Libyan opposition leader welcomes Russia's new position against Gaddafi

Chairman of Libyan opposition's National Transitional Council (CNT) on Saturday hailed the new "position displayed" by Russia which now claims the departure of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and comes in mediating the conflict in Libya.

"We welcome the position shown by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev," said Mustafa Abdel Jalil inside a press statement in Benghazi, the opposition's base.

"We think the role of Russia in international affairs, but these relations have to take place in a mutual interest and mutual respect," Jalil added.

In the G8 summit in France on Friday, Medvedev demanded the departure of Gaddafi by posing itself as a mediator in a war threatening to move toward stalemate.

"The planet community no longer sees him as the Libyan leader," stated Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after the summit.

Traditionally opposed to any interference, Russia has raised its reluctance to openly demand the departure of a head of state in functions and has provided to mediate.

"I supplied our mediation with our partners," Medvedev said. " Everyone thinks it'll be beneficial," he mentioned, announcing the imminent dispatch of an emissary to Benghazi.

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