Libya on Friday decided to "suspend" its diplomatic relations with France, said the Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khaled Kaaim, during a press conference in Tripoli.
"We decided today (Friday) to suspend diplomatic relations with France. We will later load a country to represent our interests in France," saidKaaim.
"The aim of France is only to divide Libya," he further said.
The decision comes after that of Paris on Thursday to recognize the Libyan opponents of the National Transitional Council (CNT) as "the legitimate representative of the Libyan people."
"This council represents only himself. He was not elected. Do not represent the regions of Libya, even in the East" the stronghold of the opposition, still hammered Friday, Vice-Minister.
Friday, March 11, 2011
LIBYA: Tripoli suspends diplomatic relations with Paris
