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Foreign relations of Libya

April 15, 2024

This article is about the foreign relations of the current State of Libya. For other uses, see Foreign relations of Libya (disambiguation).

The foreign relations of Libya were largely reset at the end of the Libyan Civil War, with the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi and the Second Libyan Civil War. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 15 March 2021 is Najla Mangoush. Although many foreign embassies in Tripoli closed down in 2014 due to the fighting, by the end of 2017 thirty diplomatic missions were reopened in the Libyan capital.[1]

Foreign policy of Libya edit

In its 5 March 2011 "Founding Statement", the council stated, "[We] request from the international community to fulfill its obligations to protect the Libyan people from any further genocide and crimes against humanity without any direct military intervention on Libyan soil."[2] Ali Al-Issawi was designated the Council's foreign affairs spokesperson in March 2011.[3] Mahmoud Jibril later replaced Ali Al-Issawi and was designated as the Head of International Affairs.

The NTC has also called on the international community to render assistance to its efforts to dislodge Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the ruler of Libya since 1969, and his loyalists. Officials have asked for medical supplies,[4] money,[5] and weapons,[citation needed] among other forms of foreign aid. In late June 2011, it proposed using internationally based frozen assets belonging to Gaddafi and his inner circle as collateral for loans, with Finance Minister Ali Tarhouni warning that his government is virtually out of money.[6] The NTC has previously asked for those assets to be unfrozen and transferred to Benghazi,[7] a request officials of the Obama administration in the United States indicated they would try to fulfill.[8][9]

NTC officials have said that they intend to reward countries that have been early to recognise the council as the legitimate representative of Libya, as well as countries that have been involved in the international military intervention to suppress Gaddafi's forces. Among the incentives the council has offered to these countries, which it considers to be allies, are favorable oil contracts[10][11] and other economic ties.[12] On 15 July 2011, a council spokesman told members of the Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, that his government would not forge any new oil contracts and that an elected government must be in place before new deals could be made.[13]

After anti-Gaddafi forces stormed Tripoli, the Libyan capital city, the information manager at NTC-run oil firm AGOCO said on 22 August that once Libya resumed oil exports, its new government "may have some political issues with Russia, China and Brazil" and favor Western and Arab countries that supported the uprising against Gaddafi when awarding oil contracts.[14] However, on 23 August, Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said his government had been assured that if the NTC took power in Libya, "contracts will be respected" and Brazil would not be punished for its stance.[15] On 1 September, an NTC representative in Paris claimed that the new Libyan government would not award oil contracts based on politics, though he said that a number of Western companies, including BP, Total, Eni, and "major American companies", had a particularly "good track record in the Libyan oil sector".[16]

Foreign policy history edit

Main article: Foreign relations of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

The foreign relations of the Libya under Muammar Gaddafi (1969–2011) underwent much fluctuation and change. They were marked by severe tension with the West and by other national policies in the Middle East and Africa, including the Libyan government's financial and military support for numerous paramilitary and rebel groups.

Diplomatic relations edit

List of countries which Libya maintains diplomatic relations with:

 
# Country Date
1   United Kingdom 24 December 1951[17]
2   United States 24 December 1951[18]
3   France 1 January 1952[19]
4   Italy 21 February 1952[20]
5   Pakistan 16 July 1952[21]
6   India 20 July 1952[22]
7   Turkey 30 December 1952[23]
8   Greece 1952[24][25]
9   Egypt 3 September 1953[26]
10   Iraq 21 May 1955[27]
11   Germany 3 June 1955[28]
12   Russia 4 September 1955[29]
13   Serbia 2 October 1955[30]
14   Netherlands 1955[31]
15   Belgium 15 May 1956[32]
16   Tunisia 22 June 1956[33]
17   Saudi Arabia 1956[34]
18   Japan 2 June 1957[35]
19   Morocco 17 September 1958[36]
20   Austria 22 April 1960[37]
21   Czech Republic 16 May 1960[38]
22   Yemen 22 August 1960[39]
23   Ghana 1960[40]
24   Sweden 1960[41]
25   Spain 14 January 1961[42]
26   Jordan 30 August 1961[43]
27    Switzerland 5 September 1961[44]
28   Kuwait 24 December 1961[45]
29   Denmark 4 April 1962[46]
30   Chad 1962[47]
31   Nigeria 1962[48][49]
32   Bulgaria 1 July 1963[50]
33   Algeria 24 August 1963[51]
34   Poland 2 December 1963[52]
35   Sudan 1963[53]
36   Syria 1963[54]
37   Malta 15 June 1965[55]
38   Venezuela 18 June 1965[56]
39   Finland 28 September 1965[57]
40   Niger 17 November 1965[58]
41   Norway 20 July 1966[59]
42   Brazil 9 April 1967[60]
43   Hungary 2 July 1967[61]
44   Iran 30 December 1967[62]
45   Somalia 30 December 1967[63]
46   Guinea 26 March 1968[64]
47   Canada 26 October 1968[65]
48   Democratic Republic of the Congo June 1969[66]
49   Cameroon 3 August 1969[67]
50   Mauritania 9 January 1970[68]
51   Albania 6 May 1970[69]
52   Central African Republic 6 May 1971[70]
53   Chile 20 May 1971[71]
54   Afghanistan 1 August 1971[72]
55   Senegal 2 February 1972[73]
56   Uganda 13 February 1972[74]
57   United Arab Emirates 24 May 1972[75]
58   Guyana 9 August 1972[76]
59   Mali 17 November 1972[77]
60   Sri Lanka 1972[78]
61   Panama 21 March 1973[79]
62   Benin 31 March 1973[80]
63   Republic of the Congo 7 April 1973[81]
64   Burundi 19 April 1973[82]
65   Trinidad and Tobago September 1973[83]
66   Gabon 1 November 1973[84]
67   Togo 3 November 1973[85]
68   Cyprus 8 November 1973[86]
69   Malaysia 9 November 1973[87]
70   Argentina 12 December 1973[88]
71   Gambia 1973[89]
72   North Korea 23 January 1974[90]
73   Madagascar 9 February 1974[91]
74   Romania 14 February 1974[92]
75   Liberia 1 April 1974[93]
76   Peru 28 April 1974[94]
77   Guinea-Bissau 4 July 1974[95]
78   Costa Rica 30 November 1974[96]
79   Bangladesh 14 December 1974[97]
80   Bahrain 22 February 1975[98]
81   Vietnam 15 March 1975[99]
82   Tanzania 15 April 1975[100]
83   Mexico 6 August 1975[101]
84   Ethiopia 11 October 1975[102]
85   Maldives 17 November 1975[103]
86   Sierra Leone 18 November 1975[104]
87   Qatar 19 November 1975[105]
88     Nepal 30 December 1975[106]
89   Portugal 1975[107]
90   Rwanda 1975[108]
91   Mauritius 17 February 1976[109]
92   Cuba 1 March 1976[110]
93   Angola 30 March 1976[111]
94   Comoros 1 April 1976[112]
95   Suriname 17 May 1976[113]
96   Mongolia 16 June 1976[114]
97   Jamaica 24 June 1976[115]
98   Laos 26 July 1976[116]
99   Seychelles 15 August 1976[117]
100   Philippines 17 November 1976[118]
101   Botswana 14 March 1977[119]
102   Thailand 16 March 1977[120]
103   São Tomé and Príncipe March 1977[121]
104   Ireland 2 July 1977[122]
105   Australia 4 January 1978[123]
106   Djibouti 24 July 1978[124]
107   China 9 August 1978[125]
108   Ecuador 1 September 1978[126]
109   Kenya 7 November 1978[127]
110   Haiti 18 January 1979[128]
111   Tonga 2 March 1979[129]
112   Zimbabwe June 1980[130]
113   South Korea 29 December 1980[131]
114   Burkina Faso 12 January 1981[132]
115   Nicaragua 19 May 1981[133]
116   Mozambique December 1981[134]
117   New Zealand 4 May 1983[135]
118   Vanuatu 29 May 1986[136]
119   Zambia 1986[137]
120   Ivory Coast 6 October 1989[138]
121   Cambodia 16 February 1990[139]
122   Namibia 8 May 1990[140]
123   Uruguay 4 October 1991[141]
124   Indonesia 17 October 1991[142]
125   Kazakhstan 13 March 1992[143]
126   Azerbaijan 16 March 1992[144]
127   Ukraine 17 March 1992[145]
128   Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 October 1992[146]
129   Turkmenistan 8 December 1992[147]
130   Slovakia 1 January 1993[148]
131   Kyrgyzstan 25 February 1993[149]
132   Georgia 10 May 1994[150]
133   South Africa 14 May 1994[151]
134   Moldova 9 December 1994[152]
135   North Macedonia 14 April 1995[153]
136   Colombia 16 May 1996[154]
137   Belarus 30 August 1996[155]
—   Holy See 10 March 1997[156]
138   Eritrea 5 February 1998[157]
139   Tajikistan 27 April 1998[158]
140   Malawi 1998[159]
141   San Marino 20 October 1999[160]
142   Croatia 30 March 2000[161]
143   Armenia 19 June 2000[162]
144   Grenada 24 July 2000[163]
145   Dominica 10 January 2001[164]
146   Equatorial Guinea 11 February 2001[165]
147   Iceland 15 March 2004[166]
148   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 December 2005[167]
149   Singapore 3 March 2006[168]
150   Latvia 16 February 2007[169]
151   Honduras 12 July 2007[170]
152   Antigua and Barbuda 31 August 2007[171]
153   Guatemala 5 September 2007[172]
154   Slovenia 19 September 2007[173]
155   Dominican Republic 28 September 2007[174]
156   Lithuania 11 June 2008[175]
157   Bolivia 13 August 2008[176]
158   Estonia 17 December 2008[177]
159   Saint Lucia 30 October 2009[178]
160   Uzbekistan 27 October 2010[179]
161   Montenegro 9 February 2011[180]
162   Paraguay 9 February 2011[181]
—   Kosovo 14 May 2014[182]
163   South Sudan 20 March 2024[183]
164   Brunei Unknown
165   Cape Verde Unknown
166   Lebanon Unknown
167   Lesotho Unknown
168   Luxembourg Unknown
169   Oman Unknown
—   State of Palestine Unknown

Bilateral relations edit

Africa edit

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
  Algeria 24 August 1963 See Algeria–Libya relations

The NTC occasionally took an aggressive posture toward governments it accused of supporting Gaddafi in the civil war,[184] especially that of Algeria, which it claimed allowed Gaddafi's government to transport mercenaries and military equipment through its territory.[185][186][187]

The NTC reacted harshly after several members of the Gaddafi government, including members of his family, entered Algeria and were granted political asylum in Algiers. On 29 August 2011, it said that Algeria sheltering Gaddafi or his family members would be viewed as an "act of aggression".[188] However, while the Algerian government permitted Gaddafi's relatives to remain in the country, it warned Aisha Gaddafi at least twice over political comments she made criticising the NTC while in Algeria.[189]

