Libyan leaders push ahead with autonomous region
BAYDA, Libya, APR 17 (AP/UNB) - Around 1,000 tribal leaders and militia commanders from eastern Libya have held their second meeting to push ahead with the formation of a semiautonomous state in the oil-rich region known as Barqa.
The move angered officials in Libya's capital of Tripoli, who warn the decision may tear the country apart after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi last year.
Tuesday's meeting was held in Bayda, the hometown of the leader of Libya's transitional government. The symbolic move was aimed at showing that he is not in control.
Leaders in the east decided to meet again in two weeks to vote on an elected 200-person council. It would represent eastern Libya in relations with Tripoli although people at the meeting stressed it would not take orders from the capital.
The move angered officials in Libya's capital of Tripoli, who warn the decision may tear the country apart after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi last year.
Tuesday's meeting was held in Bayda, the hometown of the leader of Libya's transitional government. The symbolic move was aimed at showing that he is not in control.
Leaders in the east decided to meet again in two weeks to vote on an elected 200-person council. It would represent eastern Libya in relations with Tripoli although people at the meeting stressed it would not take orders from the capital.
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