The Libyan Under-Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammed Taher Siyala, was in Malta this morning for talks with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, the government said.

Mr Siyala was on one of three aircraft carrying Gaddafi emissaries which left from Tripoli. The other two went to Cairo and Brussels.

Mr Siyala explained the Libyan government’s position on the recent events, the government said.

During the meeting, Dr Gonzi reiterated the Maltese government’s position as stated publicly, and insisted that all violence in Libya has to stop immediately.

The plane which went to Cairo carried the Libyan deputy defence minister, Abdelrahman al-Zawi, for talks with Egyptian government officials and the Arab League.

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