Libya–Serbia relations

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Libya-Serbia relations
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Libya–Serbia relations are diplomatic relations between Libya and Serbia. Libya has an embassy in Belgrade[1] and Serbia has an embassy in Tripoli.[2]

History[edit]

Boris Tadić with Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi built a strong diplomatic relationship with Yugoslavia and then maintained it with Serbia.[3]

One of the more important connections was the arms trade, first between the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Libya, and then continuing with Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia.[4] Several aircraft of the Libyan Jamahiriyan Air Force which were captured or used to defend Gaddafi-loyalists were made by Yugoslav aircraft-manufacturer SOKO in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5][6] Muammar Gaddafi maintained strong diplomatic with Serbia after Yugoslavia broke up in 1991-1995.[7] Public opinion in Serbia has been cited to be supportive of the Muammar Gaddafi regime.[8][9][10]

Libyan civil war[edit]

On August 25, 2011, Serbia officially recognized the National Transitional Council as the ruling government in Libya.[11] However, the relations with the transitional government were strained from the very beginning of the Libyan Civil War when five Serbs were captured by Anti-Gaddafi rebels under the suspicion that they fought as mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi.[12] As of April 2012 all five still remained in detainment in Libya.[13][14] Libya al Youm then reported that more mercenaries had been flown in from Banja Luka.[15] The Serbian minister of defence, Dragan Sutanovac, denied reports that Serbian warplanes had bombed anti-Qaddafi protestors.[16]

Post-civil war[edit]

On 7 November 2015 two Serbian embassy workers in Libya were kidnapped by an unknown group, as reported by the Serbian foreign ministry.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BG: Zastava pobunjenika na ambasadi". B92.net (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ambasada Srbije nema informacije o hapšenju Srba". Kurir. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Libya's Balkan connections: Qaddafi's Yugoslav friends". The Economist. February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. ^ "LSE London School of Economics and Political Sciences - New meaning for an old relationship: Serbia's arms deals during Gaddafi's reign - December 20, 2011". Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Airliners.net - Liyban Air Force G-2 Galeb (December 4, 2006) - Chris Lofting". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "ABC News - NATO to take charge over No Fly Zone in Libya - March 24, 2011". Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Economist - Libya's Balkan connections - February 25, 2012". Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Libya Revolt - 79% of Serbians gave support to Colonel Gaddafi Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "The World - Gaddafi supporters in Serbia - April 8, 2011". Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  10. ^ "Facebook Pages - Support for Muammaer al-Gaddafi from the people of Serbia". Archived from the original on 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  11. ^ "Novosti - Vlada Srbije priznala pobunjenike u Libiji (Serbian) - August 25, 2011". Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  12. ^ "Balkaninsight - Captured Serbs in Libya await their fate - September 15, 2011". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  13. ^ "Zatoceni Srbi zivi i zdravi". Alo!. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  14. ^ "B92 - March 31, 2011 - Jos bez optuznice za uhapsene Srbe". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  15. ^ "نقلا عن راديو BIR أن طائرات تنطلق من مطار بنيالوكا بجمهورية صرب البوسنة تنقل مرتزقة صرب للمشاركة في قمع المتظاهرين في ليبيا". Libya al Youm. 27 February 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  16. ^ "22 FEB 11 / 18:12:41 Belgrade Denies Serbian Planes Bombed Libya Protesters". Balkan Insight. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  17. ^ ХРИСТОВА, Карина (8 November 2015). "В Ливии похитили двух сотрудников сербского посольства". kp.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

External links[edit]

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