a minute agoUN rejects request from Belgium's Prince Laurent that had not stood for its anthem
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(5 years ago)The UN Security Council has denied Belgium's request for the seizure of 49m euros of Libya's frozen assets, Libya's permanent delegate to the UN announced on Saturday. Tarher el-Sonni said that UN refusal to Belgium's request is an important victory for Libya, writes [...]
Tarher el-Sonni said the United Nations' rejection of Belgium's demand is an important victory for Libya, writes Anadolu, broadcast the Express newspaper.
This decision is a warning for any country that tries to manipulate with Libya's equity”, El-Sonni wrote on social networks.
The diplomat said Belgium's request was unanimously rejected by Security Council members, but did not provide further details.
El-Soni said Libya has advised Belgium to withdraw the application because there was no legal basis for it. On the other hand, Brussels has not yet commented on the UN decision.
Last month, the Belgian government said it would inform the UN commission of sanctions to merge some Libyan assets into Belgian banks to seize the 49m-euro obligations, which would go to a non-governmental organisation in the porin of Belgian prince Laurent.
The prince-owned organisation has indicted Tripoli for assets promised by dictator Muammar Gaddhafi.
In 2019, Prince Laurent had been highly criticized for an rude gesture. During a ceremony, while the national anthem was being recorded, he had sat down using the phone.
