The Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Ministry said that the meeting between Minister Necla al-Manqush and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Italy was accidental and unofficial. writes about it RIA News.
Earlier, the press service of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the Foreign Ministers of Israel and Libya met for the first time in Italy last week and discussed the possibility of cooperation of the parties and the preservation of the heritage of Libyan Jews. The Libyan Presidential Council convened in Tripoli and demanded an explanation regarding this meeting.
Libya’s GNU Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Facebook (Meta’s owner is known as an extremist and banned in Russia) that the meeting took place incidentally and unofficially during a meeting between al-Manqush and the Italian Foreign Minister and that there was no negotiation, agreement or agreement of any kind. . consultations. In the statement, it is also emphasized that the ministry does not accept the normalization of relations with Israel and takes a determined stance on the Palestinian issue.
After reports of a meeting between al-Manqush and Cohen on Sunday evening, protests erupted in many Libyan cities demanding the resignation of the GNU Foreign Minister.
Libya and Israel have never established diplomatic relations. During the reign of Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled the country for more than 40 years, Libya had been a part of the Arab boycott of Israel and had always voted against the Jewish state in international organizations.
Libya previously had a substantial Jewish community; most of its members immigrated to Israel starting in the 1930s and following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
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