gulfnews : Jibril lists to-do list for Libya after Gaddafi

The new Prime Minister of Libya, Mahmoud Jibril, was given an emotional standing ovation as he was introduced to a packed plenary session on the first morning of the World Economic Forum's Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World.

"I did not believe that I would live to see this day," he told the delegates, who included many leading politicians of the Arab world, such as the meeting's host, King Abdullah of Jordan, Qatar Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaikh Hamad Bin Jasem Al Thani, Palestine Prime Minister Salam Fayyad; as well as leaders from outside the region like President Asif Zardari of Pakistan and King Juan Carlos of Spain.

Jibril outlined Libya's needs with much more clarity than seems possible, having been watching the chaos of the fighting on TV every night for the past six months. Impressively, he did not dwell on the past as he focused on three targets — two more immediate — like the requirement to restore stability and collect the arms which are all over the country; and to start a national reconciliation process bringing together all sections of the country to participate in building a new Libya.

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