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Rebel leader meets with President Sarkozy in Paris
A senior member of Libya's rebel National Transitional Council met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Saturday. France is one of a handful of countries to have formally recognised the Council's legitimacy.
By News Wires (text)
AFP - A senior leader of Libya's rebels, Mahmud Jibril, arrived Saturday in Paris where he met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the conflict and prospects for transition.
Sarkozy and Prime Minister Francois Fillon welcomed Jibril on the steps of the Elysee Palace, the president's official residence.
The French leader last met with Jibril, the prime minister of the rebels' National Transitional Council, in early March.
France is one of the few outside powers, along with Italy, Qatar and Gambia, to have formally recognised the Council as the Libyan people's legitimate representative.
France has been taking part along with other international forces under NATO command in airstrikes on Colonel Moamer Kadhafi's strategic sites.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe called on forces to step up military intervention in Libya in an interview published Saturday by Arabic daily Al-Hayat.
Jibril held his first talks at the White House on Friday, meeting with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon. But White House spokesman Jay Carney made clear that US recognition would not be immediately forthcoming.
Sarkozy has called for a gathering of international "friends of Libya" to discuss its future.
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would like to work with the rebels as support
I believe that this is a good thing
libye
Hier Chalabi a vendu Irak pour les Américains.Aujourd hui c est Abdel Jalil qui vend la Libye à l Europe.Demain........
reaction against nato operation in libya
the whole world known that col. gaddafi regime is a legitimate government. and now here comes a NATO resolution providing support to the terrorist rebel of Libya.be reminded that any government treat to a national security,it is there prime mandits to defend there respective governt.a NATo presence and intervention in Libya is a clear manifestation that a true terrorist is the members of NATO like US,Britain,France,Canada,Italy, etc.To this effort to destroy the image of NATO, we d Bangsamoro people highly commend the riht decission of NATO members like Russia,German
Support for the Transitional
Support for the Transitional National Council early on will translate into a better position vis-à-vis the new government in the short term. Political capital depreciates rapidly and in the case of the TNC it is easier to unite in opposition to something than in support. This is an opportunity for the EU to assert itself militarily; unanimous agreement from all members is not necessary only a few key states, mainly France and the UK (militarily), Italy (geographically) and Germany (financially). The remainder can provide political support simply by not becoming too oppositional. This will also provide the opportunity to shape the TNC internally. The TNC will take support from were it can find it, other Arab states or Russia are the most likely ones to be able and willing to do so. If that happens and they win, Libya will be either under the influence of hard line Salafists or become another asset for Gazprom and Lukoil. The memory of Bosnia can be buried in the sand dunes of North Africa.
war....and more war...no
war....and more war...no country rules forever history has thought us that...who knows it just might be France next..or us