International recognition of the National Transitional Council

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{{Legend|#000080|Countries that recognised the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative of Libya during the civil war}}

{{Legend|#5599FF|Countries with informal relations with the NTC, or which voted in favour of it assuming Libya's UN seat, but did not establish formal recognition}}

{{Legend|#FF5555|Countries which opposed the NTC assuming Libya's UN seat, but did not make a formal statement on recognition}}

{{Legend|#C10000|Countries which formally opposed the NTC}}]]

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Recognition order of the NTC

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{{Legend|#000080|Recognised before UNSCR 1973 (17 March 2011)}}

{{Legend|#0000d5|Recognised before the Rebel Coastal Offensive (15 August 2011)}}

{{Legend|#5555ff|Recognised before the end of the Battle of Tripoli (28 August 2011)}}

{{Legend|#8080ff|Recognised after 28 August 2011}}

{{Legend|#9f40ff|Supported transfer of Libya's UN seat, issued earlier statements of support}}

{{Legend|#bf80ff|Supported transfer of Libya's UN seat, no formal statements on recognition}}

{{Legend|#2bff2b|Opposed transfer of Libya's UN seat, no formal statements on recognition}}

{{Legend|#00d500|Opposed transfer of Libya's UN seat, formally opposed the NTC}}]]

The council stated that it would like to be recognised by the international community. The Chairman of the Council told Al Jazeera that "there are official contacts with European and Arab [countries]".{{cite news | work = Reuters | url = https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72501E20110306 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120011100/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72501E20110306 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2012-01-20 |title=Libyan rebel Council expects intl recognition soon |date=2011-03-06 }}Samer al-Atrush (5 March 2011) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110306134439/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5igh0DvqR6b6k1QtSBxI3NQib0PpA?docId=CNG.97f06e36a1a0cb62da2c4bda69870ba9.9f1 "Libya rebels gain ground in east."] AFP.

As of 30 November 2011, 102 UN member states and four other countries have stated they recognise the National Transitional Council as the sole legitimate representative body of Libya. On 15 July, many of these countries constituting the Libya Contact Group issued a joint statement that they consider the council to be Libya's "legitimate authority".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/15/libyan-rebels-international-recognition-leaders|agency=The Guardian|date=15 July 2011|accessdate=15 July 2011|title=Libyan rebels win international recognition as country's leaders|location=London|first=Ian|last=Black}}

The number of countries recognising the NTC has increased rapidly since its fighters' entry into Tripoli on 21 August. Prior to the start of the battle, 35 UN member states had granted recognition. After the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognise the NTC's designated representative, acknowledging the council as Libya's governing authority, several countries that had previously opposed international recognition of the NTC reversed themselves by recognising it.

The NTC has been recognised by all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, though the recognitions of Russia and China followed anti-Gaddafi fighters' takeover of Tripoli, as well as all European Union member states. All of the G4 nations except Brazil have also recognised the NTC. All NATO members except Iceland have formally recognised the council. However, both Brazil and Iceland voted in favour of the NTC at the UN.

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Most of the SADC members, Kenya and Equatorial Guinea (AU chair at the time of voting) adopted statements about "all-inclusive government", unsuccessfully proposed to postpone the UNGA vote and subsequently voted against the NTC.

