Libyan rebel leader to visit China
BEIJING: Senior Libyan rebel leader Mahmud Jibril will pay a two-day visit to China this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said Monday, as Beijing continues to make efforts to resolve the crisis there.
Jibril, a leading member of Libya's opposition National Transitional Council (NTC), will begin his visit on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier this month, China said it would welcome visits by Libyan rebels seeking to wrest power from strongman Moamer Qadhafi in a civil war.
Chinese diplomats have so far held two confirmed meetings with members of the NTC, the leadership body established by opposition forces in the eastern rebel-held Libyan city of Benghazi.
China's recent diplomatic activity has indicated that Beijing -- which has significant economic interests in Libya -- is hoping for an early resolution of the war there.
China's commercial interests in Libya include oil, telecoms and rail projects. It was forced to evacuate more than 35,000 workers from the north African state when unrest broke out in mid-February.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011
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