The prime ministers of the two rival governments of Libya have both arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, Italian news agency Nova reports.
Libya is torn between the administration of Fathi Bashagha, who was selected by the House of Representatives to lead the country as interim premier last February, and that of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, who refuses to relinquish power and remains recognized as the country’s leader by the international community.
Citing unnamed Libyan sources, Nova stated that the two are currently in Turkey, a country to which the two rivals have strong connections. However, the Italian news agency did not clarify whether Dbeibeh and Bashagha will meet each other there or will they hold separate talks with Turkish officials.
Nova did report that Khaled Al-Mishri, the chairman of Libya’s High Council of State, is also currently in the Turkish metropolis. Al-Mishri’s trip to Turkey comes just few days after he held one-on-one talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, in Morocco.
Al-Mishri and Saleh agreed to form a unified government before next year, which Dbeibeh rejected.
Saleh, Mishri agree on changing heads of sovereign positions, unifying government