Why nigeria can't do this!

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya has suspended the issuing of entry visas to European citizens apart from British nationals, an official at the country's main international airport said on Monday.

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Asked by Reuters to confirm reports of the move, the official, who did not want to be identified, said: "This is right. This decision has been taken. No visas for Europeans, except Britain."

No explanation was given for the suspension, and there was no immediate confirmation from the Libyan government.

Italy's foreign ministry confirmed the measure and said it was in retaliation for Switzerland's recent decision to publish a blacklist of 180 Libyans banned from entering the country.

Libya has been locked for months in a diplomatic row with Switzerland over the prosecution of two Swiss businessmen who had been working in the North African country.

"The Libyan response to the Swiss decision has affected all the countries of the Schengen zone," said a spokesman for the Italian foreign ministry. "Contacts are under way between the countries of the zone to coordinate over this measure."

Libya's Oea newspaper, which has close ties to a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, earlier reported that Libya would stop issuing visas to citizens of countries in the Schengen area, which includes non-EU member Switzerland.

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They left out the british because of the Megrahi affair

Because british is not a member of schengen staten

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Because british is not a member of schengen staten

Maybe, but trust me its because of the former reason

And now other european nations starts weeping!

Rome - Italy is urging Switzerland to drop a travel ban on Libyans, which prompted a Libyan ban on visas for citizens from 25 European nations.

Foreign Minister Franco Frattini made the appeal during a meeting in Rome Wednesday with Libya's foreign minister. Italy has major investments in Libya.

Frattini says Rome is asking Tripoli to allow entrance of all citizens from Schengen member nations not involved in a spat between oil-and-gas rich Libya and Switzerland, which is outside the EU.

Libya has also threatened to expel visitors from the 25-nation zone as part of the dispute that started in 2008 with the arrest of one of Gadhafi's sons in Switzerland. - Sapa-AP


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Why nigeria can't do this please? its working!

Italy, Malta Ask Swiss to Remove Qaddafi From Banned List

Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Italy and Malta asked Switzerland to remove 188 Libyans, including leader Muammar Qaddafi, from a list banning visas and end a dispute that led Libyan authorities to block most European visitors in retaliation.

“We renew our appeal to Switzerland for accelerated negotiations toward reaching an agreement with Libya and to confront the pending problems and to abolish the list of names,” according to a joint statement distributed today by the Rome-Based Italian Foreign Ministry.

Four Italians have been detained at Tripoli’s airport in the standoff. Six citizens were sent back to Italy and about 37 have been able to enter Libya since the dispute began. Italy is Libya’s biggest trading partner.

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa flew to Rome to meet with his Italian and Maltese counterparts to discuss Libya’s decision to turn back visa holders from the 25 countries that make up the Schengen no-visa travel zone, which includes Switzerland and excludes the U.K. and Ireland.

Adrian Sollberger, a spokesman of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, declined to comment on the request by Italy and Malta. Switzerland is “continuing a restrictive” visa policy for Libyan nationals that was introduced in the second half of 2009, he said earlier today.

Switzerland’s clash with Libya began with the arrest of Qaddafi’s son Hannibal and his wife Aline in Geneva in July 2008. They were released on bail following two days in custody after employees of the couple complained of mistreatment.

“The European Union can’t be held hostage over a bilateral issue,” Frattini said yesterday at a press conference in Paris with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner. “Schengen is not a diplomatic organization.”

Even canada was not spared

I just love the way Libya hands out rubbish for rubbish. Why cant the lilly livered nigerian government be like this for Gods sake?

igbogolo:

Even canada was not spared

I just love the way Libya hands out rubbish for rubbish. Why cant the lilly livered nigerian government be like this for Gods sake?

Hmm, maybe because right now you yourself are studying in UK . . .

igbogolo:

Why cant the lilly livered nigerian government be like this for Gods sake?

U wan make we nor see ordinary matches light our stove?
dont u know nigeria is dependent on the west for every thing u can think of?

kadman:

Hmm, maybe because right now you yourself are studying in UK . . .

? Is this for lack of what to say??

Kx:

U wan make we nor see ordinary matches light our stove?
dont u know nigeria is dependent on the west for every thing u can think of?

you are only enslaved when you believe you can do nothing without help.

sure believe in urself and dnt count on
pple's help but just knw its god

shalom

are the italians suspended as well
I thought they had very ood diplomatic relations considering italy has just recently paid some compensation for colonialism
surely thats more astounding than the megrahi affair with the brits

joxiri:


are the italians suspended as well
I thought they had very ood diplomatic relations considering italy has just recently paid some compensation for colonialism
surely thats more astounding than the megrahi affair with the brits

Trust Gadhaffi. The guys mood swings can surely win him a place in a psychiatric unit.

this is why the west doesnt joke with Arabs

igbogolo:

? Is this for lack of what to say??

you are only enslaved when you believe you can do nothing without help.

God bless you

Dis is Y we the ARABS, dont joke wiv D WEST!
Dis is y i simply adore Mahmoud Ahmedinijad, nothin 4rm AMERICA goes in to IRAN.
Arab Rocks n Rule! Lolz

How i wish am from Libya.

Why nigeria can't do this!

Because this is political, they are not just doing it for the sake of it

why should nigeria do it? How can you ban countries giving you millions in loans and trade
just because the son of a politician was arrested or just to show you have some 'power'

Kx:

U wan make we nor see ordinary matches light our stove?
dont u know nigeria is dependent on the west for every thing u can think of?

even in Libya The goverment depends on the western world in exchange of Big oil and Gold reserved, even France and libya got an agreement of Water supply because it is desert and the only water available for them is t Mediterranean which is saltie,
I think Nigeria can do better

U wan make we nor see ordinary matches light our stove?
dont u know nigeria is dependent on the west for every thing u can think of?

what about their investments in our O&G sector

would they be willing to forfeit all those?
according to a statistic i saw on AGOA, US imports from Nigeria is basically oil and other allied related products

verdict: its a symbiotic relationship even tho i'll agree , Nigeria is heavily dependent on anything- even sachet water