The United States has stopped short of full diplomatic recognition of Libya’s rebel council but the White House said it was a “legitimate and credible interlocutor.” Mahmoud Jibril, who serves as the foreign minister of the rebels’ National Transitional Council [NTC], met US President Barack Obama’s national security advisor, Tom Donilon at the White House on Friday. “During the meeting, Mr Donilon stated that the United States views the TNC [National Transitional Council] as a legitimate and credible interlocutor of the Libyan people,” the White House said on Friday. “In contrast, Mr Donilon stressed that Gaddafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and reiterated President Obama’s call for…
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US stops short of recognising Libya rebels