The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said today that "NATO is united and ready to act" in Libya and has announced to send more ships to the Mediterranean to support and strengthen the arms embargo. They are the first conclusions of the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, where the Danish announced that the allies would discuss their support "long term" to the region of North Africa, Middle East and especially Libya, as "very tense" is internal to the Allies "many challenges" but also "many opportunities." Before the meeting of foreign ministers, Rasmussen stressed that "every day, every hour," the allies receive information "of violations perpetrated by the Libyan regime against civilians" and made clear that NATO will intervene in Libya if it finds "a demonstrable need for NATO to act, "if it has" a clear legal basis "for doing so and if it has" strong regional support.
" Rasmussen also made it clear that the Twenty-eight have urged the allied military authorities to "work on a wide range of options" to support "if necessary", for example, humanitarian operations, after admitting that the humanitarian situation on the ground is " serious "and is a" source of great concern "to members of the organization.
The Dane also said that Gaddafi's regime's repression against its people "could constitute crimes against humanity" and said that NATO is making "prudent planning" to prepare for "any eventuality" and has "strengthened" permanent monitoring the area 24 hours a day, AWACS surveillance planes antiterorista integrated into the operation Enduring Freedom in the Mediterranean, insisting however that this does not imply a decision on "operational steps" of intervention.
Of course, stressed that "time is essential."
" Rasmussen also made it clear that the Twenty-eight have urged the allied military authorities to "work on a wide range of options" to support "if necessary", for example, humanitarian operations, after admitting that the humanitarian situation on the ground is " serious "and is a" source of great concern "to members of the organization.
The Dane also said that Gaddafi's regime's repression against its people "could constitute crimes against humanity" and said that NATO is making "prudent planning" to prepare for "any eventuality" and has "strengthened" permanent monitoring the area 24 hours a day, AWACS surveillance planes antiterorista integrated into the operation Enduring Freedom in the Mediterranean, insisting however that this does not imply a decision on "operational steps" of intervention.
Of course, stressed that "time is essential."
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