The domestic crisis in Libya needs to be resolved peacefully, while the deployment of Turkish troops may deteriorate the situation in the country, Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky told, Eurasia Diary reports citing TASS.
"As for me, the Turkish parliament’s decision [to allow the government to send troops to Libya - TASS] causes concern. The deployment of Turkish troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request may deepen the crisis and deteriorate the situation," the senior lawmaker said.
Slutsky pointed out that foreign interference was "not the best option".
"Russia has always called for resolving the domestic conflict in Libya through political and diplomatic means," he went on to say. "There is a need to continue the search for peaceful methods to settle the crisis through the mediation of the United Nations and with the assistance of the entire international community," Slutsky added.