• {{flag|Angola}}
• {{flag|Bolivia}}: Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca said on 9 September that Bolivia does not endorse the NTC and condemned "the actions of NATO in Libya". Choquehanca insisted Bolivia will "not recognize any transitional authority".{{cite web|url=http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/internacional/71093/bolivia-no-reconoce-a-consejo-libio-de-transicion&usg=ALkJrhhxpVcHZN1pRBSlJ13I2JUJrcv3EA|language=es|title=Bolivia no reconoce a consejo libio de transición|trans-title=Bolivia does not recognize Libyan transitional council|publisher=Azteca Noticias|date=9 September 2011|accessdate=10 September 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.opinion.com.bo/opinion/articulos/2011/0910/noticias.php?id=24914|language=es|title=Choquehuanca: Bolivia no reconocerá gobierno transitorio en Libia|trans-title=Choquehuanca: Bolivia not recognize the transitional government in Libya|publisher=Opinion|date=10 September 2011}}
• {{flag|Cuba}}: On 3 September the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a communique that Cuba is withdrawing its ambassador from Libya, because it does not recognise the transitional government.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/cuba-withdraws-ambassador-from-libya-denounces-nato/2011/09/03/gIQAzAYizJ_story.html?wprss=|title=Cuba withdraws ambassador from Libya, denounces NATO|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Washington Post|date=3 September 2011|first=Joel|last=Greenberg}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The statement warned, "Cuba does not recognize the National Transition Council or any provisional authority and will only recognize a government that is established legitimately and without foreign intervention, via the free, sovereign will of the Libyan people," and strongly criticised the NATO intervention and "the deployment of diplomatic and operative personnel in the field" by the NTC's international allies.{{cite news|url=http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=50141|agency=Havana Times|title=Cuba Pulls Diplomats Out of Libya|first=Circles|last=Robinson|date=4 September 2011|accessdate=4 September 2011}} Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla repeated the statement at the meeting of foreign ministers of Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas on 9 September in Caracas.{{cite news|url=http://www.radioangulo.cu/en/news/the-world/12450-no-recognition-to-transitional-council-in-libya.html|title=NO to Transitional Council in Libya|publisher=Radio Angulo|date=10 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325052129/http://www.radioangulo.cu/en/news/the-world/12450-no-recognition-to-transitional-council-in-libya.html|archive-date=25 March 2012}}
• {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
• {{flag|Ecuador}}: On 27 August, Deputy Foreign Minister Kintto Lucas said Quito would not recognise "a transition junta" until "the people declare it legitimate". Lucas added that the NTC was not a "real" government and so the Ecuadorian government could not recognise it.{{cite news|url=http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6842:ecuador-will-not-recognize-libyan-transition-govt&catid=3:world&Itemid=14|agency=Radio Cadena Agramonte|title=Ecuador Will Not Recognize Libyan Transition Govt.|date=27 August 2011|accessdate=27 August 2011|archive-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004101908/http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6842:ecuador-will-not-recognize-libyan-transition-govt&catid=3:world&Itemid=14|url-status=dead}} Lucas reiterated the government's position on 20 October, saying, "We do not recognize the NTC and we will continue in that line."{{cite news|url=http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/24/ecuador-president-condemns-killing-of-gaddafi-and-family-members-as-homicide|agency=MercoPress South Atlantic News Agency|date=24 October 2011|accessdate=26 October 2011|title=Ecuador president condemns killing of Gaddafi and family members as 'homicide'}}
• {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
• {{flag|Eswatini}}
• {{flag|Lesotho}}: Between 5 and 9 September the Libyan embassy in Maseru hoisted a second flag - the NTC flag. Foreign Affairs Minister Mohlabi Tsekoa said that it is too early to declare Lesotho's stance as a country.{{cite web|url=http://www.lestimes.com/?p=7122|author=Bongiwe Zihlangu|title=Libya embassy hoists two flags|date=15 September 2011|accessdate=17 September 2011}}
• {{flag|Malawi}}
• {{flag|Namibia}}: On 22 August, the head of the Libyan embassy in Windhoek, Salem Mohamed Krayem, decided to defect from the Gaddafi regime. Namibian officials such as Theo-Ben Gurirab, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, have made conflicting statements. In March, Gurirab said he supported Gaddafi because "Africans [...] believe in existential friendship: once a friend, always a friend". In August, he said Gaddafi has lost "his vigilance on the red carpet, doing the danger dance, which doesn't stop".{{cite web|url=http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=40244&title=Libyan%20%20embassy%20defects|author=Toivo Ndjebela|title=Libyan embassy defects|publisher=New Era Newspaper|date=23 August 2011|access-date=21 September 2011|archive-date=15 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515225611/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=40244&title=Libyan%20%20embassy%20defects|url-status=dead}} On 23 August Namibian Foreign Affairs Minister Utoni Nujoma said officially, Namibia still has diplomatic relations with the Gaddafi government.{{cite web|url=http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=40268|author=Toivo Ndjebela|title=Namibia in no rush over Libya ties|publisher=New Era|date=24 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907081245/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=40268|archive-date=7 September 2012}} On 22 September main opposition party - Rally for Democracy and Progress - recognised NTC, when the government decided not to recognise until democratic elections are held.{{cite web|url=http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?title=RDP_recognises_NTC&articleid=40798|author=Toivo Ndjebela|title=RDP recognises NTC|publisher=New Era|date=23 September 2011|accessdate=29 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904125852/http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?title=RDP_recognises_NTC&articleid=40798|archive-date=4 September 2012}}
• {{flag|Nicaragua}}: On 3 September, President Daniel Ortega said that it refused to recognise the National Transitional Council of Libya.{{cite web|url=http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=320401&Itemid=1|title=Niega Nicaragua reconocimiento a ilegal Consejo en Libia |publisher=Prensa Latina|date=3 September 2011|language=es}}
• {{flag|Tanzania}}: Foreign Minister Bernard Membe said on 28 August that the Tanzanian government supports the AU's decision not to recognise the NTC, but said his government will recognise the NTC if it takes over the Gaddafi government's remaining strongholds and establishes executive, legislative, and judicial organs for the whole country. Otherwise, he said Dodoma will hold off on recognising a new government of Libya until nationwide elections are held.{{cite news|title=Tanzania Backs AU Stance On Refusing to Back Rebels|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201108280023.html|accessdate=28 August 2011|newspaper=AllAfrica|date=28 August 2011}} The Libyan Embassy has taken down the rebel flag after hoisting it the embassy buildings in Dar es Salaam on 27 August. The flag was removed before the 48-hour ultimatum given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation ended. The green flag was not hoisted again. The embassy also apologised to the Tanzanian government.{{cite web|url=http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=32914|author=Gadiosa Lamtey|title=Libya embassy finally pulls down rebel flag|publisher=IPP Media|date=2 September 2011}} Bernard Membe, Minister of International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs of Tanzania, said on 30 September that contacts between the NTC and the Government of Tanzania are "underway to normalize".{{cite web|url=http://www.africanmanager.com/articles/135731.html|title=Le CNT libyen va normaliser ses relations avec la Tanzanie|trans-title=The Libya NTC will normalize relations with Tanzania|publisher=PANA|date=30 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 9 November Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania said that his country will not recognise NTC unless the Libyan government will fulfill conditions set by the Africa Union.{{cite news|url=http://dailynews.co.tz/home/?n=25330&cat=home|title=From the Parliament. Tanzania does not recognise new Libyan rulers|newspaper=Daily News|date=9 November 2011|accessdate=10 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425125836/http://dailynews.co.tz/home/?n=25330&cat=home|archive-date=25 April 2012}}
