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Erdogan Warns Merkel Libya’s Chaos Could Affect the Entire Mediterranean
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning that the "Libyan chaos" could extend to the entire Mediterranean Sea during his Friday meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul.
''The chaos that prevails in Libya is likely to have consequences...
Diplomacy
Erdogan Claims Crete and Greek Islands Aren't on Continental Shelf
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again made remarks regarding his country's illegal deal signed with the Tripoli-based Libyan government on what they consider their mutual maritime borders.
The statements were made on his Presidential aircraft after the Turkish leader...
Diplomacy
World Leaders Reach Agreement on Libya at Berlin Conference
World leaders agreed on a final communique regarding Libya during a conference held in Berlin on Sunday.
Details of the agreement were presented during a press conference by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN Special Envoy for Libya...
Diplomacy
Greece Slams Turkey Over President Erdogan's Remarks on the Country
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Sunday morning in response to remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before his attendance at the Conference on Libya hosted in Berlin.
"For Greece, it is not a...
Diplomacy
Athens Intensifies Diplomatic Moves Ahead of Crucial Berlin Conference on Libya
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Saturday on the phone with the President of the European Council Charles Michel at the latter's initiative and with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the issue of Libya.
According to...
Diplomacy
Libyan Strongman General Haftar Holds Talks with Greek Leaders
The commander of rebel forces in war-torn Libya, General Khalifa Haftar, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens today in a bid to counter Turkish support for his opponents.
The surprise visit by Haftar takes place ahead of a...
Diplomacy
Greece to Veto Libya Deal If Turkey Maritime Pact Isn’t Withdrawn
Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli and Turkey on maritime borders is scrapped, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Thursday.
“Greece will veto even at a foreign ministers’...
Diplomacy
US Condemns Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal as Provocative to Greece
The US State Department condemned on Tuesday the recently signed maritime deal between Libya and Turkey as "counterproductive and provocative".
Replying to a question by the Athens-Macedonia News Agency (AMNA), a State Department spokesman said that Turkish claims are...
Diplomacy
Germany Shuns Greece: Athens Excluded from Berlin Summit on Libya
Greece suffered a diplomatic setback as it emerged late on Tuesday that it had been excluded from the summit on the crisis in Libya, to be held on January 19 in Berlin.
The German hosts rejected Athens' claim that is...
Diplomacy
Greece Demands a Seat at Berlin's Upcoming Libya Crisis Summit
The Greek government has requested to be invited to participate in the upcoming talks on the Libya crisis scheduled to be held in Berlin, possibly this coming weekend.
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas stated on Tuesday that Athens is "making every...