STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE DATO’ SRI ANIFAH AMAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ON THE SITUATION IN LIBYA
To prevent further bloodshed among fellow Libyans and avoiding the country from drifting into a tragic humanitarian disaster, Malaysia joins other international voices in calling for the Gaddafi forces to submit to the choices of the majority of the Libyan people. We are hopeful that the National Transitional Council (NTC) under the leadership of Mustafa Abdul Jalil and Mahmoud Jibril as well as other appointed members, supported by the people of Libya, will govern the interim administration towards national unity, reconciliation, inclusiveness and reconstruction that would bring lasting peace and stability to Libya and its people.
We therefore express our recognition of NTC as the legitimate interim government in Libya.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
PUTRAJAYA
26 August 2011
