Countdown for exit of mercenaries from Libya starting
The noose is tightening around foreign forces and mercenaries in Libya.
The
clock of the United Nations has also begun ticking quickly in a countdown on
the road to starting the official evacuation of these mercenaries and forces
from the North African country as soon as possible.
The
position of the United Nations Security Council and the insistence of the
European and African unions along with the Arab League became consistent with
the response of the American ambassador to the United nations.
The
need to expedite the termination of foreign military presence in Libyan
territory cannot be more urgent.
Tightening the noose
The
international noose around foreign terrorists in Libya intensified. The
response of the US representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield,
was in line with the position of the Security Council and the insistence of the
European Union, the African Union and the Arab League on the need to expedite
the termination of foreign military presence in Libya.
This
applies to regular forces and foreign mercenaries. Greenfield called for all foreign
parties involved in the Libyan conflict to stop their military intervention and
start the immediate withdrawal of their troops.
She
stressed that the continued presence of foreign mercenaries in Libya would be unacceptable
and called on those foreign forces to leave Libya immediately.
During
his briefing to the UN Security Council, UN envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, stressed
that the continued use, presence and activities of thousands of mercenaries,
foreign terrorists and armed groups in Libya constitute a major threat, not
only to the security of Libya, but to the region as a whole.