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Africa North

Russia agrees to mediate Gaddafi exit

2011-05-28

[Al Jazeera] Russia has agreed to mediate the exit of Muammar

Qadaffy, Libya's leader, after leaders at the Group of Eight (G8) meeting in La Belle France called on Russia to take the role.

Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, told news hounds on Friday that "Qadaffy has forfeited legitimacy" and that Russia is ready "to help him go".

Soon after, Mikhail Margelov, Moscow's special representative on Africa told news hounds that his country is ready to negotiate Qadaffy's departure.

Margelov explained that Russia is in contact with Qadaffy's entourage, and that they are willing to negotiate Libyan leader's fate.

"We shouldn't talk to Qadaffy himself but with members of his cabinet, possibly with his sons. And we are making such contacts, so there is a hope for a political resolution," Margelov told news hounds at the G8 summit in northern La Belle France.

When asked to specify who Russia's main partner would be in such talks, he said, "Can you imagine, if I give you this person's name and his head were to be cut off the next day? But yes, we do have people in Qadaffy's camp."

Posted by:Fred

#7 #1 "Can you imagine, if I give you this person's name and his head were to be cut off the next day?"

can you name a western civilization country where this would be a concern? Sounds like an Islamo-Culture issue of non-civilized behavior. Animals?

Posted by: Frank G 2011-05-28 21:49

#6 "Can you imagine, if I give you this person's name and his head were to be cut off the next day?"

Oh, yes, I can imagine that about a lot of ~~dictators~~ people. Unfortunately, I keep imagining, and it keeps not happening. >:-(

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-05-28 19:50

#5 Plus, if the Russians help Daffy to land somewhere halfway reasonable, he and his clan, his tribe, and his supporters can be counted on to take their money with them. That means that Russia will be getting all sorts of new weapons orders from the new Daffy compound and the local government, that will be paid in hard currencies. And most of the stuff that will be ordered will be the older stuff that most countries are not buying nowadays, and that keeps the ammunition and parts orders rolling in for the Russian factories.

Posted by: Shieldwolf 2011-05-28 16:25

#4 If Gaddafi stays, he competes with Russia to control oil supplies to the Euros. If Libya descends into chaos, oil prices go up and Putin's bid for re-election is that much shinier ....

Posted by: lotp 2011-05-28 13:12

#3 The Kremlin to the rescue. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted by: Besoeker 2011-05-28 10:03

#2 My, my, 'dafi must have failed to pay his bills on time.

Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2011-05-28 09:15

#1 "Can you imagine, if I give you this person's name and his head were to be cut off the next day?"

Oh, that lovely laconic Russian realism. Gotta love it.

Posted by: American Delight 2011-05-28 07:50

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