Erdogan, Merkel hold phone conversation over Libyan crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held phone conversation Sunday over recent developments in Libya, Turkey's Directorate of Communications said in a written statement.

The conversation of the two leaders also addressed regional developments, the statement added.

Earlier in the day, Erdogan met with Fayez al-Sarraj, head of Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), in Istanbul after the cease-fire took effect in the war-torn Libya.

Both the GNA and its rival Libyan National Army, loyal to the commander Khalifa Haftar, accepted the cease-fire called for by the Turkish and Russian presidents on Wednesday.