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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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Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Berlin talks. In order to help tackle the crisis in Libya, EU foreign ministers want to revive.... Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias hailed the outcome of Sunday’s conference on the Libya crisis..., assured him that the bloc’s position on the Turkey-Libya agreements “remains the same
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Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyof this absence was the signing of the Turkey-Libya Maritime Boundary Treaty in November 2019, which served as a warning for Greece and the way it views Africa. Also, Turkey’s military presence in Libya and its... this framework, it is of utmost importance Greece’s participation at a high-level meeting on Libya organised
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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
PoliticsForeign Policyby Ankara. Last Monday, much to Greek frustration, Turkey and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding... and Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the leader of one of two competing governments in divided Libya. He said... they infringed on Greek waters. “Turkey is seeking to take advantage of the turbulent situation in Libya
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Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyactivities in Libya and the broader Eastern Mediterranean. With this in mind, Foreign Minister Nikos... stance regarding the situation in Libya. On the one hand, Greece supports a political solution..., as a neighbouring country of Libya directly affected by developments there, and as a factor for stability
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Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
PoliticsForeign Policyto contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Commenting on the attitude of Turkey and the memorandum with Libya, Mitsotakis announced the intention of Greece to approach Libya on a number of issues, including the beginning of talks
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Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the border of Libya where it had arrived for talks on managing Mediterranean boat crossings. Plevris was part... managing migration flows to Europe from the breakaway region of eastern Libya. Scheduled talks... Libya stem the flows to ease pressure on the island of Crete, which has seen a steep increase
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Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in Libya, which has rocked relations... to the agreement Turkey made with the Libyans. Ambassador expelled Athens has decided to expel Libya’s... Libya and Turkey. Mohamed Younis AB Menfi had 72 hours to leave the country, Greek Foreign Minister
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Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position
PoliticsForeign Policythat will be formed following elections in Libya. This was set out in a Note Verbale that the Greek Foreign Ministry lodged to the Embassy of Libya in Athens last week, with which it refuted..., according to a report by the Libya Review, which was confirmed by Greek sources, the Tripoli Administrative
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Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya
PoliticsForeign Policywith Libya The Greek Foreign Minister is to travel to North Africa again at the end of the month visiting both Tripoli and Benghazi, according to Kathimerini. Gerapetritis is to meet with both Libya’s...’s active presence in Libya. For the same reasons, they were also opposing the 2019 Turkish-Libyan
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