Thursday, March 24, 2011

"We will continue air strikes" in Libya, "said Alain Juppe

The international coalition led by the United States, France and Great Britain will "continue the air strikes" on military targets in Libya, said Thursday, March 24th the head of French diplomacy, Alain Juppe. "We focus on military and nothing else," said the minister on the radio RTL. Asked about the civilians who might have been affected by the firing of the coalition, Alain Juppe said that "this is exactly the opposite" is true.

"The destruction of military capabilities Gaddafi, it may be days, weeks, certainly not months," added the minister. "The Libyan soldiers are now realizing, as we know through the plays, as fighting Gaddafi has no end. It is a psychological factor is extremely important. We feel that it wobbles at home" , said on Europe 1 radio the defense minister, Gerard Longuet.

"The only technical problem we encounter is when the combatants are mingled. It is clear that the risk of collateral damage is so high that we can not intervene," he added. The Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, for his part said it was too early to rely on diplomacy, in an interview Thursday at the daily Corriere della Sera.

"Right now, nobody can say anything with certainty about the outcome and duration of the mission. I think the time is not yet ripe for mediation. [Russian Prime Minister] Vladimir Putin thinks the same thing. Gaddafi still expecting to win because it completely controls the capital, "Tripoli said Silvio Berlusconi.

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