On 16 April 2012, Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil met with Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika in Algiers. After the meeting, he expressed confidence "that [Algeria] would not shelter those who represent a threat for Libya’s security", an apparent reference to members of Gaddafi's family who were granted asylum in Algeria the previous year. Libyan and Algerian officials also discussed cooperation on border security.[189]

  Burkina Faso 12 January 1981 See Burkina Faso–Libya relations
  Egypt 3 September 1953 See Egypt–Libya relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1953 when first Libyan Minister to Egypt Ibrahim El-Senoussi present his credentials to General Naguib.[26]

During the Libyan Civil War, it was rumoured that Egypt had sent Unit 777, a special forces division, to clandestinely aid Libyan revolutionaries on the eastern front. These reports were never confirmed, but established an early narrative that the post-revolutionary government of Egypt was seeking to aid a revolution in neighbouring Libya as part of a North African solidarity effort.[190]

Egypt supported the Arab League's readmission of Libya under the NTC in August 2011, officially recognising the NTC on the same day, 22 August, as the pan-Arab organisation, headed by former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby, voted to do so.[191]

  Ethiopia 11 October 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 October 1975 when first Libyan Ambassador to Ethiopia presented his credentials.[102]
  Guinea-Bissau 4 July 1974 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 July 1974 when was signed agreement to open an Embassy of Libya in the capital of Guinea Bissau.[95]
  Liberia 1 April 1974 See Liberia–Libya relations
  Mali 17 November 1972 See Libya–Mali relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 November 1972 when the first Libyan Ambassador to Mali, Muhammad Ahmad Mograhi, presented his credentials to President Mousa Traore.[77]

In the aftermath of the Libyan civil war, Malian troops engaged in sporadic battles with Tuareg ex-mercenaries returning from fighting on Gaddafi's side.[192] Authorities in Mali recognised the danger as early as October 2011.[193]

After the death of Muammar Gaddafi, Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré said he accepted the NTC's authority and, together with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, expressed his hopes for "a rapid settlement of the crisis in this country, in line with the aspirations of the Libyan people".[194] In January 2012, Mali became the first African nation to agree to accept prisoners convicted by the International Criminal Court, which wants to try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and several other former Libyan regime officials being held by ex-revolutionary groups in Libya.[195]

The unilaterally declared secession of Azawad from Mali, the military victory of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, Ansar Dine, and other rebel groups in the vast Malian north, and the coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré in 2012 were attributed in part to the outflow of weapons from Libya after the war, which purportedly increased instability in the Sahel.[196][197]

  Mauritania 9 January 1970 See Libya–Mauritania relations
  Namibia 8 May 1990
  • Libya has an embassy in Windhoek.
  • Namibia is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Algiers, Algeria.
  Niger 17 November 1965 See Libya–Niger relations

Libyan relations with Niger since the formation of the National Transitional Council have been somewhat tenuous, though Niger recognised the NTC as Libya's legitimate governing authority on 27 August 2011.[198]

In early September 2011, a large convoy of Libyan military vehicles that the NTC said included stockpiles of gold bullion belonging to the Libyan treasury, as well as members of the Gaddafi government, crossed into Niger, allegedly with assistance from Nigerien Tuaregs. The NTC called on the Nigerien government to stop the convoy and arrest wanted members of the government, warning of consequences for Libya–Niger relations if it failed to do so.[199] However, after briefly denying the convoy's presence in Niger,[200] the Nigerien government later said it was considering granting refugee status to the Libyans, including military commanders Ali Kana and Mansour Dhao, both wanted by the NTC on charges of crimes against the Libyan people, as they were not sought by the International Criminal Court.[201] A similar scenario played out when Al-Saadi Gaddafi, one of Muammar Gaddafi's sons and a top military commander during the war, entered Niger and was placed under house arrest by the government[202] but was then granted refuge in the country, over the protests of the NTC and its allies. On 1 October, Nigerien Justice Minister Marou Amadou reiterated his government's refusal to extradite Al-Saadi Gaddafi, but said the NTC was welcome to interrogate him in Niamey, Niger's capital.[203] The Nigerien government has officially acknowledged receiving 32 wanted members of the government, but refuses to turn them over to the NTC on humanitarian grounds.[204] On 11 November, Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou said his government officially decided to grant Al-Saadi Gaddafi asylum.[205]

After Saadi Gaddafi made comments calling for an uprising against the NTC in Libya, a spokesman for the Libyan interim authority said on 11 February 2012 that Tripoli demanded Niger extradite the Gaddafi son and other ex-regime officials to face trial in Libya. The Nigerien government must send the fugitives from justice back to their home country, the NTC spokesman warned, in order for Niger to "preserve its relationship and interests" in Libya. However, Nigerien government officials rejected the demand, citing the country's policy of not extraditing anyone who could face capital punishment.[206]

  South Africa 14 May 1994 See Libya–South Africa relations

The relationship between Libya and South Africa was historically friendly prior to the civil war,[207][208] and the South African government maintained a policy of neutrality during the conflict by refusing to recognise the NTC until after the UN General Assembly voted to do so.[209] South Africa did, however, vote for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 establishing a no-fly zone over Libya, though President Jacob Zuma later said he would have instructed the South African representative to vote against it if he had known that it would lead to a NATO-led bombing campaign.[210] South African officials met with representatives of both the NTC and the Gaddafi government during the war.[211] As an ostensibly neutral party, the South African government championed the African Union "roadmap" to peace,[209] designed in part by Zuma, a member of the AU Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya.[212] It ultimately recognised the NTC under considerable international pressure in September 2011, just a month before the war's end.[213] In early 2012, months after the collapse of Gaddafi's regime, Zuma complained to the United Nations Security Council that the crisis in Libya had "now grown to be a regional problem" as a result of the UN failing to work with the AU during the war.[214]

During the war, it was repeatedly rumoured that South Africa would offer Muammar Gaddafi and members of his family asylum, and during the Battle of Tripoli, some outlets reported that South African aircraft were on standby to whisk the Libyan leader and members of his government out of the country. The South African government denied these reports. It also denied allegations that surfaced the week after Tripoli fell claiming it was ready to facilitate Gaddafi's exile to Burkina Faso.[215] After Gaddafi was captured and killed in October 2011, the South African government issued a statement saying it hoped the fall of Sirte would bring about peace in Libya.[216]

  Tunisia 22 June 1956 See Libya–Tunisia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1956 when Mr. Abdul Salam Bsaikri , the first Libyan Ambassador to Tunisia presented his credentials to the Bey of Tunis.[33]

During the civil war, Tunisia remained officially neutral. However, as a neighbouring state, it took in tens of thousands of Libyan refugees fleeing the conflict, setting up camps along the international border.[217][218] On 20 August 2011, the interim government of Tunisia recognised the NTC as Libya's legitimate authority.[219]

After the 2011 Tunisian elections, ad interim Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki vowed to build close relations with Libya's post-revolutionary government.[220] At a conference in Benghazi in late 2011, Libyan officials agreed to give Tunisia preferred status above all other nations in business and commerce. Marzouki's first official international trip as president was to Tripoli in early January 2012, where he met with Libyan leaders. Although the Financial Times reported on the state visit as a sign of deepening ties between the two countries, Libyan authorities reportedly complained to Marzouki's delegation over the presence of wanted ex-officials of the Gaddafi government in Tunisia, and Marzouki insisted the Libyans do more to secure the international border.[221]

Americas edit

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
  Argentina 12 December 1973 See Argentina–Libya relations
  Bolivia 13 August 2008 See Bolivia–Libya relations
  Brazil 9 April 1967 See Brazil–Libya relations
 
Lula and Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, 2009
  Canada 26 October 1968 See Canada–Libya relations
  Chile 20 May 1971 See Chile–Libya relations
  • Chile is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Libya has an embassy in Santiago.
  Cuba 1 March 1976 See Cuba–Libya relations
  Mexico 6 August 1975 See Libya–Mexico relations
  Nicaragua 19 May 1981 See Libya–Nicaragua relations
  Peru 28 April 1974 See Libya–Peru relations
  Suriname 17 May 1976 See Libya–Suriname relations
  United States 24 December 1951 See Libya–United States relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 December 1951.[18]

 
U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Transitional Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib, conduct a press conference in Tripoli, Libya on Dec. 17, 2011.

The United States was a major ally of the NTC during the war against Gaddafi, launching Operation Odyssey Dawn on 19 March 2011 after Susan Rice, its ambassador to the UN, successfully persuaded sceptics of the proposed Libyan no-fly zone on the United Nations Security Council to abstain from voting on the resolution rather than voting "no" or exercising veto power.[225] The United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy played an instrumental role in suppressing Libyan air defences in late March[226][227] before shifting toward a supporting role in Operation Unified Protector.[228]

The US took longer than other leading NTC allies to formally recognise the council as Libya's legitimate authority, but it ultimately handed over the Libyan Embassy in Washington, D.C., to the NTC in early August 2011.[229] Later that month, the US led an effort at the United Nations to repeal parts of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 in order to allow unfrozen Libyan assets to be transferred to the interim government.[230]

  Venezuela 18 June 1965 See Libya–Venezuela relations

Asia edit

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
  Azerbaijan 16 March 1992 See Azerbaijan–Libya relations
  Bangladesh 14 December 1974 See Bangladesh–Libya relations
  China 9 August 1978 See China–Libya relations

China initially did not support the Libyan uprising, instead urging Muammar Gaddafi's government to work quickly to "restore social stability and normalcy".[231] However, as the conflict dragged on, PRC officials began to meet with their NTC counterparts, inviting Mahmoud Jibril to Beijing in late June 2011 for bilateral talks.[232]

The PRC opposed the 2011 military intervention in Libya throughout the civil war, accusing the West of using force in an attempt to bring Libya into its sphere of influence and seeking to counter by gradually giving more diplomatic standing to the NTC,[233] culminating in full diplomatic recognition in mid-September 2011, which Beijing's state news agency Xinhua defended as "a mature decision made at the right time".[234] Both governments expressed desire for Chinese participation in rebuilding the country and resuming suspended construction projects.[235][236] However, relations between the NTC and the PRC were shaken by reports that state-controlled weapons manufacturers in Mainland China met with a high-level delegation from the Gaddafi government in July 2011 in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970.[237] The PRC claimed ignorance of the meeting, which several NTC officials openly questioned.[238]

  India 20 July 1952 See India–Libya relations
  Indonesia 17 October 1991 See Indonesia–Libya relations

On 3 September 2011, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said his government supported the NTC "in carrying out the peaceful transition towards democracy".[239][240] However, he stopped short of expressing Indonesian recognition of the NTC as the country's legitimate authority, and at the United Nations General Assembly vote on accrediting the representative of Libya designated by the council on 16 September, Indonesia abstained.[241]

Indonesian energy firm MedcoEnergi reopened its Tripoli office in mid-September 2011 and said later in the month that it would resume oil exploration and production in the Area-47 block of the Libyan oilfields in October 2011.[242] Medco President-Director Lukman Mahfoedz said that under the terms of a new contract between Libya's provisional government and the company, Tripoli would subsidise half the cost of Medco's operations in the Ghadames Basin, while the remaining 50 percent of costs would be split between Medco and the Libyan Investment Authority, one of the corporation's largest shareholders.[243]

  Iran 30 December 1967 See Iran–Libya relations
  Iraq 21 May 1955 See Iraq–Libya relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1955 when Mr. Abdul Munim Gailani, Envoy Extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary of Iraq to Libya presented his letters of credence.[27]

  Israel See Israel–Libya relations

Israeli minister Ayoob Kara conducted informal relations with the Gaddafi regime, using the Freedom Party of Austria as an intermediary. During the negotiations, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi pledged to assist in securing the release of Gilad Shalit from Hamas, sign a peace treaty with Israel and personally visit Israel in return for Israel lobbying NATO to cease airstrikes on Libya. However, talks ended when rebel forces took control of Tripoli.[244]

Democratic Party of Libya figure Ahmad Shabani said on 23 August that the Libyan opposition wanted the support of the international community, including Israel, despite the state's current lack of diplomatic relations with Libya. When asked if a democratically elected Libyan government would recognise Israel, Shabani responded, "The question is whether Israel will recognize us." He said his party supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.[245] The DPL is not an official organ of the NTC, but it supports the council's transitional role.

