| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa North |
| International support for UNSMIL's presidential council proposals |
| 2015-10-11 |
[Libya Herald] There has been a widespread international welcome for UNSMIL's announcement of the six names for the Presidential Council. US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... said that it marked the "completion of the Libyan political framework". He continued: " the announcement of the names of the big shots for a Government of National Accord is a significant milestone in the Libyan political process. I welcome these important steps and commend the courageous Libyan delegates who have spent the past year in difficult negotiations to create an inclusive new government". He pressed all sides to now move forward on an agreement that would provide the Libyan people with safety, security and the rule of law that they deserved. " I urge members of the House of Representatives and the General National Congress to immediately endorse the final text and the slate of leaders for the Government of National Accord". That done, he said, the United States stood ready to support the new government. The EU High Representative for foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, said that the Europeans were also ready to offer immediate political and financial support, the latter to the tune of €100 million. "The Libyan delegates have displayed a sense of responsibility, leadership and a spirit of consensus at a critical time in the history of their country" she said, "I commend their work and that of the United Nations ...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships... Secretary-General's Special Representative Bernardino Leon". |
| Posted by:Fred |