(ANSAmed) - Rome, January 13 - The so-called 'government' in
Tobruk headed by Abdullah al-Thani is not a body recognised by
the international community and is only aiming to create tension
via "manipulations" that the media can whip up, Italian sources
close to the case told ANSA on Friday after Tobruk opposed the
reopening of the Italian embassy in Tripoli.
The sources stressed that the only legitimate, recognised
authority in Libya is the Presidential Council in Tripoli headed
by Fayez al-Sarraj and supported by the United Nations.
The reopening of the Italian embassy in Tripoli is a "new
occupation", local media report the foreign ministry of the
government in Tobruk as saying on Friday.
The Libya Observer reports that the authorities headed by
Abdullah Al-Thanni sent a "very urgent" diplomatic note to all
Libyan embassies and consulates abroad to inform them about what
it called "the military return of the Italian embassy to the
capital."
"An Italian military vessel loaded with soldiers and
ammunition has entered the Libyan territorial waters. It is a
clear violation of UN charter and a form of repeated
aggression," the note reportedly read.
Italian ambassador Giuseppe Perrone presented his credentials
in Tripoli on Tuesday to mark the reopening of the Italian
embassy in the capital.
The Libya Observer said that several political commentators
have deplored the "hostile language" used in the diplomatic
note, saying its denouncement of the entry of the Italian
military vessel is double standards.
The Tobruk government made no reaction to the entry into
Libyan territorial waters of a Russian aircraft carrier and its
visit by General Khalifa Haftar, one commentator reportedly
pointed out.
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