Libya dismissed claims of IRA link as ‘imperialist’ conspiracy
Libyan foreign minister snubbed Irish diplomat in Tripoli in wake of ‘Eksund’ incident
‘Eksund’ captain Adrian Hopkins, claimed after his arrest that the arms on board the vessel “were actually loaded in Libya”.
An Irish diplomat who went to Tripoli in the wake of the discovery of a huge arsenal of Libyan arms destined for the IRA was met with claims that Ireland was being taken in by an “imperialist” conspiracy.
The Irish ambassador to Italy Robin Fogarty travelled to Libya on November 7th, 1987, for an appointment to meet the Libyan foreign minister. But he was left waiting at the airport in Tripoli for hours and was then told the minister was not available.