seek to shape Libya’s political future. Both see the North African country as a key shared interest and are moving to consolidate their positions in the conflict-torn but energy-rich eastern Mediterranean.

Earlier this month, the leaders of Italy, Turkey and Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) met in a tripartite summit – the latest sign of growing cooperation between the three Mediterranean nations.

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