Bulgarian Red Cross Chair Warns of Shocking Situation in Libya

According to the chair of the Bulgarian Red Cross, Hristo Grigorov, the situation is Libya will shock the world as soon as humanitarian entities are allowe in the country. Photo by BGNES

The world will be in shock of what is happening in Libya, said Hristo Grigorov, Chair of the Bulgarian Red Cross, on Thursday.

"At present, humanitarian units are not allowed in Libya, but when this happens, we will be surprised and shocked," Grigorov said in Veliko Tarnovo Thursday as cited by Darik Radio.

He defined the situation in the North African country as a "humanitarian catastrophe".

"A genocide is happening there. People are being killed, cities are being destroyed. This is not a local conflict and I hope that this agony will be over as soon as possible," Grigorov said.

In his words, Bulgaria will sooner or later face a wave of refugees. The Bulgarian Red Cross Chair said that as an EU member state, the country will have to accept the common political decision on the issue.

Italy is the most affected country from the wave of refugees escaping from the ongoing turmoil in Libya.

It has called for joint NATO-EU maritime surveillance operation off the Libyan coast over the implementation of an arms embargo against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi and the rising illegal migration from North Africa to Europe.

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