Libya Against Severing Kosovo from Serbia
Leader of Libya Muammar al-Gaddafi supports Serbian stand: Pristina separatists' declaration illegal and unacceptable
Libya Will Not Recognize Mafia State on Serbian Territory
Libya will not recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija and it urges the continuation of the talks that would lead to a compromise solution, Libyan State Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Abdelaati El Obeidi told Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic.
Minister El Obeidi told Jeremic, who started a two-day visit to Libya on Monday, that Libya strongly supports Serbia's stand on the declaration of independence by Pristina separatists, which represents the violation of international law.
Libya, which is currently a non-permanent UN member and a country with crucial influence among the Muslim states, as well as in the Non-Aligned Movement, will remain firm despite the fact that Tripoli is under pressure by the Muslim world and the EU to recognize the unlawful independence of Serbia's southern province, Tanjug learned in Jeremic's office.
El Obeidi said that Libya and its leader Muammar al-Gaddafi do not believe an imposed solution for Kosovo-Metohija province, adopted outside the UN Security Council, can bring peace and stability to the region.
Jeremic stressed that Serbia intends to closely cooperate with Libya in the coming period, as well as with its friends and allies in all regional groups in which that country is a member, in order to prevent the attempts for the recognition of the unilaterally declared independence by the Pristina separatists.
On Tuesday, Jeremic is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Ali Al-Mahmoudi and Libyan Parliament Interantional Relations Secretary Suleiman al-Shahoumi.