.- The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad Jimenez, said today that Spain is allied with the intervention when Libya agreed to monitor its airspace, but insisted that this step requires authorization by the Security Council UN. Jimenez expressed this commitment in a press conference with the secretary general of the Arab League, Amro Musa, at the beginning of his visit to Cairo as part of a Middle East tour that will also take him to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon .
"Spain is always going to support the decision taken within the Security Council of United Nations and later, we will fulfill our obligations in coordination with our partners and allies," the minister answered the question of whether the Spanish government will to provide military mission.
With the advance of forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gadhafi in the eastern part of the country, Jiménez considered necessary to wait for what stance to UN before launching an operation of airspace control to stop the bombing against the rebels and the population civil. Once you know the terms of the delivery, said Jiménez, would be the time for Spain, "along with its friendly and allied countries, the EU and NATO, we can make the decision that we have to take a coordinated manner." The Spanish top diplomat hailed the resolution adopted yesterday, Saturday, by the Arab League to ask the Security Council of the UN to take measures to impose an air exclusion zone in Libya.
For Jiménez most Arab countries make this specific request is a decision "courageous and very important" to be able to agree on the agreement at the UN. At this point, refused to recognize the role of Musa, who declined to Jimenez that the opening of an air exclusion zone involving a military operation.
"We do not want military intervention. We want to protect local people from the bombing. We must stop the slaughter, "said Musa, a candidate for presidential elections in Egypt. The secretary general of the Arab League denied that the organization had acted late in the Libyan crisis. He also pointed out that Syria and Algeria, but did not support the resolution of the Arab League, are in favor of the cessation of fighting in Libya.
The meeting between Jiménez and Musa was held at Arab League headquarters, located in Cairo's Tahrir Square, emblem of the Egyptian revolution. 
"Spain is always going to support the decision taken within the Security Council of United Nations and later, we will fulfill our obligations in coordination with our partners and allies," the minister answered the question of whether the Spanish government will to provide military mission.
With the advance of forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gadhafi in the eastern part of the country, Jiménez considered necessary to wait for what stance to UN before launching an operation of airspace control to stop the bombing against the rebels and the population civil. Once you know the terms of the delivery, said Jiménez, would be the time for Spain, "along with its friendly and allied countries, the EU and NATO, we can make the decision that we have to take a coordinated manner." The Spanish top diplomat hailed the resolution adopted yesterday, Saturday, by the Arab League to ask the Security Council of the UN to take measures to impose an air exclusion zone in Libya.
For Jiménez most Arab countries make this specific request is a decision "courageous and very important" to be able to agree on the agreement at the UN. At this point, refused to recognize the role of Musa, who declined to Jimenez that the opening of an air exclusion zone involving a military operation.
"We do not want military intervention. We want to protect local people from the bombing. We must stop the slaughter, "said Musa, a candidate for presidential elections in Egypt. The secretary general of the Arab League denied that the organization had acted late in the Libyan crisis. He also pointed out that Syria and Algeria, but did not support the resolution of the Arab League, are in favor of the cessation of fighting in Libya.
The meeting between Jiménez and Musa was held at Arab League headquarters, located in Cairo's Tahrir Square, emblem of the Egyptian revolution.
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