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After longstanding bilateral tensions Macron, Erdogan discuss Libya on sidelines of G20 summit

French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks focusing on Libya on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome.

The meeting comes straight on the heels of Erdogan's threat to expel, along with nine other Western envoys, France's ambassador to Ankara, as well as after the recent France-Greece strategic defence agreement.

Macron-Erdogan talks focus on Libya, ahead of 12 November Paris conference on the country’s future

French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks focusing on Libya on the margins of the G20 summit in Rome.

The meeting comes straight on the heels of Erdogan's threat to expel, along with nine other Western envoys, France's ambassador to Ankara, as well as after the recent France-Greece strategic defence agreement.

Who is the man who slapped Macron?

The man alleged to have slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face ran a club for enthusiasts of medieval swordsmanship and had no previous criminal record, two sources familiar with the investigation said on Wednesday.
A police source identified the suspect as 28-year-old Damien Tarel, as Reuters reported.

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