Germany–Libya relations
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Germany–Libya relations are bilateral relations between the
History
German involvement in Libya dates back to at least the
Libya was later blamed for the
In 1997, Germany was Libya's second "most important trading partner."[3] As David E. Long and Bernard Reich write, "Libya's relations with Western Europe--especially those with Germany...with which Libya has extensive business dealings--have been better than its relations with the United States....Libya also exports its light, sweet crude to Western Europe, primarily to Germany..."[4]
In 2004, a delegation led by Germany's deputy foreign minister visited Libya. During the visit they met the
In 2020, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would host peace talks between Libya's fighting parties.[6]
References
- ^ "Libya woos German, European investors". Afrique en Lique. April 27, 2009. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ^ "Germany, Libya reach compensation deal over nightclub attack". from FindArticles. August 2004. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ^ Taylor & Francis Group, Lucy Dean, The Middle East and North Africa 2004: 2004 (Routledge, 2003), 808.
- ^ David E. Long and Bernard Reich, The government and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (Westview Press, 2002), 388-389.
- ^ ":: Xinhuanet - English ::". Archived from the original on 2004-11-28. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Vladimir Soldatkin, Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, Andreas Rinke and Giulio Piovaccari (January 11, 2020), German chancellor Merkel says Berlin will host Libya peace talks Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Reuters.
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