Libya

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his intention to veto a solution on the Libya crisis at the Cοuncil of Foreign Ministers and the summit of leaders if the Libya-Turkey maritime border deal is not scrapped.

Libya's Khalifa Haftar, commander of eastern Libyan forces, is expected in Athens later in the day.
He is expected to hold an informal meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Thursday ahead of their official talks on Friday. Sources said he will also hold talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias (2nd from r) holds talks with Morocco's Parliament Speaker Habib El Malki (l) in Rabat on Wednesday during his tour of Maghreb countries to discuss the Libya crisis and regional issues. He also met with his counterpart Nasser Bourita.

Turkey is beginning to send troops into Libya in support of the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, days before a summit in Berlin which will address the Libyan conflict.

The European Union will be prepared in case of any migration wave from Libya amid crisis in the region, a European Union official said on Jan. 15.

The presidents of Turkey and the U.S. spoke over the phone on Jan. 15, according to a statement by the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate.

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the latest developments in Libya and the region.

This is a very difficult period for the country's foreign policy. It is therefore useful that we keep a few basic things in mind.
First, we should not react in an erratic manner, celebrating on one day because "the eastern Libyan forces of Khalifa Haftar are about to make their way into Tripoli" and grieving the next because "Erdogan is playing on a whole other level."

Turkey's involvement in Libya's domestic affairs is a "serious source of concern" for the countries in the region, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Wednesday, during a visit to Morocco.

The summit that will be held in Berlin this Sunday to try to find a path to peace for Libya will not discuss a contentious deal signed between Turkey and Libya on maritime borders, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, responding to a question on why Greece was not invited to the conference, despite its request to participate.

Berlin hopes to get all international players to use their influence to push for progress on Libya peace talks, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, setting out modest ambitions for a Berlin peace conference this weekend.

Spokesman Rainer Breul said the aim was "broader" than the Moscow conference, whose aim had been to secure a ceasefire.