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By Alperen Aktas and Serdar Dincel
ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday received Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara, and discussed regional and global issues, according to a statement by Türkiye's Communications Directorate.
During the meeting, the two leaders also discussed bilateral ties, the statement said.
Erdogan noted that the Government of National Unity is "the legitimate interlocutor" in Libya for Türkiye, it added.
Türkiye will continue to develop bilateral relations in many areas, including energy, security, and maritime affairs, the Turkish president said, according to the statement.
Erdogan also stressed that close contact and cooperation will be maintained to protect the common interests of Türkiye and Libya in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Ibrahim Kalin, the head of the National Intelligence Organization, also attended the closed-door meeting.