On 16 September 2011, Israel voted in the United Nations General Assembly to accredit the NTC as Libya's legal representative.[241]

  Japan 2 June 1957 See Japan–Libya relations
  Jordan 30 August 1961 See Jordan–Libya relations
  Kazakhstan 13 March 1992 See Kazakhstan–Libya relations
  North Korea 23 January 1974 See Libya–North Korea relations
  • Libya is accredited to North Korea from its embassy in Seoul, South Korea.
  • North Korea has an embassy in Tripoli
  Pakistan 16 July 1952 See Libya–Pakistan relations
  Philippines 17 November 1976 See Libya–Philippines relations
  • Libya has an embassy in Manila.
  • Philippines has an embassy in Tripoli
  Qatar 19 November 1975 See Libya–Qatar relations

Qatar was the second country to recognise the NTC and the first to announce a trade agreement with it, declaring on 27 March 2011 that it would market Libyan oil exports from eastern terminals controlled by anti-Gaddafi elements.[246] It was also the first Arab country to join international military operations in Libya, sending interceptors to help enforce the no-fly zone starting on 25 March.[247] The Qatari government is also closely tied to Al Jazeera, one of the first international news networks to begin covering the 2011 civil war.[248]

The NTC faced one of its first diplomatic quandaries after Iman al-Obeidi, a Libyan woman who accused Gaddafi-loyal militiamen of beating and gang-raping her at a checkpoint in a high-profile appearance before journalists at the Rixos Al Nasr in Tripoli, was granted asylum in Qatar. Despite the protests of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Qatar then forcibly deported Obeidi back to Benghazi on 2 June 2011 for unknown reasons,[249] and Obeidi publicly blamed the NTC for her deportation.[250] Despite this incident, Qatari cooperation with the NTC remained close throughout the war, with close consultations between officials of the two governments in Doha becoming so frequent that some anti-Gaddafi fighters complained that their leadership was spending too much time in Qatar and not enough time in Libya.[251] Qatari military advisers also reportedly accompanied some anti-Gaddafi brigades in the Nafusa Mountains[252] and during the coastal offensive in Tripolitania, even helping to direct some fighters in the storming of Gaddafi's Bab al-Azizia compound in central Tripoli.[253]

On 16 October 2011, the Qatari and Libyan governments signed a memorandum of understanding in Doha for cooperation between the justice ministries of the two states. Officials said the fledgling government of Libya could benefit from Qatar's experience in establishing justice, law and order.[254]

  South Korea 29 December 1980 See Libya–South Korea relations

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Korea and Libya in December 1980 and in (January 2015) Number of South Koreans living in Libya: 48.[255]

  Syria See Libya–Syria relations

President Bashar al-Assad, the Ba'athist Syrian head of state, responded to the Syrian civil war in a manner frequently compared by protesters to Muammar Gaddafi's crackdown in February 2011 and beyond.[256] Syria voted at the United Nations General Assembly to accredit the NTC as representative of Libya on 16 September 2011.[241] However, Assad's government has allowed Al-Rai TV, a Syrian station, to broadcast pro-Gaddafi propaganda since the leader's fall from power, including audio messages from Gaddafi, members of his family, and former Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim.[257]

On 10 October 2011, Libya became the first country to recognise the Syrian National Council, an umbrella group of opposition leaders within and outside Syria formed as an alternative to the government in Damascus, as "the sole legitimate government in Syria", according to NTC official Mussa al-Koni, who serves as a representative of the Tuareg of Libya. Koni said the NTC also ordered the Syrian Embassy in Tripoli to be shuttered until further notice.[258] NTC also promised the representatives of SNC to hand them over the embassy of Syria in Tripoli.[259]

  Thailand 16 March 1977 See Libya–Thailand relations
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 March 1977
  • Libya has an embassy in Bangkok.
  • Thailand is accredited to Libya through its embassy in Rome, Italy.[260]
  Turkey 30 December 1952 See Libya–Turkey relations
  • Libya has an embassy in Ankara and a Consulate General in Istanbul.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Tripoli[261] and a Consulate General in Misurata.[262]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 1.865 billion USD in 2018 (Libyan exports/imports: 0.37/1.50 billion USD).[263]
  • 188,312 Libyan tourists visited Turkey in 2018.[263]

Turkey was a prominent backer of the Libyan opposition during the civil war, although it was initially strongly opposed to the international military intervention[264] and expressed concern about the violence.[265] However, Turkey became a strong advocate for a leading NATO role in Libya by the end of March and joined in operations to enforce an embargo on Gaddafi-held ports.[264]

With Turkey's reversal on the international military mission, as well as its decision to recognise the NTC in early July 2011,[266] it gained considerably more influence with the ultimately victorious rebels. It also provided $300 million in aid to the NTC prior to the start of Ramadan,[267] as well several fuel shipments via the Turkish Petroleum International Company.[268] Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu visited Benghazi in late August, just as Tripoli was being taken by anti-Gaddafi forces.[269] When Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Tripoli the following month, he received a rock star welcome from gratified Libyans.[267] The Turkish Air Force also worked with the NTC to airdrop humanitarian aid to Waddan, and the Libyan South near Qatrun in mid-September 2011, delivering at least 14 tons of food to the areas selected by Libyan and Turkish officials.[270]

In January 2020, Turkey deployed approximately 2,000 Syrian fighters, including from the Syrian National Army, to Libya in support of Fayez al-Sarraj.[271]

  United Arab Emirates 24 May 1972 See Libya–United Arab Emirates relations

The UAE maintains a forward operating base at the Al-Khadim Airport, near Marj.[272][273]

  Vietnam 15 March 1975 See Libya–Vietnam relations
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1975
  • Libya has an embassy in Hanoi.
  • Vietnam is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
  Yemen 22 August 1960 See Libya–Yemen relations

Europe edit

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
  Albania 6 May 1970 See Albania–Libya relations
  Belarus 30 August 1996 See Belarus–Libya relations
  Croatia 30 March 2000 See Croatia–Libya relations
  Cyprus 8 November 1973 See Cyprus–Libya relations

Relations between Cyprus and Libya have always remained strong especially due to the relations of the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou with Libyan politicians. Libya was a key investor to Cyprus after the invasion of the island by Turkey and was a source of jobs for Cypriots working under the Cypriot multinational company Joannou & Paraskevaides. The latest state visit between the two countries was of Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis to Tripoli in 2011 after the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime.

  Czech Republic 16 May 1960 See Czech Republic–Libya relations

Relations between Libya and the Czech Republic was relatively slow, among European Union member states, to establish full diplomatic relations with the NTC. Meetings between Czech and Libyan officials of the NTC began in mid-June 2011,[274] and by the end of the month, Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg was quoted as saying, while visiting Benghazi to deliver a shipment of medical supplies, that the Czech Republic recognised the NTC as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people.[275] However, Schwarzenberg later clarified that he had not expressed his government's recognition of the NTC as a legitimate government, a position he maintained until the end of the Battle of Tripoli.[276][277]

On 21 September 2011, the Czech Republic joined the Friends of Libya Conference, a group of countries and international organisations committed to helping rebuild a democratic, internationalist Libya.[278]

  France 1 January 1952 See France–Libya relations

France was the first country to recognise the NTC as Libya's sole legitimate representative, doing so on 10 March 2011.[279] Just over a week later, France co-sponsored United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, and the French Air Force was the first military coalition component to engage Gaddafi-loyal forces on the ground in Libya, intervening to turn the tide at the Second Battle of Benghazi on 19 March by destroying advancing columns of Libyan Army tanks, armoured personnel carriers, and artillery pieces.[280]

In late August 2011, France unblocked 20 percent of frozen Libyan assets held in the country.[281] President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Tripoli on 15 September, becoming (together with British Prime Minister David Cameron) one of the first world leaders to make a state visit to Libya since the conquest of the capital.[282]

  Germany 3 June 1955 See Germany–Libya relations
  Greece 1952 See Greece–Libya relations

Diplomatic relations between Greece and Libya date back to 1952, when Libya's independence was formally recognized by the United Nations. Relations between the two countries had been traditionally friendly, especially during the 1980s and 1990s, when the personal friendship between Muammar Gaddafi and Greek socialist Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou contributed to close ties between the two countries. Greece provided continued military training in its military academies to future Libyan career officers, well into the early 2000s.

Due to the Libyan Civil War, in 2014 Greece closed its embassy in Tripoli, while Libya continued to be represented in Greece through its embassy in Athens. The signing in 2019 of the Libya (GNA)–Turkey maritime deal fuelled Greece’s strong reaction and condemnation,[283] also followed by concerns raised for its legality by other countries in the region,[284][285][286] the international community and political powers within Libya itself, including the rival Tobruk-based government led by Libya's Parliament (House of Representatives) and the Libyan National Army. Greece regarded it as "void" and "geographically absurd", because it ignored the presence of the Greek islands of Crete, Kasos, Karpathos, Kastellorizo and Rhodes between the Turkish–Libyan coasts. This subsequently led to the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador from Greece[287] and deterioration of relations between Greece and the GNA.

