The leader of Libya's government said Sunday that he had suspended his foreign minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he had held talks with her last week in Rome.
Libyans burn tyres as they protest in Tripoli on August 28, 2023, following an informal meeting between the country’s foreign minister and her Israeli counterpart. – The leader of Libya’s government said that he had suspended his foreign minister after her Israeli counterpart announced he had held talks with her last week in Rome.
The Libyan foreign ministry described it as a “chance and unofficial encounter”, but news of the meeting had already led to street protests in several Libyan cities. The Israeli statement described it as the first such diplomatic initiative between the two countries. “What happened in Rome was a chance and unofficial encounter, during a meeting with his Italian counterpart, which did not involve any discussion, agreement or consultation,” the ministry said in a statement.
The Libyan foreign ministry accused Israel of trying to “present this incident” as a “meeting or talks”. The letter said that this development “does not reflect the foreign policy of the Libyan state, does not represent the Libyan national constants and is considered a violation of Libyan laws which criminalise normalisation with the ‘Zionist entity'”.On the streets of Tripoli and its suburbs, protests erupted Sunday evening in a sign of refusal of normalisation with Israel. The protests spread to other cities where young people blocked roads, burned tyres and waved the Palestinian flag.
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