| Libyan Health Minister on Cairo Visit Seeking Medical Supplies 30/06/2011 12:58:00 | ||
| Libya’s health minister, Mohammed Hijazi Wednesday travelled to Egypt to request officials for medical supplies to meet shortages in Libya, Egypt’s official news aency, MENA has reported.Mr Hijazi made the trip to Cairo from from the Tunisian capital. It has been further reported, that his stay in Cairo is to last several days, during which he will meet with Egyptian officials and ask for medical support so that the Tripoli government can meet the increasing need for medical supplies,” MENA reported.Mr. Hijazi, accompanied by Social Affairs Minister Ibrahim Sherif, first visited Tunisia for talks with international parties on efforts to halt the conflict in their country, Tunisia’s stte news agency TAP said on Monday.The Libyan conflict has raged since February, pitting Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi and his loyalists in Tripoli against rebel forces based in Benghazi who are trying to to oust him.Reports indicated Sunday that French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe is aware of talks are being made between the Al Qathafi regime and the rebels, notably concerning the Libyan leader’s future.On the same day, a senior official representing Libya’s rebels said they were expecting to receive an offer from Al Qathafi “very soon” that could end the four-month-old war.The National Transitional Council was not in direct talks with Al Qathafi, but NTC vice chairman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga said that he believed that through contacts with France and South Africa an offer was being prepared, and that intermediaries had indicated a proposal from the Libyan leader was in the works.An African Union panel that met in the South African capital of Pretoria on Sunday said Mr. Qaddafi would not participate in peace talks, in what appeared to be a concession. | ||
Libyan Health Minister on Cairo Visit Seeking Medical Supplies
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