30/09/2011 12:57
Libya's revolution has inspired the world
Libya's revolution has "inspired the world" but the country faces huge challenges, including the mass proliferation of weapons, US Senator John McCain said on a visit to Tripoli on Thursday, the AFP reports.
"The Libyan people have inspired the world.... We believe strongly that the people of Libya today are inspiring the people in Tehran, in Damascus and even in Beijing and Moscow," McCain told a news conference in Tripoli, where he was part of a Republican congressional delegation in the highest-profile US visit since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi last month.
McCain and senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mark Kirk of Illinois and Marco Rubio of Florida met with senior officials from the NTC and military commanders, and visited Martyr's Square in Tripoli, they say.