The talks also touched on possible Israeli assistance for humanitarian issues, agriculture and water management, according to Israel's Foreign Ministry.The Libyan foreign ministry, meanwhile, sought to downplay the importance of the meeting as "unprepared and an unofficial meeting during a meeting with Italy's foreign minister." "Dbeibah's decision to suspend Mangoush suggested that he was not aware of the meeting. The prime minister's office arranged the encounter in coordination with Mangoush, he said.The second official said the meeting lasted for about two hours and Mangoush briefed the prime minister directly after her return to Tripoli. It called for an emergency session Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi.In Israel, Yair Lapid, a former foreign minister and prime minister, criticized Cohen for going public with the sensitive meeting. "Countries of the world this morning are looking at the irresponsible leak of the meeting of the Israeli and Libyan foreign minister and asking themselves: is it possible to manage foreign relations with this country?
