UAE's role in Libya is confined to humanitarian aid only

Abu Dhabi, March 22, 2011 (WAM) - The UAE announced yesterday that its role in Libya is strictly confined to delivery of humanitarian assistance in consistence of the policy laid down by the UAE under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for assisting brotherly and friendly countries at times of crises and disasters.
The President has instructed the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation to deliver emergency humanitarian assistance to the Libya people affected by the current events in their country.
The UAE has, in coordination with Turkey, sent a ship loaded with medical and humanitarian aid to Libya. Two UAE planes carrying humanitarian aid flew last week to Libya to contribute in efforts to ease suffering of the Libyan people by meeting essential requirements from medicines, and medical equipment to food materials.
Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, Undersecretary of the UAE Foreign Ministry, stated that: ''The UAE is assuming its humanitarian role within the framework of brotherhood and friendship with the Libyan people''. - Emirates News Agency, WAM