Meeting with the marshal Khalifa HaftarChapter Libyan The National Army (LNA) had Benghazi Foreign Secretary, Nikos Dendias.

At the center of the meeting was the need to stabilize Libya and promote peace and stability in the region as a whole.

Meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs @NikosDendias with Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), in Benghazi – focus on the need to stabilize Libya and promote peace and stability in the region as a whole https://t.co/t3XzOQTYsW

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) November 17, 2022

According to diplomatic sources cited by APE-MPE, Marshal Haftar made especially harsh words regarding the presence of Turkish troops in the country.

He also clearly condemned Turkish-Libyan memorandums. He also noted that if elections are not held by January, other measures will have to be taken.

Marshal Haftar spoke particularly positively of Benghazi’s relations with Athens, as well as the coordination of diplomatic actions with Cairo.

Then at the port of Benghazi, Mr. Dendias participated in an event highlighting Greece’s contribution to WFP’s program to rehabilitate the city’s port, an important entry point for food and humanitarian and food aid to the wider North Africa and Sahel region. .

The aircraft flew from Tripoli to Benghazi via Malta’s FIR.

A government plane took off through Malta’s FIR and took Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and the Greek delegation from Tripoli to Benghazi.

According to diplomatic sources, the Libyan side refused to approve the plans for the flight of the Greek government aircraft from Tripoli to Benghazi, which led to a long wait for the plane.

It was then decided to fly through Malta’s FIR and from there east into Libyan eastern airspace to head for Benghazi.

Diplomatic incident in Libya – Dendias’ visit to Tripoli canceled

It is noted that during the visit of the Foreign Minister there was a diplomatic incident. Nikos Dendias in Libya.

The Foreign Ministry program predicted that he would visit Tripoli and then Benghazi. The condition that was placed on Tripoli was that only Presidential Council Chairman Mohamed Menfi.

But when the plane landed at the capital’s airport, Foreign Minister of the Government of Tripoli, Nyla Mangus, was waitingwhen the minister decided to leave for Benghazi without holding a meeting.

Recall that Ms. Mangus, Minister of the Interim Government of Tripoli, signed the Turkish-Libyan agreement with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Octoberon the basis of the illegal Turkish-Libyan “memorandum” of 2019, which was condemned by the international community.

“The visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Tripoli, where he was supposed to meet with President Menfi, was canceled because the Libyan Foreign Ministry violated an existing non-meeting agreement with the Libyan Foreign Ministry. Foreign affairs. The phase of the visit to Eastern Libya continues as usual,” This is stated in the official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.