Foreign relations of Libya
Ambassador says he asked for closure of embassy in Tripoli
Serbian Ambassador to Libya Oliver Potezica has denied in a protest letter that he had not sought the closure of the Serbian embassy in Libya.
The Belgrade-based paper Danas writes on Thursday that Potezica addressed his letter to the Serbian president, the prime minister, and the minister of foreign affairs.
Libya Tracks Down Abducted Serbians' Kidnappers
The Serbian foreign ministry on Sunday set up a crisis response team after the two employees of the country's embassy in Tripoli, Sladjana Stankovic and Jovica Stepic, were abducted near the Libyan town of Sabrath.
The ministry said the Libyan authorities have located the abductors who it said are still in Sabrath, and arrested one of them, although the two Serbs remain missing.
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Turkey, along with int'l community, call on Libya to embrace UN-led deal
The foreign ministers of a number of regional countries have called on all parties to the Libyan Political Dialogue to immediately approve a political agreement brokered by a special U.N. representative following recent meetings to achieve national reconciliation.
Libya's state power firm in talks with Turkish companies
Libya?s state electricity firm is in talks with Turkish firms to get them to return to carry out badly-needed maintenance work at power plants in the North African nation, a senior official with the Libyan company said.
Libya has been hit hard by power outages as fighting between rival factions damaged plants, interrupted the grid and made the import of spare parts more difficult.
UN to host new rounds of Libya talks in Morocco
The United Nations plans to host on June 8 in Morocco a new round of talks among Libya's warring factions in an effort to end a conflict that threatens to break up the oil producer.
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Turkish ship attacked off Libya, third officer killed, several wounded
A Turkish dry cargo ship's third officer was killed and several other crew members were wounded after the ship was shelled off the Libyan coast and attacked from the air, the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on May 11.
Turkey's deteriorating political ties spill over to economic side
Turkey?s relations with its neighboring regions have strained for the last years. The economic and trade ramifications of these deteriorating ties become more and more visible.
Two Bulgarian Nationals Arrested in Libya for Alleged Smuggling
The five-member crew of a Maltese tanker vessel, including two Bulgarian nationals, has been arrested in Libya for alleged smuggling of oil products.
The Moldova-flagged ship, Sunoil I, and its crew were detained in Tripoli on 3 January, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Libya recognised government army declares ceasefire
The army of Libya's internationally recognized government announced on Jan. 18 that it would cease fire, two days after an Islamist-backed militia alliance announced a truce.
"We declare a ceasefire from midnight (2200 GMT) Sunday," said the army said, stressing however that it would continue to pursue "terrorists", as UN-brokered peace talks resume in Geneva next week.
Ankara 'concerned' over unrest in Libya
Turkey has expressed concerns about the escalating violence and political unrest in Libya as its special envoy will head to the northern African country in the upcoming days amid threats to Turkish aircrafts.
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