Libya Crisis:Algeria protests to UN over assaults on its embassy in Libyan capital + Related News

Laaska News  August 25,2011         + Related News
Algeria expresses concern for the situation in Libya
Algeria protests to UN over assaults on its embassy in Libyan capital

ALGIERS, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Algeria has filed a protest with the United Nations over the attacks on its embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Algeria’s permanent representative to the world body handed over a protest letter of Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the official news agency APS reported, quoting a foreign ministry spokesman.

The spokesman, Amar Belani, said Ban insists on restoring public order in Tripoli and protecting diplomatic missions there.

The UN chief also indicated that he is to discuss the assault on the Algerian embassy with Mustapha Abdul Jalil, chief of the Libyan National Transition Council (NTC), Belani said.

Ban said he is to give instructions to his personal representative so that the issue would be discussed in upcoming regional meetings, according to Belani.

Ban also called on Libyan parties to take required measures to prevent such incidents from reoccurring, and to protect foreign nationals in Libya.

The embassy of Algeria in Tripoli has been subject to violent acts, as several vehicles and properties were damaged and stolen by armed men Sunday night and early Monday morning, after the rebels captured Tripoli, APS reported.

Rebels have been charging Algeria of backing up the regime of Gaddafi with mercenaries and arms, an accusation categorically denied by Algeria.

Xinhua.

 

Algeria expresses concern for the situation in Libya

 

ALGIERS, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Algeria expressed concern for the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), with whom contacts have already been established, local media quoted an diplomatic source as saying on Wednesday.

An Algerian diplomatic source indicated in a statement that Algeria is concerned over the main issues in Libya, including its security, stability and unity, as well as the democratic situation there and the potential repercussions of the situation there on Algeria and the region, local Arabic daily Elkhabar reported.

Algeria is extremely concerned with the democratic future and the unity of Libya, the statement said, adding that Algeria worried about the possibility of dominance of radicals in the country.

Other worries were also mentioned in the statement, including the potential repercussions of the situation there on Algeria and the region, weapons smuggling and the tribal specificity of this country, which could increase probabilities of instability.

The statement added that Algeria will talk about the situation in Libya when the right time comes, taking into account all the variables and making careful analysis of the situation in the country, and its impact on the internal and regional levels, for the sake of security and stability in Libya and the whole region.

The diplomatic source further stressed that Algeria has never supported, politically or militarily, the regime of Muammar Gaddafi since the very beginning of the protest erupted in Benghazi in mid-February.

Algeria has warned several times that the alarming proliferation of weapons in Libya would lead to an escalation of terrorist attacks in the region.

Xinhua.

 
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