Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Elmangoush meet in Italy to examine 'possibilities for cooperation... and the preservation of the heritage of Libyan Jewry.'
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Elmangoush meet in Italy to examine "possibilities for cooperation... and the preservation of the heritage of Libyan Jewry."Israel's foreign minister held a meeting with Libya's foreign minister in Italy last week, even though the two countries do not have diplomatic relations, a statement from the Israeli foreign ministry said.
In a statement issued by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Sunday, Cohen described last week’s meeting held in Rome with Najla Elmangoush as"historic". "The size and strategic location of Libya give ties with it enormous importance and enormous potential for the State of Israel," Cohen added. The first-ever meeting between the Israeli and Libyan foreign ministers was arranged by their Italian counterpart Antonio Taiani.
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