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‎The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taher Al-Baour, expressed Libya's rejection of any military presence on its territory without a prior agreement with the Government of National Unity (GNU) and within a framework of bilateral cooperation that serves the country.

Al-Baour said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the internationally recognized government is the Government of National Unity. He added that there was no dealing with the parallel government assigned by the House of Representatives in Tobruk, stressing that it "has no right to sign any international agreements."

He said Syrian embassy would reopen in the capital, Tripoli, in the coming period, indicating the presence of a chargé d'affaires and a staff on duty at the Libyan embassy in the capital, Damascus. He also confirmed the position of the GUN and Libyans in support of the Palestinian Cause, and rejected the Israeli aggression on Gaza, considering that the Palestinian Cause is a central issue for Libyans.

Al-Baour stressed that the GNU has no links with Israel, adding, "We have no reason to have relations with it." 

The suspended Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, revealed in her first media appearance on Atheer podcast on Al Jazeera 360 that she had traveled to meet with the Israeli Foreign Minister at the request of the GUN to discuss issues of concern to the security and stability of Libya, especially with regard to the territorial waters in the Mediterranean. 

Al-Mangoush confirmed that the meeting was a secret for security and strategic purposes related to Libya’s resources, and that she was not a party to arranging the meeting’s agenda, but was tasked with delivering a specific message from the GUN.