Following political change at the head of Government in Libya in 2021, and in an effort to stabilise relations and increase Greece’s diplomatic presence in the country, the reopening of the Greek Embassy in Tripoli and a new Consulate General in Benghazi were announced by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[288]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece donated 200,000 vaccines to Libya.[289]

  Italy 21 February 1952 See Italy–Libya relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1952 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Libya Mr. Mario Conti.[20]

Libya's largest international trade partner, Rome's decision to reject Gaddafi as a negotiating party and recognise the NTC in early April 2011 was seen as a major diplomatic coup for NTC envoy Mahmoud Jibril.[290] Although Italy joined international military efforts to weaken Gaddafi's grip on the country, granting the use of military bases in Italian territory and participating in Operation Unified Protector, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" in June 2011 to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid, a suggestion that NATO ignored.[291]

In late August 2011, Frattini vowed that Italian oil company Eni would "play a number one role in the future" in Libya and resume oil production as soon as Libya's oilfields reopened for business.[291] Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi also announced the release of $505 million in frozen Libyan assets as a "first payment" to Libya's new government as its forces battled to secure Tripoli.[292] Abdulrahman Ben Yezza, a former Eni executive, was named oil minister in the caretaker government of Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib on 22 November.[293]

  Kosovo 14 May 2014 See Kosovo–Libya relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 May 2014.[182]

Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008. Libya under Gaddafi was opposed to Kosovo's independence and refused to recognise Kosovo as independent.[294][295] However, after the fall of Gaddafi in 2011, Libya officially recognised Kosovo as an independent state on 25 September 2013.[296][297]

  Lithuania 11 June 2008 See Libya–Lithuania relations
  Malta 15 June 1965 See Libya–Malta relations

On 21 February 2011, days before the establishment of the NTC in Benghazi, two Libyan Air Force fighter jets defected to Malta rather than bomb the restive eastern cities. The Maltese government's refusal to extradite the pilots or return the aircraft to Libya swiftly established the island state as an unfriendly neighbour of the Gaddafi government amidst the Libyan uprising.[298]

After the fall of Tripoli to anti-Gaddafi forces in late August 2011, Maltese Foreign Affairs Minister Tonio Borg announced on 10 September that Malta would become the first EU country to reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital.[299] The following day, Libyan Finance Minister Ali Tarhouni commissioned an investigation into companies with joint Libyan and Maltese shareholding, with the intent of locating businessmen both in Libya and in Malta who had assisted the Gaddafi government during the war, such as by facilitating the importation of oil to Gaddafi-loyal ports in defiance of the UN embargo. A spokesman for Tarhouni's office said that "all honest businessmen have no need to worry" and indicated the probe was not a critique of the Maltese government.[300]

  Northern Cyprus

Despite the fact that Libya has not officially recognised the Northern Cyprus, on 30 October 2011, Libyan Health Minister Abdal Rahman Ali al-Kissa signed a protocol with his Northern Cypriot counterpart to reserve 250 beds at the Near East University hospital in northern North Nicosia for the treatment of injured Libyans. He also met with TRNC Prime Minister İrsen Küçük.[301]

  Norway 20 July 1966 See Libya–Norway relations
  Poland 2 December 1963 See Libya–Poland relations

Poland at the mid 2000s like the rest of West countries started to turn its eyes back on Libya after almost 20 years of absence.[302] At the beginning of the civil war, the Polish government was not eager to participate in any military action in Libya, but called the other members of NATO and European Union to use other ways, but prime minister Donald Tusk assured that Poland would take part in some "community activities."[303] At the same time, Polish NGOs started the preparations to help eastern Libya.[304] The position of government concern Libya has not changed with the beginning of Military intervention in Libya.[305]

The diplomatic relations with NTC were established during the visit of Polish FM Radosław Sikorski to Benghazi on 11 May, when he announced the recognition of the NTC as "rightful interlocutor for the international community (...) in Libya"[306] Poland was the only country that opened its embassy in Benghazi.[307] On 8 July, the Minister noticed the Polish recognition of NTC as the "legitimate government of the Libyan people".[308] Poland was also member of Libya Contact Group, where it offered to launch humanitarian help and training for state officials and new law and order services.[309] There are unofficial reports that Poland was sending weapons and officers of Polish Special Forces.[310][311][312] Ahmed El-Mallul, a Libyan surgeon in Poland, was a mediator between the NTC and the Polish government.[313] On 15 September Poland reopened its embassy in Tripoli[314] and started to prepare ground for humanitarian help, which arrived on 3 October in Misrata[315][316] Also Libyan representatives were in Poland at the parliamentary elections on 6–11 October 2011.[317][318] Next visit of foreign minister took place on 24 October in Tripoli.[319] Three days later Libyan decedents decided to strengthen bilateral relations and notify Polish MFA about upgrading its Economic Cooperation Bureau in Warsaw to the rank of Embassy and establish a joint Libyan-Polish commission headed by its Ministers of Foreign Affairs.[320]

  Portugal 1975 See Libya–Portugal relations
  Romania 14 February 1974 See Libya–Romania relations
  Russia 4 September 1955 See Libya–Russia relations

Russia sharply criticised the NATO-led military intervention in the Libyan civil war, though it chose not to use its veto power on the United Nations Security Council to block it. On 27 May 2011, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said that although Moscow opposed the military operations, it believed Gaddafi should leave power.[321]

In early June 2011, Russian envoy Mikhail Margelov was received in Benghazi, the de facto headquarters of the Libyan opposition. Margelov's stated objective was to broker a truce between anti-Gaddafi forces and the Gaddafi-led government.[322] He left Benghazi with an invitation from the NTC for Russia to open a representative office in the city,[citation needed] though it opted not to do so before recognising the council as Libya's sole legitimate representative, which it did on 1 September 2011.[323]

  Serbia 2 October 1955 See Libya–Serbia relations
  Ukraine 17 March 1992 See Libya–Ukraine relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 March 1992.[145]

  United Kingdom 24 December 1951 See Libya–United Kingdom relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 December 1951.[17]

The United Kingdom co-sponsored UNSCR 1973 and was one of the largest contributors to Operation Unified Protector, the NATO-led intervention to degrade the military strength of Muammar Gaddafi's forces, though it carried out considerably fewer strike missions than fellow coalition partners France and the United States.[324]

In early September 2011, the Royal Air Force flew crateloads of unfrozen Libyan funds in the form of dinar banknotes to Benghazi, the location of the NTC's interim central bank.[325] On 15 September, Prime Minister David Cameron visited Tripoli together with French President Sarkozy to meet with leaders of the NTC.[282]

Oceania edit

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
  Australia 4 January 1978 See Australia–Libya relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 January 1978.[123]

Australia was a major non-military backer of the revolutionaries during the Libyan Civil War, sending more humanitarian aid to Libya than any other single country after the United States.[326][327] It was relatively early to recognise the NTC, doing so on 9 June 2011, months before the capture of Tripoli.[328][329]

In December 2011, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd traveled to Libya to meet with Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El-Keib. Rudd ceremonially hoisted the flag of Australia at his country's consul-general in Tripoli and pledged Canberra's support for efforts to remove unexploded landmines in Libya, as well as advice on Libya's planned transition to democratic governance.[330]

  Vanuatu 29 May 1986 See Libya–Vanuatu relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 May 1986[136]

International response edit

 
  Libya
  Countries that have recognised the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of Libya
  Countries with informal relations with the NTC, or which voted in favour of it assuming Libya's UN seat, but have not established formal recognition
  Countries which opposed the NTC assuming Libya's UN seat, yet have not made a formal statement on recognition
  Countries which have formally opposed the NTC
Main article: International recognition of the National Transitional Council

During the Libyan Civil War, at least 100 countries and numerous international organisations, including the United Nations, expressly recognised the NTC as Libya's legitimate authority or used similar language. Several other countries have recognised the NTC as the interim government of Libya since the war's end.

Membership in intergovernmental organisations edit

Libya was suspended from Arab League proceedings in late February 2011 over the bombardment of civilians by Gaddafi's forces during widespread protests against his government.[331] In early June, Vice Chairman Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, a frequent spokesman for the council, emphasised his government's intention to reintegrate Libya into the Arab world.[332] It was reinstated on 27 August with the NTC as its representative.[333]

The African Union's Peace and Security Council decided on 26 August 2011 to call for a national unity government including the remnants of the Gaddafi government as well as members of the NTC instead of transferring its diplomatic recognition to the NTC as Libya's legal representative.[334] After Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil pledged the council's commitment to protecting human rights, shepherding Libya through the process of postwar reconciliation, and transitioning to full democracy at a Libya Contact Group conference in Paris on 1 September, a spokesman for the African Union Commission said the commission was "reassured" and would bring the issue of recognition up for discussion again.[335] Relations between the AU and the NTC have been strained by persistent reports of hate crimes, including arbitrary detentions and lynchings, being perpetrated against black people in Tawergha, Tripoli, and other places in Libya.[336][337][338] On 20 September 2011, the African Union officially recognised the National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of Libya.[339]

The NTC asked to take up Libya's seat at the United Nations.[340] The UN was also a member of the Libya Contact Group. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the UN's nominal leader, said on 1 September that the UN would work with "Libyan authority" to help Libya transition toward democracy. Ban also backed a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution to codify the international body's role in supporting Libyan democracy and stability.[341] Although the NTC welcomed United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which authorised the NATO-led bombing of Libyan military targets, it has rejected proposals for a United Nations peacekeeping contingent in postwar Libya, saying it wants no foreign troops deployed on Libyan soil.[342] The United Nations General Assembly, with 114 member states in favor to 17 opposed, voted on 16 September 2011 to recognise the NTC as holding Libya's seat at the United Nations.[241][343]

NTC appointed representatives during the civil war edit

The National Transitional Council had opened representative missions abroad during the civil war. Several countries had recognised the council as the sole "governing authority" in Libya and some of these countries invited the council to appoint diplomatic envoys and to take over Libyan embassies in their capitals. A number of embassies and diplomatic offices in other countries have declared allegiance to the council unilaterally, but it is unclear whether they are in communication with it.

