Denmark–Libya relations
diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Denmark and State of Libya
Denmark–Libya relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Libya. Bilateral relations are tense because of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and the 2011 military intervention in Libya. Denmark is represented in Libya, through its embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Danish Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal visited Libya in February 2012, for the opening of the new representative office in Tripoli.
History
Kingdom of Libya
In January 1952, Denmark and eleven other countries sponsored a resolution to admit Libya under King Idris to the United Nations, and recognize Libya as an independent state.
The Gaddafi Era
After the Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 incident, Denmark with France, Australia and the United Kingdom abstained from voting in the United Nations Security Council. After the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing, Denmark ordered the Libyan diplomats in Denmark to leave the country. As a response to the expels, the Libyan government expelled a diplomat from Denmark. In January 2006, the Libyan Government closed their embassy in Denmark, as a protest against the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. In 2008, Libya boycotted Danish companies, and excluded Danish companies from big infrastructure projects worth 126.5 billion dollars.
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