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Mangoush asks Al-Mabrouk to file a protest note with Greek authorities to clarify Dendias' behavior




Alwasat - Cairo Sun 20 Nov 2022, 07:09 PM
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Government of National Unity Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush asked the Libyan ambassador to Greece, Hamad Bashir Al-Mabrouk, to submit a protest note to the Greek authorities to clarify the behavior of its Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Mangoush summoned the Libyan Ambassador to Greece and the Director of the European Affairs Department at the Ministry, Iman Al-Talib, to consult about the behavior of the Greek Foreign Minister, who refused to get off his plane during his visit to Libya last Thursday.

The ministry added that Mangoush stressed that such ill-conceived actions have serious repercussions on the security and stability of the state of Libya and an indirect call to strengthen the state of division.

Cancelled Visit

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias snubbed his Libyan counterpart on Thursday, abandoning a planned visit to Tripoli to avoid meeting with her.

Mangoush was left waiting on the tarmac at Tripoli's Mitiga Airport when Dendias refused to disembark from his plane and instead flew on to Benghazi, where a rival administration holds sway.

According to Greek media, Menfi had requested that Dendias make a stop in Tripoli to meet with him on Wednesday.

Dendias agreed on the condition that only Menfi and no other person would be present.

When the aircraft landed in Tripoli, however, Government of National Unity Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was waiting to receive him, at which point Dendias decided to depart without meeting with Menfi.

Greek Foreign Ministry sources spoke of a diplomatic “foul,” saying that Libyan authorities had hoped to “force” a meeting, according to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

Mangoush responded by saying her ministry would take "appropriate diplomatic measures".

Shortly afterwards, it recalled its ambassador from Athens and summoned the Greek Chargé d' Affaires in Tripoli

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