A representative of Moamer Gaddafi's regime is to hold talks with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Dollis Thursday in Athens as European countries become increasingly alarmed about violence verging on civil war in Libya, dpa reported.
The meeting with Mohamed Tahir Siala is to take place in agreement with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who has discussed the situation in Libya with Foreign Minister Dimtris Droutsas, the Greek Foreign Ministry said.
No statements are to be made to journalists after the meeting.
News reports said the request for the meeting in Greece came via the Libyan embassy and similar requests had been sent to a number of other European countries.
The European Union has called an emergency meeting of foreign ministers for Thursday and an emergency summit Friday at which it was expected to demand Gaddafi hand over power immediately.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had a telephone conversation Tuesday night with Gaddafi, who warned the West not to intervene in his country's affairs.
Local media reported that Gaddafi, who made the call to the prime minister, warned that "any violation of Libya's security or stability would necessarily have dire consequences for the security in North Africa, the Mediterranean rim and Europe."
Papandreou is said to have stressed the need to resolve the situation in Libya to avoid a worsening humanitarian crisis and a possible civil war.
Papandreou's father, Andreas, established close ties with Gaddafi and other North African leaders during his time as prime minister in the 1980s.