• {{flag|Venezuela}}: In March, the government of President Hugo Chavez said that it refused to recognise the Benghazi government and insisted that only the previous government was legitimate. Reinaldo Bolivar, Venezuela's Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs for Africa, also insisted that "there were no problems until a coalition of US and European countries began the shelling", and expressed his support for a "diplomatic solution to the crisis".{{cite news|url=http://english.eluniversal.com/2011/03/25/venezuelas-govt-does-not-recognize-benghazi-rebels.shtml|title=Venezuela's gov't does not recognize Benghazi rebels|newspaper=El Universal|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=17 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714034654/http://english.eluniversal.com/2011/03/25/venezuelas-govt-does-not-recognize-benghazi-rebels.shtml|archive-date=14 July 2012}} On 23 August, as major rebel successes on the battlefield including in Tripoli coincided with a wave of recognitions for the NTC, Chavez again stated that he would only recognise the government of Gaddafi. Chavez also accused the West of "kicking" and "spitting" on "the most basic elements of international law" (remarking that "This is like the caveman era"), and saying the United States "arranged this war. They provided the arms, the mercenaries. They better not attempt to apply the Libyan formula to Venezuela or we'll have to show them our power."Al Jazeera Libya Live Blog. [http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-aug-23-2011-2303|Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 21:03 Entry] On 25 August, Chavez denounced the latest attack against his country's embassy in Libya on 24 August,{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011libya/2011-08/25/content_13191222.htm|title= Chavez condemns attack on Venezuelan embassy in Libya|newspaper=China Daily|date=25 August 2011}} but the attack on embassy is disputed by some reporters on place.{{cite web|url=http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=305218|title=Venezuela's embassy in Tripoli not sacked despite Chavez claim|publisher=Now Lebanon|date=25 August 2011|access-date=21 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827041255/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=305218|archive-date=27 August 2011|url-status=dead}} On 26 October, Chavez said that "For us, there is no government in Libya" and "We don't recognize the government that NATO has installed."{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/26/2473279/hugo-chavez-there-is-no-government.html|title=Hugo Chavez: 'There is no government in Libya'|date=26 October 2011|accessdate=27 October 2011|newspaper=Miami Herald}}
• {{flag|Zambia}}: On 3 November Foreign Minister Chishimba Kambwili said that Government is waiting for Cabinet approval to recognise the new Libyan government and then Zambia will reopen its embassy in Libya, because "if the people of Libya have agreed to change government then we will respect that".{{cite web|url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/2011/11/05/malawi-promise-deliver-apology-libya-recognition-awaits-cabinet-approvalkambwili/|title=Malawi promise to deliver an apology, Libya recognition awaits cabinet approval-Kambwili|publisher=Lusaka Times|date=5 November 2011|accessdate=5 November 2011}}
• {{flag|Zimbabwe}}: On 24 August, the Libyan embassy staff in Harare declared they would "follow the Libyan majority" and declare allegiance to the NTC, pulling down the green flag, raising the tricolour, and destroying portraits and posters of Muammar Gaddafi.{{cite web|url=http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/8870-libyan-ambassador-to-zimbabwe-manhandles-and-burn-portraits-of-g.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826022325/http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/8870-libyan-ambassador-to-zimbabwe-manhandles-and-burn-portraits-of-g.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2011|title=Libya's Zimbabwe embassy flies rebel flag|publisher=The Zimbabwe Mail|date=24 August 2011}} On 25 August, Zimbabwe's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that country's government no longer recognises Libyan Ambassador Taher Elmagrahi because of his defection, and Elmagrahi may face expulsion from Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/zimbabwe/news/Zimbabwean-Government-To-Expel-Liyban-Ambassador-After-Defecting-to-Rebel-Led-Faction-128408813.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105053927/http://www.voanews.com/zimbabwe/news/Zimbabwean-Government-To-Expel-Liyban-Ambassador-After-Defecting-to-Rebel-Led-Faction-128408813.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2013|author=Thomas Chiripasi|author2=Tatenda Gumbo|title=Zimbabwe Government Mulling Expulsion of Libyan Ambassador for Defection|publisher=Voice of America|date=25 August 2011}} "We do not have diplomatic relations with NTC and the hoisting of its flag here is actually illegal," Foreign Affairs Secretary Joey Bimha said.{{cite news|agency=The Zimbabwe Guardian|url=http://talkzimbabwe.com/?p=1543|title=Libyan envoy to Zimbabwe faces deportation|date=26 August 2011|accessdate=26 August 2011}} Bimha said ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe's ruling party, refused to recognise the NTC because "Gaddafi remains the legitimate representative of the people of Libya."{{cite news|url=http://www.zimbabwemetro.com/news/gaddafi-remains-the-legitimate-libyan-dictator-zanu/|agency=Zimbabwe Metro|date=26 August 2011|accessdate=26 August 2011|title=Gaddafi remains the legitimate Libyan dictator: ZANU}} On 26 August, Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi declared Elmagrahi persona non grata and ordered him and his family to leave Zimbabwe within five days.{{cite news|url=http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/news/africa/52122/libyan-envoy-to-zimbabwe-expelled.html |agency=The Zimbabwean |title=Libyan envoy to Zimbabwe expelled for burning flag |date=26 August 2011 |accessdate=26 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826131315/http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/news/africa/52122/libyan-envoy-to-zimbabwe-expelled.html?utm_source=thezim&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=listarticle&utm_content=textlink |archive-date=26 August 2011 }} On 1 September Zimbabwean police arrested foreign journalists in the Libyan embassy.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiovop.com/index.php/national-news/7011-zim-journalist-s-arrested-at-libyan-embassy.html|title=Zim Journalist's Arrested At Libyan Embassy|publisher=Radio Voice of Peoplr|date=1 September 2011|accessdate=2 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401024130/http://www.radiovop.com/index.php/national-news/7011-zim-journalist-s-arrested-at-libyan-embassy.html|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead}} The next day, staff of the embassy of Libya sought refuge in Botswana. The expulsion has broken the fragile coalition between Robert Mugabe and the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who said: "My position is it is not up to Zimbabwe to decide what the sovereign right is of the Libyans. It is up to the Libyans to choose their representatives."{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j89zXl3ApYXrUolfTS2V5rK9Xwjg?docId=ffe708fd9ae145ffb24486a9a2320cc7|author=Gillian Gotora|title=Expelled Libyan ambassador leaves Zimbabwe|agency=Associated Press|date=2 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On 15 September the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Makhula said that Libyan ambassador and his staff were not expelled, but "simply asked to go back to Libya and receive credentials from the new authority since the NTC had no diplomatic mandate at this stage to assign ambassadors to other countries".{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201109160981.html|title=Zimbabwe: 'Libyan Ambassador Not Expelled'|publisher=allAfrica.com|date=15 September 2011|accessdate=17 September 2011}}

