Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addressed Libyans at Benghazi's newly-named Tahrir Square, the venue for center of anti-government protests.
"Greetings to the grandchildren of Omar Mukhtar. I have brought to you the greetings from the Turkish people and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan," Ahmet Davutoglu told the crowd in Arabic.
Davutoglu said Turks and Libyans shared a common history, fate and a common future, adding, "Libya's future will be brighter than its past."
"My visit to Benghazi is not message to the government in Tripoli. It is a not a move to exclude Tripoli," the Turkish foreign minister later told reporters aboard his plane on his way back to the Turkish capital, Ankara.
Davutoglu said he met in Libya with Mustafa Abdul Jalil, chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council based in Benghazi, as well as with Mahmoud Jibril, chairman of the council's executive board.
Davutoglu said Jibril was scheduled to visit Ankara on Tuesday, adding that he would met the Libyan representative twice during his two-day stay in the Turkish capital.
The Turkish foreign minister also said Turkey pledged an additional $200 million worth of support to a previous $100 million the country donated in June.
"Greetings to the grandchildren of Omar Mukhtar. I have brought to you the greetings from the Turkish people and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan," Ahmet Davutoglu told the crowd in Arabic.
Davutoglu said Turks and Libyans shared a common history, fate and a common future, adding, "Libya's future will be brighter than its past."
"My visit to Benghazi is not message to the government in Tripoli. It is a not a move to exclude Tripoli," the Turkish foreign minister later told reporters aboard his plane on his way back to the Turkish capital, Ankara.
Davutoglu said he met in Libya with Mustafa Abdul Jalil, chairman of Libya's National Transitional Council based in Benghazi, as well as with Mahmoud Jibril, chairman of the council's executive board.
Davutoglu said Jibril was scheduled to visit Ankara on Tuesday, adding that he would met the Libyan representative twice during his two-day stay in the Turkish capital.
The Turkish foreign minister also said Turkey pledged an additional $200 million worth of support to a previous $100 million the country donated in June.
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