Representative missions of the NTC during the civil war:

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foreign, relations, libya, this, article, about, foreign, relations, current, state, libya, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages,. This article is about the foreign relations of the current State of Libya For other uses see Foreign relations of Libya disambiguation This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information February 2013 This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The foreign relations of Libya were largely reset at the end of the Libyan Civil War with the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi and the Second Libyan Civil War The current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 15 March 2021 is Najla Mangoush Although many foreign embassies in Tripoli closed down in 2014 due to the fighting by the end of 2017 thirty diplomatic missions were reopened in the Libyan capital 1 Contents 1 Foreign policy of Libya 2 Foreign policy history 3 Diplomatic relations 4 Bilateral relations 4 1 Africa 4 2 Americas 4 3 Asia 4 4 Europe 4 5 Oceania 5 International response 6 Membership in intergovernmental organisations 7 NTC appointed representatives during the civil war 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksForeign policy of Libya editIn its 5 March 2011 Founding Statement the council stated We request from the international community to fulfill its obligations to protect the Libyan people from any further genocide and crimes against humanity without any direct military intervention on Libyan soil 2 Ali Al Issawi was designated the Council s foreign affairs spokesperson in March 2011 3 Mahmoud Jibril later replaced Ali Al Issawi and was designated as the Head of International Affairs The NTC has also called on the international community to render assistance to its efforts to dislodge Colonel Muammar Gaddafi the ruler of Libya since 1969 and his loyalists Officials have asked for medical supplies 4 money 5 and weapons citation needed among other forms of foreign aid In late June 2011 it proposed using internationally based frozen assets belonging to Gaddafi and his inner circle as collateral for loans with Finance Minister Ali Tarhouni warning that his government is virtually out of money 6 The NTC has previously asked for those assets to be unfrozen and transferred to Benghazi 7 a request officials of the Obama administration in the United States indicated they would try to fulfill 8 9 NTC officials have said that they intend to reward countries that have been early to recognise the council as the legitimate representative of Libya as well as countries that have been involved in the international military intervention to suppress Gaddafi s forces Among the incentives the council has offered to these countries which it considers to be allies are favorable oil contracts 10 11 and other economic ties 12 On 15 July 2011 a council spokesman told members of the Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul Turkey that his government would not forge any new oil contracts and that an elected government must be in place before new deals could be made 13 After anti Gaddafi forces stormed Tripoli the Libyan capital city the information manager at NTC run oil firm AGOCO said on 22 August that once Libya resumed oil exports its new government may have some political issues with Russia China and Brazil and favor Western and Arab countries that supported the uprising against Gaddafi when awarding oil contracts 14 However on 23 August Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said his government had been assured that if the NTC took power in Libya contracts will be respected and Brazil would not be punished for its stance 15 On 1 September an NTC representative in Paris claimed that the new Libyan government would not award oil contracts based on politics though he said that a number of Western companies including BP Total Eni and major American companies had a particularly good track record in the Libyan oil sector 16 Foreign policy history editMain article Foreign relations of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi The foreign relations of the Libya under Muammar Gaddafi 1969 2011 underwent much fluctuation and change They were marked by severe tension with the West and by other national policies in the Middle East and Africa including the Libyan government s financial and military support for numerous paramilitary and rebel groups Diplomatic relations editList of countries which Libya maintains diplomatic relations with nbsp Country Date1 nbsp United Kingdom 24 December 1951 17 2 nbsp United States 24 December 1951 18 3 nbsp France 1 January 1952 19 4 nbsp Italy 21 February 1952 20 5 nbsp Pakistan 16 July 1952 21 6 nbsp India 20 July 1952 22 7 nbsp Turkey 30 December 1952 23 8 nbsp Greece 1952 24 25 9 nbsp Egypt 3 September 1953 26 10 nbsp Iraq 21 May 1955 27 11 nbsp Germany 3 June 1955 28 12 nbsp Russia 4 September 1955 29 13 nbsp Serbia 2 October 1955 30 14 nbsp Netherlands 1955 31 15 nbsp Belgium 15 May 1956 32 16 nbsp Tunisia 22 June 1956 33 17 nbsp Saudi Arabia 1956 34 18 nbsp Japan 2 June 1957 35 19 nbsp Morocco 17 September 1958 36 20 nbsp Austria 22 April 1960 37 21 nbsp Czech Republic 16 May 1960 38 22 nbsp Yemen 22 August 1960 39 23 nbsp Ghana 1960 40 24 nbsp Sweden 1960 41 25 nbsp Spain 14 January 1961 42 26 nbsp Jordan 30 August 1961 43 27 nbsp Switzerland 5 September 1961 44 28 nbsp Kuwait 24 December 1961 45 29 nbsp Denmark 4 April 1962 46 30 nbsp Chad 1962 47 31 nbsp Nigeria 1962 48 49 32 nbsp Bulgaria 1 July 1963 50 33 nbsp Algeria 24 August 1963 51 34 nbsp Poland 2 December 1963 52 35 nbsp Sudan 1963 53 36 nbsp Syria 1963 54 37 nbsp Malta 15 June 1965 55 38 nbsp Venezuela 18 June 1965 56 39 nbsp Finland 28 September 1965 57 40 nbsp Niger 17 November 1965 58 41 nbsp Norway 20 July 1966 59 42 nbsp Brazil 9 April 1967 60 43 nbsp Hungary 2 July 1967 61 44 nbsp Iran 30 December 1967 62 45 nbsp Somalia 30 December 1967 63 46 nbsp Guinea 26 March 1968 64 47 nbsp Canada 26 October 1968 65 48 nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo June 1969 66 49 nbsp Cameroon 3 August 1969 67 50 nbsp Mauritania 9 January 1970 68 51 nbsp Albania 6 May 1970 69 52 nbsp Central African Republic 6 May 1971 70 53 nbsp Chile 20 May 1971 71 54 nbsp Afghanistan 1 August 1971 72 55 nbsp Senegal 2 February 1972 73 56 nbsp Uganda 13 February 1972 74 57 nbsp United Arab Emirates 24 May 1972 75 58 nbsp Guyana 9 August 1972 76 59 nbsp Mali 17 November 1972 77 60 nbsp Sri Lanka 1972 78 61 nbsp Panama 21 March 1973 79 62 nbsp Benin 31 March 1973 80 63 nbsp Republic of the Congo 7 April 1973 81 64 nbsp Burundi 19 April 1973 82 65 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago September 1973 83 66 nbsp Gabon 1 November 1973 84 67 nbsp Togo 3 November 1973 85 68 nbsp Cyprus 8 November 1973 86 69 nbsp Malaysia 9 November 1973 87 70 nbsp Argentina 12 December 1973 88 71 nbsp Gambia 1973 89 72 nbsp North Korea 23 January 1974 90 73 nbsp Madagascar 9 February 1974 91 74 nbsp Romania 14 February 1974 92 75 nbsp Liberia 1 April 1974 93 76 nbsp Peru 28 April 1974 94 77 nbsp Guinea Bissau 4 July 1974 95 78 nbsp Costa Rica 30 November 1974 96 79 nbsp Bangladesh 14 December 1974 97 80 nbsp Bahrain 22 February 1975 98 81 nbsp Vietnam 15 March 1975 99 82 nbsp Tanzania 15 April 1975 100 83 nbsp Mexico 6 August 1975 101 84 nbsp Ethiopia 11 October 1975 102 85 nbsp Maldives 17 November 1975 103 86 nbsp Sierra Leone 18 November 1975 104 87 nbsp Qatar 19 November 1975 105 88 nbsp Nepal 30 December 1975 106 89 nbsp Portugal 1975 107 90 nbsp Rwanda 1975 108 91 nbsp Mauritius 17 February 1976 109 92 nbsp Cuba 1 March 1976 110 93 nbsp Angola 30 March 1976 111 94 nbsp Comoros 1 April 1976 112 95 nbsp Suriname 17 May 1976 113 96 nbsp Mongolia 16 June 1976 114 97 nbsp Jamaica 24 June 1976 115 98 nbsp Laos 26 July 1976 116 99 nbsp Seychelles 15 August 1976 117 100 nbsp Philippines 17 November 1976 118 101 nbsp Botswana 14 March 1977 119 102 nbsp Thailand 16 March 1977 120 103 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe March 1977 121 104 nbsp Ireland 2 July 1977 122 105 nbsp Australia 4 January 1978 123 106 nbsp Djibouti 24 July 1978 124 107 nbsp China 9 August 1978 125 108 nbsp Ecuador 1 September 1978 126 109 nbsp Kenya 7 November 1978 127 110 nbsp Haiti 18 January 1979 128 111 nbsp Tonga 2 March 1979 129 112 nbsp Zimbabwe June 1980 130 113 nbsp South Korea 29 December 1980 131 114 nbsp Burkina Faso 12 January 1981 132 115 nbsp Nicaragua 19 May 1981 133 116 nbsp Mozambique December 1981 134 117 nbsp New Zealand 4 May 1983 135 118 nbsp Vanuatu 29 May 1986 136 119 nbsp Zambia 1986 137 120 nbsp Ivory Coast 6 October 1989 138 121 nbsp Cambodia 16 February 1990 139 122 nbsp Namibia 8 May 1990 140 123 nbsp Uruguay 4 October 1991 141 124 nbsp Indonesia 17 October 1991 142 125 nbsp Kazakhstan 13 March 1992 143 126 nbsp Azerbaijan 16 March 1992 144 127 nbsp Ukraine 17 March 1992 145 128 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 October 1992 146 129 nbsp Turkmenistan 8 December 1992 147 130 nbsp Slovakia 1 January 1993 148 131 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 25 February 1993 149 132 nbsp Georgia 10 May 1994 150 133 nbsp South Africa 14 May 1994 151 134 nbsp Moldova 9 December 1994 152 135 nbsp North Macedonia 14 April 1995 153 136 nbsp Colombia 16 May 1996 154 137 nbsp Belarus 30 August 1996 155 nbsp Holy See 10 March 1997 156 138 nbsp Eritrea 5 February 1998 157 139 nbsp Tajikistan 27 April 1998 158 140 nbsp Malawi 1998 159 141 nbsp San Marino 20 October 1999 160 142 nbsp Croatia 30 March 2000 161 143 nbsp Armenia 19 June 2000 162 144 nbsp Grenada 24 July 2000 163 145 nbsp Dominica 10 January 2001 164 146 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 11 February 2001 165 147 nbsp Iceland 15 March 2004 166 148 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 December 2005 167 149 nbsp Singapore 3 March 2006 168 150 nbsp Latvia 16 February 2007 169 151 nbsp Honduras 12 July 2007 170 152 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 31 August 2007 171 153 nbsp Guatemala 5 September 2007 172 154 nbsp Slovenia 19 September 2007 173 155 nbsp Dominican Republic 28 September 2007 174 156 nbsp Lithuania 11 June 2008 175 157 nbsp Bolivia 13 August 2008 176 158 nbsp Estonia 17 December 2008 177 159 nbsp Saint Lucia 30 October 2009 178 160 nbsp Uzbekistan 27 October 2010 179 161 nbsp Montenegro 9 February 2011 180 162 nbsp Paraguay 9 February 2011 181 nbsp Kosovo 14 May 2014 182 163 nbsp South Sudan 20 March 2024 183 164 nbsp Brunei Unknown165 nbsp Cape Verde Unknown166 nbsp Lebanon Unknown167 nbsp Lesotho Unknown168 nbsp Luxembourg Unknown169 nbsp Oman Unknown nbsp State of Palestine UnknownBilateral relations editAfrica edit Country Formal Relations Began Notes nbsp Algeria 24 August 1963 See Algeria Libya relations The NTC occasionally took an aggressive posture toward governments it accused of supporting Gaddafi in the civil war 184 especially that of Algeria which it claimed allowed Gaddafi s government to transport mercenaries and military equipment through its territory 185 186 187 The NTC reacted harshly after several members of the Gaddafi government including members of his family entered Algeria and were granted political asylum in Algiers On 29 August 2011 it said that Algeria sheltering Gaddafi or his family members would be viewed as an act of aggression 188 However while the Algerian government permitted Gaddafi s relatives to remain in the country it warned Aisha Gaddafi at least twice over political comments she made criticising the NTC while in Algeria 189 On 16 April 2012 Libyan leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil met with Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika in Algiers After the meeting he expressed confidence that Algeria would not shelter those who represent a threat for Libya s security an apparent reference to members of Gaddafi s family who were granted asylum in Algeria the previous year Libyan and Algerian officials also discussed cooperation on border security 189 nbsp Burkina Faso 12 January 1981 See Burkina Faso Libya relations nbsp Egypt 3 September 1953 See Egypt Libya relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 September 1953 when first Libyan Minister to Egypt Ibrahim El Senoussi present his credentials to General Naguib 26 During the Libyan Civil War it was rumoured that Egypt had sent Unit 777 a special forces division to clandestinely aid Libyan revolutionaries on the eastern front These reports were never confirmed but established an early narrative that the post revolutionary government of Egypt was seeking to aid a revolution in neighbouring Libya as part of a North African solidarity effort 190 Egypt supported the Arab League s readmission of Libya under the NTC in August 2011 officially recognising the NTC on the same day 22 August as the pan Arab organisation headed by former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby voted to do so 191 nbsp Ethiopia 11 October 1975 