The French defense minister, Gerard Longuet, said it was "definitely" coming out of the UN resolution 1973 on Libya with the article published Friday by Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron the international press. To the question "Is it not coming out of the UN resolution?" Mr. Longuet said: "In resolution 1973, it certainly did not refer to the future Gaddafi ".
Adopted March 17 by the Security Council with 10 votes, 5 abstentions and no votes against the resolution 1973 provides that only the establishment of a no-fly zone above the Libyan soil, and "take all necessary measures to protect people (...) and threatened to attack civilian areas." Any political aspect has been carefully avoided.
French leaders Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama and David Cameron have found a common platform "impossible to imagine that Libya has a future with Gaddafi". "But I think three big countries that say the same thing, it's important for the UN and perhaps one day the Security Council will take a resolution," said Mr.
Longuet on LCI. Countries like Russia, China or Brazil, "will naturally drag their feet. But what is the great country that can recognize a head of state can solve its problems by firing the cannon on its population? No great country can recognize it, "he said." I hope that besides military action, there is a political opening and that the Libyans could meet together to imagine a future without Gaddafi, "he the minister said.
Mr. Longuet, Paris and London want to be able to conduct air strikes including "centers on military decisions in Libya or logistic depots which are now saved." "If we want to avoid war civil, that is to say that both equip themselves to meet the force of others, he must force the other is neutral.
The strikes that we ask are designed to ensure that we did not need to equip the insurgents militarily, "he said." The Libyans, they help each other, whether those of Cyrenaica ( east) go by boat on Misrata "city besieged by the forces of Gaddafi," and if we affirm our determination on the decision-making centers of Tripoli, the grip will loosen quickly, "he said.
For the Minister, "Americans continue to provide logistical support without which the aircraft of other NATO countries can not operate" as part of operations over Libya. With the gallery co-signed by Barack Obama, he said, "it is clear they are available, though they are not in the forefront." 
Adopted March 17 by the Security Council with 10 votes, 5 abstentions and no votes against the resolution 1973 provides that only the establishment of a no-fly zone above the Libyan soil, and "take all necessary measures to protect people (...) and threatened to attack civilian areas." Any political aspect has been carefully avoided.
French leaders Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama and David Cameron have found a common platform "impossible to imagine that Libya has a future with Gaddafi". "But I think three big countries that say the same thing, it's important for the UN and perhaps one day the Security Council will take a resolution," said Mr.
Longuet on LCI. Countries like Russia, China or Brazil, "will naturally drag their feet. But what is the great country that can recognize a head of state can solve its problems by firing the cannon on its population? No great country can recognize it, "he said." I hope that besides military action, there is a political opening and that the Libyans could meet together to imagine a future without Gaddafi, "he the minister said.
Mr. Longuet, Paris and London want to be able to conduct air strikes including "centers on military decisions in Libya or logistic depots which are now saved." "If we want to avoid war civil, that is to say that both equip themselves to meet the force of others, he must force the other is neutral.
The strikes that we ask are designed to ensure that we did not need to equip the insurgents militarily, "he said." The Libyans, they help each other, whether those of Cyrenaica ( east) go by boat on Misrata "city besieged by the forces of Gaddafi," and if we affirm our determination on the decision-making centers of Tripoli, the grip will loosen quickly, "he said.
For the Minister, "Americans continue to provide logistical support without which the aircraft of other NATO countries can not operate" as part of operations over Libya. With the gallery co-signed by Barack Obama, he said, "it is clear they are available, though they are not in the forefront."
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- Article on Price of Tomatoes Beats Out Obama-Sarkozy-Cameron Libya OpEd (15/04/2011)
- Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy: no let-up in Libya until Gaddafi departs (14/04/2011)
- Libya: Barack Obama, David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy pledge to fight until Gaddafi goes (14/04/2011)
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