Lebanese Energy Minister Gebran Bassil led on Tuesday to the expulsion of
Israeli ambassador of Cyprus from a conference over oil.
Lebanese media reported that Bassil has refused to attend the meeting with the presence of an enemy country’s envoy, leading to the ouster of the Israeli ambassador from the conference.
In a telephone call, Minister Bassil told al-Manar TV the details of what
happened in Cyprus.
The energy minister said that as he arrived to the headquarters of the
conference he knew that the Israeli ambassador was among the participants.
He noted that he previously told the officials in Cyprus that he wouldn’t attend the conference if the Israeli ambassador was there. So he refused to enter and take part in the conference...
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