admintold reporters in Tripoli yesterday.
“The National Transitional Council has put assistance with the electoral process very high on the list of tasks where they seek United Nations assistance and so we have done a good deal of preparatory work,” he said.
The special advisor to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tripoli on Saturday for talks with the local authorities on how the United Nations can help them in the months ahead.
Martin said it was “too soon for details” on how the transition would unfold as decisions regarding the electoral system, the establishment of an electoral commission and other technical details have yet to be determined.
“The United Nations is certainly ready to move very fast in bringing the electoral expertise that can assist the authorities on moving on the timetable (for elections) that they have established.”
Meanwhile, Gaddafi and his sons are still at large and several towns remain out of the control of the National Transitional Council including Bani Walid, Sirte and Sabha.
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez yesterday urged Gaddafi to “resist” and said he was certain the ousted Libyan strongman, whose whereabouts are unknown, is not thinking of leaving the country. “Nobody knows where Gaddafi is,” said Chavez in a telephone interview with the state-run VTV television, adding, “I am sure he is very far from thinking about leaving Libya.”
Meanwhile, Ukraine yesterday said that Libya’s new rulers were detaining 22 of its citizens who had been working in the oil sector, reportedly on suspicion they were snipers for Gaddafi. – AFP.
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