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FM Spokesman: West Seeking Own Interests in Libya
TEHRAN,May1(FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast cautioned the world nations about the hidden motives and objectives of the West's military intervention in Libya, saying that the westerners are merely after their own interests in the North African country.
He reiterated that the US and NATO want to take control of Libya's oil reserves and other natural resources rather than helping its people.
Mehman-Parast made the comment in a press conference in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Saturday.
His remarks come as the United States on Wednesday permitted oil deals with Libyan Transitional National Council.
The order, issued by the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, will remove legal difficulties pertaining to the ownership of Libya's oil for potential buyers.
Mehman-Parast also pointed to the double standards in Washington's approach toward human rights issues.
He further explained that the US backed the ousted dictators in Tunisia and Egypt till the last minute, but turned a blind eye toward the brutal crackdowns on anti-regime protesters in Bahrain and Yemen.
The Iranian spokesperson also met with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez Costa on Thursday in Havana, where the two officials criticized the United States for its "double-standard" approach toward the crises in the Middle East and North Africa.
Mehman-Parast further called for bilateral cooperation in agriculture, electricity production, construction of ports, and transfer of technology in all spheres.
Anti-government protests have been going on in Libya, where many civilians have been killed since the US, Britain, France and some other Western countries initiated their attacks on the North African country.
According to US Navy Vice Admiral William Gortney, more than 350 aircraft are participating in the US-led airstrikes against crisis-hit Libya.
The US-led Operation Odyssey Dawn began on March 19 after the UN Security Council imposed a no-fly zone over Libya to "protect civilians" from Gaddafi's attacks.
He reiterated that the US and NATO want to take control of Libya's oil reserves and other natural resources rather than helping its people.
Mehman-Parast made the comment in a press conference in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Saturday.
His remarks come as the United States on Wednesday permitted oil deals with Libyan Transitional National Council.
The order, issued by the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, will remove legal difficulties pertaining to the ownership of Libya's oil for potential buyers.
Mehman-Parast also pointed to the double standards in Washington's approach toward human rights issues.
He further explained that the US backed the ousted dictators in Tunisia and Egypt till the last minute, but turned a blind eye toward the brutal crackdowns on anti-regime protesters in Bahrain and Yemen.
The Iranian spokesperson also met with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Marcos Rodriguez Costa on Thursday in Havana, where the two officials criticized the United States for its "double-standard" approach toward the crises in the Middle East and North Africa.
Mehman-Parast further called for bilateral cooperation in agriculture, electricity production, construction of ports, and transfer of technology in all spheres.
Anti-government protests have been going on in Libya, where many civilians have been killed since the US, Britain, France and some other Western countries initiated their attacks on the North African country.
According to US Navy Vice Admiral William Gortney, more than 350 aircraft are participating in the US-led airstrikes against crisis-hit Libya.
The US-led Operation Odyssey Dawn began on March 19 after the UN Security Council imposed a no-fly zone over Libya to "protect civilians" from Gaddafi's attacks.
