ZAMBIA has recognised the current administration in Libya as the
official government representing the people of the North African
country, Tourism and Arts minister Sylvia Masebo has said.
Ms Masebo said on Saturday evening during dinner hosted by the Libyan government for the delegates to the ongoing United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly here that Zambia was cooperating with the new administration in Libya.
Libya has been under the new administration since the ousting and ultimate killing by the National Transitional Council (NTC) of former leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who had ruled for 42 year.
The NTC last year handed over power to the General National Council which had been elected as parliament but countries particularly in Africa have been silent on whether or not they recognise the new administration.
Ms Masebo said the issue was recently tabled before cabinet where it was agreed to indorse the new administration as government of Libya and the two countries were cooperating well in many aspects.
“I want to say that Libya and Zambia share a lot in common. We are happy that peace and stability seems to be entrenching and I would like to say that Zambia has actually recognised the Libyan Government,” she said.
She said it was important that African countries supported each other and use the UNWTO General Assembly as a platform to support the Libyan people.
Earlier, UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai expressed happiness for Libya’s first ever participation in the tourism general assembly as well as hosting the first dinner for the gathering.
He noted that Libya was a great country although it had not pronounced itself as one of the most important destination in the Mediterranean region.
“Libya is a great country that has been absent from our scene for over 50 years,” he said. “Forty something years, we have not heard from Libya, we have not seen them and they have not pronounced themselves as one of the best destinations in the southern Mediterranean.”
However, Dr Rifai who conducted a two-day visit to Libya last year was glad to note that the country had decided to come back with renewed ambition in its quest for development.
Following the turmoil, challenges were still lying ahead for Libya and Dr Rifai called on the countries to offer necessary support as friends in order to overcome the difficulties.
“Challenges are still ahead; you should not expect that Libya or any other country that has passed through whatever it has passed through is going to get over its challenges overnight,” he said.
Libya Tourism Minister Abdel Samee Mahboub said Libya was happy to take part in the UNWTO general assembly and host the dinner for the delegates.
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Ms Masebo said on Saturday evening during dinner hosted by the Libyan government for the delegates to the ongoing United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly here that Zambia was cooperating with the new administration in Libya.
Libya has been under the new administration since the ousting and ultimate killing by the National Transitional Council (NTC) of former leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who had ruled for 42 year.
The NTC last year handed over power to the General National Council which had been elected as parliament but countries particularly in Africa have been silent on whether or not they recognise the new administration.
Ms Masebo said the issue was recently tabled before cabinet where it was agreed to indorse the new administration as government of Libya and the two countries were cooperating well in many aspects.
“I want to say that Libya and Zambia share a lot in common. We are happy that peace and stability seems to be entrenching and I would like to say that Zambia has actually recognised the Libyan Government,” she said.
She said it was important that African countries supported each other and use the UNWTO General Assembly as a platform to support the Libyan people.
Earlier, UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai expressed happiness for Libya’s first ever participation in the tourism general assembly as well as hosting the first dinner for the gathering.
He noted that Libya was a great country although it had not pronounced itself as one of the most important destination in the Mediterranean region.
“Libya is a great country that has been absent from our scene for over 50 years,” he said. “Forty something years, we have not heard from Libya, we have not seen them and they have not pronounced themselves as one of the best destinations in the southern Mediterranean.”
However, Dr Rifai who conducted a two-day visit to Libya last year was glad to note that the country had decided to come back with renewed ambition in its quest for development.
Following the turmoil, challenges were still lying ahead for Libya and Dr Rifai called on the countries to offer necessary support as friends in order to overcome the difficulties.
“Challenges are still ahead; you should not expect that Libya or any other country that has passed through whatever it has passed through is going to get over its challenges overnight,” he said.
Libya Tourism Minister Abdel Samee Mahboub said Libya was happy to take part in the UNWTO general assembly and host the dinner for the delegates.
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