4 more Arab nations back Libyan rebel council
Published: Aug 23, 2011 18:27 Updated: Aug 23, 2011 18:35
DUBAI/RABAT: Iraq, Oman, Bahrain a Morocco have recognized Libya’s rebel-led council as the country’s legitimate international representatives.
They are the latest Arab nations to break off relations with Muammar Qaddafi’s regime in favor of the National Transitional Council.
A statement on Tuesday by Oman’s Foreign Ministry also urged Libyan rebels to keep the country from drifting into lawlessness as opposition forces move against Qaddafi’s last strongholds in the capital Tripoli.
The official Bahrain News Agency says the kingdom expressed hopes that the rebel council can lead Libya to stability and reconstruction.
In Rabat, Morocco's official MAP news agency quoted Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri as saying he would travel to Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday to bring a message of support for the Libyan people from Morocco’s King Mohammed.
“The kingdom of Morocco confirms today its recognition of the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people and responsible for its aspirations for a better future based on equality, justice, democracy and the rule of law,” MAP quoted him saying.
A statement on Tuesday by Oman’s Foreign Ministry also urged Libyan rebels to keep the country from drifting into lawlessness as opposition forces move against Qaddafi’s last strongholds in the capital Tripoli.
The official Bahrain News Agency says the kingdom expressed hopes that the rebel council can lead Libya to stability and reconstruction.
In Rabat, Morocco's official MAP news agency quoted Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri as saying he would travel to Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday to bring a message of support for the Libyan people from Morocco’s King Mohammed.
“The kingdom of Morocco confirms today its recognition of the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people and responsible for its aspirations for a better future based on equality, justice, democracy and the rule of law,” MAP quoted him saying.
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