22 July 2011
India hosted foreign minister Abdel Ati Al Obeidi of Libya on Friday for consultations on the situation obtaining in the north African country today and the status of various initiatives for resolving the crisis there.
In a statement issued after Mr Al Obeidi's talks with minister of state of external affairs E Ahamed, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said India has reiterated its position which calls for immediate cessation of all hostilities in Libya.
"[India] supports peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis through dialogue, taking into account the legitimate aspirations of the people of Libya," the statement read.
It went on to note that Mr Ahamed conveyed India's consistent stand to maintain unity and territorial integrity of Libya, and he also expressed support for the African Union's high level ad-hoc committee's initiatives and the African Union road map for the "peaceful and consensual" resolution of the conflict.
Mr Al Obeidi's visit to India followed his talks in Moscow with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
India had abstained from voting on a United Nations Security Council resolution authorising countries "to take all necessary measures" to help protect Libyan civilians.
In a statement issued after Mr Al Obeidi's talks with minister of state of external affairs E Ahamed, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said India has reiterated its position which calls for immediate cessation of all hostilities in Libya.
"[India] supports peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis through dialogue, taking into account the legitimate aspirations of the people of Libya," the statement read.
It went on to note that Mr Ahamed conveyed India's consistent stand to maintain unity and territorial integrity of Libya, and he also expressed support for the African Union's high level ad-hoc committee's initiatives and the African Union road map for the "peaceful and consensual" resolution of the conflict.
Mr Al Obeidi's visit to India followed his talks in Moscow with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
India had abstained from voting on a United Nations Security Council resolution authorising countries "to take all necessary measures" to help protect Libyan civilians.
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