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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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Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little
PoliticsForeign Policyconcerns persist about the possibility of holding free, fair and credible elections in Libya. Major...An 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
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Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign Policystatements of the Greek Prime Minister in Brussels provoked strong reactions to Turkey and Libya...The 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
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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 Policy- and this was the purpose of the visit - to maintain a strong relationship with eastern Libya and therefore... planning 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
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyis putting a lot of emphasis on Libya’s future. In this context, Mitsotakis is planning to visit Paris on November 12 to participate in a conference on Libya, organised by French President Emmanuel Macron. Libya’s future has been one of the crucial issues that both men discussed during their latest meeting
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FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyunconvinced that the Greek courts’ decision not to extradite them was derived from the human rights... memorandum, 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
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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
PoliticsForeign Policyand Turkey provoked strong reaction in Libya itself. There was criticism from the president of the Libyan... by Ankara. Last Monday, much to Greek frustration, Turkey and Libya signed a memorandum of understanding..., Egypt stands ready to make itself felt in the area either with an autonomous strong naval presence
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Greece locked in talks with Egypt over monastery, struggles to gain footing in Libya
PoliticsForeign Policythe provision of funding under specific conditions especially regarding human rights and religious freedom... with 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
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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyprovoked strong reactions in Ankara. Scholz stressed the potential of the Eastern Mediterranean... to be heard” government sources insisted. However, Athens was again not invited to the so-called Libya process meeting that took place last week. Libya The same issue dominated talks Mitsotakis held last week
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