Aguila Saleh, Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, has expressed rejection to the establishment of foreign military bases in Libya
"Regarding foreign military bases, we reject [the establishment of] any military base in our country, we can defend our country ourselves," Saleh said in an interview with Sputnik news agency.
He added in the remarks published Friday that only the exchange of expertise and military and technical cooperation with other countries are acceptable to Libya.
The Libyan parliament has agreed with the head of the United Nations Mission in Libya on the next steps on forming a government and holding elections, Saleh told Sputnik.
"The recent meeting with Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Abdoulaye Bathily was very positive, and we agreed on the next steps to form a government and hold elections. It is necessary to take practical measures in this direction by the end of December," he said.
