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| Al-Sirraj: International community must put the kibosh on military escalation in south Libya |
| 2017-04-16 |
| [Libya Observer] The Head of the UN-proposed government's Presidential Council, Fayez al-Sirraj, has called for an immediate intervention by the international community to stop the current military escalation in southern Libya, which he said is threatening the stability of the country. The urge of al-Sirraj came in an open letter sent to the Secretary-Generals of the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... , Organization of Islamic Cooperation, United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... , and the Chairman of the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... Commission, as well as the High Representative of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. "The military escalation that had included targeting Timnahent airbase by artillery and "This new escalation has got nothing to do with fighting terrorism, but rather has everything to do with instability and deterioration of the current fragile stability of the country." al-Sirraj added. He also cited the statement by the five permanent countries in the UN Security Council, in which they urged for immediate halt of military operations in southern Libya, and called for supporting the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) . "I call on the southerners to be reasonable and side with the peace and reconciliation, renouncing any type of escalation in their region." al-Sirraj elaborated in his letter. He also remarked that the "A tough stance is required in response of the escalation." He concluded his letter. |
| Posted by:Fred |