• {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
• {{flag|Cameroon}}
• {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
• {{flag|El Salvador}}
• {{flag|Indonesia}}: On 22 August Libyan embassy "members shifted their loyalty en masse from Gaddafi to the rebel-led National Transitional Council (NTC)".{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/22/libyan-diplomats-side-with-rebels.html|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|date=22 August 2011|title=Libyan diplomats side with rebels|author=Veeramalla Anjaiah|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015133401/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/22/libyan-diplomats-side-with-rebels.html|archive-date=15 October 2012}} On 23 August Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said that he hails the choice made by the people of Libya.{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/indonesia-hails-downfall-of-qaddafi-regime/461227|author=Ismira Lutfia|title=Indonesia Hails Downfall of Qaddafi Regime|newspaper=Jakarta Globe|date=23 August 2011|accessdate=3 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929150235/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/international/indonesia-hails-downfall-of-qaddafi-regime/461227|archive-date=29 September 2012}} On 3 September FM said in a statement that "Indonesia supports the National Transition Council's efforts to roll out a democratic transition in a peaceful manner".{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/03/indonesia-supports-peaceful-democratic-transition-libya-foreign-minister.html|author=Mariel Grazella|title=Indonesia supports peaceful democratic transition in Libya: foreign minister|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|date=3 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717043204/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/03/indonesia-supports-peaceful-democratic-transition-libya-foreign-minister.html|archive-date=17 July 2012}} On 21 October Helmi Fauzi, one of the members of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly urged the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to recognise NTC.{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/21/lawmaker-urges-ri-recognize-new-libya-government.html|title=Lawmaker urges RI to recognize new Libya government|newspaper=Jakarta Post|date=21 October 2011|accessdate=21 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202091032/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/21/lawmaker-urges-ri-recognize-new-libya-government.html|archive-date=2 February 2016}}
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• {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} On 30 September St. Vincent and the Grenadines foreign minister Douglas Slater said that its government decided to put its relations with Libya "on hold" until it will be satisfied that "there is a legitimate, proper established government".{{cite web|url=http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=65260|title=St. Vincent puts ties with Libya 'on hold'|publisher=Antigua Observer|date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403044837/http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=65260|archive-date=3 April 2012}}
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• {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
• {{flag|Uruguay}}

