Libyan government

The normalization process will not be about abandoning measures all together but we have to adapt to the new normal, Turkey's presidential spokesperson said on May 23. 

"We need to get used to living with masks. Turkey will go down to history when this coronavirus pandemic is over and it is written down," Ibrahim Kalın said on local television station NTV.

Turkey's president and the head of NATO on May 14 discussed via telephone the novel coronavirus and steps to take in the post-pandemic period, according to a statement by Ankara's presidential Directorate of Communications.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Jens Stoltenberg also discussed the latest developments in Syria and Libya.

NATO is ready to support Libya's government led by Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the military alliance said on May 14.

In an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, Jens Stoltenberg noted that NATO has 30 partners, which on many issues have different positions, but added that Turkey remains an important ally.

Turkey will consider elements of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar as a legitimate target if the country's interests in Libya are targeted, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on May 10.

Attacks by renegade commander Khalifa Haftar's forces left the Libyan government "no choice but to respond," according to a statement from by the prime ministry's press office.

Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj criticized the international community for staying silent in the face of the attacks.

The Libyan military targeted two vehicles belonging to militias loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar in an airstrike.  

Libya-based Gen. Khalifa Haftar announced a truce upon the "command of Russia" as he suffered great losses against the U.N.-recognized Libyan government, according to pro-Haftar parliament speaker.

The U.N.-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya on April 30 said it rejected the unilateral truce call made by its arch-enemy, renegade commander Khalifa Haftar -- the warlord of the armed forces based in the east. 

Turkey's focus on foreign policy matters continues in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the country's communication director said late on April 21.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday that Greece has not submitted coordinates of its maritime borders to the United Nations, arguing that securing such borders cannot be done "unilaterally" with a declaration, but has sent the international agency a "description of Greek claims."