Turkey says Khalifa Haftar, the commander of rebel militia in Libya, must submit to international calls for a political solution to the armed conflict in the North African country.

“At the moment we aren’t sending military forces, we are only sending a cadre of trainers and advisers.”

Turkey says Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar should end his “hostile attitude” to resolve the conflict in the war-ravaged country.

Turkey deploys over 1,700 militants from Syria to Libya to come to the aid of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA).

Germany will host a peace conference under the auspices of the UN in Berlin on Sunday.

The German foreign minister says Libya’s Khalifa Haftar is committed to the ongoing truce and will participate in Berlin peace talks.

Turkey says it is not pessimistic about the prospect of a ceasefire in Libya, even after the collapse of peace talks in Moscow, but accuses renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar of seeking continued conflict.

Germany has decided to hold a summit in the capital Berlin on January 19 aimed at promoting peace and stability in Libya, two participants say.

Turkey has received the parliament’s green light to deploy troops to Libya for a period of one year.

Turkish lawmakers have approved a military deployment to Libya.