UPDATE 2 - Turkish President Erdogan receives Libyan premier in Istanbul

UPDATES WITH DELEGATIONS' MEETING, ADDS DETAILS, CHANGES DECK

By Sefa Mutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey’s president on Saturday received the visiting prime minister of Libya.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Libya’s Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh had a one-on-one closed-door meeting at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul that lasted for an hour-and-a-half.

The leaders later attended a meeting between by the countries' delegations.

Participating the closed-door meeting were Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Lutfi Elvan, Trade Minister Mehmet Mus, Turkish Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu, and Principal Consultant to the President Sefer Turan.

Turkey and the North African country have seen closer ties in recent years, especially after the signing of security and maritime boundary pacts in November 2019, along with Turkey's aid to help the legitimate Libyan government push back a putschist revolt.

*Writing by Burak Dag and Dilan Pamuk in Ankara