Morocco calls for immediate lifting of Libyan embargo

Morocco called the United Nations Security Council to immediately and unconditionally lift the sanctions enforced against Libya.

After the Scottish court verdict, which sentenced one Libyan national to life-imprisonment and acquitted the other, and following Libya's collaboration, which was officially recognized by concerned parties, the security council should shoulder its responsibility and adopt a resolution that provides for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions enforced against Libya.

The statement was made by Ahmed Snoussi, Morocco's delegate to the United nations, during the non-aligned countries coordination office meeting. The diplomat explained that the move would enable Libya mobilize its energies for development efforts and fully play its role for peace and concord in Africa, the middle east, the Mediterranean basin and the world.

Snoussi who called the verdict a success for Libya praised the bravery with which the north African country faced the economic, financial and moral ordeal. He went on that despite errors that marred the case from the onset, Libya accepted the UN security council resolutions and agreements reached under the secretary general auspices.

Morocco has since the beginning endeavored to overcome the incomprehension in relations between Libya and the three western countries and avert a deterioration of the situation in North Africa, said Snoussi, insisting that the kingdom has not missed a single opportunity to call for an end to this unfair situation and convince the security council that sanctions against Libya were irrational and affected also other countries

More than that, he said, Morocco can even boast to be the country having proposed in 1993 the solution that was adopted in 1999.

Snoussi further supported the Libyan delegation request that the non-aligned group tables the lifting of the sanctions at the Security Council.