• {{flag|Belarus}}: On 22 August, the Libyan embassy in Minsk lowered the green flag and raised the tricolour adopted by the NTC.{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/23/c_131067262.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326020243/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/23/c_131067262.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2012|title=Libyan embassy in Belarus raises rebel flag|date=22 July 2011 |agency=Xinhua}}
• {{flag|Bhutan}}
• {{flag|Burundi}}
• {{flag|Cambodia}}
• {{flag|Republic of the Congo}}
• {{flag|North Korea}}: On 30 August an official of North Korean embassy in Libya answered on the question about recognition that Pyongyang must "wait and see" to recognise NTC.{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/08/116_93828.html|author=Philip Iglauer|title=North Korea yet to recognize Libya's rebel NTC|newspaper=The Korea Times|date=30 August 2011|access-date=25 October 2011}}
• {{flag|Dominica}}{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
• {{flag|Grenada}}
• {{flag|Guyana}}
• {{flag|Haiti}}
• {{flag|Kiribati}}
• {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
• {{flag|Laos}}
• {{flag|Liberia}}: On 14 June Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announced that "the Government of Colonel Gaddafi has lost the legitimacy to govern Libya", so the Liberian government decided to sever diplomatic relations with Libya by withdrawing its envoy in Tripoli and suspending the activity of the Libyan representation in Monrovia. She also added that they can be resumed when "the people of Libya reach a political settlement which offers the best hope of lasting peace".{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE75D0KR20110614|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615113854/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE75D0KR20110614|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2011|title=Liberia cuts ties with Gaddafi's Libya|work=Reuters|date=14 June 2011|accessdate=24 August 2011}}
• {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
• {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
• {{flag|Mozambique}}: At 24 August, the Libyan embassy in Maputo raised the NTC flag over its buildings.{{cite web|url=http://www.clubofmozambique.com/solutions1/sectionnews.php?secao=mozambique&id=22721&tipo=one|title=Mozambique does not recognise the Transitional National Council in Libya|date=1 September 2011|accessdate=19 January 2012|publisher=Club of Mozambique|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928134758/http://www.clubofmozambique.com/solutions1/sectionnews.php?secao=mozambique&id=22721&tipo=one|archive-date=28 September 2011}} At the beginning of September the Libya national basketball team, in Mozambique at the All-Africa Games, and the Libya national football team, in Mozambique for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, were playing under the NTC flag.{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201109040105.html|title=Guebuza Inaugurates All-Africa Games|publisher=AllAfrica|date=4 September 2011}}
• {{flag|Myanmar}}
• {{flag|Nauru}}
• {{flag|Palau}}
• {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
• {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
• {{flag|Samoa}}
• {{flag|Sierra Leone}}: On 11 June the opposition party People's Democratic League called on "government of Sierra Leone, led by President Ernest Bai Koroma to state publicly Sierra Leonean peoples solidarity and support for Libya against NATO terrorism" and not to recognise NTC.{{cite web|url=http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/2011/06/sierra-leone-people-democratic-league.html|author=Mulku Sulaiman Salieu Dumbuya|title=Sierra Leone People's Democratic League Condemns Senegal President for Recognizing Libyan Rebels|publisher=PDL National Secretary for Information and Mass Mobilisation via Pan-African News Wire|date= 11 June 2011|accessdate=26 October 2011}} On 30 August Libyan embassy in Freetown pulled down the green flag of Libya, but not hoisted the new flag, what is reflecting the policy propagated by the host country, which government spokesperson Silvester Swareh said that "this government upholds and stands by any decision that the AU takes".{{cite web|url=http://www.africareview.com/News/Sierra+Leone+keeps+fingers+crossed+on+Libyan+crisis/-/979180/1227842/-/cpykr7z/-/index.html|author=Kemo Cham|title=Sierra Leone keeps fingers crossed on Libyan crisis|publisher=Africa Review|date=30 August 2011|accessdate=26 October 2011}}
• {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
• {{flag|Tajikistan}}
• {{flag|Tonga}}
• {{flag|Turkmenistan}}: The Libyan mission in Ashgabat defected from Gaddafi shortly after the start of the Battle of Tripoli. The head diplomat expressed support for the NTC and the revolution.{{cite news|url=http://www.eurasiareview.com/libyan-diplomatic-mission-in-turkmenistan-joins-opposition-flying-tnc-flag-29082011/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102141127/http://www.eurasiareview.com/libyan-diplomatic-mission-in-turkmenistan-joins-opposition-flying-tnc-flag-29082011/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2013|agency=Eurasia Review|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=30 August 2011|title=Libyan Diplomatic Mission In Turkmenistan Joins Opposition, Flying TNC Flag}}
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• {{flag|Uzbekistan}}

