Sunday, August 28, 2011

Zuma said all groups claiming authority must come together and negotiate a peaceful process that will lead to the formation democracy in Libya


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AU Calls for an Inclusive Govt in Libya: The African Union (AU) has resolved that it will not recog...  
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Although some member states were pushing for unconditional recognition of the TNC majority of the 15 AU peace and security member countries, they instead called for the formation of an all inclusive transitional government.Pretoria — The African Union (AU) has resolved that it will not recognize Libya's Transitional National Council (TNC) rebels, as the legitimate government in Tripoli.
Instead Zuma said all groups claiming authority must come together and negotiate a peaceful process that will lead to the formation of an inclusive transitional government and democracy in Libya.Zuma returned from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday morning where he chaired the 291st Peace and Security Council meeting of the AU. He said the AU believed that its roadmap was still relevant for Libya."We need inclusivity, a situation where all groups involved in the conflict sit around the table and solve the problem together," he said in a statement issued by the Presidency. In a statement issued on his return from an AU summit, President Zuma said the article 30 of the Constitutive Act of the AU, states that governments that come into power through unconstitutional means, would not be allowed to participate in the AU. "We cannot act outside of that."  Zuma said if an inclusive transitional government was formed, it would then occupy Libya's seat in the AU. Zuma reiterated the need for the world to respect the pivotal role of the AU in resolving a crisis facing an African state, which is a member of the AU.
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