Europe and the U.S. is doing now seriously in the punishment of the Gaddafi regime. NATO and the EU consult on sanctions, the UN Security Council meets in special session. Guido Westerwelle calls for an arms embargo and a travel ban on EU-Gaddafi and his family. The international community will increase pressure on Muammar al-Gaddafi: The EU is planning a number of sanctions against Libya - including accounts are locked and the right to travel be restricted.
UN Security Council and Nato have called special sessions. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to condemn the Libyan authorities for serious human rights violations. NATO diplomats completed, a direct military intervention by the Western alliance was not planned. The alliance would coordinate but, for example in evacuations.
NATO is a security alliance and had to debate if there is a security problem - as now Libya - agree in their neighborhood told diplomats. was reported from Ankara against Turkey-NATO countries - is preparing for an emergency military action to Turkish citizens residing in Libya, to safety.
The UN Security Council will meet in the course of Friday a special session. The NATO Secretary General announced that Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Gödöllö in Budapest. "There will be a crisis meeting." EU diplomats complemented the committee on Monday could adopt a resolution on Libya. "The situation is absolutely dramatic," Great Britain and France have called on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on the Libyan leadership.
"The situation is very serious," said the French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie the news station France Info. Everything would point out that there were "hundreds of dead", so should the Libyan leadership to Gaddafi not go unpunished. Paris and London had asked the Security Council, Tripoli to prove especially with a total import and export ban on weapons.
The UN should adopt "a strong resolution," said the Foreign Minister. In addition, the United Nations would "absolutely" and the International Criminal Court (ICC) call. "The situation is absolutely dramatic," said Alliot-Marie. On Tuesday, the highest body of the UN in a statement to Libya's leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to immediately halt violence against demonstrators had requested.
For Muammar al-Gaddafi and his family had a travel ban to EU countries are imposed. Their accounts abroad should be eingefrn. "The time for appeals has passed, now traded," said Westerwelle. The EU discussed a variety of sanctions against Libya. "We check everything, travel restrictions, account lockouts, in the next few days," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday in consultation with the defense ministers.
"For the EU it is time to consider restrictive measures," said the Briton. "It is necessary to ensure that enough pressure is built up as possible in order to end the violence in Libya." Ashton said she was in the crisis in close contact with the U.S.. The point was to coordinate the process.
Diplomats said on the sidelines of the meeting, it was not planned to launch a common European evacuation for Libya to life. It had been agreed, "as states" to act. In Geneva, joined the UN Human Rights Council for a special session on Libya. In one of Hungary and so on behalf of the European Union resolution submitted to the authorities are accused of serious human rights violations.
Libya is a member of the UN panel of 47 states for about a year. It would be the first time that a member country will be tried in a special session of the Council. The draft resolution also provides that Libya is excluded from the Human Rights Council. This could be the Council but only recommend the UN General Assembly, which in turn would decide by a two thirds majority.
UN Security Council and Nato have called special sessions. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to condemn the Libyan authorities for serious human rights violations. NATO diplomats completed, a direct military intervention by the Western alliance was not planned. The alliance would coordinate but, for example in evacuations.
NATO is a security alliance and had to debate if there is a security problem - as now Libya - agree in their neighborhood told diplomats. was reported from Ankara against Turkey-NATO countries - is preparing for an emergency military action to Turkish citizens residing in Libya, to safety.
The UN Security Council will meet in the course of Friday a special session. The NATO Secretary General announced that Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Gödöllö in Budapest. "There will be a crisis meeting." EU diplomats complemented the committee on Monday could adopt a resolution on Libya. "The situation is absolutely dramatic," Great Britain and France have called on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on the Libyan leadership.
"The situation is very serious," said the French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie the news station France Info. Everything would point out that there were "hundreds of dead", so should the Libyan leadership to Gaddafi not go unpunished. Paris and London had asked the Security Council, Tripoli to prove especially with a total import and export ban on weapons.
The UN should adopt "a strong resolution," said the Foreign Minister. In addition, the United Nations would "absolutely" and the International Criminal Court (ICC) call. "The situation is absolutely dramatic," said Alliot-Marie. On Tuesday, the highest body of the UN in a statement to Libya's leader Muammar al-Gaddafi to immediately halt violence against demonstrators had requested.
For Muammar al-Gaddafi and his family had a travel ban to EU countries are imposed. Their accounts abroad should be eingefrn. "The time for appeals has passed, now traded," said Westerwelle. The EU discussed a variety of sanctions against Libya. "We check everything, travel restrictions, account lockouts, in the next few days," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday in consultation with the defense ministers.
"For the EU it is time to consider restrictive measures," said the Briton. "It is necessary to ensure that enough pressure is built up as possible in order to end the violence in Libya." Ashton said she was in the crisis in close contact with the U.S.. The point was to coordinate the process.
Diplomats said on the sidelines of the meeting, it was not planned to launch a common European evacuation for Libya to life. It had been agreed, "as states" to act. In Geneva, joined the UN Human Rights Council for a special session on Libya. In one of Hungary and so on behalf of the European Union resolution submitted to the authorities are accused of serious human rights violations.
Libya is a member of the UN panel of 47 states for about a year. It would be the first time that a member country will be tried in a special session of the Council. The draft resolution also provides that Libya is excluded from the Human Rights Council. This could be the Council but only recommend the UN General Assembly, which in turn would decide by a two thirds majority.
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