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24. Libyan ambassador to Rome spells out defection

Libyan ambassador to Rome spells out defection
AFP , Saturday 7 May 2011

"I am with the people, with the rebels and against Gaddafi's regime," Abdulhafed Gaddur, who has been a Libyan diplomat in Italy since 1990, told the Corriere della Sera daily in an interview.

"I will stay in my post until a new Libya and its new government make their choices," said Gaddur.

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The ambassador signed a document in February drafted by defectors from the regime pledging support for the Libyan people but had not spelled out his exact position and his status is unclear even though he retains his title.

An unsourced report in business daily Il Sole 24 Ore after international talks on Libya in Rome on Thursday said that the anti-Gaddafi leadership had asked Italy to replace the ambassador with their own nominee.

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http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/11557/World/Region/Libyan-ambassador-to-Rome-spells-out-defection.aspx

Such a steadfast loyalist...to his villa in Rome.

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