

Home » Under Secretary for Political Affairs » Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs » Releases on Near Eastern Affairs » Remarks On Near Eastern Affairs » 2011 Remarks on Near Eastern Affairs » US Embassy in Libya Re-opens
Reuters soundbites
"We urge the international community at every level to recognise that (Muammar) Gaddafi had lost all legitimacy and must step down. We provided over 85 million U.S. dollars worth of assistance including humanitarian aid, uniforms and non-lethal military equipment and de-mining and civil society programmes."
"You know, there are - there still is some stubborn resistance as you mentioned in the Bani Walid and perhaps in Sirte as well but look, I think it's a question of time as well before (Muammar) Gaddafi and his remaining loyalists are, you know, their resistance is finished off. I'm one of the optimistic ones."
The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department.
External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.