Yes, there was a telephone call from Col Gaddafi to our President, President Zuma. He wanted to inform our President about the current situation, giving his point of view. Our President said quite clearly that the violence should stop and he condemned the military action against unarmed civilians. He pointed out that we are part and parcel of the UN Security Council resolution.
When I say we should not interfere in the internal affairs, we mean that it is not for South Africa to decide who the leader of Libya should be. It is for the Libyan people themselves to decide. Obviously, we are concerned where there are human rights violations. We have expressed ourselves time and again on issues of human rights violation. We must realise that Libya is a sovereign country. It is not for us to dictate to the Libyan people who should be the leader and president of Libya, but it's for them to decide. Thank you.
Details relating to election results in Ivory Coast
9. Mr H B Groenewald (DA) asked the Minister of International Relations and Co-operation:
(1) Why the election results in Ivory Coast are deemed to be inconclusive as stated at a press conference on 17 February 2011;
(2) whether the SA government will recognise a certain person (name furnished) as the winner of the election; if not, why not; if so, when;
(3) whether the SA government has met with a certain person (name furnished) following the declaration of the election results; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) where, (b) when and (c) what were the outcomes of the meeting;
(4) whether she will reconcile the government's commitment to human rights and democracy in Africa with the decision of the said person not to respect the election results; if not, what steps is the government taking to ensure that the results are respected; if so, what are the relevant details?