Is Treki going to push for Qaddafi’s plan?
During his speech yesterday, Muammar al-Qaddafi said he would forward his plans for Security Council reform to General Assembly President Ali Treki, the veteran Libyan diplomat who introduced him as king of kings. At a press briefing today, Treki’s spokesman Jean-Victor Nkolo was asked if Treki planned to implement Qaddafi’s plans. His response was somewhat ...
During his speech yesterday, Muammar al-Qaddafi said he would forward his plans for Security Council reform to General Assembly President Ali Treki, the veteran Libyan diplomat who introduced him as king of kings. At a press briefing today, Treki's spokesman Jean-Victor Nkolo was asked if Treki planned to implement Qaddafi's plans. His response was somewhat unclear:
During his speech yesterday, Muammar al-Qaddafi said he would forward his plans for Security Council reform to General Assembly President Ali Treki, the veteran Libyan diplomat who introduced him as king of kings. At a press briefing today, Treki’s spokesman Jean-Victor Nkolo was asked if Treki planned to implement Qaddafi’s plans. His response was somewhat unclear:
Dr. Treki believes firmly in the need to reform the Security Council. There is concensus that this reform is long overdue. Dr. Treki will deal with propostions from any and all member states. [He is] not necessarily dealing with a suggestion from just one country. He’s a consensus builder. He has to build consensus from 192 member states.
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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