国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkey flexes muscles in Mediterranean, renews pledge for Libya
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 16-- <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="easter">easter</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="boundary">boundary</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="inflamed">inflamed</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>."</p><p><span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mired">mired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="toppled">toppled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Muammar">Muammar</span> <span word="Gaddafi">Gaddafi</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Fayez">Fayez</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sarraj">Sarraj</span>, <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Accord">Accord</span> (<span word="GNA">GNA</span>), <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="militia">militia</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="mercenaries">mercenaries</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="rages">rages</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>," <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="Ibrahim">Ibrahim</span> <span word="Karagul">Karagul</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="columnist">columnist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="Yeni">Yeni</span> <span word="Safak">Safak</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>.</p>
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