Emir receives head of Libyan national panel

HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani held talks with the Chairman of the Libyan Transitional National Council (LTNC), Mustafa Mohamed Abdul Jalil at the Al Wajbah Palace yesterday. HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HE Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani and a number of ministers attended the meeting. Talks dealt with the latest developments in Libya. The Emir hosted a luncheon banquet in honour of the Libyan delegation.  The Libyan delegation left Doha later yesterday. The LTNC chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil was seen off at Doha international airport by HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud. In statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), prior to his departure, Abdul Jalil expressed deep thanks to Qatar, the Emir, the government and the people of Qatar for their support to the people of Libya. “Qatar’s position is distinguished and brotherly. The people of Libya will praise it throughout history,” Abdul Jalil said.Qatar has recognised the Libyan Transitional National Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people.Qatar has also succeeded, through the state-owned Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company (Tasweeq), in delivering four shipments of petroleum products to the Libyan port of Benghazi and in exporting two oil shipments out of Tobruk.