• {{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}: On 26 August, the Sahrawi government and the Polisario Front issued a joint statement rebutting claims that 556 Polisario mercenaries were arrested in Libya, blaming the report on Moroccan propaganda. The statement asked "the new Libyan authorities, represented by the Transitional National Council", to immediately disavow the claims.{{cite news|url=http://www.spsrasd.info/en/content/polisario-front-refutes-claims-involvement-libya-reported-moroccan-news-agency-2|agency=Sahara Press Service|date=26 August 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011|title=Polisario front refutes claims of involvement in Libya reported by Moroccan news agency|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831081258/http://spsrasd.info/en/content/polisario-front-refutes-claims-involvement-libya-reported-moroccan-news-agency-2|archive-date=31 August 2011}}

Several international organisations formed a relationship with the National Transitional Council in Benghazi, and the NTC was formally accredited as Libya's legitimate representative by some of them.

• African Union: The AU has repeatedly urged both sides in the civil war to exercise "restraint" and has declared its opposition to violence as a means of resolving the conflict.{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2011/3/21/nation/8313696 |agency=The Star |title=African Union urges restraint on both sides |date=21 March 2011 |accessdate=5 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521103323/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F3%2F21%2Fnation%2F8313696&sec=nation |archive-date=21 May 2011 }} A delegation of African heads of state representing the AU met with representatives of the rival governments of Gaddafi and the NTC in April 2011 to present a peace plan. Though Tripoli accepted the plan, the NTC rejected it over its failure to stipulate Gaddafi's relinquishment of power.{{cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/libyan-rebels-reject-au-peace-plan-119616184/137850.html|agency=Voice of America News|date=11 April 2011|access-date=5 July 2011|title=Libyan Rebels Reject AU Peace Plan|first=Elizabeth|last=Arrott}} The AU presented a new framework in early July with many of the same features of the rejected "roadmap", again calling for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations brokered by the United Nations and the AU ad hoc committee,{{cite news|url=http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/liby-040711.htm|agency=SouthAfrica.info|date=4 July 2011|accessdate=5 July 2011|title=Zuma welcomes AU's Libya peace plan|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704105155/http://www.southafrica.info/news/international/liby-040711.htm|archive-date=4 July 2011}} which includes Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, South African President Jacob Zuma, and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. On 22 August, the African Union Commission recognised the NTC "as the country's legitimate representative". However, on 26 August, the AU Peace and Security Council reportedly decided that the AU would not recognise the NTC and would insist on the formation of a unity government that includes Gaddafi loyalists.{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Malone|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Aug-26/AU-wont-recognise-Libyan-rebel-council-diplomats.ashx#axzz1W9KDcooQ|agency=The Daily Star|date=26 August 2011|accessdate=26 August 2011|title=AU won't recognise Libyan rebel council: diplomats}} AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping said on 29 August that "seat is waiting for [the NTC] in the African Union ... for the new Transitional Authorities", but it had to form a unity government first. He also disparaged recent alleged hate crimes against black people in Libya, saying, "The NTC seems to confuse black people with mercenaries."{{cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/AU-Commission-Chief-Says-Gadhafi-Forces-Must-Accept-Defeat-128605683.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918141850/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/AU-Commission-Chief-Says-Gadhafi-Forces-Must-Accept-Defeat-128605683.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 18, 2011|agency=Voice of America News|title=AU Commission Chief Says Gadhafi Forces Must Accept Defeat|last=Heinlein|first=Peter|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=29 August 2011}} On 20 October AU lifted its suspension of Libya's membership in the organisation and said that it "would set up a liaison office in Tripoli".{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79J0IA20111020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023105332/http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE79J0IA20111020|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2011|author=Aaron Maasho|title=AU says lifts suspension of Libya membership|work=Reuters|date=20 October 2011|accessdate=21 October 2011}}
• {{flag|Arab League}}: Reports indicate that the Arab League had been involved in a move by "a European leader close to Gaddafi" to encourage Gaddafi to leave Libya in return for him not being prosecuted for his actions against the population. The Arab League voted for a no-fly zone at a special meeting in Cairo. The National Transitional Council was said to have given its consent, and Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League had been speaking to the National Transitional Council's head, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, for the first time.[http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4039749,00.html "משלחת אירופית תציע לקדאפי: עזוב בלי משפט"], Yediot Ahronot, 9 March 2011 Following a special meeting of foreign ministers held on 12 March 2011, the Arab League voted to ask the United Nations to establish a no-fly zone over Libya.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12723554 |title=Arab League backs Libya no-fly zone |work=BBC News |date=2011-03-12 |access-date=25 March 2011}} The league also declared that the Gaddafi regime had "lost its legitimacy" and that it would instead "cooperate with the national council".{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20110313-325099/Libyan-regime-lost-legitimacyArab-League |title=Libyan regime 'lost legitimacy'—Arab League |publisher=INQUIRER.net |date=13 March 2011 |access-date=25 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314010323/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20110313-325099/Libyan-regime-lost-legitimacyArab-League |archive-date=14 March 2011 }} Libya was suspended from the proceedings of the Arab League. On 23 August, the Arab League decided to give Libya a seat at its next meeting,{{cite news|url=http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-aug-23-2011-2247|agency=Al Jazeera Blogs|title=Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 20:47 GMT+3 - Libya|date=23 August 2011}} which Secretary-General Naril Elaraby offered to the NTC "as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people" two days later.{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFC6E7JA01R20110825|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927072312/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFC6E7JA01R20110825|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2012|access-date=25 August 2011|newspaper=Reuters|date=25 August 2011|title=Rebel council to take Libya's seat at Arab League}} On 27 August the Arab League, at its meeting of Foreign ministers in Cairo and in presence of the NTC's number two, Prime Minister and de facto Foreign Minister Mahmoud Jibril, formally readmitted Libya, turning over the country's seat to the NTC and effectively recognising the hitherto rebel body as the legitimate authority in Libya.{{cite news |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/08/2011827223817990105.html |newspaper=Al Jazeera |date=27 August 2011 |title=Libya regains Arab League seat |access-date=2 August 2013}}
