Turkey hosted talks last week between Libya’s rival eastern and western administrations to reunify the divided country, but no agreement has been reached, a senior Turkish official told AFP on Wednesday.

The discussions in Ankara focused mainly on unifying military forces, while political unity is expected to be addressed later. Military officials from both sides and diplomats attended the talks, with Turkey acting as mediator.

Libya has remained divided since the 2011 overthrow of longtime leader Moamer Kadhafi. The country has a UN-recognised government in Tripoli and a rival eastern administration backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently said conditions were ripe for reunification, highlighting the need to bring military units under a unified command.

Meanwhile, Libya’s eastern-based parliament last week approved a maritime demarcation agreement with Turkey that it had previously rejected. The deal has drawn objections from Greece and Egypt, which says it infringes on its Mediterranean rights.

The United States and the United Nations are also pushing for the reunification of the oil-rich country.