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| GCC blasts Qaddafi govt as 'illegitimate' |
| 2011-03-12 |
| [Arab News] The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Thursday that the Libyan regime of Muammar Qadaffy is illegitimate and that contacts should be initiated with the rebels. "The (GCC) foreign ministers council stresses that the existing Libyan regime is illegitimate and calls for the need to initiate contacts with the interim national council," a statement said following a GCC foreign ministers' meeting in Riyadh. The alliance urged Arab League foreign ministers, who are due to meet in Cairo on Saturday, "to shoulder their responsibilities in taking necessary measures to stop the bloodshed." The council condemned Qadaffy's use of heavy weapons and foreign mercenaries to kill innocent civilians as criminal acts. It accused Qadaffy of violating human rights ... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you... and the international law. The bloc vowed to deal "decisively" with threats to any member's security. "The GCC believes that any threat to the security of any member state harms the security of all states and will be dealt with decisively and immediately, without hesitation," they said in a statement read out at the end of a meeting in Riyadh. "The GCC states and peoples totally reject any attempts for foreign interference in its affairs and declare they will firmly curb those trying to foment sectarian rift," said the statement issued after the foreign ministers' one-day meeting. French President Nicolas Sarkozy favors The three sites being considered are Qadaffy's Bab Al-Azizia command headquarters in Tripoli, a military air base in Sirte, east of Tripoli and another in Sebha in the south, the source added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Who, in Dar, is legitimate? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-03-12 03:31 |