• 25px Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas: President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez invited to Caracas on 9 September 2011 countries of the BAA "to draft a statement likely opposing the rebel-led reconstruction."{{cite news |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110909-710443.html|author=Ezequiel Minaya |title=Venezuela Hosts Regional Allies To Discuss New Libyan Regime|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=9 September 2011}} On 9 September the members decided to recognise only Gaddafi as the legitimate representative of Libya.{{cite web |url=http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2011/09/09/alba-asegura-que-solo-reconoce-a-gadafi/ |title=ALBA asegura que sólo reconoce a Gadafi |trans-title=ALBA ensures that recognizes only Gaddafi |publisher=La Patilla |date=9 September 2011 |accessdate=11 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323030200/http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2011/09/09/alba-asegura-que-solo-reconoce-a-gadafi/ |archive-date=23 March 2012 }}
• {{flag|Caribbean Community}}: On 24 October 2011, CARICOM Chairman Denzil L. Douglas, the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, acknowledged "the People of Libya" as being "presently led by the interim National Transitional Council (NTC)".{{cite news|url=http://www.caricom.org/jsp/pressreleases/press_releases_2011/pres387_11.jsp|agency=Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat|title='LAY DOWN ARMS IN PEACE' – CARICOM CHAIRMAN URGES PEOPLE OF LIBYA|date=24 October 2011|accessdate=25 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106214205/http://caricom.org/jsp/pressreleases/press_releases_2011/pres387_11.jsp|archive-date=6 January 2012}}
• {{flag|European Union}}: EU leaders at a summit expressed political backing for the Libyan National Council. The Commission President José Manuel Barroso stated that "The problem has a name: Gaddafi. He must go".{{cite news|author=Wyre Davies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12711162 |title=Libya: US and EU say Muammar Gaddafi must go |work=BBC News |date=2011-03-11 |accessdate=2011-03-25}} EU leaders also announced it would cut off all ties with Gaddafi and would instead deal with the council.{{cite web |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1625543.php/Arab-League-to-study-recognition-of-Libyan-National-Council |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903183608/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1625543.php/Arab-League-to-study-recognition-of-Libyan-National-Council |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-03 |title=Arab League to study recognition of Libyan National Council |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=2011-03-12 |accessdate=2011-03-25 }} After a meeting between Clinton and representatives of the council, the EU and the U.S have decided to talk to the council without officially recognising them, in order to seek further information on the group and its goals. During his visit to Benghazi on 11 May 2011, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that the EU recognised the interim rebel council as a "legitimate interlocutor". This visit was agreed with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.{{cite news|author=Gabriela Baczynska|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-poland-idUSTRE74A61F20110511 |title=Poland's Sikorski meets Libyan rebels, delivers aid |work=Reuters |date=2011-05-11 |accessdate=2011-05-11}} According to Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Libyan Interim Transitional National Council is "recognized by the European Union and a vast majority of the international community as the right partner for political contacts in Libya."{{cite news|author=Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs |url=http://www.msz.gov.pl/Foreign,Minister,Radoslaw,Sikorski,visits,Benghazi,43100.html |title=Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski visits Benghazi |publisher=Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs |date=2011-05-11 |accessdate=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322004924/http://www.msz.gov.pl/Foreign%2CMinister%2CRadoslaw%2CSikorski%2Cvisits%2CBenghazi%2C43100.html |archive-date=2012-03-22 }} On 22 May, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton opened the EU Office in Benghazi and met with the chairman of the transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil.{{cite news|author= European External Action Service|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/122142.pdf |title=Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton at the opening of the EU Office in Benghazi|publisher= European External Action Service|date=2011-05-22|accessdate=2011-05-23}}{{cite news|author= European External Action Service|url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/122141.pdf |title=Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton after the meeting with the Chairman of the transitional National Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, in Benghazi |publisher= European External Action Service|date=2011-05-22|accessdate=2011-05-23}}
• {{flag|Gulf Cooperation Council}}: The GCC has issued a statement that Gaddafi and his regime has lost legitimacy and that the GCC will form a relationship with the National Transitional Council.
• International Monetary Fund: At the weekly IMF news conference on 26 August 2011, Spokesman David Hawley informed reporters that the Fund is monitoring the situation in Libya and that "When there is a clear, broad-based international recognition of a new government in Libya, it's at that point that the Fund could or would move toward recognition... The nature of our engagement going forward will depend on the wishes of any internationally recognised government in the country. So to underline, we're following events".{{cite news|url=http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5393698|agency=PTI via MSN News India|date=26 August 2011|access-date=26 August 2011|title=IMF says would recognise any globally accepted govt in Libya|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605171156/http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5393698|archive-date=5 June 2012|url-status=dead}} Christine Lagarde said on 10 September that the "IMF membership recognized the National Transition Council as the new government of Libya."{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/10/c_131132008.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108152712/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/10/c_131132008.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2012|title=IMF recognizes Libya rebel authority as formal member|publisher= Xinhua|date=10 September 2011}}
