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France dispatches envoy to rebel-held Benghazi
A French special envoy is on his way to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in eastern Libya to act as an "ambassador" with the transitional national council, according to a French official cited by the AFP news agency.
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AFP - France will send an "ambassador" to Benghazi, the Libyan rebel stronghold in eastern Libya, a French official said Tuesday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the envoy, 53-year-old Antoine Sivan, was on his way to Benghazi, where the rebellion against embattled strongman Moamer Kadhafi is based.
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Sivan's assignment could be officially confirmed on the sidelines of the international conference under way in London Tuesday to map out a post-Kadhafi future for Libya.
More than 35 countries, including seven Arab states, were taking part in the London gathering.
Sivan, a career diplomat and Arabic speaker, left France on Sunday and was to travel by road to Libya via Egypt, the French official said.
On March 10, France was the first nation to recognise the Benghazi-based Transitional National Council (TNC) following a meeting in Paris between Council members and French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Comments (3)
( should Arms the Rebles/ oppos )
I have been watching all media news and story about Libya war, then I come to the conclusion that US and France should arms the
Rebles and opposition and France can provide them with training
that will be united it, the rebles really needs new advance weapons then sure they will win this war and Muammar Gadhafi
must to leave the country soon!!!!....
America and France should not
America and France should not hesitate to arm the rebels..if Gaddafi wants a fight let them give it to him..i was totally disappointed in The Pope's comment of settling things with talks..first of all Gaddafi is not interested in talking 2 anyone..he wants 2 do what suits him, no matter who says what..we don't want a situation that happened in Rwanda in 1994..action must be taken..Gaddafii said it: he wont go down without a fight..so give it to him..i support the decision of arming rebels 120%..
France should Arms Rebel in Libya
I read the section of Amd. James Stavridis said that is right because of every thing come out from Muammar Gadhafi is all wrong he alway lies to defence himself strieve to hangon power the Gadhafi and his sons all same make no difference, also this the history spoke for themself, in Libya the rebles and the opposion people they all come from all work of life you can see they are Students,they are engineers, they are doctors, they are labours & offices workers but they are in good control they will able to regconize whom they are Al Qaeda or terrozist groop
So, on my opinion if the US do not want to arms the reble and the president of France Mr.Nicolas Sarkozy should work out with
the opposition leaders and help to arms the Rebels than they can have the good and heavy weapons to defeat the Muammar Gadhafi regime is not difficult when they have the Arms...thank
you for reading my message...
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