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Senegal recognizes the TNC in Benghazi as the legitimate opposition
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade
has recognised the Libyan rebels
21 May 2011 - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has recognised Libya's Benghazi-based rebels as the legitimate opposition and said they should be given international support to lead the country's transition to democratic elections.
Senegal's position, made known after a visit by officials of the rebel delegation National Transitional Council, appears to go further than that of the African Union, which has urged a ceasefire but not gone as far as recognising the rebels.
In a Presidency statement Senegal said: "President Wade declared that he recognised ... Mustafa Abdel Jalil and the political forces he represents as the established and legitimate opposition, whose natural role - with African and international support - is to prepare republican institutions in Libya via democratic, free and transparent elections."
Senegal, whose President sees himself as an elder statesmane and long sought to mediate in the African continent's crises, reaffirmed its position that the process of removing Muammar Al Qathafi from power was "irreversible".
-The Tripoli Post
21 May 2011 - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has recognised Libya's Benghazi-based rebels as the legitimate opposition and said they should be given international support to lead the country's transition to democratic elections.
Senegal's position, made known after a visit by officials of the rebel delegation National Transitional Council, appears to go further than that of the African Union, which has urged a ceasefire but not gone as far as recognising the rebels.
In a Presidency statement Senegal said: "President Wade declared that he recognised ... Mustafa Abdel Jalil and the political forces he represents as the established and legitimate opposition, whose natural role - with African and international support - is to prepare republican institutions in Libya via democratic, free and transparent elections."
Senegal, whose President sees himself as an elder statesmane and long sought to mediate in the African continent's crises, reaffirmed its position that the process of removing Muammar Al Qathafi from power was "irreversible".
-The Tripoli Post