• {{flag|Organisation of Islamic Cooperation}}: On 22 June 2011 OIC sent a delegation to Benghazi and Tripoli to hold consultations with fighting sides.{{cite web|url=http://www.oic-oci.org/topic_detail.asp?t_id=5445&x_key=libya|title=OIC Secretary General Dispatches a Delegation to Libya to hold Consultations with Concerned Parties|publisher=Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|date=22 June 2011|access-date=5 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 13 July OIC sent another delegation "to hold talks with the National Transitional Council in Benghazi."{{cite web|url=http://www.oic-oci.org/topic_detail.asp?t_id=5491&x_key=libya|title=Ihsanoglu Participates in the International Contact Group on Libya OIC Delegation Sets off to Benghazi|publisher=OIC|date=13 July 2011|access-date=5 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 25 August IOC delegation took part in the fifth meeting of Libya Contact Group, where "participants ... agreed to deal with the National Transitional Council as the legitimate governing authority in Libya".{{cite web|url=http://www.oic-oci.org/topic_detail.asp?t_id=5611|title=OIC attends the Contact Group Meeting on Libya in Istanbul|publisher=OIC|date=26 August 2011|access-date=5 September 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In a speech on 3 September, Secretary General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu said the OIC recognised the NTC "as the only legitimate authority in Libya".{{cite news|url=http://kashmirwatch.com/news.php/2011/09/05/oic-recognizes-libyan-ntc-appeals-worldwide-libya-aid.html|agency=KashmirWatch|date=5 September 2011|accessdate=5 September 2011|title=OIC recognizes Libyan NTC, appeals worldwide Libya aid|last=Shaheen|first=Hameed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327185205/http://kashmirwatch.com/news.php/2011/09/05/oic-recognizes-libyan-ntc-appeals-worldwide-libya-aid.html|archive-date=27 March 2012}}
• File:Flag of OPEC.svg Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: On 6 September Dow Jones Newswires appeared an article reporting that OPEC members are waiting on United Nations resolution to recognise NTC as legitimate government,{{cite web|url=http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/1/7/164386971.html|author=Benoit Faucon|title=DJ OPEC Set To Recognize Libya's NTC After UN Vote-Sources|publisher=Dow Jones Newswires (via Trading Charts.com)|date= 6 September 2011}} which they did at 19 September.{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/09/201191974440683863.html|title=OPEC recognises NTC as Libya representative|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=19 September 2011|access-date=23 September 2011}}
• {{flag|United Nations}}: A press release issued by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 26 August 2011 made references to the "new Libyan authorities" and stated that $1.5 billion in Gaddafi regime assets will be released to "the authorities Transitional National Council (TNC)". Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro also made references to "the new leadership".{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39396&Cr=Libya&Cr1= |title=Ban seeks urgent deployment of UN mission to help Libya rebuild |publisher=Un.org |date=2011-08-26 |access-date=2012-07-09}} A further press release issued on 30 August 2011 made references to "Libya's transitional authorities"{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39409&Cr=Libya&Cr1= |title=Libya: 'Atrocious' abuses by Qadhafi forces cause for 'extreme alarm' – UN |publisher=Un.org |date=2011-08-30 |access-date=2012-07-09}} Following a meeting between senior members of the NTC and Ian Martin, the representative of the Secretary-General for post-conflict planning in Libya, the official press release again referred to the NCT as "the new Libyan authorities".[https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.aspNewsID=39463&Cr=libya&Cr1= ] }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The General Assembly voted by a tally of 114 for and 17 against to give Libya's UN seat to the NTC on 16 September. The General Assembly's Credentials Committee had earlier recommended that the NTC's credentials to the seat be accepted. Angola led the resistance to the NTC's recognition, arguing that proper process had not been followed in the presentation and acceptance of the NTC's credentials. Venezuela and Bolivia also opposed the NTC's recognition. Egypt, Libya's eastern neighbour, supported the recognition of the NTC.{{cite news|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/ga11137.doc.htm|title=After much wrangling, General Assembly seats National Transitional Council|date=16 September 2011|work=United Nations|accessdate=17 September 2011}}
• World Bank: On 13 September 2011, the Bank released a statement announcing that "it is engaging with the National Transitional Council as the Government of Libya".{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/September/international_September536.xml§ion=international&col=|agency=Khaleej Times|title=World Bank recognizes NTC as Libyan government|date=13 September 2011|accessdate=13 September 2011|archive-date=14 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914143415/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/September/international_September536.xml§ion=international&col=|url-status=dead}}
• World Organization of Libyan Jews: On 17 July 2011, the group of 200,000 Jewish refugees and ex-refugees from Libya, most of whom now reside in Israel, sent a letter to National Transitional Council Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil recognising the council as the legitimate government of Libya. The group appointed established NTC proponent David Gerbi, an Italian Libyan, as its permanent representative in Benghazi, though Abdul Jalil asked that Gerbi postpone his arrival in Benghazi "until the end of the revolution". The Italian foreign ministry reported that the letter was "well received" by the NTC.{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=229668|agency=Jerusalem Post|date=17 July 2011|accessdate=18 July 2011|title=Libyan Jewish group recognizes rebels|first=Lisa|last=Palmieri-Billig}} Gerbi visited the Nafusa Mountains in August and September, where he was received by Amazigh representatives, and is reportedly planning to meet with Abdul Jalil in Tripoli later in the month.{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=236572|agency=Jerusalem Post|date=4 September 2011|accessdate=4 September 2011|first=Lisa|last=Palmieri-Billig|title=Amazigh rebels embrace representative of Libyan Jews}}

The following individuals expressed their support for the council:

• Ibrahim Al-Dabashi, Deputy Libyan ambassador to the U.N, has stated that he is now representing the National Transitional Council.CNN International, 9 March 2011
• Mohammed El Senussi, current Pretender to the Libyan Throne, stated he supports the National Transitional Council as long as they continue to act in the best interest of the Libyan people.{{cite web

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• Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian Islamist Sheikh, declared his support for the rebels led by the Council in the 2011 Libyan civil war, urging Arab nations to recognise the Council and "to confront the tyranny of the regime in Tripoli". He suggested weapons be sent to the rebels to assist them, and said "Our Islamic nation should stand against injustice and corruption and I urge the Egyptian government to extend a helping hand to Libyan people and not to Gaddafi."{{cite news|title=Recognise Libyan rebels: Qaradawi |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=421411&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 |newspaper=Gulf Times |date=Mar 11, 2011 |accessdate=March 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314152302/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=421411&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 |archive-date=March 14, 2011 }}

• International reactions to the 2011 Libyan civil war
• Libya Contact Group
• List of states with limited recognition
• London Conference on Libya
• United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758

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