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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:28:00 GMT

. In Benghazi, Dendias met with Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to discuss “the need for Libya’s... planning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... to the Greek side, the minister agreed on the condition that he only met with chairman of the Presidential

Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:11:00 GMT

Increased 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..., Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met with General Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi for approximately one

Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:26:00 GMT

Minister Nikos Dendias recently met with new UN Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš. During the meeting...Greece 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

Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:20:00 GMT

on the reassurances given by Libya’s foreign minister when he met Dendias in New York last September... at bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the possibility of the memorandum on sea borders between Ankara and UN backed government in Libya going

FM heads to Ankara for rare talks as Greece and Turkey court Libya

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:47:00 GMT

met with a Greek Foreign Minister was in 2017, when Nikos Kotzias was the country’s chief diplomat... 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

Athens looks to bolster ties with African states, beyond Libya

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:56:00 GMT

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

Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:53:00 GMT

that 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

Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:16:00 GMT

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... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process

FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:23:00 GMT

from Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context.... The plans for his tour had not been made public. In his visit to Benghazi Dendias met with Field... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil

Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 05:47:00 GMT

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... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya