Greek Foreign Minister Dendias met with Haftar in Benghazi

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with Haftar, the leader of the illegitimate armed forces in the east of the country, in the city of Benghazi, where he refused to get off the plane in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias shared on his social media account that he had a meeting with Haftar, the leader of the illegal armed forces in the east of the country, in Benghazi. Sharing photos from the meeting, Minister Dendias said they exchanged views on securing peace and stability in Libya.

This caused a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias refused to get off the plane at Tripoli International Airport, where he arrived today for a meeting with the chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohammed al-Menfi. In a statement from the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “Despite the irrational policy and stance taken by the Greek Foreign Minister regarding the interests of the Libyan state in recent days, the Libyan Foreign Ministry gave him permission to visit Tripoli on November 17, 2022. According to diplomatic procedure, the Foreign Minister was waiting for him affairs of Libya. However, the Greek minister unexpectedly refused to get off the plane and returned without any explanation.

Dendias then crossed to Benghazi under the control of Haftar.

“He just wanted to meet Menfi”

On the other hand, when the Greek media learned that Dendias only wanted to meet with the Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohammed al-Menfi, on the condition that he did not meet with members of the Tripoli government, as recognized by the United Nations (UN) in Tripoli, the Tripoli government decided to meet Menfi when he learned that Foreign Minister Mangush was waiting for him. He announced that he was canceling and moving to Benghazi.

Mangush signed an agreement on hydrocarbons with Turkey

Libyan Foreign Minister Mangoush, whom Dendias did not want to meet, signed a memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya in the field of hydrocarbons.

The Athens administration claims that the term of the Tripoli government has expired and it cannot sign international agreements that are binding on the future of the country.