Friday, February 25, 2011

Mexico wants to stay in Libya Human Rights Council UN

.- Mexico you expect to order the removal of Libya from the Human Rights Council of the UN, in a special session of the agency scheduled for Friday in Geneva, said on Thursday, Ambassador Juan José Gómez Camacho. "The situation in Libya extremely serious, unacceptable and reprehensible, the government has turned against society, and we will recommend to the UN General Assembly to assess the situation and, if necessary, suspend to Libya, "said Ambassador Gomez Camacho, first Nations in Geneva.

The Council will account for 47 States elected by secret ballot of the UN General Assembly, according to a distribution by regional groups, which are aligned this year for Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay. Libya is one of 13 African countries of the Council, but for expulsion is necessary for the UN General Assembly so decides, hence boosting Mexico proposes morning a "recommendation" to that effect.

That position is supported by Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Guatemala, while Ecuador has not yet ruled Cuba and opposes. In the special session on Friday the Council is set to approve a draft resolution containing the proposal to initiate the separation mechanism of Libya, a text that was the subject of arduous negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, about a proposal by the European Union accompanied, among others, United States, Switzerland, Jordan and Palestine.

United States on Thursday raised the pitch against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi asking for the expulsion of Libya's Human Rights Council UN to punish the repression unleashed on the North African country, the Department of State. The decision, which will be discussed on Friday in Geneva, is the first concrete step taken by the Obama administration.

Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, will also participate in a meeting of the Human Rights Council at ministerial level, on Monday 28 February in the Swiss city. The spokesman for American diplomacy, Philip Crowley, said that "soon" take a decision on possible direct or multilateral sanctions against the regime of Colonel Gadhafi.

The U.S. Army is "fully involved in these discussions," added Crowley. According to a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Washington also supports the creation of a commission to investigate Libya in the Human Rights Council. The White House, meanwhile, warned that the U.S.

and the world could face a possible suspension of oil supply due to the crisis in Libya. Obama announced on Thursday with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. After the telephone conversation, the French presidency issued a statement that Sarkozy and Obama said that "demand the immediate cessation of the use of force" in the North African country.

However, the Obama administration has broken with the Kadhafi regime. William Burns, political head of the Department of State, interviewed by telephone twice on Thursday with Libyan Minister Moussa Kousser. Burns moved to Algeria from Cairo. Expected arrival on Thursday night in Rome, a country that has close relations with Libya.

American diplomacy, he has not spoken directly with Muammar Qaddafi, has various partners to deliver your messages. According to a U.S. source, the Libyan leader reiterates diplomatic channels what he said on Thursday the Libyan radio, the protesters in Tripoli, Benghazi and elsewhere in Libya are linked to the Islamist Al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden.

"No see events like this, "said the source. In parallel, the United States continues to organize the evacuation of its citizens in Libya.

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