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 October 1975 when first Libyan Ambassador to Ethiopia presented his credentials 102 nbsp Guinea Bissau 4 July 1974 Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 July 1974 when was signed agreement to open an Embassy of Libya in the capital of Guinea Bissau 95 nbsp Liberia 1 April 1974 See Liberia Libya relations nbsp Mali 17 November 1972 See Libya Mali relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 November 1972 when the first Libyan Ambassador to Mali Muhammad Ahmad Mograhi presented his credentials to President Mousa Traore 77 In the aftermath of the Libyan civil war Malian troops engaged in sporadic battles with Tuareg ex mercenaries returning from fighting on Gaddafi s side 192 Authorities in Mali recognised the danger as early as October 2011 193 After the death of Muammar Gaddafi Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure said he accepted the NTC s authority and together with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika expressed his hopes for a rapid settlement of the crisis in this country in line with the aspirations of the Libyan people 194 In January 2012 Mali became the first African nation to agree to accept prisoners convicted by the International Criminal Court which wants to try Saif al Islam Gaddafi and several other former Libyan regime officials being held by ex revolutionary groups in Libya 195 The unilaterally declared secession of Azawad from Mali the military victory of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Ansar Dine and other rebel groups in the vast Malian north and the coup against President Amadou Toumani Toure in 2012 were attributed in part to the outflow of weapons from Libya after the war which purportedly increased instability in the Sahel 196 197 nbsp Mauritania 9 January 1970 See Libya Mauritania relations nbsp Namibia 8 May 1990 Libya has an embassy in Windhoek Namibia is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Algiers Algeria nbsp Niger 17 November 1965 See Libya Niger relations Libyan relations with Niger since the formation of the National Transitional Council have been somewhat tenuous though Niger recognised the NTC as Libya s legitimate governing authority on 27 August 2011 198 In early September 2011 a large convoy of Libyan military vehicles that the NTC said included stockpiles of gold bullion belonging to the Libyan treasury as well as members of the Gaddafi government crossed into Niger allegedly with assistance from Nigerien Tuaregs The NTC called on the Nigerien government to stop the convoy and arrest wanted members of the government warning of consequences for Libya Niger relations if it failed to do so 199 However after briefly denying the convoy s presence in Niger 200 the Nigerien government later said it was considering granting refugee status to the Libyans including military commanders Ali Kana and Mansour Dhao both wanted by the NTC on charges of crimes against the Libyan people as they were not sought by the International Criminal Court 201 A similar scenario played out when Al Saadi Gaddafi one of Muammar Gaddafi s sons and a top military commander during the war entered Niger and was placed under house arrest by the government 202 but was then granted refuge in the country over the protests of the NTC and its allies On 1 October Nigerien Justice Minister Marou Amadou reiterated his government s refusal to extradite Al Saadi Gaddafi but said the NTC was welcome to interrogate him in Niamey Niger s capital 203 The Nigerien government has officially acknowledged receiving 32 wanted members of the government but refuses to turn them over to the NTC on humanitarian grounds 204 On 11 November Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou said his government officially decided to grant Al Saadi Gaddafi asylum 205 After Saadi Gaddafi made comments calling for an uprising against the NTC in Libya a spokesman for the Libyan interim authority said on 11 February 2012 that Tripoli demanded Niger extradite the Gaddafi son and other ex regime officials to face trial in Libya The Nigerien government must send the fugitives from justice back to their home country the NTC spokesman warned in order for Niger to preserve its relationship and interests in Libya However Nigerien government officials rejected the demand citing the country s policy of not extraditing anyone who could face capital punishment 206 nbsp South Africa 14 May 1994 See Libya South Africa relations The relationship between Libya and South Africa was historically friendly prior to the civil war 207 208 and the South African government maintained a policy of neutrality during the conflict by refusing to recognise the NTC until after the UN General Assembly voted to do so 209 South Africa did however vote for United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 establishing a no fly zone over Libya though President Jacob Zuma later said he would have instructed the South African representative to vote against it if he had known that it would lead to a NATO led bombing campaign 210 South African officials met with representatives of both the NTC and the Gaddafi government during the war 211 As an ostensibly neutral party the South African government championed the African Union roadmap to peace 209 designed in part by Zuma a member of the AU Ad Hoc High Level Committee on Libya 212 It ultimately recognised the NTC under considerable international pressure in September 2011 just a month before the war s end 213 In early 2012 months after the collapse of Gaddafi s regime Zuma complained to the United Nations Security Council that the crisis in Libya had now grown to be a regional problem as a result of the UN failing to work with the AU during the war 214 During the war it was repeatedly rumoured that South Africa would offer Muammar Gaddafi and members of his family asylum and during the Battle of Tripoli some outlets reported that South African aircraft were on standby to whisk the Libyan leader and members of his government out of the country The South African government denied these reports It also denied allegations that surfaced the week after Tripoli fell claiming it was ready to facilitate Gaddafi s exile to Burkina Faso 215 After Gaddafi was captured and killed in October 2011 the South African government issued a statement saying it hoped the fall of Sirte would bring about peace in Libya 216 nbsp Tunisia 22 June 1956 See Libya Tunisia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1956 when Mr Abdul Salam Bsaikri the first Libyan Ambassador to Tunisia presented his credentials to the Bey of Tunis 33 During the civil war Tunisia remained officially neutral However as a neighbouring state it took in tens of thousands of Libyan refugees fleeing the conflict setting up camps along the international border 217 218 On 20 August 2011 the interim government of Tunisia recognised the NTC as Libya s legitimate authority 219 After the 2011 Tunisian elections ad interim Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki vowed to build close relations with Libya s post revolutionary government 220 At a conference in Benghazi in late 2011 Libyan officials agreed to give Tunisia preferred status above all other nations in business and commerce Marzouki s first official international trip as president was to Tripoli in early January 2012 where he met with Libyan leaders Although the Financial Times reported on the state visit as a sign of deepening ties between the two countries Libyan authorities reportedly complained to Marzouki s delegation over the presence of wanted ex officials of the Gaddafi government in Tunisia and Marzouki insisted the Libyans do more to secure the international border 221 Americas edit Country Formal Relations Began Notes nbsp Argentina 12 December 1973 See Argentina Libya relations Argentina has embassy in Tripoli Libya has embassy in Buenos Aires nbsp Bolivia 13 August 2008 See Bolivia Libya relations nbsp Brazil 9 April 1967 See Brazil Libya relations nbsp Lula and Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi 2009Brazil is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Tunis Tunisia Libya has an embassy in Brasilia Brazil as a non permanent member of the UN Security Council abstained from the vote authorising all necessary measures against Libya s Muammar Gaddafi 222 Brazil opposed the bombing in Libya to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 222 Brazil president Lula said These invasions only happen because the United Nations is weak 222 nbsp Canada 26 October 1968 See Canada Libya relations Canada is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Tunis Tunisia 223 Libya has an embassy in Ottawa nbsp Chile 20 May 1971 See Chile Libya relations Chile is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Cairo Egypt Libya has an embassy in Santiago nbsp Cuba 1 March 1976 See Cuba Libya relations nbsp Mexico 6 August 1975 See Libya Mexico relations Libya has an embassy in Mexico City Mexico is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Algiers Algeria 224 nbsp Nicaragua 19 May 1981 See Libya Nicaragua relations nbsp Peru 28 April 1974 See Libya Peru relations Libya is accredited to Peru from its embassy in Brasilia Brazil Peru is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Algiers Algeria nbsp Suriname 17 May 1976 See Libya Suriname relations nbsp United States 24 December 1951 See Libya United States relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 December 1951 18 nbsp U S Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Transitional Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El Keib conduct a press conference in Tripoli Libya on Dec 17 2011 The United States was a major ally of the NTC during the war against Gaddafi launching Operation Odyssey Dawn on 19 March 2011 after Susan Rice its ambassador to the UN successfully persuaded sceptics of the proposed Libyan no fly zone on the United Nations Security Council to abstain from voting on the resolution rather than voting no or exercising veto power 225 The United States Air Force Marine Corps and Navy played an instrumental role in suppressing Libyan air defences in late March 226 227 before shifting toward a supporting role in Operation Unified Protector 228 The US took longer than other leading NTC allies to formally recognise the council as Libya s legitimate authority but it ultimately handed over the Libyan Embassy in Washington D C to the NTC in early August 2011 229 Later that month the US led an effort at the United Nations to repeal parts of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 in order to allow unfrozen Libyan assets to be transferred to the interim government 230 nbsp Venezuela 18 June 1965 See Libya Venezuela relationsAsia edit Country Formal Relations Began Notes nbsp Azerbaijan 16 March 1992 See Azerbaijan Libya relations nbsp Bangladesh 14 December 1974 See Bangladesh Libya relations nbsp China 9 August 1978 See China Libya relations China initially did not support the Libyan uprising instead urging Muammar Gaddafi s government to work quickly to restore social stability and normalcy 231 However as the conflict dragged on PRC officials began to meet with their NTC counterparts inviting Mahmoud Jibril to Beijing in late June 2011 for bilateral talks 232 The PRC opposed the 2011 military intervention in Libya throughout the civil war accusing the West of using force in an attempt to bring Libya into its sphere of influence and seeking to counter by gradually giving more diplomatic standing to the NTC 233 culminating in full diplomatic recognition in mid September 2011 which Beijing s state news agency Xinhua defended as a mature decision made at the right time 234 Both governments expressed desire for Chinese participation in rebuilding the country and resuming suspended construction projects 235 236 However relations between the NTC and the PRC were shaken by reports that state controlled weapons manufacturers in Mainland China met with a high level delegation from the Gaddafi government in July 2011 in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 237 The PRC claimed ignorance of the meeting which several NTC officials openly questioned 238 nbsp India 20 July 1952 See India Libya relations nbsp Indonesia 17 October 1991 See Indonesia Libya relations On 3 September 2011 Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said his government supported the NTC in carrying out the peaceful transition towards democracy 239 240 However he stopped short of expressing Indonesian recognition of the NTC as the country s legitimate authority and at the United Nations General Assembly vote on accrediting the representative of Libya designated by the council on 16 September Indonesia abstained 241 Indonesian energy firm MedcoEnergi reopened its Tripoli office in mid September 2011 and said later in the month that it would resume oil exploration and production in the Area 47 block of the Libyan oilfields in October 2011 242 Medco President Director Lukman Mahfoedz said that under the terms of a new contract