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    November 02, 2011

UN Chief in Libya on 1st Visit Since Uprising

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   United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses a meeting at
   United Nations headquarters, October 20, 2011 (file photo).
   Photo: AP
   United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses a meeting at
   United Nations headquarters, October 20, 2011 (file photo).

   U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Tripoli on a previously
   unannounced visit to Libya, his first since the uprising that toppled
   its long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
   Ban arrived in Tripoli Wednesday. His office said he would meet with
   members of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council and civil
   society representatives for several hours before departing.
   Libya's NTC appointed Abdurrahim el-Keib as its new interim prime
   minister late Monday. The American-educated engineering professor said
   he will make respect for human rights a priority as he forms an interim
   government and prepares the country for its first free elections next
   year.
   Human rights groups have expressed concern about the NTC's treatment of
   pro-Gadhafi fighters and African migrants during the eight-month
   uprising that ended with the former leader's killing last month.
   The U.N. secretary-general is expected to arrive in the French city of
   Cannes later in the day to attend a summit of the Group of 20 economic
   powers.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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