Second anniversary of Libyan revolution celebrated in Ankara

ANKARA – Anatolia News Agency

The second anniversary of Libyan uprising celebrated in a reception in Ankara. AA photo

Libya’s Embassy to Ankara hosted a reception on Monday to celebrate the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime dictator Muammar Gadhafi.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ, Food, Agriculture and Animal Breeding Minister Mehdi Eker, Libyan Ambassador in Ankara Abdurrazaq Mukhtar and several other officials attended the reception, which was hosted by the head of the opposition National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil.

At the reception, Mukhtar thanked Turkey for the support it lent to the Libyan revolution.