UN appeal: Protect diplomatic premises, rebels told

UNITED NATIONS:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday told the head of Libya’s rebel council that Libyan opposition fighters must ensure that diplomatic premises in Tripoli and elsewhere are protected.

“The secretary-general stressed the need for national unity, reconciliation and inclusiveness as well as the protection of diplomatic premises,” UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 24^th,  2011.