between Libya s provisional government and the company Tripoli would subsidise half the cost of Medco s operations in the Ghadames Basin while the remaining 50 percent of costs would be split between Medco and the Libyan Investment Authority one of the corporation s largest shareholders 243 nbsp Iran 30 December 1967 See Iran Libya relations nbsp Iraq 21 May 1955 See Iraq Libya relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1955 when Mr Abdul Munim Gailani Envoy Extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary of Iraq to Libya presented his letters of credence 27 nbsp Israel See Israel Libya relations Israeli minister Ayoob Kara conducted informal relations with the Gaddafi regime using the Freedom Party of Austria as an intermediary During the negotiations Saif al Islam Gaddafi pledged to assist in securing the release of Gilad Shalit from Hamas sign a peace treaty with Israel and personally visit Israel in return for Israel lobbying NATO to cease airstrikes on Libya However talks ended when rebel forces took control of Tripoli 244 Democratic Party of Libya figure Ahmad Shabani said on 23 August that the Libyan opposition wanted the support of the international community including Israel despite the state s current lack of diplomatic relations with Libya When asked if a democratically elected Libyan government would recognise Israel Shabani responded The question is whether Israel will recognize us He said his party supports a two state solution for Israel and Palestine 245 The DPL is not an official organ of the NTC but it supports the council s transitional role On 16 September 2011 Israel voted in the United Nations General Assembly to accredit the NTC as Libya s legal representative 241 nbsp Japan 2 June 1957 See Japan Libya relations nbsp Jordan 30 August 1961 See Jordan Libya relations nbsp Kazakhstan 13 March 1992 See Kazakhstan Libya relations nbsp North Korea 23 January 1974 See Libya North Korea relations Libya is accredited to North Korea from its embassy in Seoul South Korea North Korea has an embassy in Tripoli nbsp Pakistan 16 July 1952 See Libya Pakistan relations nbsp Philippines 17 November 1976 See Libya Philippines relations Libya has an embassy in Manila Philippines has an embassy in Tripoli nbsp Qatar 19 November 1975 See Libya Qatar relations Qatar was the second country to recognise the NTC and the first to announce a trade agreement with it declaring on 27 March 2011 that it would market Libyan oil exports from eastern terminals controlled by anti Gaddafi elements 246 It was also the first Arab country to join international military operations in Libya sending interceptors to help enforce the no fly zone starting on 25 March 247 The Qatari government is also closely tied to Al Jazeera one of the first international news networks to begin covering the 2011 civil war 248 The NTC faced one of its first diplomatic quandaries after Iman al Obeidi a Libyan woman who accused Gaddafi loyal militiamen of beating and gang raping her at a checkpoint in a high profile appearance before journalists at the Rixos Al Nasr in Tripoli was granted asylum in Qatar Despite the protests of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Qatar then forcibly deported Obeidi back to Benghazi on 2 June 2011 for unknown reasons 249 and Obeidi publicly blamed the NTC for her deportation 250 Despite this incident Qatari cooperation with the NTC remained close throughout the war with close consultations between officials of the two governments in Doha becoming so frequent that some anti Gaddafi fighters complained that their leadership was spending too much time in Qatar and not enough time in Libya 251 Qatari military advisers also reportedly accompanied some anti Gaddafi brigades in the Nafusa Mountains 252 and during the coastal offensive in Tripolitania even helping to direct some fighters in the storming of Gaddafi s Bab al Azizia compound in central Tripoli 253 On 16 October 2011 the Qatari and Libyan governments signed a memorandum of understanding in Doha for cooperation between the justice ministries of the two states Officials said the fledgling government of Libya could benefit from Qatar s experience in establishing justice law and order 254 nbsp South Korea 29 December 1980 See Libya South Korea relations Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Korea and Libya in December 1980 and in January 2015 Number of South Koreans living in Libya 48 255 nbsp Syria See Libya Syria relations President Bashar al Assad the Ba athist Syrian head of state responded to the Syrian civil war in a manner frequently compared by protesters to Muammar Gaddafi s crackdown in February 2011 and beyond 256 Syria voted at the United Nations General Assembly to accredit the NTC as representative of Libya on 16 September 2011 241 However Assad s government has allowed Al Rai TV a Syrian station to broadcast pro Gaddafi propaganda since the leader s fall from power including audio messages from Gaddafi members of his family and former Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim 257 On 10 October 2011 Libya became the first country to recognise the Syrian National Council an umbrella group of opposition leaders within and outside Syria formed as an alternative to the government in Damascus as the sole legitimate government in Syria according to NTC official Mussa al Koni who serves as a representative of the Tuareg of Libya Koni said the NTC also ordered the Syrian Embassy in Tripoli to be shuttered until further notice 258 NTC also promised the representatives of SNC to hand them over the embassy of Syria in Tripoli 259 nbsp Thailand 16 March 1977 See Libya Thailand relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 March 1977 Libya has an embassy in Bangkok Thailand is accredited to Libya through its embassy in Rome Italy 260 nbsp Turkey 30 December 1952 See Libya Turkey relations Libya has an embassy in Ankara and a Consulate General in Istanbul Turkey has an embassy in Tripoli 261 and a Consulate General in Misurata 262 Trade volume between the two countries was 1 865 billion USD in 2018 Libyan exports imports 0 37 1 50 billion USD 263 188 312 Libyan tourists visited Turkey in 2018 263 Turkey was a prominent backer of the Libyan opposition during the civil war although it was initially strongly opposed to the international military intervention 264 and expressed concern about the violence 265 However Turkey became a strong advocate for a leading NATO role in Libya by the end of March and joined in operations to enforce an embargo on Gaddafi held ports 264 With Turkey s reversal on the international military mission as well as its decision to recognise the NTC in early July 2011 266 it gained considerably more influence with the ultimately victorious rebels It also provided 300 million in aid to the NTC prior to the start of Ramadan 267 as well several fuel shipments via the Turkish Petroleum International Company 268 Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited Benghazi in late August just as Tripoli was being taken by anti Gaddafi forces 269 When Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Tripoli the following month he received a rock star welcome from gratified Libyans 267 The Turkish Air Force also worked with the NTC to airdrop humanitarian aid to Waddan and the Libyan South near Qatrun in mid September 2011 delivering at least 14 tons of food to the areas selected by Libyan and Turkish officials 270 In January 2020 Turkey deployed approximately 2 000 Syrian fighters including from the Syrian National Army to Libya in support of Fayez al Sarraj 271 nbsp United Arab Emirates 24 May 1972 See Libya United Arab Emirates relations The UAE maintains a forward operating base at the Al Khadim Airport near Marj 272 273 nbsp Vietnam 15 March 1975 See Libya Vietnam relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 March 1975 Libya has an embassy in Hanoi Vietnam is accredited to Libya from its embassy in Cairo Egypt nbsp Yemen 22 August 1960 See Libya Yemen relationsEurope edit Country Formal Relations Began Notes nbsp Albania 6 May 1970 See Albania Libya relations nbsp Belarus 30 August 1996 See Belarus Libya relations nbsp Croatia 30 March 2000 See Croatia Libya relations nbsp Cyprus 8 November 1973 See Cyprus Libya relations Relations between Cyprus and Libya have always remained strong especially due to the relations of the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou with Libyan politicians Libya was a key investor to Cyprus after the invasion of the island by Turkey and was a source of jobs for Cypriots working under the Cypriot multinational company Joannou amp Paraskevaides The latest state visit between the two countries was of Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Marcoullis to Tripoli in 2011 after the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime nbsp Czech Republic 16 May 1960 See Czech Republic Libya relations Relations between Libya and the Czech Republic was relatively slow among European Union member states to establish full diplomatic relations with the NTC Meetings between Czech and Libyan officials of the NTC began in mid June 2011 274 and by the end of the month Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg was quoted as saying while visiting Benghazi to deliver a shipment of medical supplies that the Czech Republic recognised the NTC as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people 275 However Schwarzenberg later clarified that he had not expressed his government s recognition of the NTC as a legitimate government a position he maintained until the end of the Battle of Tripoli 276 277 On 21 September 2011 the Czech Republic joined the Friends of Libya Conference a group of countries and international organisations committed to helping rebuild a democratic internationalist Libya 278 nbsp France 1 January 1952 See France Libya relations France was the first country to recognise the NTC as Libya s sole legitimate representative doing so on 10 March 2011 279 Just over a week later France co sponsored United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 and the French Air Force was the first military coalition component to engage Gaddafi loyal forces on the ground in Libya intervening to turn the tide at the Second Battle of Benghazi on 19 March by destroying advancing columns of Libyan Army tanks armoured personnel carriers and artillery pieces 280 In late August 2011 France unblocked 20 percent of frozen Libyan assets held in the country 281 President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Tripoli on 15 September becoming together with British Prime Minister David Cameron one of the first world leaders to make a state visit to Libya since the conquest of the capital 282 nbsp Germany 3 June 1955 See Germany Libya relations nbsp Greece 1952 See Greece Libya relations Diplomatic relations between Greece and Libya date back to 1952 when Libya s independence was formally recognized by the United Nations Relations between the two countries had been traditionally friendly especially during the 1980s and 1990s when the personal friendship between Muammar Gaddafi and Greek socialist Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou contributed to close ties between the two countries Greece provided continued military training in its military academies to future Libyan career officers well into the early 2000s Due to the Libyan Civil War in 2014 Greece closed its embassy in Tripoli while Libya continued to be represented in Greece through its embassy in Athens The signing in 2019 of the Libya GNA Turkey maritime deal fuelled Greece s strong reaction and condemnation 283 also followed by concerns raised for its legality by other countries in the region 284 285 286 the international community and political powers within Libya itself including the rival Tobruk based government led by Libya s Parliament House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army Greece regarded it as void and geographically absurd because it ignored the presence of the Greek islands of Crete Kasos Karpathos Kastellorizo and Rhodes between the Turkish Libyan coasts This subsequently led to the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador from Greece 287 and deterioration of relations between Greece and the GNA Following political change at the head of Government in Libya in 2021 and in an effort to stabilise relations and increase Greece s diplomatic presence in the country the reopening of the Greek Embassy in Tripoli and a new Consulate General in Benghazi were announced by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs 288 During the COVID 19 pandemic Greece donated 200 000 vaccines to Libya 289 nbsp Italy 21 February 1952 See Italy Libya relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 February 1952 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Libya Mr Mario Conti 20 Libya s largest international trade partner Rome s decision to reject Gaddafi as a negotiating party and recognise the NTC in early April 2011 was seen as a major diplomatic coup for NTC envoy