UNITED NATIONS, October 14. /TASS/. A number of Western financial structures are brazenly using frozen Libyan assets without any UN Security Council resolutions, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said, slamming such a situation as inadmissible.
"The problem around the Libyan assets that were blocked by UN Security Council’s relevant resolutions is becoming more and more pressing day after day. The reasoning behind this decision was solid - to ensure the safety of this money for the country throughout the very difficult period in Libya’s history. It was not about punishing anyone," he said at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.
"Regrettably, Libya’s assets remain in a suspended state while the so-called interim periods in the country are endlessly prolonged. While the Security Council discusses future parameters of their unblocking and subsequent use in the interests of the Libyan people, dirty Western banks and financial structures are brazenly using this money in their own interests, despite the fact that the UN Security Council made no decisions on this. Such a situation is absolutely unacceptable," he stressed.
