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  1. Athens moves on after Berlin Conference absence, seeks more active role in Libya developments
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    in 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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  2. Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya
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    of 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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  3. Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
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    by 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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  4. Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal

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    Jurisdictions Memorandum with Libya. The MoU was signed after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held.... Additionally, Libya and Ankara argue that they have common sea borders, ignoring the island of Crete... the Turkish coastline of Marmaris-Fethiye-Kas and Libya’s coastline of Derna–Tobruk–Bordia. Whatever the deal

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  5. Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
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    activities 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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  6. Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
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    to 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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  7. Migration opens new front for government after Libya snub

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    at 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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  8. Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void

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    Turkey 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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  9. Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy

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    The two note verbale recently submitted to the United Nations by Libya underlined that relations... the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime agreement, which Greece and the EU have repeatedly declared null and void... to the diplomatic notes from Libya’s Tripoli-based government, the Greek government believes the move

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  10. Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
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    solution which has formed the basis of negotiations for the island’s reunification for more than four... may also offer to put on hold its plans for Varosha as a concession. Additionally, it is expected that Turkey will put the issue of sharing revenues in the Eastern Mediterranean on the negotiation

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