Mahmoud Jibril 290 Although Italy joined international military efforts to weaken Gaddafi s grip on the country granting the use of military bases in Italian territory and participating in Operation Unified Protector Foreign Minister Franco Frattini called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in June 2011 to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid a suggestion that NATO ignored 291 In late August 2011 Frattini vowed that Italian oil company Eni would play a number one role in the future in Libya and resume oil production as soon as Libya s oilfields reopened for business 291 Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi also announced the release of 505 million in frozen Libyan assets as a first payment to Libya s new government as its forces battled to secure Tripoli 292 Abdulrahman Ben Yezza a former Eni executive was named oil minister in the caretaker government of Prime Minister Abdurrahim El Keib on 22 November 293 nbsp Kosovo 14 May 2014 See Kosovo Libya relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 May 2014 182 Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008 Libya under Gaddafi was opposed to Kosovo s independence and refused to recognise Kosovo as independent 294 295 However after the fall of Gaddafi in 2011 Libya officially recognised Kosovo as an independent state on 25 September 2013 296 297 nbsp Lithuania 11 June 2008 See Libya Lithuania relations nbsp Malta 15 June 1965 See Libya Malta relations On 21 February 2011 days before the establishment of the NTC in Benghazi two Libyan Air Force fighter jets defected to Malta rather than bomb the restive eastern cities The Maltese government s refusal to extradite the pilots or return the aircraft to Libya swiftly established the island state as an unfriendly neighbour of the Gaddafi government amidst the Libyan uprising 298 After the fall of Tripoli to anti Gaddafi forces in late August 2011 Maltese Foreign Affairs Minister Tonio Borg announced on 10 September that Malta would become the first EU country to reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital 299 The following day Libyan Finance Minister Ali Tarhouni commissioned an investigation into companies with joint Libyan and Maltese shareholding with the intent of locating businessmen both in Libya and in Malta who had assisted the Gaddafi government during the war such as by facilitating the importation of oil to Gaddafi loyal ports in defiance of the UN embargo A spokesman for Tarhouni s office said that all honest businessmen have no need to worry and indicated the probe was not a critique of the Maltese government 300 nbsp Northern Cyprus Despite the fact that Libya has not officially recognised the Northern Cyprus on 30 October 2011 Libyan Health Minister Abdal Rahman Ali al Kissa signed a protocol with his Northern Cypriot counterpart to reserve 250 beds at the Near East University hospital in northern North Nicosia for the treatment of injured Libyans He also met with TRNC Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk 301 nbsp Norway 20 July 1966 See Libya Norway relations nbsp Poland 2 December 1963 See Libya Poland relations Poland at the mid 2000s like the rest of West countries started to turn its eyes back on Libya after almost 20 years of absence 302 At the beginning of the civil war the Polish government was not eager to participate in any military action in Libya but called the other members of NATO and European Union to use other ways but prime minister Donald Tusk assured that Poland would take part in some community activities 303 At the same time Polish NGOs started the preparations to help eastern Libya 304 The position of government concern Libya has not changed with the beginning of Military intervention in Libya 305 The diplomatic relations with NTC were established during the visit of Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski to Benghazi on 11 May when he announced the recognition of the NTC as rightful interlocutor for the international community in Libya 306 Poland was the only country that opened its embassy in Benghazi 307 On 8 July the Minister noticed the Polish recognition of NTC as the legitimate government of the Libyan people 308 Poland was also member of Libya Contact Group where it offered to launch humanitarian help and training for state officials and new law and order services 309 There are unofficial reports that Poland was sending weapons and officers of Polish Special Forces 310 311 312 Ahmed El Mallul a Libyan surgeon in Poland was a mediator between the NTC and the Polish government 313 On 15 September Poland reopened its embassy in Tripoli 314 and started to prepare ground for humanitarian help which arrived on 3 October in Misrata 315 316 Also Libyan representatives were in Poland at the parliamentary elections on 6 11 October 2011 317 318 Next visit of foreign minister took place on 24 October in Tripoli 319 Three days later Libyan decedents decided to strengthen bilateral relations and notify Polish MFA about upgrading its Economic Cooperation Bureau in Warsaw to the rank of Embassy and establish a joint Libyan Polish commission headed by its Ministers of Foreign Affairs 320 nbsp Portugal 1975 See Libya Portugal relations nbsp Romania 14 February 1974 See Libya Romania relations nbsp Russia 4 September 1955 See Libya Russia relations Russia sharply criticised the NATO led military intervention in the Libyan civil war though it chose not to use its veto power on the United Nations Security Council to block it On 27 May 2011 Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said that although Moscow opposed the military operations it believed Gaddafi should leave power 321 In early June 2011 Russian envoy Mikhail Margelov was received in Benghazi the de facto headquarters of the Libyan opposition Margelov s stated objective was to broker a truce between anti Gaddafi forces and the Gaddafi led government 322 He left Benghazi with an invitation from the NTC for Russia to open a representative office in the city citation needed though it opted not to do so before recognising the council as Libya s sole legitimate representative which it did on 1 September 2011 323 nbsp Serbia 2 October 1955 See Libya Serbia relations nbsp Ukraine 17 March 1992 See Libya Ukraine relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 March 1992 145 nbsp United Kingdom 24 December 1951 See Libya United Kingdom relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 24 December 1951 17 The United Kingdom co sponsored UNSCR 1973 and was one of the largest contributors to Operation Unified Protector the NATO led intervention to degrade the military strength of Muammar Gaddafi s forces though it carried out considerably fewer strike missions than fellow coalition partners France and the United States 324 In early September 2011 the Royal Air Force flew crateloads of unfrozen Libyan funds in the form of dinar banknotes to Benghazi the location of the NTC s interim central bank 325 On 15 September Prime Minister David Cameron visited Tripoli together with French President Sarkozy to meet with leaders of the NTC 282 Oceania edit Country Formal Relations Began Notes nbsp Australia 4 January 1978 See Australia Libya relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 January 1978 123 Australia was a major non military backer of the revolutionaries during the Libyan Civil War sending more humanitarian aid to Libya than any other single country after the United States 326 327 It was relatively early to recognise the NTC doing so on 9 June 2011 months before the capture of Tripoli 328 329 In December 2011 Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd traveled to Libya to meet with Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim El Keib Rudd ceremonially hoisted the flag of Australia at his country s consul general in Tripoli and pledged Canberra s support for efforts to remove unexploded landmines in Libya as well as advice on Libya s planned transition to democratic governance 330 nbsp Vanuatu 29 May 1986 See Libya Vanuatu relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 May 1986 136 International response edit nbsp Libya Countries that have recognised the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of Libya Countries with informal relations with the NTC or which voted in favour of it assuming Libya s UN seat but have not established formal recognition Countries which opposed the NTC assuming Libya s UN seat yet have not made a formal statement on recognition Countries which have formally opposed the NTCMain article International recognition of the National Transitional Council During the Libyan Civil War at least 100 countries and numerous international organisations including the United Nations expressly recognised the NTC as Libya s legitimate authority or used similar language Several other countries have recognised the NTC as the interim government of Libya since the war s end Membership in intergovernmental organisations editLibya was suspended from Arab League proceedings in late February 2011 over the bombardment of civilians by Gaddafi s forces during widespread protests against his government 331 In early June Vice Chairman Abdul Hafiz Ghoga a frequent spokesman for the council emphasised his government s intention to reintegrate Libya into the Arab world 332 It was reinstated on 27 August with the NTC as its representative 333 The African Union s Peace and Security Council decided on 26 August 2011 to call for a national unity government including the remnants of the Gaddafi government as well as members of the NTC instead of transferring its diplomatic recognition to the NTC as Libya s legal representative 334 After Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil pledged the council s commitment to protecting human rights shepherding Libya through the process of postwar reconciliation and transitioning to full democracy at a Libya Contact Group conference in Paris on 1 September a spokesman for the African Union Commission said the commission was reassured and would bring the issue of recognition up for discussion again 335 Relations between the AU and the NTC have been strained by persistent reports of hate crimes including arbitrary detentions and lynchings being perpetrated against black people in Tawergha Tripoli and other places in Libya 336 337 338 On 20 September 2011 the African Union officially recognised the National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of Libya 339 The NTC asked to take up Libya s seat at the United Nations 340 The UN was also a member of the Libya Contact Group Secretary General Ban Ki moon the UN s nominal leader said on 1 September that the UN would work with Libyan authority to help Libya transition toward democracy Ban also backed a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution to codify the international body s role in supporting Libyan democracy and stability 341 Although the NTC welcomed United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 which authorised the NATO led bombing of Libyan military targets it has rejected proposals for a United Nations peacekeeping contingent in postwar Libya saying it wants no foreign troops deployed on Libyan soil 342 The United Nations General Assembly with 114 member states in favor to 17 opposed voted on 16 September 2011 to recognise the NTC as holding Libya s seat at the United Nations 241 343 NTC appointed representatives during the civil war editThis article may be confusing or unclear to readers Please help clarify the article There might be a discussion about this on the talk page August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The National Transitional Council had opened representative missions abroad during the civil war Several countries had recognised the council as the sole governing authority in Libya and some of these countries invited the council to appoint diplomatic envoys and to take over Libyan embassies in their capitals A number of embassies and diplomatic offices in other countries have declared allegiance to the council unilaterally but it is unclear whether they are in communication with it Representative missions of the NTC during the civil war nbsp Bulgaria Sofia Isse Rabii Anshour ambassador 344 nbsp Canada Ottawa Abubaker Karmos interim charge d affaires 345 nbsp Denmark Copenhagen Ibrahim Grada 346 representative of NTC in Denmark 347 nbsp European Union Brussels Mohamed Farhat ambassador 348 nbsp France Paris Mansour Seif Al Nasr special envoy 349 nbsp Italy Rome Hafed Gaddur ambassador 350 nbsp Panama Panama Nagi Ahmed Ksuda interim charge d affaires 351 nbsp South Korea Seoul Otman S Saad AHBARA ambassador 352 353 nbsp Switzerland Bern Sliman Bouchuiguir ambassador 354 nbsp United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Dr Aref Ali Nayed ambassador 355 356 nbsp United Kingdom London Mahmud al Naku charge d affaires 357 nbsp United States Washington D C Ali Aujali ambassador 358 359 360 nbsp United Nations New York City Abdel Rahman 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