Libyan Foreign Ministry: We reject Egypt receiving parallel bodies | News

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan Government of National Unity in Tripoli expressed its dissatisfaction and rejection of what it described as “the diplomatic action taken by the Egyptian government to officially receive parallel bodies that do not enjoy any international recognition.”

The Foreign Ministry considered – in a statement today, Sunday, published on the X website, as published by the Libyan News Agency – that “this step does not have a realistic impact, but it is a departure from the unity of the international position rejecting the return of the country to a state of division and war, and that it clearly contradicts the expected Egyptian and Arab role in supporting Libya's unity and stability, and protecting it from attempts at disruption and division.”

The statement said that the Government of National Unity has striven since the beginning of its work to overcome the state of international polarization and deal in a balanced manner with all countries related to the Libyan file, especially with the Arab Republic of Egypt, and has made positive progress in this file, “an achievement that the Libyan people are proud of, who will not accept returning again to the era of parallel governments and regional and international axes that led Libya to be a backyard for battles and wars with an international and regional dimension.”

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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – State of Libya 🇱🇾 (@Mofa_Libya) August 11, 2024

The Foreign Ministry said in its statement that while it reaffirms that respecting the sovereignty of states, good neighborliness, and supporting their unity and legitimate institutions are fixed principles for building strong relations between states and governments, it “strongly warns that such unilateral measures only serve to return to tension, polarization, and local and regional conflict.”

The Libyan Foreign Ministry held the “Egyptian government responsible for the moral, political, local, regional and international responsibility for these unilateral measures.”

Earlier today, Sunday, in El Alamein, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly received Osama Hamad, head of the government assigned by the Libyan House of Representatives in Tobruk, and discussed with him enhancing joint cooperation between the two countries in various fields, and the contribution of Egyptian companies to the efforts to rebuild Libya.