ISTANBUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The head of the UN-recognized government in Libya will pay a visit to Turkey on Sunday, local media reported on Saturday evening.
According to the state-run Anadolu agency, Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), is expected to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.
The North African country has been torn by a raging civil war between the GNA based in the capital Tripoli and the Libyan National Army and its allies based in the east.
Following a meeting in Istanbul on Wednesday, Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin called on all parties in Libya for the establishment of an immediate cease-fire as of Jan. 12.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday said Ankara expects Moscow to convince Khalifa Haftar, commander of Libyan National Army, to comply with the cease-fire.
Cavusoglu added that Ankara has done its part by persuading the GNA for the truce.
Ankara and the GNA had signed a security and military cooperation agreements as well as a controversial maritime boundary memorandum at the end of November.
Last week, Erdogan said that Turkey is "gradually" sending troops to Libya in line with the deal.
