Libyan patients can get medical treatment at private hospitals in Turkey.

Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag met with Libyan Secretary of the General People's Committee for Health and Environment Muhammad Hijazi in Ankara on Tuesday.

After the meeting, Turkish and Libyan parties signed a cooperation agreement in the health sector.

Akdag said that relations in the health sector would be improved more between the two countries with this agreement.

Akdag said that Libyan patients could receive medical treatment in Turkey.

Libyan Health Minister Hijazi said that he had a fruitful meeting with Akdag.

Hijazi said especially patients who have been suffering from serious diseases such as cancer could be treated at hospitals in Turkey.

Hijazi said that Libya has been making initiatives in the area of health and his country would keep sending patients to other countries till health sector was improved in his country.