Libya warlord Haftar secretly flies to Greece ahead of Berlin negotiations

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias welcomes Libya's rogue general and warlord Khalifa Haftar outside a hotel in Athens, Greece, January 16, 2020.

In a surprise move, Haftar flew to Athens by private plane on Thursday for meetings not previously announced by the Greek government. Greece has sought a more active role in Libya after the UN-recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli signed a maritime and military cooperation memorandum with Turkey in November.

The leaders of the North African state's warring factions were in Moscow early this week at talks aimed at finalising a ceasefire orchestrated by Russia and Turkey. Maas had travelled to meet Haftar in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi – one of the warlord's strongholds – in a bid to persuade him to join in the peace initiative.

The battle over Tripoli is the latest unrest to wrack Libya since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising killed leader Muammar Gaddafi. Since then, Libya has been caught up in fighting between rival armed factions, including militants.

Holding a leash of haftar .

Poor Greece. Looking benefit from a war criminal...

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