Gaddafi's fate subject to further talks in Tripoli - Kremlin envoy

MOSCOW (Itar-Tass) - The fate of Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi
is a subject of the upcoming talks in Tripoli, Federation Council
Committee on International Relations Chairman Mikhail Margelov said.
Replying to a question about Gaddafi's possible future, Margelov said,
"There is a possible option where Gaddafi continues living in Libya as a
private individual with his people and his tribe but relinquishes power
and his family stays away from taking economic decisions."
"Oriental countries have a strong tradition of forgiveness and
reconciliation," Margelov said. "Algeria's former leader continued living
quietly in his homeland after the overthrow of his regime, and a similar
situation occurred with the former Sudanese President."
Margelov believes that this solution could suit Libya as well.
To prove his point, he quoted the positions stated by the leaders of
anti-Gaddafi insurgents and some approaches declared by the international
community.
"I don't have the impression that the G8 leaders might be willing to
see Gaddafi's skull," Margelov said. "They need a predictable advanced
Libya, a dignified member of the international community."
"As for the outlooks of the Libyan opposition, it envisions Gaddafi's
departure from all the posts and the removal of his family members from
the economic levers of power, but along with this they don't make his
departure from Libya a necessary condition," he said.
"But all this is a subject of talks," he added.
Margelov's mission at the upcoming talks in Tripoli on June 16 is to
find a way to a political solution in Libya.
While in Tripoli, he is scheduled to meet with Libya's prime minister
and foreign minister.
According to Margelov, the parties to the conflict "should start
talking about national reconciliation".
"Wars in the East do not end quickly. The more blood is spilled, the
more reasons for blood feud. Confrontation only increases losses from the
export of hydrocarbons and leads to devastation of infrastructure that is
hard to rebuilt," he said.
Margelov noted that he had begun his mediating efforts in Benghazi and
continued them in Cairo during consultations with Gaddafi's cousin Ahmed
Gaddafi al-Dam, who represents a considerable part of the Libyan political
elite.