Turkey hosts talks to unite rival governments in Libya, no agreement reached Turkey held talks last week between Libya's eastern and western governments in an effort to reunite the divided country, but the discussions have not yet resulted in an agreement, a senior Turkish official familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Wednesday. "The discussions have so far mainly focused on military unification, while political unity is expected to be addressed at a later stage," the official said. The negotiations took place in Ankara and included military officials who represented the two governments, alongside diplomats. Turkey mediates between the two sides, the source added. On Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Piden said it was time to reunite Libya's eastern and western governments, suggesting an announcement could be imminent after he hosted top European diplomats and regional powers for a meeting in Istanbul. "We have now reached a stage where the conditions are ripe to permanently guarantee the unification of East and West," Piden told reporters. "One of the most important pillars of national unification is the way in which the military units currently controlled separately by the two sides will be assembled under one umbrella," he added. "God willing, you will soon hear very good news about this from Turkey. ".

Turkey hosts talks to unite rival governments in Libya, no agreement reached Turkey held talks last week between Libya's eastern and western governments in an effort to reunite the divided country, but the discussions have not yet resulted in an agreement, a senior Turkish official familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Wednesday. "The discussions have so far mainly focused on military unification, while political unity is expected to be addressed at a later stage," the official said. The negotiations took place in Ankara and included military officials who represented the two governments, alongside diplomats. Turkey mediates between the two sides, the source added. On Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Piden said it was time to reunite Libya's eastern and western governments, suggesting an announcement could be imminent after he hosted top European diplomats and regional powers for a meeting in Istanbul. "We have now reached a stage where the conditions are ripe to permanently guarantee the unification of East and West," Piden told reporters. "One of the most important pillars of national unification is the way in which the military units currently controlled separately by the two sides will be assembled under one umbrella," he added. "God willing, you will soon hear very good news about this from Turkey. ".