Tripoli, Libya - Libya on Tuesday denounced the decision of the  Council of European Union foreign ministers asking that Libya's frozen assets be handed over to the Benghazi-based opposition under the umbrella Transitional National Council (TNC). The EU council of ministers of foreign affairs on Monday asked member countries to hand over to the TNC Libya's frozen assets within the European space.

The Libyan general people's committee for external relations and international cooperation said in a communiqué issued on Tuesday that the European decision was a violation to resolutions 1970 and 1973 of the United Nations Security Council and a glaring interference in the country's internal affairs.

The communiqué denounced 'the media hype of the situation in Libya used as a pretext by the EU foreign affairs council to launch a political, military and economic campaign against the peaceful Libyan people by working to destroy its civilian capacities and basic infrastructure under cover of protecting civilians'.

The Committee renewed Libya's flat refusal and its opposition to any declaration from whichever party that constitutes an interference in its internal affairs and which determines its political future which only the Libyan people, by their own will, can decide and 'not gangs of traitors and agents supported by foreign forces'.

'If the desire of the EU is to really contribute to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in Libya, it must work to stop the aggression and NATO must stop targeting Libyan civilians, and support efforts geared at finding a political solution through dialogue among the Libyan people's sons, far from threats, intimidation and bombings,' the communiqué said.

Pana 20/07/2011