Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, said that he is against the establishment of foreign military bases in the country. He said this in an interview RIA News.
“As for foreign military bases, we reject the establishment of any military base in our country; we can defend our country ourselves,” Salih said.
According to the leader of the Libyan parliament, the only acceptable option for Libya at the moment is not the creation of bases for foreign troops, but the exchange of experience and military-technical cooperation with other states.
Aguila Saleh represents one of the country’s two de facto governments, based in Sirte.
Before this, the Libyan parliament requested Western ambassadors were allowed to leave the country because of their support for Israel during its conflict with Hamas.
The declaration of the Libyan parliament was adopted against the background of statements about the impossibility of delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Nikolai Patrushev, formerly Secretary of the Russian Security Council negotiations took place With Libyan National Security Advisor Ibrahim Bushnaf.