The European Union has been received with skepticism Friday the request of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, supported also by the British prime minister, David Cameron, to recognize the Libyan National Council, a sort of government that manages the area controlled by rebels and to carry out, with U.S.
support, targeted attacks for the establishment of an air exclusion zone in the North African country. At the beginning of the extraordinary European Council held in Brussels, Sarkozy has urged the twenty-seven to follow the example of his Gobieno and grant legitimacy to the rebel leadership struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.
He has also called for the creation of a humanitarian corridor to channel aid to the insurgent population. "France calls on Europe to recognize the Libyan authorities grouped in the National Council, has assured French President upon arrival at the EU summit. Sarkozy explained that France and Britain are "open" as long as they have U.S.
backing, to attack "defensive" against forces loyal to Gaddafi if he continues to use aviation to massacre civilians. Paris and London finalize a joint text to be presented to the Security Council of United Nations authorizing the use of force in its goal of establishing a no-fly zone in Libya.
Other European countries have expressed concern that a hypothetical military intervention in the North African country to further complicate things, and commit to a decision that also involves neighboring Arab nations and is not interpreted as an attack on the Libyan sovereignty . German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has not yet said whether his government supports the creation of an exclusion zone.
But in any case, it has been more cautious than his French colleague. "It must be absolutely clear that anyone who makes war against its own people is not a suitable partner for the European Union. Therefore we demand the immediate withdrawal of Gaddafi. We will try to send a signal of unity.
The economic and financial sanctions give an example of that unit, "said Merkel. "For me, any discussion of military intervention must be addressed in the Security Council, the Arab League in NATO is not the responsibility of the European Union, meanwhile has warned Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
With new economic sanctions today's meeting, the EU seeks to regain the political initiative in the Libyan crisis after France uncheck its EU partners yesterday. The heads of government of the Twenty claim the dictator to leave power and may decide over sanctions against his regime. This was late in the Hungarian foreign minister, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Council.
Janos Martonyi has said that new sanctions could extend the asset freeze the accounts of companies Libyan oil and gas. "Before taking any military decision should send a very clear political messages, and I hope that today's extraordinary meeting of the European Council to serve for that," said the head of Hungarian diplomacy.
"The essence of this political message is that Gadhafi has to leave to create the conditions necessary to initiate democratic transition in Libya." Veto the Libyan delegation in Cairo The future of Libya will also be addressed by the Arab League at its meeting on Saturday in Cairo. The meeting coordinator will attend the EU foreign policy, Catherine Aston, yesterday stressed the need for Arab countries to solve the Libyan hieroglyph.
Among other things, the League is expected to offer clues to the Europeans on the Council who is in Libya. League sources, who remains suspended on Libya to protest the repression and violence, have ruled that the delegation of envoys sent by Gaddafi to the Egyptian capital are to participate in the emergency meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
"I do not think they are admitted because the decision of the Arab ministers was to suspend the participation of the Libyan delegation," Hesham Youssef announced. The official did not want to completely close the door to dialogue with the Libyan regime, ensuring that eventually could result in a meeting with the envoys of the dictator but not in the context of the Arab League meeting.
"Yet there is nothing scheduled," he clarified. "We need to discuss all sorts of details with Libyan autoridadesa" justified Youssef, who also said that there are contacts with the rebels of the National Council of Benghazi. "We are discussing with them the humanitarian situation and the situation in general.
We are also interested in your assessment of events," he said. At the meeting of the Arab League also will be no representative of the Libyan opposition. 
support, targeted attacks for the establishment of an air exclusion zone in the North African country. At the beginning of the extraordinary European Council held in Brussels, Sarkozy has urged the twenty-seven to follow the example of his Gobieno and grant legitimacy to the rebel leadership struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi.
He has also called for the creation of a humanitarian corridor to channel aid to the insurgent population. "France calls on Europe to recognize the Libyan authorities grouped in the National Council, has assured French President upon arrival at the EU summit. Sarkozy explained that France and Britain are "open" as long as they have U.S.
backing, to attack "defensive" against forces loyal to Gaddafi if he continues to use aviation to massacre civilians. Paris and London finalize a joint text to be presented to the Security Council of United Nations authorizing the use of force in its goal of establishing a no-fly zone in Libya.
Other European countries have expressed concern that a hypothetical military intervention in the North African country to further complicate things, and commit to a decision that also involves neighboring Arab nations and is not interpreted as an attack on the Libyan sovereignty . German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has not yet said whether his government supports the creation of an exclusion zone.
But in any case, it has been more cautious than his French colleague. "It must be absolutely clear that anyone who makes war against its own people is not a suitable partner for the European Union. Therefore we demand the immediate withdrawal of Gaddafi. We will try to send a signal of unity.
The economic and financial sanctions give an example of that unit, "said Merkel. "For me, any discussion of military intervention must be addressed in the Security Council, the Arab League in NATO is not the responsibility of the European Union, meanwhile has warned Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
With new economic sanctions today's meeting, the EU seeks to regain the political initiative in the Libyan crisis after France uncheck its EU partners yesterday. The heads of government of the Twenty claim the dictator to leave power and may decide over sanctions against his regime. This was late in the Hungarian foreign minister, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Council.
Janos Martonyi has said that new sanctions could extend the asset freeze the accounts of companies Libyan oil and gas. "Before taking any military decision should send a very clear political messages, and I hope that today's extraordinary meeting of the European Council to serve for that," said the head of Hungarian diplomacy.
"The essence of this political message is that Gadhafi has to leave to create the conditions necessary to initiate democratic transition in Libya." Veto the Libyan delegation in Cairo The future of Libya will also be addressed by the Arab League at its meeting on Saturday in Cairo. The meeting coordinator will attend the EU foreign policy, Catherine Aston, yesterday stressed the need for Arab countries to solve the Libyan hieroglyph.
Among other things, the League is expected to offer clues to the Europeans on the Council who is in Libya. League sources, who remains suspended on Libya to protest the repression and violence, have ruled that the delegation of envoys sent by Gaddafi to the Egyptian capital are to participate in the emergency meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
"I do not think they are admitted because the decision of the Arab ministers was to suspend the participation of the Libyan delegation," Hesham Youssef announced. The official did not want to completely close the door to dialogue with the Libyan regime, ensuring that eventually could result in a meeting with the envoys of the dictator but not in the context of the Arab League meeting.
"Yet there is nothing scheduled," he clarified. "We need to discuss all sorts of details with Libyan autoridadesa" justified Youssef, who also said that there are contacts with the rebels of the National Council of Benghazi. "We are discussing with them the humanitarian situation and the situation in general.
We are also interested in your assessment of events," he said. At the meeting of the Arab League also will be no representative of the Libyan opposition.
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