EU hails Libyan ambassador’s defection from Gaddafi regime
May 27th, 2011 - 9:30 am ICT by IANSBrussels, May 27 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has welcomed the decision by the Libyan Ambassador to the bloc “to sever links with the Gaddafi regime”, saying other senior officials of the regime should follow suit, Xinhua reported Friday.
Al Hadi Hadeiba, the Libyan ambassador to the EU and the Benelux, an economic union in western Europe, announced earlier Thursday his defection along with all his staff from the Tripoli government.
“We have been in contact with him (Al Hadi Hadeiba) and praise his courageous decision to work for a democratic Libya and a better future for the Libyan people,” EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton was quoted by her office.
She said the EU looked forward to remaining in close contact with Al Hadi Hadeiba.
Al Hadi Hadeiba is the latest high-profile official to defect from the Gaddafi-led government, after Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa turned against Tripoli and flew to Britain in March.
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