Libyan Ambassador to Italy
Ahmed Safar said Wednesday that an alleged plan to divide the
country into foreign protectorates would be rejected by the
population.
"It would be like dividing Germany with a wall again," he
told reporters.
The reference was to press leaks claiming that work is
underway in Washington, Paris, London and Rome on an alternative
action plan to defeat the so-called Islamic State (ISIS)
fundamentalist group if efforts to get the UN-backed unity
government approved were to fall through.
"Only Libyans will decide their future," the ambassador
said. "And they want a united, democratic and liberal
government."
The international community is waiting for an official
request from Libya's government of national unity before
engaging in anti-ISIS operations in the country.
As well, the Libyan ambassador said he hoped to get good
news soon on four employees of Bonatti engineering contractor,
who were taken hostage in Libya in July.
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