TRIPOLI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Ambassador to Burkina Faso denied attacks in Ouagadougou by demonstrators against reports of African migrants slave trade in western Libya, Libyan news agency reported on Wednesday.
Ambassador Al-Hadi Khamada stressed that "all reports about being attacked are untrue," calling on media to "seek accuracy and truth from the sources."
Khamada also expressed appreciation for the cooperation with the authorities in Burkina Faso. He held a press conference on Tuesday addressing the "issue of illegal immigration and its negative effects on Libya in the first place and the world in general."
Khamada called on the African Union and the European Union to help Libya in "addressing this phenomenon," and stressed that "Libya with its limited capabilities, will not be able to stop this human flow."
A recent CNN report showed auctions in different parts of Libya, where stranded African migrants were sold as slaves for as little as 400 U.S. dollars.
Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives (Parliament) Speaker, Agila Saleh, on Tuesday condemned slave trade in western Libya, ordering investigation into the incident.
The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord of Libya also condemned migrant slave trade in the country, and also confirmed opening an investigation into the incident.
