Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush was suspended by the head of the Libyan government Abdelhamid Debaïbah following her meeting with the Israeli Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen.
The Minister’s suspension was announced in the evening of Sunday, August 27, 2023. The head of Libyan government Abdelhamid Debaïbah, also announced the opening of an administrative inquiry, which will be carried out by a committee chaired by the Minister of Justice, said a statement from the government of national union.
This case follows the announcement made yesterday by the Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen according to which he spoke with his Libyan counterpart Najla al-Mangoush during an “unprecedented” meeting in Rome a few days ago, according to a statement from his office.
A meeting, which was held under the auspices of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, according to the press release.
“I spoke with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Great Potential represented by relations between the two countries,” said Cohen, adding that he had mentioned with the Libyan minister “the importance of preserving the heritage of Libyan Judaism through the reparation of Jewish synagogues and cemeteries in this country”.
According to the Minister, it is a “first step in the relationship between Israel and Libya”. “The size and strategic place of Libya offer an immense opportunity for the State of Israel,” he said and whose comments were reported by AFP.
