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Libya PM Jibril warns of 'infiltration of Gaddafi thugs' on Maltese soil
Update 2 | Libya's interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has held in Malta this evening with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi at Castille.
2 September 2011, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
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Jibril, who is the second in command at the Transitional National Council of post-Gaddafi Libya, has held talks in Malta on his return from Paris after Thursday's 'Friends of Libya' conference.
Jibril said security was of extreme importance for both Malta and Libya, and proposed a joint committee between the two countries to address security concerns on immigration and "possible infiltration of Gaddafi thugs on Maltese soil to create instability."
MORE - Lawrence Gonzi statement from Paris 'Friends Of Libya' conference
Jibril, accompanied by Libya's new Justice Minister Mohammed Al-Alagi and TNC Minister for media Mahmoud Shamam, held talks with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi at Castille and addressed a press conference before attending a working dinner.
Asked by MaltaToday about reports by Al Jazeera that revealed secret notes sent by Gaddafi agents in Malta regarding the activities of dissidents, suggesting they be 'kidnapped', Jibril stressed that the agents who are reportedly still in Malta are an issue that the Maltese Prime Minister must look into.
There were no discussions so far about oil exploration, however Jibril said that beyond oil, Libya is a nation which is trying to re-integrate itself into the modern world and open up all its assets to the world, including its history and tourism potential.
He stressed that the most important part of his visit was to strengthen the cooperation with Malta as the closest EU state to Libya, and thank the Maltese people for their commitment and solidarity towards the just cause of the Libyan people in overthrowing Col. Gaddafi.
Prime Minister Gonzi said that Malta will continue to support the Libyan people in every way, and assured Mahmoud Jibril on the Malta as a hub for the urgent humanitarian needs of the Libyan people.
"We have supported you, and will continue to support you," Gonzi said, adding that the Maltese people are proud to have been providing such help to their neighbours.
Jibril also signed the visitors' book saying it was "a really great honour to visit this friendly ally to express thanks and gratitude to the Maltese government and its people for all the support they provided to the people in Libya during their historic uprising.”
Jibril said he was in Malta last summer, and talked of reorganising the Libyan school and improving relations on tourism.
The Prime Minister thanked Jibril for his visit. "I feel proud witnessing Libyan people rewriting their own history with their own hands," Gonzi said. He said Malta would offer all its services to provide humanitarian support for Libyan people and announced a trade delegation would soon go to Benghazi to build on Maltese business relations in Libya.
The Prime Minister also announced that finance minister Tonio Fenech will be heading the trade delegation to Benghazi in the coming days.
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It-tmiem ghal KMB ukoll? Isthi kmb! Daqs Mintoff ghamilt gid! Ara nkunu nafu li qed twassallu lil dak il-gurdien ghax hazin ghalik u ghal Malta taghna! Dak ragel li ghal 40 sena haqar poplu, u laghab quddiem il-cameras li huwa habib ta' kulhadd
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It-tmiem ghal KMB ukoll? Isthi kmb! Daqs Mintoff ghamilt gid! Ara nkunu nafu li qed twassallu lil dak il-gurdien ghax hazin ghalik u ghal Malta taghna! Dak ragel li ghal 40 sena haqar poplu, u laghab quddiem il-cameras li huwa habib ta' kulhadd
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This is what we need to here. Not pleasant news eh. Well, Malta need to beef up it's local security to ensure safety to it's people. That is and should be the maltese army and governmetn main responsibility. We need to secure ourselves and not allow illegal migrants in as well. Malta has become a money luandering and human traffiking hub. Shame shame shame for our lax policies that are are endangering all of us maltese citizens as well as tourists.
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Tghid jaf Jibril bir-ritratt famus ta' Dr Gonzi ta' sitt xhur illu taht it-tinda tar-rajjes?
Jien nahseb li jaf imma issa x'jinpurtah, l-aqwa li qieghed hu fil-potter issa. Meta fil-glorja ninsew kollox, taparsi.
U jekk il-prim taghhna vera qieghed jiehu gost jara l-libjani jerghu jiktbul l-istorja taghhom, dan ma tantx jawguralhom wisq imsieken ghall-futur.
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We have been supporting this dictator for 40 years. For a long time there were many people in Malta saying we need Geddafi to kill the rebels and stay in power. What people say publicly and what they do in secret are very different things. The same applies to the ambassador who has been very busy making up stories of how he was a double agent all along - now its seems he was a triple agent! Documents found in Libya that originate from the Libyan Embassy in Malta gave list of people who should be kidnapped or killed.
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@Antoine Vella
Are you referring to the businessmen who have been doing business with Gaddafi for the last 40 years and who earned millions.. They did NOT give a HOOT that he was a dictator. What mattered were the dollars rolling in their bank accounts. How much income tax they paid in Malta is a different matter.
Zack Depasquale •
Antoine Vella the king of Conspiracy Theories
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The only thing our ancient pm should look for is a Brutus dagger.
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Was Mr Jibril taking a sly dig at Dr Gonzi, having this in mind?
https://opm.gov.mt/file.aspx?opmf=2960
Joseph Sant •
"I feel proud witnessing Libyan people rewriting their own history with their own hands," Gonzi said.
Is the word "rewriting" a mistake by Karl SN or did Lawrence Gonzi really say that? If he did it must have been a Freudian slip - since he himself is in the habit of re-writing history.
The Libyans aren't re-writing history but making it.
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We have to be wary of Maltese Gaddafi sympathisers who would collaborate with these thugs.
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As Jibril suggested, the PM should look into it and perhaps instruct the police to keep an eye on such notorious and sinister elements.
