Sunday, March 20, 2011

France is planning imminent military action in Libya

The French ambassador to the United Nations, Gerard Araud, said that military intervention in Libya could begin "hours after" the conclusion of an international summit in Paris today. Speaking to the BBC, the Frenchman to the agency representative said that this space would be used to make the final warning to Tripoli.

"The United States, Britain and France have issued an ultimatum on ceasefire (...). So I think that after the summit, in the hours following launch military intervention. " The French official statements in Washington happen to remark that Moammar Gadhafi says "defied international demands for an immediate ceasefire", after the president Barack Obama warned that the leader would face military action if he failed.

Ambassador Susan Rice said Gadhafi forces violate ceasefire provided for in resolution 1973 the Security Council approved Thursday. "The resolution calls for an immediate ceasefire and cessation of all offensive operations. Bans flights over Libya, at a time when Gadhafi forces advancing on the rebel enclave.

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