.- The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said in Ankara that the Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi, "must go", before the open crisis in the country by the violent repression of popular revolt. "Gaddafi must go. We can not accept violence that is taking place in Libya." Sarkozy said at a news conference in Ankara after meeting for three hours with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, as current president of the G- 20.
Acknowledging that "nobody anticipated" the uprising of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa against authoritarian regimes that govern them, Sarkozy said that "we must take into account the new geopolitical realities." Novelty, said the French president, is that the Arab people "want to decide on their future." "In the past had authoritarian regimes, because there were no other alternatives.
Now there are," he added. The French leader said his country was following with "due care and concern" the developments, especially the use of armed violence in the protests, because although the people of the Middle East "road to democracy", is aware that You can open a period of "instability." Sarkozy said both the EU and Turkey have a lot of "responsibility" for what happens in Libya and that the example of Turkish democracy is "very important" for the Middle East.
"The whole region is experiencing a great change. The changes have not been able to carry out the rulers are holding the people. If the rulers do not take into account the demands of the people, there are criticisms, "said Gül on his part." Turkey is a Muslim country and the countries of the region have seen how we have implemented the Copenhagen criteria (necessary for admitted to the EU) and wonder why their countries can not be, "said Turkish President.
Gül also stressed the importance of both democratic reforms and the safety of people living there, while Sarkozy asked the international community to help Libya. 
Acknowledging that "nobody anticipated" the uprising of the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa against authoritarian regimes that govern them, Sarkozy said that "we must take into account the new geopolitical realities." Novelty, said the French president, is that the Arab people "want to decide on their future." "In the past had authoritarian regimes, because there were no other alternatives.
Now there are," he added. The French leader said his country was following with "due care and concern" the developments, especially the use of armed violence in the protests, because although the people of the Middle East "road to democracy", is aware that You can open a period of "instability." Sarkozy said both the EU and Turkey have a lot of "responsibility" for what happens in Libya and that the example of Turkish democracy is "very important" for the Middle East.
"The whole region is experiencing a great change. The changes have not been able to carry out the rulers are holding the people. If the rulers do not take into account the demands of the people, there are criticisms, "said Gül on his part." Turkey is a Muslim country and the countries of the region have seen how we have implemented the Copenhagen criteria (necessary for admitted to the EU) and wonder why their countries can not be, "said Turkish President.
Gül also stressed the importance of both democratic reforms and the safety of people living there, while Sarkozy asked the international community to help Libya.
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