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Zuma: No Gaddafi 'political assassination' in resolution

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2011-6-27 09:16
Zuma met with Gaddafi in Tripoli on May 30






South African President Jacob Zuma Sunday warned NATO against using its military campaign in Libya for the "political assassination" of Muammar Gaddafi, at the start of talks on the war.


South Africa voted for the UN resolution for a no-fly zone over Libya, which NATO uses to justify its campaign, but in some of his sharpest language yet, Zuma warned the alliance against overstepping its mandate.


"The continuing bombing by NATO and its allies is a concern that has been raised by our committee and by the AU Assembly, because the intention of Resolution 1973 was to protect the Libyan people and facilitate the humanitarian effort," Zuma said, referring to an African Union peace mission on Libya.


"The intention was not to authorise a campaign for regime change or political assassination," he said in opening talks in Pretoria of the AU panel on Libya.


Zuma met with Gaddafi in Tripoli on May 30 but was rebuffed in efforts to find a compromise.


Gaddafi has long used the African Union as a vehicle to promote his own ambitions on the continent, building a lavish complex in his hometown of Sirte which he dreamed would one day become the base of a United States of Africa.


Muammar Gaddafi is considering leaving the capital Tripoli following blistering Nato air raids, a report said, as Libya's rebels hinted they may allow him to remain in the country if he stands down.


The Wall Street Journal on Friday quoted a senior US national security official as saying American intelligence shows Gaddafi "doesn't feel safe anymore" in the capital where he has ruled for more than four decades.


However, officials told the paper they did not see the move as imminent and did not believe Gaddafi would leave Libya, a key demand of rebels who have been battling his forces. Gaddafi is believed to have numerous safe houses and other facilities both within and outside Tripoli to which he might relocate.





AFP/Reuters