Libya's foreign minister defects - Moussa Koussa arrives in the UK & Resigns!!!!
Moussa Koussa, the Libyan foreign minister, has defected to the United Kingdom, the British foreign ministry has confirmed.The ministry said in a statement that Koussa had arrived at Farnborough Airport, in the south of England, on a flight from Tunisia on Wednesday.
"He travelled here under his own free will. He has told us that he is resigning , and after hours he declared resignation !.
"We encourage those around Gaddafi to abandon him and embrace a better future for Libya that allows political transition and real reform that meets the aspirations of the Libyan people."
It added that Koussa was one of the most senior officials in Gaddafi's government with a role to represent it internationally.
Diplomats expelled: Earlier on Wednesday, the British government announced the expulsion of Libya's military attaché and four other diplomats in protest and for intimidating opposition groups in London.
A government source quoted by Reuters said the diplomats, believed to be supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, have been given seven days to leave.
William Hague, the British foreign minister, told legislators the move was to "underline our grave concern at the regime's behaviour".
Hague also announced that a British diplomatic mission led by senior diplomat Christopher Prentice had visited the rebel-held city of Benghazi earlier this week, and met key opposition groups including Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the head of the rebel Libyan National Council.
On Wednesday, David Cameron, the British prime minister, repeated that line, adding that UN resolution 1973 allowed all necessary measures to protect civilians he finalised, If the closest friend and the foreign affairs minister of Ghadafi for the last three years resigned easily Ghadafi government seems to be loosing power at any time from now Thought boms are heating Libya , Col.Ghadafi government have close relations with traditional leaders of Africa and some African countries yet supports who takes Patrol and development projects and oil money. Yet innocent civilians suffer to have out standing life peacefully.
JAR{ Journalists for African Renaissance}
Libya foreign affiars minister and the most trust worthy friend of Ghadafi resigns in UK!
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