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RT“@Libya_United: Libya: Mahmoud Jibril finally arrives in Tripoli - Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…via @Telegraph #Libya #Feb17”
Mr Jibril landed at Matiga Airbase in the east of the city and immediately began to meet local officials.
His arrival, more than two weeks after the fall of the Libyan capital to rebel forces, came after diplomats and members of his own Transitional National Council questioned his long absence.
“He should have been here on the first day,” said one NTC member already in Tripoli. “He is the head of the team - and when there is a crisis he should be holding regular meetings.”
A senior western diplomat also said that Mr Jibril’s decision to spend so much time abroad was a “mystery”. In recent weeks he has been in Paris for a meeting of western donors to Libya, Qatar, and Malta.
“In Paris it was made very clear to Mr Jibril the importance attached to the presence and activity of the NTC here in Tripoli,” the diplomat said.
