[An Nahar] Libyan leader Moammar Qadaffy's...Proof that a madman with money will be politely received...
removal from power is not up for discussion, Foreign Minister Abdelati al-Obeidi said Wednesday following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
"The question of Qadaffy's departure is not up for negotiation," Obeidi told news hounds after an hour of talks with Russia's chief diplomat at Moscow's foreign ministry headquarters.
"Right now we are discussing the initiative of the African Union,
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
which focuses on ending the war and bloodshed," he said.
Taking another dig at the United States and some other Western powers, the Libyan diplomat added: "We are not very happy that certain countries have recognized the National Transitional Council."