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Athens displeased with EU Council outcome, faces pressure for talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policybelieve he was concerned about not upsetting the Franco-German axis if he insisted on harsher...’s intervention in Libya last year.... to engage in a dialogue. Arms embargo Following the Greek side’s failure to secure the inclusion
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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythat will take place in Libya's international waters aiming to preserve the UN arms embargo. The new... in Istanbul on Tuesday, March 17 with the participation of French President Emmanuel Macron and German... that Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next
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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process
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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign PolicyIncreased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials... hour. Talks focused on the problem of the irregular arrivals from the northeastern part of Libya
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since.... The opposition party has also discussed the idea of introducing a German-style tax for the Orthodox... triggered an embargo on Union imports by Moscow. There is a connection between the two in the sense
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Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again
PoliticsForeign Policywent on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... hope for the safeguarding of their rights.” Libya On the same day and some kilometers away
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign Policyplanning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... Council, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has
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Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed... and current head of Libya’s presidency council, Mohamed Al-Menfi. The Greek premier will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as the pair try to rekindle relations between Greece and Libya. Athens
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FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya
PoliticsForeign Policymemorandum, which the Greek side is seeking to be annulled. Return to Libya The very same issue topped the agenda of talks between Mitsotakis and Libya’s al-Menfi on Wednesday in Athens. Following... and Libya on the delimitation of the maritime zones.” Mitsotakis also said that Athens aimed to reset
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