The spokesman of the Libyan Foreign Ministry Mohammed Al-Giblawi said Tuesday that the statement by Egyptian Foreign Ministry's spokesman about the Presidential Council is a kind of "teenage diplomacy" and has nothing to do with state diplomatic statements. Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafiz hinted on Twitter at his country's unrecognition of the Presidential Council in Libya. "What is the Presidential Council, which issued a statement on Egypt. In a statement on Monday, the Presidential Council said despite understanding Egypt's right to defend its national security, "we don't accept any threats to Libyan sovereignty". "Egypt should play its role in supporting stability in Libya instead of supporting illegitimate armed groups led by a war criminal who launched an offensive against Tripoli."

Source: Libya Observer December 17, 2019 18:33 UTC