The Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Sayala has declined an invitation to participate in Libya’s neighbouring countries meeting, at the foreign ministry level, set to take place Thursday in Algeria.

The Foreign Minister of the Libyan Interim Government in eastern region Abdelhadi Hweij said Khalifa Haftar’s forces won’t withdraw from southern Tripoli even after the ceasefire agreement is signed in Moscow.

At any time, the UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency session, today, Monday, in response to a request submitted by the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA).

The Libyan Presidential Council decided Sunday to task the Foreign Ministry with devising new methods to take action against the countries supporting Khalifa Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli, especially the Arab ones.

Foreign Minister Mohamed Sayala has said that the visit of his Greek counterpart to Benghazi is a clear violation of the United Nations and Security Council resolutions that recognize the Government of National Accord (GNA) as the only legitimate government that should be dealt with.

Libya’s UN-recognised government has accused Egypt of “diplomatic adolescence” after Cairo dismissed the beleaguered Tripoli-based authority as unfit to deal with the Egyptian state.

The Libyan Embassy in Egypt on Sunday closed indefinitely, citing “security reasons”, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the embassy said it has suspended its activities until “further notice”.

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Sayala made phone calls with Tunisian acting Foreign Minister and Algeria as well as Morocco’s Foreign Ministers to inform them about the latest developments and the reactions to his government’s recent MoUs with Turkey.

The foreign minister of the Libyan Interim Government in eastern Libya, affiliated with Khalifa Haftar, told Israeli newspaper Maariv that he hopes “Libya could establish normal relations with Israel if the Palestinian problem was resolved.”

The Libyan Foreign Ministry has called on Beijing to take a stand regarding Haftar’s use for Chinese drones, supplied by the UAE in his aggression against Tripoli.