Comments on: The newly declared Libyan Republic now has a website

By: Profits Not Principles

Profits Not Principles — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:15:54 +0000

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110308/local/gaddafi-honours-can-only-be-removed-by-parliamentary-resolution

By: Anthony Farrugia

Anthony Farrugia — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:59:00 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12679222

BBC News :Malta objects to further EU Libya sanctions

[Daphne – I got a shock at first, but after checking, I’m relieved to see that the BBC story is several hours out of date: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110308/local/malta-defends-national-interests-as-eu-approves-new-sanctions and here’s the latest update http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110308/local/sanctions ]

By: Anthony Farrugia

Anthony Farrugia — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:38:22 +0000

In reply to Farrugia. Has Malta recognised Kosovo? So recognition of the newly declared Libyan Republic is still over the horizon given our penchant for fence-sitting.

By: Joseph A Borg

Joseph A Borg — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:34:18 +0000

In reply to Harry Purdie. Recent discoveries seem to indicate that they wore socks under those sandals. Now you know where the Germans got their obscene fashion.

By: ciccio2011

ciccio2011 — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:06:58 +0000

In reply to Harry Purdie. And if we are going to send over a cargo ship, let us count the number of zeros in the declared value correctly please.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:59:59 +0000

In reply to Farrugia.

‘no other country seems to be willing to help us on this’

Malta is not the sole provide of humanitarian aid and is not taking sole responsibility for its delivery.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:41:51 +0000

In reply to ciccio2011. Maybe John Dalli & Associates have already got one there. Who knows?

By: john

john — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:04:38 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Well, they have competition. Gaddafi's praetorian guard don immaculate footwear. I couldn't quite make out whether, during his inspection, Berlusconi was admiring their boots or their booty.

By: Farrugia

Farrugia — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:41:50 +0000

When is Malta going to recognise the Libyan Republic?

Presumably after everyone has done so. I can just imagine our foreign minister being the last to go to Benghazi to negotiate on our continental shelf with the new Libyan government only to find out that all has been ‘negotiated’ with Italy and the UK?

We will only end up with a huge ‘humanitarian aid’ bill (which taxpayers have to pay – no other country seems to be willing to help us on this, but they do say ‘thank you’) while all the other countries will get their hands on Libyan oil.

By: R Camilleri

R Camilleri — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:39:56 +0000

‘The Council also stresses that the heads of envoys and Libya’s representatives in the UN, the Arab League and all international and regional organisations, and our embassies and diplomatic missions who have joined this revolution are the legitimate representatives of this Council in these places. We also request from those who have yet to transfer their affiliation with this Council to do so.’

What about the Libyan embassy in Malta?