Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Ambassador Omar Ibrahim Dabbashi
Libya is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2009. Ambassador Omar Ibrahim Dabbashi is Libya’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Dabbashi’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on July 11, 2008. Libyahas been following very attentively and with great interest the devastatingsituation in Zimbabweover the past few months. We are concerned about the ongoing tension betweenthe government and the opposition. Through theAfrican Union and in cooperation with its member states, we shall continue toendeavor to defuse the crisis in keeping with the decisions…
