A serious diplomatic incident occurred during the visit of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Libya as the caretaker government Dbeibah attempted to entrap the Greek minister upon his arrival in Tripoli. Initially, a visit to Tripoli was not on the program of Dendias trip to Libya. However, Foreign Ministry sources report that on the eve of his visit to Benghazi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohamed al-Menfi, had requested the Greek minister also visit Tripoli for a meeting with him. Then the second phase of the episode unfolded, with Libyan authorities refusing to approve the flight plan of the aircraft carrying Nikos Dendias to Benghazi. During the visit to Benghazi, Dendias will deliver vaccines against the coronavirus, donated by Greece.

Source: Libya Today November 18, 2022 00:59 UTC