But on August 27, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced he met with Libyan Foreign Minster Najla Mangoush in Rome. The meeting was hosted and facilitated by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Cohen said he “spoke with the foreign minister about the great potential for the two countries from their relations.”There is one problem with all of this. The Libyan Foreign Ministry downplayed the meeting, calling it an “unprepared” and “unofficial” rendezvous. Libya Foreign Minister Flees Country as Protests Continue Over Israel Talks pic.twitter.com/mYPNuPCnjV — VOA Africa (@VOAAfrica) August 29, 2023The protests appeared small.
