Greece has asked Germany to participate in Libya summit

Greece has asked to attend a summit in Berlin which
will discuss a path to peace in Libya, government spokesman Stelios Petsas
revealed on Tuesday.
The news came a regular press briefing, when Petsas
was asked about Greece’s “absence” from any diplomatic initiatives concerning
the crisis in Libya.
“Nobody can say that Greece is absent, but instead
it is at the center of developments. We want to be involved in any initiative
in the search for a political solution,” he told journalists and announced the
request.
Reuters reported that the summit will coincide with
a one-day visit to Berlin by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and will
probably be held on January 19, according to participants in the preparatory
negotiations.
The same report said that “Erdogan’s presence is
seen as essential to the success of any conference on Libya, since Ankara’s
decision to deploy military advisers and possibly troops there has made it a
major player in the country’s long-running civil war.”
The summit was announced by German Chancellor Angela
Merkel on Saturday, who said that the United Nations would lead talks if a
meeting were to take place in Berlin.