The United States sent a clear message to Moammar Gadhafi that he no longer considers the legitimate leader of Libya, to suspend relations with its embassy in Washington and to instruct the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, meeting with Libyan opposition. The U.S. diplomat said in Congress that Washington was suspending relations with the Libyan Legation accredited to the White House.
"We are suspending our relations with the Libyan embassy today, so expect them to finish their operations" in the legation. That means that Libya must close its embassy, \u200b\u200bbut not a suspension of diplomatic relations. U.S. officials recently met in Cairo and Rome with members of the National Transitional Council Libyan opposition, and the national security adviser in the White House, Tom Donilon, said the government "is ready to send diplomats to Benghazi "to talk with the rebels.
Similarly, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said it will strengthen its presence in the Mediterranean with as many boats, but made clear that NATO will not use force in Libya without a United Nations mandate and support countries in the region. NATO's intention is to have everything ready to intervene immediately if it receives an application and meet the three conditions it has set, ie there is a demonstrable need for action, a clear legal framework and strong support from countries in the region.
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, no slouch in the conflict since yesterday became the first president to recognize officially the Libyan opposition. "We must engage with the new representatives in Libya" said French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. Sarkozy called the National Transitional Council, as the only "legitimate representative of the Libyan people" and now propose to its partners in the European Union (EU) to carry out "targeted air strikes" and interfere in Libya's Gadhafi transmission systems, sources close to the French presidency.
According to people close to president, he proposed to attack the military airport of Sirte, the Sebha, near the border with Chad, and the command center of Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli. Over 250 thousand people have fled to neighboring Libya since the beginning of the revolt against Moammar Gadhafi in mid-February, said an official of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
Over 137 000 400 have crossed into Tunisia, Egypt 107 000 500 to five thousand 400 to Algeria and two thousand 200 to Nigeria, said a spokesman for UN humanitarian coordination, who declined to give his name. Many refugees are located in transit camps in border areas. In Chouchen, on the border of Tunisia, the World Food Program and Red Crescent provide daily meals for seven thousand people and the figure will double in the coming days.
There is "scant" information on the humanitarian decline in areas controlled by Libya's Gadhafi forces, but the spokesman said that 75% of the country remain cut off from humanitarian assistance. "The health needs are a major concern, particularly at a time we are receiving reports of closures of hospitals when people most need medical care.
We need nurses, and wounded civilians need to reach these facilities. " United States has promised to release another 17 million to help refugees fleeing unrest in Libya and said it would soon send humanitarian aid teams to the area east of the country, dominated by the opposition. But Gadhafi's son said the victory was in sight against rebels fighting against the regime of his father, after loyalist forces recaptured two key sites and while Western powers are studying how to deal with civil war. 
"We are suspending our relations with the Libyan embassy today, so expect them to finish their operations" in the legation. That means that Libya must close its embassy, \u200b\u200bbut not a suspension of diplomatic relations. U.S. officials recently met in Cairo and Rome with members of the National Transitional Council Libyan opposition, and the national security adviser in the White House, Tom Donilon, said the government "is ready to send diplomats to Benghazi "to talk with the rebels.
Similarly, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said it will strengthen its presence in the Mediterranean with as many boats, but made clear that NATO will not use force in Libya without a United Nations mandate and support countries in the region. NATO's intention is to have everything ready to intervene immediately if it receives an application and meet the three conditions it has set, ie there is a demonstrable need for action, a clear legal framework and strong support from countries in the region.
The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, no slouch in the conflict since yesterday became the first president to recognize officially the Libyan opposition. "We must engage with the new representatives in Libya" said French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. Sarkozy called the National Transitional Council, as the only "legitimate representative of the Libyan people" and now propose to its partners in the European Union (EU) to carry out "targeted air strikes" and interfere in Libya's Gadhafi transmission systems, sources close to the French presidency.
According to people close to president, he proposed to attack the military airport of Sirte, the Sebha, near the border with Chad, and the command center of Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli. Over 250 thousand people have fled to neighboring Libya since the beginning of the revolt against Moammar Gadhafi in mid-February, said an official of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
Over 137 000 400 have crossed into Tunisia, Egypt 107 000 500 to five thousand 400 to Algeria and two thousand 200 to Nigeria, said a spokesman for UN humanitarian coordination, who declined to give his name. Many refugees are located in transit camps in border areas. In Chouchen, on the border of Tunisia, the World Food Program and Red Crescent provide daily meals for seven thousand people and the figure will double in the coming days.
There is "scant" information on the humanitarian decline in areas controlled by Libya's Gadhafi forces, but the spokesman said that 75% of the country remain cut off from humanitarian assistance. "The health needs are a major concern, particularly at a time we are receiving reports of closures of hospitals when people most need medical care.
We need nurses, and wounded civilians need to reach these facilities. " United States has promised to release another 17 million to help refugees fleeing unrest in Libya and said it would soon send humanitarian aid teams to the area east of the country, dominated by the opposition. But Gadhafi's son said the victory was in sight against rebels fighting against the regime of his father, after loyalist forces recaptured two key sites and while Western powers are studying how to deal with civil war.
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