Lavrov to meet his Libyan counterpart in Moscow Wed..

MOSCOW, July 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sergei Lavrov meets with his Libyan counterpart Abdul Ati al-Obeidi here
on Wednesday.
"Lavrov's meeting with the Secretary of the General People's Committee
for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation will be held at the
request of the Libyan side," an official at the Russian Foreign Ministry
has told Itar-Tass. "The meeting will be held within the framework of
Russia's assistance to the efforts being made by the African Union and the
United Nations with a view to putting an end to the bloodshed in Libya and
to reaching a political settlement (of the situation) there."
On Tuesday, Sergei Lavrov once again reaffirmed that Russia disagrees
that the Transitional National Council is recognized as the only
legitimate representative of the Libyan people. Moscow regards the Council
as one of the parties to talks. The Minister also emphasized, "Russia
maintains contacts with Tripoli and Benghazi", urging them to "take a
constructive position, (manifesting) responsibility, and sit down at the
negotiating table on the basis of mediatory proposals put forward by the
African Union and the UN".