U.S. welcomes Turkey's recognition of Libyan opposition group as legitimate representative of Libyan people

WASHINGTON (A.A) - July 6, 2011 -  A spokeswoman with the U.S. State Department has said the U.S. government has welcomed Turkey's recognition of the Libyan Transitional National Council or the TNC as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.
"[...] we very much welcome the step that the Turkish government has taken, including its provision of aid to the Transitional National Council," Victoria Nuland told a daily press briefing. 
Nuland also said that the United States considered the TNC as "the legitimate and credible interlocutor for the Libyan people and we are working very closely with them on the full range of issues associated with the transition."
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has declared during a visit to the opposition stronghold Benghazi that Turkish government recognized the TNC as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people. 
The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey pledged an additional $200 million worth of support to a previous $100 million the country donated in June.