Istanbul - Turkey's foreign minister recognized Libya's Interim Transitional National Council (ITNC) as a representative of the Libyan people during a visit to Ankara on Monday by the council's chairman, Mustafa Abdul Jalil.
'Turkey sees the ITNC as a legitimate and recognized representative of the Libyan people,' Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted by the semi-official Anatolia press agency as saying.
Abdul Jalil's visit to Turkey, which began the day after the European Union opened an office in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, represents the highest-level meetings so far between Ankara and the rebel council.
The Libyan rebel leader met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and with Davutoglu on the first day of a two-day visit aimed at shoring up diplomatic support for the ITNC in Turkey.
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