Khama supports no-fly zone on Libya

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

President Ian Khama has supported the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution that sanctioned the establishment of a no-fly zone in Libya.

He said the resolution is well intended and urged all states to stand by it. Khama was speaking in Gaborone when welcoming King Carl VXI Gustaf of Sweden, who is on a four-day state visit to Botswana.

"The least we can hope for from this intervention is the intended protection from brutality leading to death in many cases of Libyan citizens opposed to Muammar Gaddafi and his dictatorship," he said.

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Khama supports no-fly zone on Libya

President Ian Khama has supported the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution that sanctioned the establishment of a no-fly zone in Libya.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

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